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Tweak says, "Let your soul glooooo!"

Catherine Chabatier (chabatier) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2010-08-30 22:00:00

Entry tags:

calliope sedant, catherine chabatier

WHO: Catherine and Calliope
WHAT: Having a snack
WHERE: Places and other places
WARNINGS: Vampire violence

Catherine waited around a certain street corner in New York, where she and Calliope were wont to go hunting. She hoped the other woman remembered. It felt so odd, to just ... appear here. In the middle of things. And Calliope had a boyfriend, and it was strange. She was happy for her friend, but felt vastly out of place.

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	the_redlady 2010-08-31 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Calliope soon rounded a corner, beaming when she saw her friend. She was in a short secretary skirt with one of Azrael's button-down shirts on top. walking quickly over to her, Calliope grinned broadly, face lighting up. "Hello, Mistress." (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Catherine smiled genuinely, allowing herself to lay a hand on the other woman's shoulder. "Calliope, it is so very good to see you." She looked happy, healthy and frankly more content than she'd ever seen her. It was ... well, nearly alarming. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Moving forward, Calliope wrapped her arms around Catherine. "It's good to see you too. I've missed you." Taking her arm into hers, she started to walk with her. "What sort of food did you have in mind, Mistress?" (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Catherine froze, but merely kept calm. "I just need food. Something that might give me a bit of a challenge ..." She looked her friend over, up and down. "You look delightfully happy, my dear." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I am. But it hasn't changed me, Mistress. If anything, it's augmented me." Happiness highlighted her cruelty. She saw people and compared them all to her lover, her kind, adoring, accepting Azrael, and she hated humanity all the more for being nothing like him. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 04:11 am UTC (link)
	"It could change you if you wanted it to," Catherine shook her head. "But if it hasn't, so be it." She squeezed Calliope's hand. "Where I was, you'd gone. You'd disappeared six months past. I'm so glad to have ... really, any variation of you ... back." Perhaps an extravagant display of emotion for her, but heartfelt nonetheless. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"I change with him. That, I want. No more, no less." She smiled at the squeeze, swinging her boss' hand girlishly. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Catherine smiled then. "I'm indeed happy to hear that. Are you hungry, or is it just me?" To business. Killing something would be nice. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 04:35 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, no, I'm starved." She grinned, feeling almost like she could skip. "You said you wanted a challenge? Hmm. Someone large, then, no waifs." (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 04:57 am UTC (link)
	"That works quite nicely." Catherine smiled, trying to breathe and slip into hunting mode. "Tourists are out tonight." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 04:58 am UTC (link)
	Calliope seldom slipped out of hunting mode. She scanned for tourists, picking out people whose eyes lingered a bit too long on street signs, who were taking snaps of buildings almost haphazardly. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Bless Calliope. The faithful, the ever-vigilant. "Over there?" She murmured, nodding toward a man, hands in his pockets. She loved taking down the men who thought they were hot shit. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 05:19 am UTC (link)
	She nodded. "He's not sure where he is, otherwise he wouldn't be walking with so much purpose. Besides, it's not like you won't be able to charm out where he's from. Your legs have a way of inciting chatter, Mistress." She smirked and nodded, motioning her forward. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 05:32 am UTC (link)
	Catherine laughed, but it made sense, really. She headed over to the man, accent in full flower, charming him with little trouble. She pointed to Calliope, insinuating the possibility of something with the two of them. Stupid man. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Calliope twisted some of her hair around a finger in an attempt to look innocent. She was far better at it after having been with Azrael, and she knew a bit more about how to react with the promise of sex. Not a lot more - she was already excellent at studying human behavior and mimicking it - but still, it helped. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	The man agreed, of course, coming over toward Calliope. Catherine tried to time it right, and once she had an angle, swung her clasped fists together at the back of his head. He slumped, winding up on his knees in front of Calliope. "No fight in him." She rolled her eyes. But at least it was dinner. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Aww, I was going to hurt him!" Calliope pouted, but smiled. "It's true. You eat first, Mistress, you're hungrier than I am." She smiled brightly, all but skipping toward an alley where they could drink. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-08-31 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	Catherine half dragged him behind her, cursing under her breath, finally dropping him and taking a breath before beginning to eat. It felt good, and she could feel strength returning. "You can still hurt him; I daresay he's only unconscious." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-08-31 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Let's see if we can't wake him up." She cheerily took his right femur and with minimal effort, broke it in half. "Wake up, cupcake!" (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 12:08 am UTC (link)
	This was the amusing part, at least until it got pitiful. Catherine simply folded her arms, leaned against the wall, and watched. The man did wake, beginning to howl in agony, but she swiftly got hold of his throat. "You can neither scream nor run, my dear." Her tone was indulgent, even motherly. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Calliope laughed. "Don't worry, I'll finish him." She leaned over to savage the other side of his neck, nearly tearing it out as she drank. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Catherine watched impassively, unmoved by Calliope's glee. She knew her friend by now. "Blood loss ought to do it by now," she commented, sounding a trifle bored. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Nodding, she stood up. "Mmm, I'm sure." She pulled a handkerchief out of her purse, dabbing at her mouth and chin. She offered it to her boss, humming and smiling as the color continued into her cheeks. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 01:00 am UTC (link)
