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Hal Yorke was involved tagentially ([info]needstheroutine) wrote in [info]wariscoming,
@ 2013-10-22 10:47:00

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Entry tags:hal yorke, lauren drake

Who: Hal Yorke and Lauren Drake
What: Teaching her how to live
Where: A Club in Kansas City
When: Night of the 21st
Rating: TBD as we go, its Lord Harry
Status: In Progress

Lauren Drake. The little one night stand that had gotten so lucky. She'd been made stronger, better. If only Mitchell hadn't abandoned her, shattered her confidance, had the poor girl begging to be let die. He was a dammed idiot but Hal had promised he'd play nicely. He wouldn't kill anyone, wouldn't make Mitchell dance to his tune. Not yet at least. But this, oh this would hurt so perfectly, him, Lydia, Alex. Oh yes, he'd far from forgotten about the ghost still clinging to visibility. She'd gone all poltergeist which was fun, but he'd decided not to attract her attention directly. Hounds, he could put down like the dogs they were, ghosts, well not even an Old One had strength like that.

But he'd hurt them in his own way, amuse himself until the battle was done. And then he supposed there'd be a reckoning. Or they'd all be taken home which was more likely.

Hal had found her the perfect outfit, made his very own Eliza Dolittle out of the girl. And he'd take his time with her, make her his very own little history maker, just like Cutler could have been with the right guidence. And unlike the failing vampires of this world Hal was very aware that they were simply better. Which is why all of this would be so easy. Every world had that subset, the ones that wanted to be what they were, the ones who made their faces pale and dressed like victorian corpses. All red lipped and cinched waist and everything he knew would make it easy to pull them in.

He couldn't deny that was the part he liked most.

Lauren however wore a dress she'd picked and he'd approved of and sat beside him now as the car got close to the club he'd chosen, his hand resting lightly at her knee. Oh he'd not said anything about it, simply made casual conversation, telling her how well she looked, how proud she should be of herself for breaking away from the lies, all of it. As much as Other Hal was a spluttering mess around woman, he was not. Perhaps it was a defence mechanism on behalf of the good one. So they wouldn't get close enough, so they wouldn't tempt him. God how did he ever crawl his way back to the surface time and time again. It was disgusting.

The car pulled in to the curb and Hal took her hand.

"Shall we?"

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-22 07:34 am UTC (link)
In many ways, Lauren was just a lost little girl in a world too big for her to comprehend. She had been tossed around like an object to be used. She had been abandoned. She hadn't much confidence or self-worth left at all and on top of it all, she was a monster. Or, at least that was the way it had felt with Mitchell being her not-very-present guide in all this. With Hal, though, it was different. She didn't feel like any of those things with him. She was just a girl, being lavished in attention that was, for once, positive and she was being taught all the things she never had a chance to learn before. It actually made her feel good, like she was something instead of nothing. Hal had even taken her shopping. Who'd have thought that a man would've suggested that, right? But Hal was different and he'd even given his approval of the dress she'd picked. And that approval, simple as it was, inflated her whole attitude just a bit.

Lauren smiled when they came to a stop, "Oh, we certainly shall." she said, taking his hand as she got out of the car.

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-10-22 07:43 am UTC (link)
And there it was, poor little Lauren had blossomed into something beautiful and he really was quite proud of her. He helped her out of the car and into the club, eyes scouting the area to see what they had to work with, dreary bloody music but the lights were sutible for their purposes, the patrons just as he'd anticipated, wannabe's who would never be worthy of what they aspired to.

Hal led Lauren toward the bar and nodded to the admittidly very attractive barmaid shooting her a smile. "Lets start with bourbon, two of them, one for my friend here." Her reaction to his accent was immediate and she returned the smile with a hell of a lot more seduction behind the gaze than he'd expected this soon. Oh well this was just too easy. He'd be back to her, she looked like the type to allow it, which admittidly was much less fun for him. But he'd take what he could given they were in an apocalypse and probably did need the help of the idiot masses.

