It's all AU.

It was probably a bad idea. In fact, it was almost certainly a bad idea, considering the way Asher had reacted. And it probably wasn't fair at all that Jason would likely meet Julianna before Jean-Claude saw her. After all, Julianna wasn't important to Jason. Not the way she was to Jean-Claude.

Still, he went forward, glancing behind to where he could still hear the two vampires speaking before he raised his hand to knock on the door.

Only then did he realize he had absolutely no idea what to actually SAY to her.

Asher was slightly irritated, slightly bored, and more than slightly perplexed about the nature of this place. The night would come to an end all too soon. Though he was still curious, he recognized the necessity of a secure place to spend the coming day.

He found a staircase that led downward and followed it, thinking that he really most find a food source before he was reduced to feeding on vermin -- or Eric's leftovers. Neither one was particularly appetizing.