Post by Alex Vipond on Aug 7, 2015 22:19:44 GMT -8
Alex Vipond: The day was beautiful and too nice to stay indoors. With that in mind, Alex loaded the bikes onto the roof of the Range Rover and headed for Alki. Once there he pulled them down, and then leaned in to give Adrienne a
Alex Vipond: kiss. "How are you feeling? Everything okay? No more queasy?"
Wrinkled Black: "So much better!" With her hair back in a ponytail and her yellow sundress covering her bikini, Adrienne was looking as good as she felt. "Still a little queasy when I first wake up, but once I'm up and moving it's not so bad." Thank God for that, these last couple months have been miserable! Another kiss was given to him before she was settling on her bike, taking a moment to inhale the smell of the beach. "You know, after living here and in San Diego, I feel like living inland would just be weird."
Alex Vipond: "Yeah, I prefer being on the coast." Alex smiled as he settled onto his bike, his ball cap given a tug to make sure the breeze off the water wasn't going to snag it and then he pushed off down along the trail, a glance over his shoulder given to look at Adrienne and give her a smile.
Wrinkled Black: "Oh hey no fair!" She laughed as she pushed off and followed after him. Once she was level with him she stuck her tongue out at him. "Cheater.." She had half a mind to race him, but being in a dress and sandals...mm, maybe not the best idea.
Alex Vipond: Grinning at her, he laughed. "Hey, I'll take any edge I can get." He looked around, breathing deep of the air coming off the water. "God I love this." Looking back at her, the smile only grew.
Wrinkled Black: "Nice, babe, nice." Eyes rolled behind her sunglasses, but she was laughing, slowing down a little so he could get in front of her and thus leave her room to sway back and forth along the path. Until they come up to any other riders or pedestrians along the way. "You know, we ought to look into a bike trailer or something for the Peanut."
Alex Vipond: "I think we should." He couldn't help but grin at that. "Take him out for a drag, let him see what life is like in the fast lane." he chuckled. "Oh, speaking of fast lane, Ian and I talked at the diner night before last, and I let him drive the Batmobile. Oh, and I got a ticket on the way to the Gator last night." He nodded.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne shook her head, laughing. "Good job, babe. How fast were you going? And how is he, what with your talk a few nights ago?" That he hadn't left the city or at least Alex's employ screaming was a good thing, right?
Alex Vipond: "When he stopped me or when I saw him?" Alex chuckled. "He cited me for doing 75 in a 65, which is like a thirty five dollar fine. He let me off easy in exchange for an autograph for his teen-aged daughter." Chuckling, he shrugged. He'd take whatever benefits his fame could get him... within reason. "Ian seems more curious than anything. He's got lots of questions."
Wrinkled Black: Snickering, she rolled her eyes. "Of course he did." She so would've gotten the ticket, damn it. "Well that's good! Curious is better than terrified." She was about to ask him what kind of questions he asked, but the trail was starting to get a little too crowded. "Have you told him about me yet?" Innocent enough.
Alex Vipond: "No." Alex shook his head. "I figured that was yours to tell. And we didn't quite get around to the subject of the Peanut." Almost but not quite. "But he's definitely going to be needing time to adjust. Terri was at the diner and she let slip as we discussed it, so there was some varied basis of comparison between the different clans. And" he nodded as he kind of shrugged one shoulder, "the difference between individuals."
Wrinkled Black: "Yeah, better not to overload him all at once." Poor guy. They were very lucky he hadn't gone running away, screaming. "I may not mention it until he brings it up." Surely the conversation would come about sooner rather than later if curiosity gets the better of him, whether he wants to know if she's a vampire too or at the least how she's handling it all.
Alex Vipond: "I think it helped a good deal that he'd gotten to know us. The fact that he likes and trusts us, has helped a good deal. I just don't want him thinking that all the bears in the park are cute and cuddly when they're just as able and likely to rip his head off."
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, definitely. Telling him right out of the gate would've been horrible. We're lucky to have found him." She liked Ian, he was a good guy. At the mention of cute and cuddly bears, Adrienne smirked. "I'm glad I found a cute cuddly one."
Alex Vipond: Alex grinned at her and then swerved around a trash can because he wasn't paying attention. "The cute and cuddly one that's going to face plant at any moment." he chuckled. "Oh, At the bar last night, at the Gator, I volunteered to do a couple of charity shows end of summer and Halloween. I hope that's not a problem."