"This is the dregs of any society but they're always here, and they will eat out of the palm of your hand if you allow it. You are a goddess to them, do you understand me, you could pick any person in this bar and have them and no one would blink an eye. So long of course as you only take what you need. And that, my dear, is the first of our lessons. But that can keep, you need to break the habit of need, you take it as and when. Never let yourself starve Lauren, its not very pleasent, believe me."

The drinks returned along with, dear lord her number, and her hand sliding slowly along his. Someone was easier than he'd thought.

"That" he told her, sipping the bourbon. "is what you call fast food"

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-22 08:25 am UTC (link)
The atmosphere of the club wasn't entirely up to Lauren's standards, but she knew why he'd chosen this one. She followed him up to the bar to wait for the drinks he'd ordered for them and glanced around at the whole lot of them. So clueless to what ran among them. It was sad really. And sadder still to think she'd been just as clueless once.

"Overselling it just a bit, aren't you?" She quirked an eyebrow at him. "I mean, me? A Goddess?" she couldn't help but chuckle at the thought. That level of confidence, well, she just hadn't reached it.

She laughed lightly at his fast food comment, taking a sip of the bourbon in her hand.

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-10-22 08:43 am UTC (link)
Oh she was so very young. Still so unaware of her place in the world, it may have been due to an accident by someone who didn't know how to seperate, but it had happened and she was one of them now. And Hal refused to let the poor girl wallow in the delusion that she was a monster or an addict any longer. "I'm overselling nothing. These people, all they want is for the stories to be true. For what we are to be real. You could manifest and they would bow down and beg you to bite them. Or turn them but lets be honest, they're hardly worth it."

He watched her for a couple of moments before nodding. "I think perhaps you should take the first one. The fast food. But I'll help you. You're going to talk to her, we're here together, and you see and she knows that, and when you talk her into letting me feed there will be a little part of her that wonders if its both of us. Her opinion of you will change then. Look at her?"

The fast food was glaring daggers at Lauren. Sitting with Hal, drinking with him. He let his hand run along her shoulder as he spoke to her and yes, that was perfect. There had been a brief, seconds only, meeting of eyes before she'd looked away.

"Right now you're a threat. She's not sure what you're a threat to yet, but you already have the power over her, can't you see it?. Come on Lauren, don't tell me he's got you this disheartened. Mitchell was cruel to you, heartless some might say. He made you believe the very worst of what we're capable of."

Hal's hand ran along her cheek and down to her lip. All part of the game and all that.

"But here's the thing to know about us. We are superior. We are stronger and we truly can make the world dance to our tune whenever we wish it, do you understand me? Now go"

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-22 10:24 am UTC (link)
Lauren listened to him with an admiring sort of attention, completely soaking up everything he was saying like a sponge. There was a certain pull he had that she just attributed to the fact that he was an Old One and really, you probably didn't make it long enough to gain title like that without some serious skill and charisma, right?

She glanced over at the other woman when he told her to, just for a moment, before her attention was focused back on him once again. "I do, don't I?" she said, a small smirk forming over her lips. She, lost little Lauren, had the power in this situation. And she was going to use it to her advantage.

She smiled, a genuine smile, at the touch. He was so bloody proper. She didn't say anything else, though, just turned on her heel and made her way to go talk to the woman.

Lauren was suprised by how easy it actually was, just a few well-placed touches, here a perfectly turned phrase there. And just like that, she had her. Just like Hal had said, eating out of the palm of her hand. She inched her finger at the woman for her to follow and after a moment's hesitation that was barely noticeable, she obliged, slipping out from behind the counter and following Lauren.

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-10-22 10:36 am UTC (link)
Oh it never failed, a little flattery. Of course unlike in most cases he meant it. Oh she was less than him obviously. But she was a vampire now and that was enough to make her worthy of his attention. He watched her, eyes never leaving her, following the conversation easily and really quite proud of how easily she'd taken on what he'd said. It was impressive, and maybe, just maybe, she would be the history maker he had promised her.

He stood when she walked back toward him the fast food in tow and leaned in to the woman, eyes flashing black just for a moment before he pulled her into a kiss. There was nothing gentle in it of course, he even had nipped enough to draw blood. Lord Harry was staking a claim and proving a point. But of course this woman was only human. Only there to amuse.

