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Jason Schuyler (pomme_de_sang) wrote in whoville,
@ 2009-07-07 15:24:00

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bornaslave, pomme_de_sang

Lucian
Jason was used to the various scents in New New York by now. The cats still sometimes made his nose itch because it was just the WRONG cat scent, so far as he was concerned, but he didn't notice it any more.

So when he came across a new scent, it made him pause, trying to figure out what it was that caught his attention. He thought it might be a were. Maybe.

Glancing up at the sky, Jason started following the scent, doing his best to come up from downwind of the new person. That way, if it seemed more than he could handle, he might be able to get a headstart and run before there was trouble. At the end of the day, though, he couldn't control the wind, which shifted just as he caught sight of the new arrival. So he pulled himself up to his rather unimpressive full height and started forward. No reason to hide now.

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pomme_de_sang
2009-07-08 01:27 pm UTC (link)

Jason frowned, looking disgusted for a moment before he sighed. "Well, at least you asked and didn't just assume." He'd been getting a lot of that, after all. "No, I'm not a slave. Servant, if you need a word. I'm paid for what I do and if I wanted to, I could go and there would be no problems between us. Or I could leave his service and still keep my public job working for him, also without issue."

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bornaslave
2009-07-08 01:32 pm UTC (link)

Far too much information Lucian could not interpret without asking more questions, but at least it was clear that Jason was no slave.

Or that this Jean-Claude had made sure Jason thought he was free, Lucian's paranoid streak whispered to him, but he was not one to pass judgment on that. He did not know any of the parties in question, nor their world.

"You are his servant and you work for him publicly?" That was what he had the most trouble with.

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	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 01:39 pm UTC (link)
	Jason blinked at him owlishly. "Yeah. I work at one of the clubs that he owns." The rest of it might be a bit difficult to explain. "I take it things aren't so good in your world?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornaslave 2009-07-08 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	Lucian leaned his head back against the tree, taking a deep, thoughtful breath. "I don't know if they are much worse. We were on the brink of change, I hope, when I came here." Unless Viktor managed to overcome Mickael and Selene, but Lucian had to believe he hadn't. That none could. That the couple would shine brightly as they led the way to a new era. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 01:47 pm UTC (link)
	Jason frowned, tilting his head. "Tell me more about it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bornaslave
2009-07-08 01:52 pm UTC (link)

Lucian frowned as he straightened his head to look at Jason. "For centuries, war has raged on between Lycans and Vampyres. We used to be their slaves, and we rebelled. Since then, peace has never had a chance. Recently, however, great discoveries were made, and a Vampyre-Lycan hybrid was created. I am hoping this will serve as a signal for change." Not just of his revenge over Viktor, but of a better future for both species.

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	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 01:55 pm UTC (link)
	Jason raised an eyebrow. "Really different worlds," he said after a moment. "There's no way to create a hybrid in my world. Vampires can't be infected with the shapeshifter strains and women shifters can't take a baby to term." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornaslave 2009-07-08 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	"It's not..." Lucian started, waving that possibility away with a hand, heart tight with loss, still, after so many centuries. The loss of a child he was not even sure could have been born. "It was not that easy. The strains normally kill their host when they are forced into the same body. That one man was special." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Huh." Jason looked up at the tree himself. "Luckily it doesn't work like that for us. Weres can't be vampires, nor vice versa." Well, they could, but Jason didn't know about that. "It's part of the reason a lot of vampires prefer weres to feed from. It's less dangerous for the donor and requires less blood as well." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornaslave 2009-07-08 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	"You willingly feed them," Lucian drew the easy conclusion. "It's a bad idea, where I come from. Any Lycan would die from a Vampyre bite." Unless the blood of Corvinus flowed in their veins, of course. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

pomme_de_sang
2009-07-08 02:29 pm UTC (link)

Jason's brow furrowed at that. "I willingly feed Jean-Claude," he amended. "Others only if it's an emergency. I'm pomme de sang." He didn't say it like someone who knew how to speak French, but close. He'd been saying it for years, after all. "It means I willingly donate blood, deal with things during the day time. I play bodyguard at times. In exchange, I have a place to sleep and the protection afforded because of his position as Master of the City."

