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Selene ([info]bulletsandblood) wrote in [info]vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-07-11 23:01:00

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Entry tags:!complete, day 15, location: carnival, remy lebeau, selene

Who: Selene and Gambit.
What: The vampire is finally free, or so she thinks.
Where: The Carnival, outside the Tunnel of Love.
When: Day 15, 12:00 PM.
Rating: PG-13 for likely swearing, could change.
Status: Complete.



It was with a start that Selene came to, all senses on high alert after all she had been through over the last four hours. And thank the gods, or whatever it was mortals found faith in, they hadn't taken away her sight again. Her hands dug into the dirt as she turned from her side and swiftly got to her feet, head snapping from one side to the other as she tried to take in her surroundings as quickly as possible. It was a small relief to be outdoors. If she saw another small room it would be too soon. But this was not a place she recognized, even if she did know the names for the scenery scattered around her.

As she moved to walk one of her boots brushed something solid, making her glance down, and the vampire bent to pick up the small box that had been beside her. Her brows furrowed and confusion grew when she opened it and surveyed the contents. "What the hell..." she murmured to herself, hesitating a moment before plucking the objects out and stashing them in various pockets inside her trenchcoat. They had no immediate use to her but that didn't mean there was no use. Things were most definitely not as they seemed and it was making her turn to caution, and caution said not to discard anything. The box, however, she left.

Only after she started walking did she think to look to the sky, eyes squinting slightly at what sunlight seeped around the clouds. Her shoulders tensed but she brushed aside the deeply ingrained instinct to seek shelter. Unless the sun was made of something different here it could not harm her. That was what she had to tell herself. It was still a bit unsettling, in light of her close call with the fire that morning. Or at least, she assumed it had been morning. Her hands went to her empty hip holsters out of habit, wishing not for the first time she had a gun, even an unloaded gun, to bring her some small measure of comfort. Looking around again, she headed toward some of the empty booths, figuring it couldn't hurt to see if there might be anything of use around. This was unfamiliar territory, and the vampire would explore systematically, just as she did when they used to hunt lycans out in the forests. If she came across anyone she would deal with them as necessary.


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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-12 07:09 pm UTC (link)
"Non, no' really. Jus' some scrap me'al par's. Not'in' here works. Ain' no 'lectrici'y. We do go' ho' showers now, 'dough. Ain' many, bu' 'nuff t' go roun'." He tilted forward some, leaning as he watched her, noting easily the way her eyes got brighter. Well. That was something different, wasn't it?

"You ain' human, nei'ter." He stated calmly, a slow smirk coming over his face. Of course.. she could have been like him. Not quite human, but not quite different, either. Somehow, he didn't think he was that lucky. It was just him and Logan. No one else from their world that he'd seen. Or that he'd heard of. So the chances that this lady was from his world? Slim to none, if that. But he'd never seen a human's eyes get bright like that. It was really quite amazing.

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-12 09:38 pm UTC (link)
No electricity. Of course not. Although the majority of her life had been spent without it so the lack of it would hardly cripple her. It provided conveniences, nothing more. She hadn't thought anything of her eyes, or him paying such close attention to her, so she looked to the side at him at his comment. "No, I'm not." It was the smirk that prompted her not to simply leave it at that. Hadn't he mentioned some nonsense about aliens? Not that he was exactly normal, with those red eyes of his. She let herself focus on the scent of his blood, something she had been actively ignoring, and as the scent sparked the faint stirrings of her bloodlust her eyes brightened more and her canines extended slightly, teeth sharpening. "Is that a problem?" she asked, giving a slight smirk of her own, enough to be sure her ivory teeth showed.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-12 10:09 pm UTC (link)
The blatant 'Ooooh' that showed on his face came silently, but it was obviously a pleased expression, because a smile broke out after that. "You uh vampire, chere? No lie? Wow. 'Das kin'a ho'." He laughed some and shook his head, red eyes lowering to study her fangs, then sweeping over her face again. "Gorgeous an' dang'rous. My kin'a lady." But it was flirting and only flirting. Gambit flirted with everything that moved, which most people in this place had figured out by now. It could be a blessing or a curse, really.

"You migh' wanna keep 'dat qui'e from 'de res' o' 'dese people, 'dough. Go' two guys shou'in' at me, somet'in' 'bou' t'inkin' I'm uh demon. Don' t'ink 'dey'd take so nice t' you, if 'dey ha'e demons so much, non? Bu' 'fore you ask: non, I ain' a demon." Just to clarify that. And as they were stepping out of the forest, he stomped his feet again. The breeze had returned, since the trees were no longer there to block it. "Ain' a big town. Bu' go' plen'y in it. Wha' you wanna see firs', chere?"

