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Tweak says, "Pastaaaaaaa"

Slates (ex_slates758) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-12-29 19:54:00

Entry tags:

malakai chmelyk, slates

Who: Slates and Kai (A/K/A Natural Enemies)
What: Getting their drink on
Where/When: A nameless pub in a nameless city/Tonight
Warnings: Possible

Impossible to pretend he didn't know the date. The fact the anniversary fell between Christmas and New Years, regardless if he celebrated, made it difficult to ignore. So he was, as the seven years before, melancholy and irritable, and wanting to get drunk. He remembered the first year, the first full year under the curse. He'd gotten so drunk he'd woken up face down in a back alley like a piece of trash. He hadn't stopped feeling that way, and he felt like he was just waiting for the garbage truck to come along and pick him up.

He was what he was. He couldn't change it, he had to accept it. He wasn't ashamed, though he didn't generally advertise. He took care to protect himself and innocent mortals would would be seen as a snack to his alter ego, when the moon rose full in the sky. He had awareness. Too much, sometimes, and it drove him half mad. The anniversary of his turning wasn't the only night he indulged in drink, but it was the one night he allowed himself to wallow in the misery of his plight.

This year, his recklessness extended to inviting a vampire to join him for drinks. not just any vampire. The famed and fabled Malakai Chmlyk, subject of much lore and legend among Slates' people. People, or animals, he wondered. Hrm. He'd have to ponder that. But, for the moment, he was scanning the street, looking for sign of the vampire who had killed his grandfather, and done the whole town a favor, back in the day, regardless of the brutality of the death and the contempt that spread like wide fire, giving more strength to the rift between weres and vamps.

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ex_slates758
2009-01-01 03:21 pm UTC (link)

slates nodded. "He keeps to himself." Slates had discovered him through intense research. "Name's Azriel Larkin. You might have heard of him. Or not," Slates shrugged. "I had dealing with him, before. Long time ago."

He looked down into his drink. "I have no interest in causing you or yours any trouble, Malakai. I'm just looking to understand a little more what's going on. My pack isn't here, I'm a little lost."

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volos
2009-01-01 03:42 pm UTC (link)

He clicked his tongue in recognition. "The bat with the bleeding heart. I know of him," He was a second-rate celebrity in their world, as much for his activism as his power. Kai found it trite, but had no real quarrel with him.

When the other bulked, Malakai sighed, nodding his understanding even though it wouldn't be seen. "I meant nothing by it. They're both plenty old enough, and plenty strong enough, to handle you themselves if they had to. The dhampir is my son, and the witch is my lover. Other than a Gula that has since died, we are the only ones from the old world I've known, here." A beat, "What I mean to say is, there is little going on, in any sense you need to worry about."

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	ex_slates758 2009-01-01 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	Slates nodded. "And between us? There is peaceful understanding, yes? I'd like to consider this a new start." Without his mother at his back, he felt for the first time that he was alive, and free to live his own life, make his own choices. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

volos
2009-01-02 11:34 pm UTC (link)

"You'll have no problem from me, unless you intentionally endanger others just for sport. There are still some here who hunt my kind, and yours, indiscriminately. No need to fuel their paranoia," Another puff of smoke later, he reached in his pocket, pulling out a flask to set next to the alcohol. He'd been thirsty, lately, considering he'd not fed since his little outburst. The sanguine would help keep him in control, in case Slates decided to ask after the hunters.

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ex_slates758
2009-01-02 11:47 pm UTC (link)

"I'm no animal, friend. There is a savage beast inside me, but he is not me but those three cursed nights each month." Slates sneered slightly at the words. He did not favor the truth of his nature.

"I'm currently seeking out a suitable retreat, when the time comes. I have no control over his primitive urges, but I have some measure of control over his location, when the moon calls him forth."

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	volos 2009-01-03 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	Malakai was silent for a long minute, before nodding just once. "That is fair. And I may have somewhere for you to go, during the moon, if you find nothing else. I help another, a wolf, for the nights." And here he was, sounding like a babysitter. He took another long drag from his cigarette. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_slates758 2009-01-03 02:32 pm UTC (link)
	Slates nodded. "I might take you up on that, though I am still looking." He didn't fancy the idea of being enclosed with a wolf. Wolves and Tigers typically did not get along, in his experience. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	volos 2009-01-03 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Open offer. I'm used to playing head-of-house here. I seem unable to get away from it." His tone was sarcastic, as he took another drink of his alcohol, before unscrewing the sanguine to have a sip of that as well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_slates758 2009-01-03 03:08 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll keep looking, on my own. Let you know, when it's closer to the moon." Slates nodded. He hated that weakness. He should just let himself go, but he really didn't want to end up dead, on account of the beast. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	volos 2009-01-03 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	There was a non-committal noise as Kai let the silence hang, unsure what else he could really say to the other man. Other monster. He turned his attention to the television where some game or other was being played, willing to let the lights distract him for the time being. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_slates758 2009-01-03 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	Kai had to know even the notion of asking a vampire for help, especially one with his history, was difficult for Slates. But he didn't care to let his beast roam, when the time came. He'd sacrifice his dignity, to see that the tiger was penned up appropriately. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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