His arm slipped around Lauren's waist as he kissed her too, the taste of blood on his lips. Human blood. "Focus now...subtle, quiet. We could have her on the dance floor and no one would be any the wiser. No one would question. But then on some level you already know that don't you? Take the lead now." he told her. He was curious more than anything to see what she would do.

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-22 01:53 pm UTC (link)
Lauren watched with fascination as the woman just fell into him, so ready, so willing, it was so simple for him. Maybe it could be for her too. And then he was kissing her and she leaned up into him, tasting the blood on his lips and all the wanted was more. But he brought her back, reminded her to focus and then he was telling her to take lead. There was a nervous excitement about it all as she took the other woman out onto the dancefloor, Hal in tow behind them.

At first, it was innocent, just dancing, but it was all Lauren could do to wait any longer. She was behind her, pushing the long brunette hair to one side, lips sliding across the tender skin of her neck before she bit into her. Lauren didn't try to hide the moan as the blood slid down her throat.

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-10-22 02:17 pm UTC (link)
Perfect.

She took her time, she danced, she waited and Hal watched, focused on nothing else until Lauren bit in to the woman without a seconds hesitation. Oh it had all been so simple. A few triggers, a few history lessons and Lauren had been his. He'd need someone like her on side of course. It was vital, when he finally did leave here that he had what he wanted. And she could be the start of that. She could turn people, she could aid him in so many ways.

He moved up closer to her and the woman, biting into the other side of her throat drinking deeply, listening to her heart. Every beat, every second of it. Lauren unable to hide the pleasure the blood brought. This was life. This was everything that life should be. At least for them.

And finally he pulled away as the heart slowed, just a little but enough. He leaned in to Lauren, coaxing her away from the woman so she could...go back to her bar work or whatever she liked, he would be back for her later. Other plans and all that. But for now, this was enough. "Come on now, stop, pull away. You don't need to drain them there are countless more here who all want the same thing." he told her at a whisper in her ear. "Oh we can kill, its an option and it is our choice. But this one, no."

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-22 02:30 pm UTC (link)
Lauren didn't stop the first time he tried to bring her away. It was too good and she was hugry. But the insistance came with a reminder that there were plenty of others around begging to be bitten. So with a small, reluctant whine, she let the woman go, wiping a bit of blood off with a finger, which immediately found its way to her lips.

She dropped her hand to her side again, looking up at him, eyes all wild fire and curiosity. "What's next?"

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-10-22 02:38 pm UTC (link)
The whine was adorable, and Hal knew he had her. He was very aware of what all of this was leading to and Lauren, she didn't understand yet the whole world he has opened up to her. When she looked up, all fire in her eyes, Hal pulled her close, it wasn't like him, the him she'd first met anyway. But this Hal was very very different He spun her around, amused before moving further into the dance floor. A sea of bodies between them and the last woman they'd fed from.

"Next, you choose one...hell choose four. I'll do the same. This place Lauren, its yours for the taking. Just keep doing what you did, pull away before the bloodlust takes you completely. You're stronger than it and you don't need it. And when you have had your fill, then you and me will find some other way to entertain ourselves. Anything you like, just name it. Its your right to after all."

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-22 03:23 pm UTC (link)
There was a certain fascination she had with him already. She was hanging on every word that poured out of his mouth. He could have asked a lot of things from her right now and she wouldn't have objected. But he didn't even go that far. He just wanted her to live.

"That simple?" She asked, tipping her head slightly. Why hadn't Mitchell just taught her this? He had to know these things, didn't he? It was stupid, he'd have rather ignored her if she wouldn't do things his way. Well, at least here she had this man to fill in the role Mitchell had failed at fulfilling, despite the obligation he should've had to her.

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-10-22 03:33 pm UTC (link)
Oh nothing was that simple. He didn't tell her that when the blood stopped the cravings could drive you mad. He didn't tell her that it was quite an easy way to keep her compliant to the only Old One in this world, he didn't tell her that she was his already and she didn't even know it yet. Oh she'd live, she'd enjoy her gilded cage. But she wouldn't leave him now. Not ever.