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-13 03:17 am UTC (link)
Her lips pursed slightly as the smirk lingered and she returned to tuning out the scent of his blood, the light of her eyes slowly fading over the next few minutes. So wherever he came from there were vampires too, or he at least knew of them. That was interesting. Not that his reaction wasn't interesting on its own. "I always try to keep it quiet. Safer that way." Though she clearly looked like she could take care of herself. Something told her he would understand what she meant. A brow arched at talk of demons, and she was back to being curious. "They sound superstitious. Although I can see how they might draw such a silly conclusion." She kind of liked his eyes, to be honest. Made her feel like she wouldn't stick out as much.

Her eyes flicked up and down him as he began to act cold again, but this time she kept from rolling her eyes. "Is there any kind of medical facility?" She doubted she would find any usable blood anywhere, short of fresh, but she wasn't above finding items that could be used to contain it. With no idea how much she now needed to feed or how often she wanted to err on the side of caution. If there were superstitious types she didn't need to be falling into a bloodlust and showing her fangs to everyone. It would royally piss her off if someone tried to burn or stake her. Well, particularly burn, given how her morning had gone.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-13 04:31 am UTC (link)
He just nodded when she said that it was safer that way. He understood that completely.. it was safer for him, as well, to play down the fact that he was a mutant. It was safer to pretend he was human, but it was hard, most times, with those eyes.. sometimes people thought they were contacts, sometimes people thought it was just a birth defect. Sometimes they called him a mutant and a monster and ran him off. He'd been called a demon before coming here as well, and he was sure it wouldn't be the last time.

"Ah.. yeah. 'De gym se' up like uh hospi'al. Go' beds an' a lil' sterile area. An' we go' uh few doct'rs. Ain' really go' no supplies, 'dough.. wha' you lookin' for 'de me'ical place for? You ain' hur', are yo--oh." Right. Blood. He seemed to get it just then and nodded a little. "Ain' one 'dem types ea' people 'den? 'Dey're some deer, ou' in 'de fores', if you can ea' animals. Dunno 'dough, changes from story t' story, sometime 'de vampire can ea' animal, sometime non." And he wasn't quite sure what real vampires would have to eat.. just the ones in his comic books, and the ones in movies. Even the bad movies.

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-13 04:46 am UTC (link)
With those eyes, she did wonder just how human he was. It wasn't a concern, per se, she just liked to know what she might be up against. Thus far he had made no move to harm her so she had no reason not to act the same. The vampire could be quite civil when necessary. He caught on before she needed to explain her inquiry, which was a nice change of pace. "I haven't fed from a human in some time, no. Where I come from we use synthetic blood as a means to feed. Cuts down on the chance of being exposed." Her eyes surveyed the carnival and she decided she could explore it more on her own later. Rummaging around and coming up with possibly nothing was less important than finding out what else she had to make due with. "So the forest goes all the way around the area?" It made sense, like back in the old days. Scary looking forests were a good way to both keep things out and in. It also meant she had plenty of room to hide, or hunt, should the need arise.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-13 04:56 am UTC (link)
"Oui, 'de fores' goes all 'de way back.. an' 'deres more in some places. Like near 'dis house in 'de fores', real deep in. Like half uh mile from 'de town to 'de glass, wit' 'de house in between." He shrugged up a shoulder and huddled his jacket in closer as he began walking again. "C'mon, I show you to 'de gym, non? Lo'sa rooms 'dere, can ge' you one an' you be on your way t' bein' one o' us, 'de 'Survivors'. 'Das wha' 'dey callin' us, anyway." He didn't really understand it. Yet. But he would, once everyone got back from their experiments and they found out just how many people they'd lost this last round. No one would be pleased.. even Remy had lost someone he (almost) considered a friend.

But he didn't know it yet. None of them did. Not yet.

"Wha' happen wit' de' ot'er Doct'r, by 'de way? 'De boys, 'dey askin'." He hadn't wanted to prompt her again so soon, but the time seemed right. "Wha' happen in 'de 'xperimen'?" He'd been in one before, it hadn't been fun. He really hoped they'd leave him alone from then on.. he was no fun. There were others that were lots more fun than him!

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-13 05:14 am UTC (link)
"Any place more useful than a gym?" Selene walked alongside him only because she didn't know her way around yet and she wasn't about to trail behind some quasi-human. She wasn't big on following in general. Mentioning of a house, that intrigued her. "If there's a house why are people staying in a gymnasium?" It made little sense to her, unless there was something terribly wrong with the house. In which case the vampire would be more than happy to occupy it. A place to herself, where people didn't want to go? It was perfect for her. "And generally the sheep don't invite the wolf in for the night. No offense." She shot him a glance at the comment about setting her up where others were staying.