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne laughed, swerving a little to avoid crashing into him. "Try not to kill us, babe!" Once they were going straight once more she sped up a little to ride beside him, since the path was clearing. "Of course not! At the Gator?"
Alex Vipond: "Yep, and I invited them to the baby party. I didn't tell them why it was a party," he nodded, proud of that fact. "So we can sit down with Nicole maybe this weekend and hash out the details."
Wrinkled Black: "Excellent! The more the merrier." She was snickering at that proud little nod. He was so damn cute. "Sounds like a plan. Oh! Speaking of, Dr. Hunt's planning on doing another ultrasound at my appointment coming up, being the second trimester and all." Though always welcome, she didn't expect Alex at all of her appointments, since some were boring and probably a little TMI for him. But the ultrasound ones were the fun ones!
Alex Vipond: Hey, he was in this thing, all the way. "Cool, when and what time do you know yet?" He'd put that shit in his phone and set up alerts just so he wouldn't forget.
Wrinkled Black: "Tuesday, but I'm going to have to check the time. Morning, I know.." She'd left her phone in the glove box of the Range Rover, since she didn't have any pockets on her. Figured anyone trying to get a hold of her could call Alex if it was important enough.
Alex Vipond: "I'll add it to my phone when we have the time." He cruised on along, then looked toward the water. "I haven't seen any seals beaching themselves. I keep thinking sooner or later we'll be lucky enough to see some."
Wrinkled Black: "Which is a shame, they're so damn cute!" Yeah, she couldn't help it. Adrienne was that girl that squee-ish over really cute animals. Didn't matter how old she was.
Alex Vipond: She was in good company. Alex liked cute critters himself. "We should go to the aquarium, that would be kick ass." He pulled up as they reached the miniature version of the Statue of Liberty, and looked around. "You want to grab a bite to eat?"
Wrinkled Black: Pulling up beside him, she planted her foot on the ground and shifted her weight to it, looking around as well. "I could go for some grub." Grinning, she nodded to the Alki Cafe across the street. "Breakfast served all day? Hell yeah!" Adrienne was so easy to please.
Alex Vipond: "Cool." Pushing off again, Alex headed for the cafe, cross walk, stepping off as he reached it and pulling his bike up short. He checked traffic because face it, getting hit by a car sucked, ask him, he could tell you. It happened once. Only once, but that was enough.
Wrinkled Black: She could only imagine, and frankly didn't want to. Following behind him, she crossed the street at a bit of a trot--his legs were longer than hers, after all. Once they crossed the street their bikes were locked up on the small gate outside the cafe; someone else had already done the same, so it seemed like the place to do so. Once done, she pulled Alex in for a kiss. Just 'cause.
Alex Vipond: Like he'd argue? Grinning, he leaned in, one arm slipping around her waist and yep, he was sure there'd be more pics in the Daily Mail soon, or on TMZ, but he didn't care. He laid a lip lock on her that would melt the polar ice cap, and then lifted his head, grinning at her.
Wrinkled Black: Bring it on, tabloids. Adrienne didn't give a fuuuuuuck. However... "You trying to get us arrested for public...I dunno...lewdness?" It was asked sort of breathlessly, her grin wide as she looped her arm with his. "Because, you know, I'm kinda down with that." Just sayin'.
Alex Vipond: "I could so deal with an arrest record for doing you in public. Hell I think I'd get an award rather than arrested." He laughed and led her in, a glance around given. "You said breakfast all day? Score!"
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, hell yeah. Though it'd be just our luck someone would be filming it and it'd end up on some porn site." Liptwitch. Grinning as the hostess led them to a table near the front window, Adrienne slid into a chair and picked up a menu. She frowned a little as the hostess asked what they wanted to drink; no milkshakes! "I'll have the strawberry smoothie, please." Close enough, and--bleh--likely healthier.
Alex Vipond: "Oh, yeah, no..." He shook his head. "We got enough issues with paps without turning into Pam and Tommy." Sliding into the seat opposite her, he checked the menu then looked up at the waitress, "I'll have that to drink as well, and a glass of water, thanks." he smiled and then looked back at the menu. "oooh, where to start. So much goodness."
