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[alwayskayaking]

Duplicity Inbox

You've reached Tim Stoker. I'm out at the moment. Leave me a message and I'll return your call soon.

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[bakudan_bambino]

You're not even gonna try to avenge me?! Asshole! If he wins, he's obviously cheating!

[not_actually_a_bad_guy]

[ Rude shows up bright and early in the day. His clothes a bit more relaxed than normal. He is wearing a pair of jeans and a shirt under his blazer. The jeans is tailored to show off his ass and thighs perfectly. ]

Good morning sir, I hope I am not too early.

[sleight_of_fate]

I've lived through too much to be comfortable with sugar-coating things. It's not all bad, but sometimes it just is and you do your best to get through it. Sometimes, it's just about having what you've got for as long as it lasts.

[A pause as he stops to light a cigarette. It's a heavy conversation, with a lot to think about.]

I'm glad you're doing what you can, for yourself and for Sasha. She's a good person.

...jury's still out on you, but she's good. =p

[afterthefire]

I don't think I would go back to being human again, no. Some I'm sure would choose it if allowed, but I have lived a hundred years. A lifetime that I never would have had, otherwise. I would survive if it were taken from me, but I would not give it up on my own.

Part of it is love. Experiencing a life... Family. Safety. Security. The things we all long for.

Part of it is fear, and more complicated things. But at least I am honest with myself about what I would give up and what I would not. I take some comfort in that as well.

[alwayskayaking]

Never said that. I'd have to show them what a real dom is like if you loose.

[bakudan_bambino]

A real Dom, huh?

[alwayskayaking]

Exactly.

[bakudan_bambino]

Have fun, then

[alwayskayaking]

Not at all. [He opens the door and welcomes his friend inside.] Coffee? Tea?

[alwayskayaking]

I guess fearing death isn't something that goes away once you become a vampire.

But family? Don't you outlive most of the people who were in your life after becoming a vampire?

[alwayskayaking]

Nah, I think the jury can finally read their verdict on me. I've never claimed to be a good person.

I just try to be good enough to not stain her reputation is all.

[sleight_of_fate]

sometimes we're better than we give ourselves credit for, but it's also good to have honest perspective.

And it's good to have someone in your life that makes you want to be better. That means a lot, it's worth the struggle.

[afterthefire]

Death doesn't come easily to us, but we fear it as much, perhaps more than most. Some become a vampire to escape death, but it is there. No matter how long we might live.

Most of my family are gone, yes, but I still look after my brother's family from afar. They believe me a distant, eccentric cousin with a bit of wealth to spare.

I also care for others in my life who are not strictly speaking, family. I have done my share of charity work, taken on apprentices at times. I like people, in general, and I find keeping myself involved and active is helpful for both society and my own mental well-being.

[alwayskayaking]

A vampire that does charity work. I must admit, before getting to know you? I would have thought the only charity work a vampire would do would be at a blood donation center.

[alwayskayaking]

And Sasha is very much worth the struggle.

[afterthefire]

indeed. But some of us do live and work among polite society, and we find our place as we need to. I remember well enough what it's like to be cold, hungry, and alone...I do not wish it on others.

I suppose that isn't the case for those who have never been human at all, but some of us? We remember.

Text; un: smokinbomb

[bakudan_bambino]

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Tim, this is just for fun and you don’t have to send this

[alwayskayaking]

Thanks, I appreciate the warning. I hope you have fun with this. [But he will not be taking part. Too nervous about this city choosing to make this chain letter real.]

[alwayskayaking]

Never been? You can be a vampire who has never been human in your world?

Action

[sixfeetofdirt]

After their discussion over the network, Astarion invites Tim to meet him at the Abyss for a drink.

He is, in person, nonhuman from a glance. There's the pointed ears, the red eyes, and - at second look - the fact that he's not showing up in any reflective surfaces.

He's also nursing a glass of red wine because he's a cliche.

Hot or Not Overflow

[alwayskayaking]

Original Post

For Vox

[alwayskayaking]

Continued from here.

Oh yeah? And who made that for you? Someone who knows you well I guess?

For Quentin Beck

[alwayskayaking]

It's five people. I think when it gets to five and you still don't believe those five people that's call denial.

[alwayskayaking]

When Tim arrives he's dressed in a casual yes stylish suit.

It's clear that he's looking forward to this when he first enters the Abyss. Looking around for his date with a large grin on his face. A grin that turns into a beam when he first spots Astarion and begins to wave. Yet the closer he gets and starts taking in the details of his new friend, that smile slowly shrinks and his hand doesn't wave quite so enthusiastically.

Run. His internal self preservation tries to beg of him. It's a vampire. RUN!

Only he doesn't listen to that voice screaming inside his head. Choosing instead to reach out his hand to shake the other creature man's hand. "Astarion?"

[sixfeetofdirt]

Astarion smiles and extends his hand for a brief, friendly clasp. The other man's falter has been noted, but it's nothing, really. He's used to the negative reaction being more 'reaching for a wooden stake' than anything this politely muted.

"Hello, darling. Your photograph doesn't do you justice."