"That simple." he told her, hands resting at her hips as he led her further still into the crowded bar."You were so lost, so alone, and Lauren, it was cruel. The other me didn't care, he was just as bad as Mitchell but you never stood a chance did you? I couldn't understand it. So yes, its simple. Getting the things you deserve."

He'd spotted another. A woman, short hair, drinking some godawful whiskey and he wanted to drain her, actually he wanted to kill her, but that wasn't the point of the exercise. He would have her though, her and the bartender. Lauren too the way it was shaping up. She did so seem to be in awe of him. He spun her around to face him before affecting a rather overdramatic bow. "Tell me. Here and now, Lauren Drake. What do you want?"

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-22 03:53 pm UTC (link)
She let him guide her, physically through the club as they woved in and out of the masses of people crammed into the place, and in every other way he could at this point as well. "I had just started thinking maybe that's what I was supposed to be." she admitted to him freely. She was at ease with him, more than she could really explain. She just felt somehow...safe with him. Little did she know just how dangerous that could be.

Lauren giggled softly as he spun her around, bowing at her all over-dramatic like, considering the question he'd asked. And she wasn't sure if he was asking for specifics, but the only answer that seemed right just then? "I want the world."

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-10-23 03:01 am UTC (link)
It was such a shame really, she had lived and died and it hadn't mattered. And oh there was collateral damage in life, sure but there was such potential in this girl. Such a need for acceptance and for more than she was. All she needed was the right incentive. The right push. All she needed was to be allowed to grow. And Hal could give her that. She was so content with him, the little giggle, the confiding in him. And then she told him. She wanted the world.

"And then you shall have it. We are better Lauren and it is ours for the taking. The sooner the others realise it, as you have, the happier they'll be." He took her hand, kissing it with overt politness before pointing to the woman of his choosing.

"I'll be over there. You find one. If you need me, come join me. Sound fair."

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-10-24 02:41 pm UTC (link)
There was a lot she still didn't know, but Lauren had faith in the fact that Hal would teach it all to her over time. Because somehow, he cared. He cared more than Mitchell did even, if one were to look at the evidence. Mitchell, who had turned her then abandoned her, where Hal took her under his wing and taught her all about what she was.

"I think you just gave me the equivalent of a 'the world is at your fingertips' speech," she said cheekily, grinning a little at the idea of it. But he was right, though. They were better. Higher on the food chain. And that's all it was, wasn't it? Nature's answer to evolution or something. She couldn't help the sheepish little smile as he kissed her hand.

She glanced to the place he'd indicated where the woman he'd chosen was and she nodded. "Do you think I can. On my own, I mean?" The doubt was evident not only in her voice, but also across her face. She had already killed so many times back home, unable to stop herself because it was just so bloody impossible to stop. But that was before she'd had a proper teacher, right? So maybe this was different. Still, she had to question it.

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[info]needstheroutine
2013-11-05 10:38 am UTC (link)
"With me here, yeah. Oh it'll take you a while to be able to do it without me, without an Old One. But that's alright isn't it, staying around me until you perfect it, learning from me. I'll be right here, watching you, helping you and everything will be better."

She was learning so very quickly and all he could do was watch, impressed frankly at just how persuasive he could be. Little lost Lauren was his now, taken from Mitchell, from Alex. But not in any way they could point a finger at. She'd still get to know others, talk to them, even make friends. But she'd be his.

Old Ones did tend to get what they wanted from the world.

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[info]whoareyousaving
2013-11-10 05:00 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah," she nodded, a nearly cheeky sort of grin on her face, "I reckon I'd be okay with that." And she would be. There was just something about him. She didn't mind being around him. She felt safe with him. And that was more than she'd felt around much of anyone of late.

She didn't know what to make of this man. So quick to take her under his wing when he didn't even know her, where her own maker had abandoned her so quickly. That made the trust she was already gaining in him even easier. He had no reason to be there for her the way he was, but he was there anyway. And that was all she'd really needed, wasn't it? Someone to care.

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