Wrinkled Black: It took every ounce of willpower Adrienne had not to start cracking up at the WTF look the hostess had over their conversation. Oops? Instead she focused very hard on the menu, but once the woman walked off she was snorting into it and muttering. "We're so fucking classy..."
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled. "Hey, class is my middle name." He paused and shrugged. "It's Maxwell but okay still..."
Wrinkled Black: "Riiight..." She winked up at him before she was actually studying the menu rather than hiding behind it. "So tell me more about these charity gigs."
Alex Vipond: "Well Ava was talking about an end of summer party and a Halloween party, and their annual Thanksgiving Charity Dinner. So I suggested I do a gig at the two parties and have the proceeds go to the charity dinner, though as the conversation progressed, I got the idea that the dinner wasn't like a dinner for those less fortunate but one where you paid for dinner and the proceeds go to charity... Still not clear on that."
Wrinkled Black: "Aah, like one of those politic dinners where it's ten grand a plate." She nodded slowly as she set the menu down, leaning back a little more comfortably in her chair. If she happened to play footsie with him, it was entirely coincidental. Right. "Did they specify any particular charity?"
Alex Vipond: "No, but Ava said that we could split the proceeds between their charities and the charities of my choice, which is cool." And she'd get all the help she needed in that footsie playing deal.
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, well that's good. It'd suck to find out you're playing for a charity you don't approve of. Though..." Her brow furrowed slightly. "Most charities are for a greater good, so I can't imagine that'd be an issue."
Alex Vipond: "If it was something off the wall, like Charities for Hate Groups, then not only no, but hell no." He'd have to cut a bitch if that were the case. "But the charities I do work for are Donate Life," she'd obviously seen the tatt running up his right forearm, "and the Michael J Fox Foundation."
Wrinkled Black: "Hell fucking no, more like." Really needed to emphasize that one. Leaning forward, she propped her elbow on the table and settled her chin in hand. "And here I thought you couldn't get any more attractive..."
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled. "Keep stroking my ego like that and I won't be able to fit my head through the doorway to leave." He mirrored her pose, chin in hand as he regarded her in his lean on the table. "What charities do you like?"
Wrinkled Black: "Well, when I was in San Diego I got involved a lot with Father Joe's Villages, which provided housing and food for the homeless. But I also like the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. They help with college tuition for kids who've lost parents in the military. Even though my brothers didn't have any children, it kind of hits home." A small shrug was offered for that.
Alex Vipond: "We'll add that one to the list." He smiled at her, and then looked down at the menu. "Have you decided what you want?" Because it all fucking looked good. "I think I'm kind of leaning toward the chicken fried steak."
Wrinkled Black: "Ooo, that does sound good. I'm getting the Belgian waffle." They still had to ride their bikes back to the car, she'd be able to work it off, right? Right. "Maybe with a side of bacon and sausage. Don't judge." Grin.
Alex Vipond: "I'll give you some of mine if you give me some of yours." he grinned at her, and then looked up to see if the waitress was in range, his menu closed and laid aside to let her know they were ready.
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, done deal." Like she really needed her arm twisting. The waitress was just arriving with their smoothies and did the usual 'ready to order?' bit. "I'll have the Belgian waffle with the seasonal fruit, plus a side of pork sausage and four slices of bacon." And just to avoid any wtf looks, she settled her hand on her belly for good measure. So there.
Alex Vipond: "And I'll have the chicken fried steak, over medium, extra gravy." he'd point to his feet as if he needed to fill them, he didn't want to dislodge Adrienne's foot from his leg.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne was snickering as the waitress walked away after picking up the menus, lightly nudging his leg with the foot that was on it. "You vampires and your horribly unfair metabolism..." She tried to scowl, but her lips were twitching too much. Muttered, of course.
Alex Vipond: "Hey I was a bottomless pit long before that." he nodded, stirred his smoothie with his straw and then slurped, noisily, at it. After all, what was the fun of having something through a straw if you weren't gonna slurp?
Wrinkled Black: It damn near made her choke on her own sip that she took. She managed not to and instead just laughed, shaking her head. "My oldest child, ladies and gentlemen..."
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled. "People have no idea...." He grinned at her, and took another sip of his smoothie. "This is pretty good...." he paused and leaned back. "Whoa... brain freeze..."
