❖ 013 // [Action]

[crisisrain]

[Raven's been at that wine in the fountain for a good hour or so now. When life gives you lemons take them, they're free lemons right? He's pretty out of it - hugging anyone who happens to pass by, even the guys. Yeah there's birds being lovey-dubey and some flowers he keeps treading on, not to mention the fountain itself. But he's occupied with getting wasted, because you know, he has priorities. Fortunately for you guys he was affected and taken about 3 days ago.]

Comments

[herotypical]

Too many, for my liking. But...the guy I talked about earlier? He used to be here.

[crisisrain]

I take it he got sent home then? Lucky fer some.

[herotypical]

We were already very much exes before I showed up here, of course. But yeah, he got sent home. Which was good. Home needed him.

[crisisrain]

Some kinda anti-hero vampire then? Ya've got weird connections I'll give you that.

[herotypical]

A vampire with a soul. Kind of a big thing, in my world. He fights for the good guys.

[crisisrain]

Can't say we have real vampires where I'm from. Read about them in books before but, I didn't realise them havin' a soul was such a big deal.

[herotypical]

Having a soul means they some humanity. It means they feel guilt. It means they know enough to fight the good fight.

[crisisrain]

So if ya don't feel guilt, it means ya don't have a soul?

[herotypical]

It's not really that simple. A vampire, right? It's a demon. A monster that takes over a person's body. If you return the soul to the body then they gotta wrestle it out for control. The soul's forced to remember all the havoc the body caused while the demon was at the steering wheel.

[crisisrain]

If they still got a soul, then shouldn't it be possible ta kick the vampire demon outta 'em?

[herotypical]

Nope. The soul only comes back under particular circumstances. [She shrugs.] There have only ever been two vampires with souls.

[crisisrain]

Did they both end up here? Or just the one?

[herotypical]

They were both here when I arrived...but they've both gone back home since.

[crisisrain]

Did ya ever do it with both of 'em at the same time?

[herotypical]

W-wait, what?

[She looks offended but...to be honest? Sometimes...in her brain. Oh god thank goodness this is canon or I'd be going to a special hell]

[crisisrain]

I've been drinkin' wine fer about 2 hours now, what did ya seriously think I was gonna ask?

[herotypical]

Well, no. I didn't. [Not at the same time, at least.]

[crisisrain]

OK, how about this one then. What'cha gonna do if one of these guys gets dragged back 'ere?

[herotypical]

[What are you, a prophet?]

Depends who it'd be.

[crisisrain]

[Wait... /goes to check reserves.]

Oh? Picky lady has a favourite then~

[herotypical]

Less picky, more complicated.

[There's a certain peroxide blond in her future, perhaps.]

[crisisrain]

[Oh good god it's Spike! Fff <3]

Ah love~ If it was anythin' other than complicated it wouldn't be half as fun would it?

[herotypical]

There isn't a lot of fun in this kind of complicated. [A look.] But if either of them came, I'd probably keep my head down for while. I'm not keen on confrontations with the exes.

[By which she confirms Raven's early accusation of them even being her exes.]

[crisisrain]

Ya've got a real habit of attractin' the bad types haven't ya? [Though he says that in all seriousness, he's got the idea that it comes from your line of work.]

They'd find ya eventually, layin' low in a small place like this is difficult enough.

[herotypical]

Hey, Angel? Totally didn't seem like a baddie. A little mysterious and cryptic, sure. Bad? Nope. He started out all chivalrous and noble.