As they walked she occasionally glanced around, her senses sharp and on alert at the same time as she was memorizing it all. One never knew what might become vital information. His questions almost irritated her, in part because she was uncertain about just giving away information, especially information that might make her seem vulnerable. "What 'boys'?" Where there children running around this place? That would just be cruel. And might make the vampire a little homicidal. "The journal, right? It's a means of communication. Like a cell phone." At least that was how he was making it sound.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-13 07:06 am UTC (link)
"More useful? Non. We go'.. 'de house-- an' no one in 'de house 'cause Dean say it's haun'e'." Haunted, he'd meant. Sorry, Selene, he had some trouble speaking, with that thick New Orleans, Cajun accent. It confused a lot of people. Not to mention that his English was bad.. he was much easier to understand in French. It had an accent to it, but at least he had proper grammar and some things were simply.. easier to say, for him. Sometimes he mixed the two languages.. and that was hard to understand. "An' we go' 'de museum, 'das were lo's o' people stay. An' de cavnival," He gestured back where they'd come from. "'De t'ea're." Theater. So sorry, Selene. "'De Lie-berry." Surely, that wouldn't need too much explanation. "'De Pos' office, an' de pharmacy, 'de gas s'a'ion, de clock tower. An' 'de barn. 'Das where I live, in 'de barn." Where you raised in a barn? He liked to say 'Yes!'. Now he could!

"So non, 'dere ain' no more helpful places, chere. 'Dis place like Hell, bu' col'er." Much colder than Hell. Too cold for the red-headed thief.

"De boys, 'dey 'de ones in 'de book-- oui, like uh cell phone, 'cep' you wri'e, an' 'dey wri'e back. Real quick. Only t'in' is, 'de people runnin' 'dis place? 'Dey can rea' wha'ever we wri'e." Which.. may or may not be a drawback, it depended on what you were talking about.

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-13 07:32 am UTC (link)
His accent did confuse her a bit, but only because she had never heard it before. She was good at adapting though, and any slips of French wouldn't phase her. The vampire had a basic knowledge of that language; she'd hunted all over Europe, and besides, a few hundred years was plenty of time to learn other languages when it became necessary. "A haunted house? So no one goes there?" She didn't believe in such things but if it kept other people away... "And all these buildings are fairly near to each other, or is it more of a spread out little town?" She was already getting a picture in her mind, and her eyes went to the run-down buildings that were getting ever nearer.

She snickered, softly, at him likening it to Hell. "Oh, I'm sure I've experienced much worse." A pit full of shifted lycans was the first thing that came to mind, although dealing with the vampire council was pretty scary itself. "Are any of these boys something other than human? Or are you the most interesting person I'm likely to find?" There was a teasing tone in her voice, mostly to coax him into telling her more. Not that she suspected it would take much to get him to talk.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-13 07:50 am UTC (link)
No, it wouldn't take much to get him to talk at all. "'De town pretty crunche' toge'er, you gonna see." In fact, they were just getting in closer now, and were coming between the theater and the library, with him gesturing to each. "Some 'de buil'in's. An' you can see 'de ot'ers beyon'. Bu' 'de house far ou', maybe ten minu'e walk from 'de town? Somet'in' like 'dat... res' all clumped in." Which she'd see now that they were coming closer to the center.

"Non, no one go to 'de house. Been 'dere once, jus' 'dis mornin'.. ain' plannni' on goin' back in." He sniffed some and shrugged up his shoulders. He wasn't scared, just.. didn't like the idea of ghosts. Enemies he couldn't touch. "Oh yeah? Well, bein' wha' y'are, guess I can see 'dat." He flashed her a grin before looking forward again. "'De boys.. well, 'dere's 'de Doct'r. An' 'den 'dere's Jack. Ain' sure 'bou' him.. he can' die. Like.. really can' die. Buildin' fall on him, he still fine." Which was creepy, somehow. Okay.. it was creepy in every way.

"Mos' 'de people seem human t'me. Bu' t'ink you'd know better." Once she smelled them, that was. Or, so Gambit assumed.

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-13 08:05 am UTC (link)
Her pace slowed some as they came into the town so she could get a good look around. It really was quite small. Made her think a more fitting description would be that it was what was left of a town. But the house was a little distance away? That just made it sound all the better. She was definitely going to have to investigate for herself. ...wait, what did he just say?