Wrinkled Black: She rolled her eyes but was still grinning. "You're such a nerd. One of the many reasons I love you so much."
Alex Vipond: "I'm glad you do," he smiled at her, grinned, in fact. "I love you too, and would be lost without you."
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne nodded slowly in agreement. "You really would be." Once again she tried to keep a straight face but her smile was just too damn wide.
Alex Vipond: Alex cracked up and then rose half way out of his seat, moving smoothies aside so they wouldn’t get spilled as he dropped a kiss to her lips, before he sat back down and just grinned at her. "The Peanut's not the only one gonna have me wrapped, you know that, don't you?"
Wrinkled Black: The kiss was returned with a chuckle, and when he sat down once more she was looking at him with an eyebrow raised. "Gonna? I thought I already did. Must be slipping.."
Alex Vipond: "I was trying to maintain some control but ...." He shrugged, lips pressed together in an attempt to control the grin. When the waitress arrived with their order, Alex leaned back and yep, he was definitely stealing some of Adrienne's waffles. And maybe a slice of bacon.
Wrinkled Black: "Yeah, good luck with that." Grin! Hey, she intentionally ordered the four strips over the two so that she could share. Hence why she was draping two pieces onto his plate, not even waiting for him to ask. Who loves ya, baby!
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled and yes, he was cutting off a piece of that chicken fried steak to slid over to her plate. He even shared some of his hash browns and a bit of that extra gravy hed asked for. Now that's love! Once he'd transferred it over to her plate, he cut into the steak, and yes, he was one of those anal people who had to cut several rows ahead and then cut the rows into smaller pieces.
Wrinkled Black: She'll try not to poke too much fun at him.
Later that evening:
Terri x Kurai: Terri was walking the beach dressed her Harleyquinn bikini under a mesh t-shirt and a pair of black sailor pants that buttoned up the front. Feet were bare, carrying a pair of sneakers in her left hand, fingers tucked into the pockets while looking down at the tracks she was leaving in the sand.
Ian Lighter: :: assuming there was a beach at this park, Ian, took his free time over there to walk along the shore, swim trunks in evidence, he'd been swimming.. and what was going thru his mind? "Am I fucking nuts?" Why should I work for a dude who associates with other people who could tear my head off and drain me dry like a juice box?"::
Terri x Kurai: One couldn't blame him for thinking along those lines that was for sure. In fact, many years ago - she honestly lost track - she had the same thought when finding out about Akori. Switching her shoes from one hand to the other, she looked up and picked up a familiar scent. A few glances around and she'd eventually find Ian walking also. "Hey!" She called, giving a small wave if he'd look up.
Ian Lighter: :: he heard a voice, looked around to see if someone was calling him,::
Terri x Kurai: Now, normally, she would of taken advantage of this moment and used her shadows to trick... but she didn't want to scare anyone either - least not unintentionally. "Ian!" She called, walking toward him, granted it was dark, but surely her skin stood out despite the black clothing right?
Ian Lighter: ::he waited for her to catch up:: Hey Terri, how's it going?
Terri x Kurai: "It's going..." She replied when she'd caught up, then looking from him to the water and back again. "Wasn't the water cold?" She asked, raising a brow, not that it would matter for her per se, she didn't feel the temperatures like others did.
Ian Lighter: A bit, but you get used to it once you're in if you are exerting it feels good.
Terri x Kurai: "Huh... guess that makes sense." Terri replied. "How are you holding up?"
Ian Lighter: ::a shrug of shoulders:: Apparently, Freaky Weird shit takes me time to adjust to.
Alex Vipond: Alex and Adrienne had finished their meal, packed up their bikes and gone home. It was only after they got home that Alex realized he didn't have his phone. He'd immediately jumped back in the car and headed for Alki Beach, and started scanning for it. If he had a phone, he'd call himself... but his locate app was showing it was here, somewhere, he just had to find it, so there he was, wandering the walk/bike path along the beach, looking for his precious... errr, his iPhone.
Terri x Kurai: Terri gave a light nod. "Yeah, it was mind blowing for me when I had found out about my Sire." She replied.
Alex Vipond: You think that's bad? Try spending every waking moment with a chick for years, before finding out one night in the worst possible ways, as in as her teeth are sinking in, that she was a vampire. That sucked. No pun intended.
Terri x Kurai: Yeah, that won hands down.
