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Tweak says, "you cant lie! you luv me! :)"

Laurel Lance (i_crylikeabird) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2012-02-15 20:33:00

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dinah lance, stand still, winifred burkle

Days Like These (Fred)
Displaying its' cruelty as always, the City had moved the Sherwood Florist right across the street from Harry's office building a few days ago, right after Dinah had left the break-up letter for Harry. She... really wasn't ready to face him. She knew that they'd probably need to talk about it at some point, but she didn't want that to be just because there was a chance running into each other outside of their workplaces.

For that matter, she didn't really want to talk about it at all. She'd done the right thing, as much as it hurt. And she hoped that he would take the little bit of advice she'd given him regarding making things right with Murphy.

She'd waited for the City to shift things again. It usually happened fairly often, but this time it... didn't.

In fact, the entire City had stopped moving. Dinah didn't really know what to make of that, and she wasn't in the mood for yet another puzzle to solve. Not when her mind was still filled with trying to find a way to kill the vampire that had attacked her and threatened Hank.

She was a little bit preoccupied with that, and with trying not to linger too long outside of the florist shop when she left for the day. Since it was the day after Valentine's Day, there was a nice lull to recover from the holiday rush. She looked both ways and then hurried across the street to the only parking spot she could find with her motorcycle, hoping that she wouldn't run into Harry before she could get to the bike itself.

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i_figure
2012-02-21 03:32 am UTC (link)

"I could see that the blood may be less addictive coming straight from the vampire; there may be some chemical reactions that time and air produce that create a more addictive product. But, the blood, how it makes you feel can be addictive no matter where it comes from." Fred sighed softly. "I just wanted it to be natural, and I'm not going to say drinking blood isn't natural. I know too many vampires and others to say that isn't a life choice.

"I wanted it to be real." She shook her head. "I just felt differently. With him and with the blood. And the dreams. He didn't hurt me. At least he didn't rip my arm out or anything. He never did that. Then again, I never tried attacking him, not exactly. That's not my first reaction to vampires." It wasn't an accusation; it was just a suggestion to why she may have fared differently with the vampire.

"Life would be easier if everyone was the same. Then no one would feel less than, ever." Her nose wrinkled. "People say that it would be boring, but if that's all you know, then it couldn't be boring. You can't get bored if you don't know there's another choice. Possibly."

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i_crylikeabird
2012-02-21 11:11 pm UTC (link)

They were going to have to agree to disagree on the idea that drinking human blood was a lifestyle choice.

It did sting a little bit that Fred's first instinct had been to side with Eric over Dinah in regards to their confrontation, but Fred's questions had started to put doubts in her mind about how it might have been handled differently.

All the same, she wasn't going to tell Fred that the League was currently looking for ways to neutralize the threat. Which meant that she would most likely have to order Jensen not to share that with Fred, though she wasn't sure how to do that without explaining things.

She sighed.

"Fred, I can tell you all day long that I like you the way you are. I can point out that you have a guy who seems to be pretty crazy about you, but none of that matters if you're not okay with yourself."

She leaned against the bike herself and watched Fred carefully.

"Is there anything I can help with? It might not be much, but I'm willing to teach you hand-to-hand if you'd like. Just to give you another weapon in your arsenal."

Dinah would feel better with Fred knowing how to physically defend herself too. She knew that Fred was smart and resourceful and she'd seen Fred handle herself in a fight situation, but yet another skill set wouldn't be a bad thing.

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