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Johanna Barker (notjustblonde) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2010-03-09 19:54:00

Entry tags:

calliope sedant, johanna barker

Who: Johanna & Calliope
Where: New York
When: Now-ish
What: Mother-daughter outing.
Warnings: Yes, probably of the bloody kind.

Johanna and Calliope had decided that they really ought to spend some time together, and after making sure that Gatlin could look after himself for a few hours, Johanna whisked herself away to New York to meet with her mother. She was wearing pants for once, sleek, well-pressed slacks, and a buttondown blouse to go with, she had a blazer draped over her arm, since it wasn't quite cold enough out to require it, and she wouldn't feel the cold anyway, but sometimes she liked pretending to fit in.

She squared her shoulders as she strode through the park, heading for the corner cafe where she'd arranged to meet her mother. Even though it was a city she only barely knew, she swept through the place like she owned it, heels clicking smartly on the pavement. It wasn't that she was ignoring the people around her, or that he was oblivious, she was paying more attention than any of them were, fox in the henhouse, so to speak.

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	the_redlady 2010-03-10 04:29 am UTC (link)
	Calliope was sitting at the cafe on the corner, raising a cup of coffee to her lips from time to time but never sipping. She tapped her toe lightly. She'd left a note for Ariel in case he woke, letting him know she'd gone out to fetch some food. Which she had. Just not for him. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 04:33 am UTC (link)
	Johanna brushed a kiss against Calliope's cheek before perching herself in the chair across from the other woman, beaming broadly, "Hello mum." She was all sorts of gleeful the past few days, mostly on account of having a friend, a real friend, "How've you been?" (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 04:34 am UTC (link)
	"I'm well, sweetheart, how are you?" Had she been mortal, she would have glowed at Johanna calling her mother. Since she hadn't fed in a while, a bright smile would have to do. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 04:38 am UTC (link)
	Another bright smile, or just a different angle of the same one, "Doing quite well myself." She nodded then, "And Gatlin's learning well, I may have told you as much." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 04:44 am UTC (link)
	"I spoke with him a bit. He's a sweet boy, I see why you like him." Easily dominated. Calliope had a Type for her pets. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 04:47 am UTC (link)
	The smile went just a little more bashful then, or at least as bashful as she could manage these days, "He says I'm beautiful." She wasn't sure yet if she believed it or not, but she liked hearing it all the same. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 05:02 am UTC (link)
	"You are. You always will be. He's simply honest." She preferred Johanna's beauty to her own; Johanna was colder in her looks than Calliope. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 06:03 am UTC (link)
	"I suppose I'll get used to hearing it sometime." She said with a shrug, "And I may eventually believe it." She knew she was pretty, she used that to her advantage more often than not, but beautiful wasn't something she'd ever considered. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 06:06 am UTC (link)
	"If he's the one for you, he'll make you believe it." She smiled and squeezed her daughter's hand, giving her a little half-smile. "I don't even care about my looks anymore. Too many people comment on them." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 06:14 am UTC (link)
	She almost blushed at that, she'd been eating well as of late, making sure that Gatlin knew what he was doing, "Well, you've had longer to practice at it than I have. It's still new and shiny to me." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 06:18 am UTC (link)
	"You are very young, but I have no doubt that you'll live to my age." She folded up her newspaper, standing and smoothing out her tight skirt. "Walk with me? I need to get supper for myself." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 06:44 am UTC (link)
	"Of course." She said, unfolding easily and slipping into her blazer, tugging the collar straight, "I ought to get something as well, just a snack, really." (Reply to this)

the_redlady
2010-03-10 06:56 am UTC (link)

"We can share, of course." She grinned and swung her purse lightly, wondering where to go to get food. She just walked; Calliope had been hunting long enough that she just knew when a victim would come along. She could practically smell them, a certain tang to the blood. Kitt had smelled that way - he was just friends with the bitchiest and most flighty of deities. It had been just her luck.

She saw a guy a few corners down, a bit twitchy and nervous looking. It was like a stamp on his forehead that said "tourist". She nodded at Johanna, moving toward him. "Need help?"

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notjustblonde
2010-03-10 07:01 am UTC (link)

Johanna, for her part, had gone perfectly harmless again, hands clasped lightly in front of her, smiling that perfectly innocent smile.

Granted, the act didn't fool everyone, in fact, most marginally sane people still got that little alarm going off in the back of their head so they just steered clear of her on principle, "Looking for someplace in particular? I'm sure we can point you in the right direction."