Ian Lighter: :: he nodded to her since it seemed that she was walking, he walked along the path with her, didn’t fear for his life, because he was probably walking with the baddest ass out here, unless there was another supe::
Terri x Kurai: Terri would not necessarily classify herself as quite the badass he assumed her to be. Looks can be deceiving! "Hey Alex!" She called when seeing him looking like he was on a treasure hunt, minus the metal detector. Looking back to Ian. "You know you can ask more questions if you have them."
Alex Vipond: Kind of like living with a praying mantis. Hi honey, I'm home... what the fuck?! Alex continued walking along, eyes on the ground, looking for his pre... iPhone. When he heard Terri call his name, his head came up. "Hey, Terri! Call me!" No, he wasn't kidding.
Terri x Kurai: "Call...? Oh, your phone!" She stopped walking to pull her phone out and dialed his number. Though since he was apparently looking for it, she didn't bother holding the phone up to her ear.
Alex Vipond: Alex heard it, even though he wasn't near it. He'd lost it, not where he'd expected but further back along the bike trail. He waved to Terri, then jogged off, listening to the sound of the ring, as he homed in on it. And there it was, fortunately, down between the rock and a log resting on the beach. It had obviously fallen from his pocket while he and Adrienne were riding earlier. Thank God for Otterbox! Picking it up, he brushed the dirt off it and waved it at Terri, giving her a thumbs up as he headed their way.
Ian Lighter: Thanks Terri. Once the shock fades and Im feeling reasonably certain I'll liv for another few days, I’m sure I'll have questions. Like.. is there a certain "Vampire etiquette" I should know about?
Terri x Kurai: A wave was given to Alex before putting her phone away. "You'll live... we don't go sucking the blood out of everyone in sight you know. Like what?"
Alex Vipond: When he reached them he smiled. "Lived six centuries before the damned thing was even invented and now I feel naked without it." He looked between them. "What?" Oh, and he fired off a text to Adrienne to let her know he had in fact found his wayward precious.
Ian Lighter: I just wanted to know if there was cultural taboos with vampire culture.. hate to piss one off..
Terri x Kurai: "I think you're reading a little too much into it..." Terri replied, not accusing or anything, she understood where he was coming from. "We don't advertise what we are - there's rules against that usually - so..."
Ian Lighter: So all those books about vampire covens and there being one alpha vamp are wrong?
Terri x Kurai: "Er... well, not necessarily... I mean it's not likely that you'll know you're meeting one unless they tell you..." Terri replied, gaze shifting to Alex since this was more up his alley anyway. Terri was still 'young' by vampire standards.
Alex Vipond: Really the only ones that have specific etiquette attached are our own." Well, I wouldn't say alpha, we do have certain cultures and protocols amongst ourselves. For example, Alea...." No! His eyes didn't roll and strangely enough, the woman was being... polite, of late. Which of course made Alex wonder what the fuck she was up to, but that was beside the point. "We have a council. Every vampire in the city is beholden to the council. At the head of the council is what is considered the master of the city. He or in this case she, reigns supreme, in the city."
Ian Lighter: So does the hunter work for the Council?
Terri x Kurai: "Hunter?! What hunter?!"
Ian Lighter: ::he looked to Alex, oops?::
Terri x Kurai: A little high strung when someone mentioned hunters, yeah... but with good reason.
Ian Lighter: :: to Terri:: isnt there always a Buffy?
Terri x Kurai: "Ian... the hunters I've come across are worse than your childhood version of the boogeyman."
Alex Vipond: "No, she doesn't," Alex looked from Ian to Terri. "And no, you don't have to worry about any hunters. You're not out tapping veins of unwilling people and leaving bodies all over town so don't worry about it."
Terri x Kurai: "I don't know what hunters you're talking about... but the ones I've come across don't care."
Alex Vipond: "Well the ones I know, do, and if there were any of the asshole variety to be coming around, they'd give me a heads up."
Terri x Kurai: "The ones I've come across took Van Helsing's job a little too serious." She said, giving a shake of her head.
Alex Vipond: "The ones I know... well one can be a dick, but he's a dick to everyone. The other one is fucking totes awesome."
Ian Lighter: ::There wasn’t much Ian could add to this conversation so he just stood there::
Terri x Kurai: Terri looked between the two then to Ian, hands going back into her pockets again. "Well I guess that question sort of went all over the place." She said with a small chuckle... yeah, sort of forced.
