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Rose M. Tyler (jeopardysfriend) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-08-12 10:09:00

Entry tags:

!complete, day 18, location: in town, rose tyler, selene

Who: Rose and Selene
What: ~~Gossiping, checking out the hotties...~~ Werewolf safe-place hunting
Where: All around town!
When: Day 18, late afternoon, 4ish?
Rating: No more than a PG-13 I'd imagine
Status: Complete

Rose needed time. Time to think, time to get away, time alone. And she wouldn't get that in the museum. She was afraid to get too near the barn. And the carnival would only land her in front of the enigmatic eyes of one John Smith.

So after dropping off her stupid stupid survey with that stupid, stupid idiot, she started exploring the areas she didn't know. John's words about the tunnels had given her an idea. The Doctor had told her that they'd need a safe place for Remus to be confined during the full moon. Though on Earth, they'd have nearly a month, there was no guarantee here, and the sooner, the better. And if there were tunnels beneath them, there were bound to be other locations the locals didn't know of, right?

The impulsive Londoner of course would take it on herself to find said location. She'd taken the boy under her wing, after all, and he was sort of her responsibility. And looking around town would give her a chance to ignore those she wanted to avoid. That list was growing longer by the moment, really. And in a place where there were only so many places to hide away? Hell, maybe she needed that safe place for herself just as much as for Remus.

So she started with the theater, the sight of her earlier snuggling with one John Smith. Snuggling? No, that was a bit too much there, wasn't it? Chatting, yes. A bit of comfort. He'd made her smile. But no snuggling.

She slipped under the marquis and lowered the hood of her jacket, glancing around. She felt a bit like a spy, and Rose wouldn't deny the little thrill that ran through her. It was sort of exciting, the kind of excitement she hadn't had since the TARDIS had landed her back in London. Carefully, she tugged the door to the large building open, wondering why she hadn't ventured inside this place till now.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-17 06:54 pm UTC (link)

That was actually a very good question. Why did she care? Rose considered it as she pulled off her jacket, shaking it out from the dust and the grime. Yuck. And she was planning on going to more dark, deserted places? Here she was doing everything she could to avoid wearing polyester and she was risking the only clothes she had.

"I don't know," she said with a shrug, shaking her hair out and craving a ponytail holder. "I... I don't like anyone to have to suffer needlessly. Especially for something that isn't their fault. Something they can't help. Like Remus. He's just a kid, he didn't ask to be a werewolf, he just is. It isn't fair that our options are basically contain him or kill him when his human self hasn't done anything wrong." Rose Tyler, of the big heart, the domestic matters, and the need to help everyone all at once. That was the woman trying to help the vampire. Even if she didn't always know how, Rose would do anything in her power to assist. "And you... You can't help needing blood to survive. It's who you are, it's a condition of your species. Do I like the idea of offing people to do it? Of course not. But that's not your fault and you've said your people haven't killed to feed in years."

That's right, Rose. Everyone deserved justice. And she was determined to find a way.

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bulletsandblood
2009-08-18 04:54 am UTC (link)

Selene listened attentively, even if she didn't entirely understand. What Rose was talking about... it was so, well. Human. Very few in the coven had attitudes like she seemed to have. And it reminded her a little of Michael. He hadn't asked to be a descendant of Corvinus, or have Lucian and his lycans after him for his blood. He hadn't asked asked for any of the chaos that rained down around him and despite all that he had protected her several times when he didn't have to.

"I don't think you're quite like anyone I've met before." Selene finally remarked honestly. "It's far more common to find people that care only about their own skins and to hell with anyone else if they can't be useful." A pause, and then "That's really the only reason I'm alive, actually." Her voice had quieted some, brows furrowing a little as she thought on her own words. It was the bare truth beneath all the lies Viktor and Kraven had spun around her. Everyone had seemed to know, but her. And it rather shook her foundations for existing.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-18 05:43 pm UTC (link)

Rose ducked her head and smiled a bit sheepishly. "You'd be surprised how often I hear that," she admitted, grinning a little. "Apparently, I'm a horse of a different colour." It hadn't started with the Doctor, but it had certainly progressed. From the moment she'd stepped in to help Gwyneth in Cardiff, he'd known she was something a bit different. It was because of her that the Dalek had died of its own choosing, and it was because of Rose that Pete Tyler had died a hero's death. She certainly turned the idea of war on its ear, tagging along after him the way she did.

"I know it is. I've seen it happen." Rose took a breath, meeting the vampire's eyes with complete honesty. "I've seen our planet threatened by species who didn't care who or what they took over so long as they were able to live. I've seen it happen on other planets." Her eyes clouded over a bit in memory. "I've seen a man who lost his entire planet and everyone he loved because of war. And I hate it." Why, exactly, she was opening up to a stranger, she had no idea. This wasn't like sharing her deep secrets with Jack in some back room of the TARDIS, or one of her late night chats with her trusted Doctor. But this was a woman, species aside, who'd seen her own share of injustices. Rose could only imagine the horrors she'd seen in her years of living and it comforted her in its own dark way. "And I also know you have to do what you have to do to survive. That doesn't mean I'll always like it."

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bulletsandblood
2009-08-18 08:27 pm UTC (link)

They did seem to have a common bond, their concern for Remus aside, even if Selene couldn't exactly put her finger on it. But then, she couldn't exactly place why she so easily put trust in Michael either. Why she protected him at great risk to herself and why she cared for him so suddenly. "You're going to have to give me a little time to get used to this whole 'life on other planets' reality." Selene commented with a small smile. "That's not really something I ever contemplated before." The vampire wasn't so sure that she liked the idea, but she could accept it. At least while she was here.

With what Rose was sharing, Selene kind of felt like she should offer something in return. "My family was killed by vampires. The whole bloodline wiped out, except for me. All so they could keep the upper hand in the war with the lycans, er, werewolves. My lord only spared me because I reminded him of his beloved daughter." It was hard to say, when she'd spent centuries believing it was the lycans that had murdered her family. Selene quieted for a few moments, trying to push down the emotions that wanted to spill, a hand raking through her hair. "Surviving's really the best any of us can hope to do here. Or at least that's how it seems."

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-19 03:01 am UTC (link)

"In fairness, I never really thought about vampires and werewolves being real before, but here we are," Rose pointed out, her smile a little brighter. "Honestly? I was in the same boat you are only months ago. If it weren't for the Doctor, I'd probably still be working in a shop in London, bored out of my mind. I guess sometimes you just never know what's going to happen."

Her smile faded considerably, though, when Selene told her story. She listened to the tale, and allowed Selene her silence. When the woman finally spoke again, Rose looked up at her with dark eyes. "All the more reason to survive," she said quietly. "You've lost enough. Losing you here? Wouldn't make it worth it. You have too much to live...well, live for," she added with a little chuckle.

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bulletsandblood
2009-08-19 03:57 pm UTC (link)

Rose made her smile, yet again, and the vampire's face was bound to be sore later as it wasn't a gesture she was used to doing. "I suppose I should be thankful sunlight doesn't bother me anymore, otherwise I'd be in a world of trouble here." The forest was thick but it wasn't that thick. "But you're right. We can't let this place be the end of us. We're both stronger than that." And she meant it. She might barely know Rose, but Selene considered herself a pretty decent judge of character and she could tell the other woman wasn't the type to just lay down and take it.

Here she was, trying to look out for a werewolf and making friends with a human. What was the world coming to?

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