	Catherine took it and dabbed her mouth clean, taking out a mirror to fix her makeup. "Brought color to your skin as well," she noted, managing a small smile. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 01:14 am UTC (link)
	"Always does," she shrugged. "I'm always pale, though, I'm used to it." She pinned her hair back up, rolling her shoulders so they popped. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 01:20 am UTC (link)
	Catherine shook her head, smiling. "You're still as effective and handy as ever, my friend. Have you refined your technique? It seems so much smoother." She almost felt bad, not speaking of happier matters, but it would have felt awkward. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"Oh? Not really. I'm just in a good mood. Less hesitation leads to more fluidity." Love, when it was genuine, strengthened her. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"It makes sense." Catherine closed her eyes, weary. "Have you been here long, Calliope? I know I was here before, but don't recall it." She still felt completely out of place. It bothered her immensely. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"This time around, just a week or so. I was here before as well. I hope I stay this time, that the stupid wind makes up its damn mind." She grinned and took Catherine's hand again. "I'll take you back to your flat." (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 02:42 am UTC (link)
	"I hope you stay, as well." She smiled, trying to look normal. She didn't want pity, especially not from the one person who might actually give it to her. "How do you know you were here so recently? I have no memory of being in this world. I know no one except you." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"I was back home for about three weeks. I counted the days. Then I came back here. Maybe it's longer for people here, maybe it's longer for people there, but that's irrelevant. To me, it's only been a few weeks." She shrugged. "I've kept the business running in your absence." (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 03:05 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad." Catherine smiled. She laid a hand on Calliope's shoulder, hoping the other woman would excuse the gesture. "I've very much missed you. All this travelling in time is strange to me, and it's ... foreign." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 03:11 am UTC (link)
	"Well, let's get you back to your flat and confirm that all is as it should be before we retire for bed." She smiled, patting Catherine's wrist. "I missed you too." (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 03:29 am UTC (link)
	Catherine nodded, falling into step beside the other woman, heading back to the portkey. "Is your inamorato located in London, or somewhere else? I have no wish to keep you from him." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 04:39 am UTC (link)
	"He lives with me," Calliope smiled. "Sometimes he changes bodies to a young girl, and she lives with me as well. Still, they're both him." She sounded dreamy and content. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Catherine blinked hard. "A young girl?" Her tone was perhaps sharper than intended. (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 05:06 am UTC (link)
	"Azrael is the Angel of Death. He comes in the guise that suits his purpose best." Calliope sounded a touch haughty, but managed to keep the 'duh' out of her voice. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-01 05:16 am UTC (link)
	She caught Calliope's gaze and held it for a minute, a fairly definitive do not take that tone with me. Her voice, however, was mild. "Perhaps I'll think more clearly after I get a bit of sleep." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-01 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	Calliope met and held her employer's eyes, her own face an unreadable mask. She said nothing, nodding to Catherine's idea of rest. "Perhaps." She loved Catherine as a sister, as a best friend, as a teacher. It spoke volumes that she'd only sounded a tiny bit out of sorts; most other people would have already felt surgical steel sink into a vital organ. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-02 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Catherine sighed. "Rest for me, I think. I know nothing of angels or anything of the sort, and shouldn't have spoken of it." It was as close as she'd come to an apology when she was trying to look out for Calliope, but she had spoken out of turn. "Will you pardon me, my dear?" (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-02 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"None needed, Mistress. Come, I'll make sure your flat is to your liking." She smiled, liking that she could still take care of Catherine. It was important to her. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-02 01:05 am UTC (link)
	"That would be nice." She smiled, relieved Calliope wasn't angry. She looked in her handbag for her address, coming up with the identification card. "My flat isn't far. You're staying with your Azrael, yes?" (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-02 01:11 am UTC (link)
	"He stays with me, yes." She smiled and bounced off toward Catherine's apartment, already knowing where it was. "I'll order anything you may need." (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-02 01:30 am UTC (link)
	Catherine could do nothing but follow behind, relieved when they headed up to the building and inside. It wasn't her flat, but it seemed to be clean and comfortable. "This will do nicely, I think." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-02 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"Is anything amiss? Anything you need?" She stood in the doorway once the door was closed, hands behind her back. She'd stood that way for years. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-02 01:49 am UTC (link)
	"I can't see anything immediately that's missing." Catherine shook her head, beginning to go from room to room and investigate. "Come in if you like, though I don't begrudge you a desire to get home." (Reply to this)

	the_redlady 2010-09-02 01:53 am UTC (link)
	Calliope chuckled. "I'd like to go, if you don't mind, but I'll see you bright and early tomorrow." She handed Catherine one of her business cards that had their office address embossed on the front. (Reply to this)

	chabatier 2010-09-02 02:30 am UTC (link)
	"I don't mind at all." It might be better to be alone right now. "I'll be in right on time, though. I'll see you then." She felt tired and lost. She'd be better in the morning. "Pass a good night, my dear girl." How was it that Calliope was twice her age and she was the one feeling like an ancient elder? (Reply to this)