Alex Vipond: "What was the question?" The debate on the evils of hunters had kind of wiped it out of his mind.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne was really quite glad she hadn't heard Alex use the phrase 'fucking totes awesome.' Just sayin'. She was on the road when she got his text so didn't respond to it immediately. It wasn't until she'd reparked the Range Rover and was walking toward the beach that she sent one back to him. Well done, Gollum.
Ian Lighter: You already answered it.
Alex Vipond: "Ah, I thought maybe I had missed something." He nodded, felt his phone vibrate in his pocket... he'd have to have her text him more often, and pulled his phone to check the message. Chuckling he nodded and fired off a response. My Precious....
Wrinkled Black: Thanks to that locate app it didn't take too long for her to find them, grinning as she tucked her phone into the pocket of the jeans she'd changed into. "Not enough s's, babe." Grin. "Hey guys!" Said with a wave to Terri and Ian.
Ian Lighter: Hi Adrienne.How you feeling?
Alex Vipond: Chuckling, he slipped his phone back into his pocket, and slid his arm around Adrienne, a kiss pressed to her cheek. "She feels great to me, but...." he tensed for the elbow, should it come.
Terri x Kurai: "Hey Adrienne" Terri replied with a smile... and there came the groan hearing Alex with a shake of her head.
Wrinkled Black: Oh, it came. Lightly, but there it was, right in his side. "I actually am feeling great, thank you." And it was about damn time, too!
Alex Vipond: Chuckling as she nudged him, he grunted for effect and then looked to the other two. "So we're gonna be doing a couple of shows at the Gator. One probably toward the end of the month and then one around Halloween. There may be one near Thanksgiving too, not entirely sure how that one works."
Terri x Kurai: "Oh? Where's the Gator at?" She asked, having never been there before.
Alex Vipond: "It's outside the city." He nodded. One of those you kind of had to know where it was to be able to get there again.
Ian Lighter: The Gator.. off route 90.. I think :: a glance to Alex:: I’ll need you to fix my eyesight then.
Wrinkled Black: "It's a cool place, we've met some good folks there." Except that dick hunter, but we digress.
Alex Vipond: "You'll be fine. It was a one-time deal not a forever more thing."
Terri x Kurai: Just to be a smartass... "How many fingers am I holding up?" She asked Ian, holding two fingers in front of him.
Ian Lighter: Huh.. just to be a smart ass:: No fingers.. but I see two claws..
Wrinkled Black: Okay, that had Adrienne snickering.
Terri x Kurai: "Your eyesight is fine." She said in a mocking chipper voice, dropping her hand.
Alex Vipond: "There, see? All better." Alex nodded. "And for the record, I know up close and personal what it's like to have that done to you which is why I don't feel comfortable doing it to others. It was something of a necessity at the time, or so I felt, or I wouldn't have done it to you."
Ian Lighter: No, I accepted your apology, Dude.. I just thought when we talked about it that you had said it would continue until you removed it..
Alex Vipond: "No, not at all. It was a one-time deal. You won't remember what you saw, unless I remove the compulsion from that night, but other than that, there are no lingering effects."
Wrinkled Black: While Alex and Ian were talking, Adrienne leaned in to murmur to Terri. "Because of course the night we brought Ian there, there was a weird little chick with tail..."
Alex Vipond: She was also a cannibal but Alex wouldn't share that unless and until it was necessary... like the next time they were at the Gator and Ichi should walk in.
Terri x Kurai: Blink. "A tail? Really?" She looked at Adrienne. "Was she stuck in like mid-shift or something?"
Ian Lighter: So no more blind spots? Im glad you fessed up, the eye Dr. referred me to a neurologist.
Alex Vipond: "No more blind spots and good God, let's not go that route unless you have a tumor."
Wrinkled Black: "Nope." She shook her head, smirking. "Just...some weird creature." Shrugs. knew?
Alex Vipond: "It's not a tumor..." Yep, that was his best Schwarzenegger impression.
Ian Lighter: Unless it was a long skinny growth off her backside..
Terri x Kurai: Shudder. "That sounds disgusting."
Alex Vipond: "She looks perfectly normal. Tiny little Asian thing, until that tail reaches out to grasp things or she pops open her lunch box..." Alex shuddered. So much for not touching on the subject...