"A building fell on this man, and he was perfectly fine?" The vampire stopped walking and looked at him incredulously. That sounded like... well, she wasn't quite sure, actually. But someone who supposedly couldn't die was certainly a threat. Ignoring that some might put her in that category.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-13 08:16 am UTC (link)
"Oui. 'De museum fell on him. 'Dere was an ear'tquake an' de buil'in's all fell in. An' it fell on him, bu' he was jus' fine. Ot'ers weren' so lucky." He let out a slow breath. But the others weren't him, so he wasn't that concerned with them dying. He'd been hurt in that earthquake, but only slightly.

He stopped though, as well, and turned to face her. "Kin'a s'range, I know. Shoul'n' happen, bu' lo'sa stuff happen here shoul'n' happen. An' ain' much foo', but 'dat ain' no pro'lem f' you" He smirked a little as he said it, he was so clever. But then he shook his head. "An' 'dis guy I know, Logan, he ain' die, eit'er. Been 'live uh lon' time. Real lon'." Then again, the Doctor was particularly old, as well. Remy just wasn't sure.. how old he was.

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-13 08:32 am UTC (link)
The vampire was quiet a few moments, thinking that over. She was torn between wanting to meet this man and not. There was a fine line between being curious and being defensive and she seemed to keep slipping off one side or the other. It wasn't a position she was comfortable being in. She did her best to shake off her worry for now. So there were humans and those that seemed human but weren't, she was going to have her work cut out for her separating friend from foe. Once she decided to start trusting people, that is. If it happened.

"But you're not, hmm? Real old." She raised a brow slightly, drawing the conclusion from the way he spoke of others. Perhaps she should keep to herself just how old she was.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-13 05:23 pm UTC (link)
"Mm, non. Twen'y-one, twen'y-two, somet'in' 'roun' 'dere. Ain' qui'e sure 'de exac' date.. So don' really know f' sure." He laughed some and bounced a little with his steps, still trying to get the cold out of his system.

Though, the fact that she had prompted him about being 'not old' left him with the strange feeling that she wasn't 'not old', which turned red eyes onto her once again, eyebrows lifting up curiously. "An' jus' how ol' are you, Selene?" He liked the way her name rolled off his tongue, and it came out sounding distinctly more French than the rest of his words, purred more than it was drawled. He really liked the sound of it, which was very evident in the way his lips curled up afterwards. He could say her name all day.

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-13 07:59 pm UTC (link)
She simply nodded slightly when he spoke of around how old he was. It was an age she scarcely remembered. Early twenties, why, she'd still been mortal then. The vampire found her lips curling upward a bit when the inevitable question came. "Are you sure you really want to know?" She shrugged a shoulder as she glanced around them, speaking as her gaze eventually returned to him. "I can't remember exactly to be perfectly honest. The years start to blur together into one long night. Upwards of six hundred, that I know for sure." And she let that sink in as she surveyed the town around them, faintly smelling the blood of those in the buildings nearest them.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-14 01:46 am UTC (link)
"Wow, six hun're'? Ain' ba'." He inclined his head a little to the side, but was slowly coming to a stop near the gym, off a bit to the side. And he was nodding at it, shifting from foot to foot in a little 'keep my ass warm' dance, before he curled his fists and pushed them down further into his coat. "Hear' 'bou' vampires ol'er. In 'de books." His comic books. Just.. don't ask.

"An' 'dis 'de gym." Apparently, this was also where he was leaving her. He was freezing his ass off and was ready to go back to his warm barn and curl up in his warm sheets and take a cat nap for the next... oh.. twelve or so hours. And then he'd be able to go to sleep! Wouldn't that be nice.. he was smiling, just thinking about it.

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[info]bulletsandblood
2009-07-14 02:18 am UTC (link)
Her gaze went to the building and then to him. Ah, humans and their disadvantage of being bothered by temperatures. "Perhaps you should invest in a thicker coat if you get cold so easily." Was that... teasing? Apparently the walk and chatter had been enough to give the vampire some sense of normalcy back. Or maybe it was the sense of others being about and she was starting to make efforts to try and blend in. At least it was daytime, even if it was cloudy. No one would expect to see a vampire while the sun was still out. "I hope you don't mind, but I think I'll explore a bit on my own. If I need directions though, I'll be sure to come find you." The last was said with a small smile, as she was careful not to just dismiss him. He knew her secret, that meant she needed to be more careful in her interactions with him.

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[info]ace_of_clubs
2009-07-14 02:55 am UTC (link)
"Yeah, you t'ink, non?" He grinned a little lopsided grin at her, all charm and eagerness, before he was rocking some onto his toes. "Sure, chere. An' 'dere's uh map in 'dat book. Drew one up jus' 'dis day. If y' need some direc'ions an' you can' fin' me." He nodded again, then backed off a few steps and gave her a wink.

"I see you la'er, fille." And with that, the red-head was turning to head off back to his warm barn, shrugging up his shoulders in an effort to keep his neck warmer.

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