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	the_redlady 2010-03-10 07:09 am UTC (link)
	The guy was too sick of being lost to really worry about it; he went with Calliope, unfamiliar enough with the city to actually follow into an alley. Calliope wasted no time sinking her fangs into his throat, sighing with pleasure. He was well fed and not ill. She loved that he wasn't a junkie, or one of the city's homeless. God bless tourists. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 07:14 am UTC (link)
	And of course no one was going to miss him, it was a big city, people got lost there all the time. Johanna smiled faintly as she watched, keeping tabs on the pathway behind them just to make sure they weren't followed. "That was lovely." She said once Calliope had finished, "I still tend to rough them up a little." Even the ones that she occasionally let live. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 07:19 am UTC (link)
	"If I'm just eating, I don't tend to play with my food. If I'm feeling feisty, I'll go find someone and take them home so I don't have to hurry." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 07:25 am UTC (link)
	She beamed again, shaking her head, "And I don't ever take them home." She shrugged, "Then again I don't generally play with my food either." Not that there was anything wrong with that, of course, it just wasn't a hobby of hers. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 07:30 am UTC (link)
	"I bring home pets." She chuckled a little, dabbing at her mouth with a napkin she kept in her purse. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 07:47 am UTC (link)
	She laughed brightly, shaking her head, "Well that's something else again isn't it?" She had apparently picked up that habit as well, sort of. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 07:49 am UTC (link)
	"Mmm, I imagine it's because of my father, but that's neither here nor there." She put her hair up with two sparkling silver combs, emerging from the alley feeling fantastic. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 07:56 am UTC (link)
	"I suppose it could be so." She said, taking the other woman's arm lightly and steering her down the sidewalk, "In which case it probably also means that I got it from you. But that's neither here nor there either." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:00 am UTC (link)
	"There are worse things to get from your maker," Calliope grinned, walking along with her. "What a pretty family we make. I"m just glad you want me to be a part of it." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 08:02 am UTC (link)
	She laughed brightly again, shaking her head, "I just hope Gatlin doesn't start bringing in strays, we simply don't have the space for them." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:03 am UTC (link)
	"You could always get a larger home. Does he live with you now?" That made Calliope bounce a little. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 08:06 am UTC (link)
	"For now." She said with a nod, "Though he still has his own flat as I recall, it's just been easier to keep him where I can keep an eye on him, just in case." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:10 am UTC (link)
	"Mm, maybe you two will end up together. He seems very fond of you!" She smoothed out her daughter's hair, pleased that she had a chance to fuss over her again. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 08:11 am UTC (link)
	There was another faint smile at that, shaking her head, though it wasn't in disagreement, and wasn't to dislodge Calliope's fingers either, "We're stuck with each other now, he and I. Which I don't think really bothers either of us." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:16 am UTC (link)
	"That's lovely." She sounded a bit wistful, and she sighed. "Don't lose him." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 08:19 am UTC (link)
	She scoffed faintly, shaking her head once more, "I'm not going to." In fact she'd probably fight tooth and nail to keep him if it came to that. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:24 am UTC (link)
	"That's my girl." Calliope knew she was very similar, and she continued to walk. "It's important you have someone to spend time with." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 08:26 am UTC (link)
	"Well there's always Dinah." She said, smiling faintly, "But it certainly doesn't hurt to have someone who's actually capable of carrying on a conversation." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:36 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, yes, that's very important." She grinned. "As much as I love my kitty, I like having people around I can actually talk to." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 08:39 am UTC (link)
	She nodded at that, "And it's a boon that we share interests." Another faint smile, "We both paint." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:43 am UTC (link)
	"Really! That's one thing I miss - your paintings and murals always made my house so much brighter." She sighed a little. "I wish you could come do something again." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 08:52 am UTC (link)
	She smiled, "I could always bring you some more, I've a few laying here and there that I haven't hung yet." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 08:54 am UTC (link)
	"I'd love that!" She smiled right back at her daughter. "Just so you know, I'm in the process of trying to tame a feral pet. His name's Ariel, and he doesn't know I'm vampire. If he asks after you, I look after you since your parents aren't here." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 09:17 am UTC (link)
	She laughed brightly, clapping her hands and twirling around once, "That's wonderful!" She had some odd ideas of what were good hobbies, apparently. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 09:19 am UTC (link)
	"The one I serve has claim over him, and I get to break the new toy." She grinned and laughed a little, sharing in Johanna's glee. (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 09:23 am UTC (link)
	the smile was slow and easy and altogether predatory, "Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you. And something tells me it's hardly work at all." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 09:24 am UTC (link)
	"Have I told you I love Mephistopheles? It's ... I don't think I've really loved anyone." She smiled a little to herself. "It's interesting." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 09:28 am UTC (link)
	She shook her head, "You hadn't said so, no, but good for you." That seemed like the most logical thing to say in this situation. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-03-10 09:53 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I don't think so. He doesn't feel the same way. I don't think he can." She shrugged. "That's fine, though, it's how it should be." (Reply to this)

	notjustblonde 2010-03-10 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	"oh." She said with a nod, "I see, that does tend to put a cramp in things." She smiled then, "But I have no doubt that you will persevere, you are quite good at that." (Reply to this)