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne froze. Ian wasn't supposed to be listening in on the tail conversation. Oops? She grinned sheepishly and shrugged.
Alex Vipond: No, the fact that Ichi was a cannibal. That part Alex wasn't gonna spill unless needed.
Terri x Kurai: "Well, let me know when your shows are and I'll follow you over to this Gator if I can." She said to Alex and Adrienne with a smile. "As long as it's not seven in the morning again." She added on with a chuckle. "I'm going to call it a night you three."
Alex Vipond: "Good night, Terri." Alex nodded to her.
Ian Lighter: Yes, Good night
Wrinkled Black: "Oh no, we won't be that cruel." Grin! "Good night, Terri!"
Terri x Kurai: Cough. "Bullshit." Cough.
Wrinkled Black: "So Ian, how are you holding up after...well...all of this?" Sure she'd heard Alex's answer, but she was curious to hear it in Ian's own words.
Ian Lighter: I have to admit, it messed me up and is still messing with me.. Its like someone just told me that I'd been living in a small box all my life, and never knew it.. Kinda like The Truman Story
Alex Vipond: "It's a definite shift in paradigm." Alex nodded. "Kind of like that line in Men in Black. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow..."
Ian Lighter: Yeah. It’s a real eye opener.
Wrinkled Black: "I can't imagine what it's like to be thrust into such a revelation." She smiled softly to him. "But you know you can ask just anything. Or even tell us to shut the hell up, too."
Ian Lighter: All of a sudden you find out that there are monsters... everywhere.. :: to Alex and Adrienne:: Present company excepted.
Alex Vipond: "There are monsters, Ian, everywhere and always have been. The predator that preys on children, the Charles Mansons, and Ted Bundys of the world... I mean, that fucker was depraved. He didn't just rape and kill his victims, he kept them out in the woods and continued to rape them until they got too .... squishy..." The look of distaste on his face was clear as was the shudder that coursed down his spine.
Ian Lighter: Yeah, but Alex, Monsters that don’t have "super powers" greater than what any cop can bring to the table is one thing monsters that are faster, stronger, can see in the dark... use mind control.. and who knows what else... is a different matter..
Alex Vipond: "You've never faced someone who's a complete maniac. You'd be amazed at the strength of someone who's deranged. Look at the dude in Florida... bath salts dude... How many cops did it take to bring him down after he ate that guy's face? It's not the power of the being, Ian, it's what one chooses to do with that power."
Ian Lighter: You sure he was human?
Wrinkled Black: "And just because there's beings with 'super powers' doesn't mean all of them abuse them and hurt others with them."
Alex Vipond: "I wasn't there so I don't know, but ask any cop that's come up against someone whose whacked out on PCP about how fucking strong they are."
Ian Lighter: I know that too.
Alex Vipond: "To say that someone is a monster because of their condition, be it vampire or lycan or shifter, is no different than saying someone who doesn't have blond hair and blue eyes is less human than those who do. And Hitler killed over six million people because of that. Who's the monster?"
Wrinkled Black: Brows went up a little when Alex mentioned lycans and shifters, but instead of saying anything she watched Ian. Honestly, she didn't envy the guy, being bombarded with all this new lore.
Ian Lighter: ::face palm:: So now I’m a bigoted racist?
Wrinkled Black: She chuckled, shaking her head. "No, you're a human that's found out that your employers...well...aren't."
Alex Vipond: "No. I'm just saying that it's going to take time to shift your perception. You've been led to believe, by fiction writers and television that some people are this evil, twisted things. And that's not the case. Evil can lie anywhere."
Ian Lighter: Evil, can be everywhere, but I suppose there can be small evils and great evils as well.
A Spirited Scion: An incoming text message from Callie: ALEX!
Alex Vipond: When his phone went off, Alex pulled it, one brow rising, and he fired back a WHAT?
Ian Lighter: ::He looked to Adrienne and Alex when he heard the man::
Wrinkled Black: A brow went up as she watched Alex. "Something wrong, babe?"
Alex Vipond: "I don't know, Callie is shouting at me in text."
A Spirited Scion: Text: Ava mentioned a party next weekend? We were wondering when.
Alex Vipond: Laughing, he looked at Adrienne. "When is the pre-release party? I was thinking weekend next, not coming."