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	bornaslave 2009-07-08 02:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Jean-Claude is master of a coven?" That was the closest equivalent he could think of to Master of the City. It did not sound anywhere near as powerful as being a Vampyre Elder. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

pomme_de_sang
2009-07-08 02:53 pm UTC (link)

He frowned, the furrows deepening. "Not entirely certain what you mean by 'coven'. He is the one in control of the vampires in St. Louis, though. They owe him allegiance and it's his duty to deal with those vampires who violate the laws." He paused. "Well, technically it's the human law that is supposed to deal with them, but Jean-Claude's a good four hundred years old. He has a very feudal viewpoint on it."

He paused. "I should warn you about this before nightfall. In my world, some vampires have the power to call an animal to them. Useful in times of conflict, sure, and in finding a safe way to feed. Asher can't, but Jean-Claude can. And his animal to call is the wolf. He'll probably want to meet you because of that, but I know when he wakes so there's unlikely to be a reason for him to do so."

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bornaslave
2009-07-08 03:04 pm UTC (link)

This last piece of information sent a cold shiver down Lucian's spine. The apprehension sent all of what Jason might call his alpha traits to the fore, instinct after having once been enslaved and centuries of authority over Lycans taking over.

"No one calls me to their side," he stated, and it sounded like truth when he said it, no matter that it was much like the reaction of a petulant child refusing to do something. He realised it, which annoyed him, and he stood up abruptly, faster than a human could, taking a few steps and toying with the idea of letting the wolf come to the fore. "Do you think it's probable that he could call me? I am not of your world."

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pomme_de_sang
2009-07-08 03:16 pm UTC (link)

It was a fight not to duck his head and submit when Lucian's alpha traits came to the fore. The only thing that kept him from doing it, actually, was the fact that it didn't FEEL like an alpha's power and he wasn't certain he wanted to allow Lucian dominance over him. Especially if Jean-Claude might be in danger because of it.

"I don't know," he offered, pushing himself to his feet. He could have done it about as quickly as Lucian. He didn't, though. "Alphas tend to be able to shrug it off if they want to. Powerful alphas can keep their entire packs from feeling it. Jean-Claude has close ties to my pack back home, so it's never been a problem. But he also wouldn't force you to, even if he could. That's not the kind of person he is."

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	bornaslave 2009-07-08 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Alphas?" Lucian asked, turning back to Jason. "Like in animal packs?" He would see what kind of person Jean-Claude was on his own. He had known more vampyres that deserved his hate than his love, but those had been from his world. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	That was easier, at least. "Yeah. In a lot of ways, it's protection. People we can be with where we don't have to hide so much. A group we can hunt with. Protection for those members who aren't strong enough to defend themselves." He shrugged. "It can get a bit ugly at times, honestly." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornaslave 2009-07-08 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	Lucian nodded slowly. "And alphas are the leaders of those packs." He was trying to get a clear picture of what was needed to resist the call of a Master Vampyre. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 03:41 pm UTC (link)
	"They are. They tend to be the most powerful of us, not just physically but metaphysically as well." He smiled again. "I'm not really sure how to explain it. I'm very much not an alpha." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornaslave 2009-07-08 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	Metaphysically? Lucian frowned at that, unsure what Jason meant. "Do they have special powers?" It was the only thing he could think of. Come to that, he had no clue how these werewolves worked, whether they were alphas or not. Or their vampyres, for that matter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "Some. Our current alpha can change only certain parts of his body, share his energy with other pack members. And he has the ability to force members of the pack to change form." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornaslave 2009-07-08 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	Lucian shook his head. This was not looking good. "None of us can do those last two." He'd know. "What else do you all do?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

pomme_de_sang
2009-07-08 04:08 pm UTC (link)

"Nothing much," he admitted after a moment. "Some have various healing abilities." Very much not thinking about Raina right now, no. "And some alphas can change form faster than regular werewolves. In general, we have greater strength and senses, which I think I share with you." Given the way Lucian had reacted when the wind changed direction. "We can change our form at any time, though we have to eat immediately afterwards, but the only time we're forced to change is at the full moon."

He pointed to the sky again. "The moon here won't force it, though."

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	bornaslave 2009-07-08 04:15 pm UTC (link)
	Lucian nodded thoughtfully; at least Lycans had some things over werewolves, like their acquired ability not to forced to change by anything. "Do you know of your origins?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pomme_de_sang 2009-07-08 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	Jason shook his head. "Not really. I don't think we've been around quite as long as vampires, but it's hard to tell. I know that there was at least one vampire who looked a lot like Neolithic man, which tells you something about how long THEY'VE been around." He hadn't met Mr. Oliver. Didn't mean he hadn't heard the stories. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)