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne laughed, nodding. "Yeah, that sounds about right. Is that what she's texting about?"
Alex Vipond: "Yes, apparently she's quite excited about a party. Saturday? Fivish?"
Wrinkled Black: "I was thinking Sunday..."
Alex Vipond: "Sunday it is. We can start at noon and roll until whenever." Thumbs moved over the screen as he tapped out the reply. Sunday, noon to whenever.
A Spirited Scion: Text: And it's next weekend? Not two days from now? Where at?
Text: Ki's at the bar. Said to tell you not to try calling him. His phone got ran over by a taxi.
Alex Vipond: Alex looked back at his phone and shook his head. Told him to use Lyft or Uber. And then he followed up with. Our house, 1900 Shenandoah Drive East.
A Spirited Scion [10:47 P.M.]: Text: Ki said he didn't use the taxi that ran over his phone and that he likes Uber.
Alex Vipond: And then he looked back at his phone, chuckled and fired off another response. Good, does he have insurance on the phone? If not does he need another?
Wrinkled Black: The kiss was returned with a smirk. "Track down the skank and teach her a very painful lesson."
Alex Vipond: "Well it's a good thing it's Callie and not a skank then." he chuckled and then looked between the two. "Wanna head for the bar? Ki's there."
Wrinkled Black: "Mmmmhm." She even gave her head that sassy black lady bob back and forth. Nobody messes with her man! Laughing, she nodded. "Yeah, I'm game."
Ian Lighter: Fine with me..
A Spirited Scion: Text: No insurance and he needs another though he won't say that or ask.
Alex Vipond: kiss. "How are you feeling? Everything okay? No more queasy?"
Wrinkled Black: "So much better!" With her hair back in a ponytail and her yellow sundress covering her bikini, Adrienne was looking as good as she felt. "Still a little queasy when I first wake up, but once I'm up and moving it's not so bad." Thank God for that, these last couple months have been miserable! Another kiss was given to him before she was settling on her bike, taking a moment to inhale the smell of the beach. "You know, after living here and in San Diego, I feel like living inland would just be weird."
Alex Vipond: "Yeah, I prefer being on the coast." Alex smiled as he settled onto his bike, his ball cap given a tug to make sure the breeze off the water wasn't going to snag it and then he pushed off down along the trail, a glance over his shoulder given to look at Adrienne and give her a smile.
Wrinkled Black: "Oh hey no fair!" She laughed as she pushed off and followed after him. Once she was level with him she stuck her tongue out at him. "Cheater.." She had half a mind to race him, but being in a dress and sandals...mm, maybe not the best idea.
Alex Vipond: Grinning at her, he laughed. "Hey, I'll take any edge I can get." He looked around, breathing deep of the air coming off the water. "God I love this." Looking back at her, the smile only grew.
Wrinkled Black: "Nice, babe, nice." Eyes rolled behind her sunglasses, but she was laughing, slowing down a little so he could get in front of her and thus leave her room to sway back and forth along the path. Until they come up to any other riders or pedestrians along the way. "You know, we ought to look into a bike trailer or something for the Peanut."
Alex Vipond: "I think we should." He couldn't help but grin at that. "Take him out for a drag, let him see what life is like in the fast lane." he chuckled. "Oh, speaking of fast lane, Ian and I talked at the diner night before last, and I let him drive the Batmobile. Oh, and I got a ticket on the way to the Gator last night." He nodded.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne shook her head, laughing. "Good job, babe. How fast were you going? And how is he, what with your talk a few nights ago?" That he hadn't left the city or at least Alex's employ screaming was a good thing, right?
Alex Vipond: "When he stopped me or when I saw him?" Alex chuckled. "He cited me for doing 75 in a 65, which is like a thirty five dollar fine. He let me off easy in exchange for an autograph for his teen-aged daughter." Chuckling, he shrugged. He'd take whatever benefits his fame could get him... within reason. "Ian seems more curious than anything. He's got lots of questions."
Wrinkled Black: Snickering, she rolled her eyes. "Of course he did." She so would've gotten the ticket, damn it. "Well that's good! Curious is better than terrified." She was about to ask him what kind of questions he asked, but the trail was starting to get a little too crowded. "Have you told him about me yet?" Innocent enough.
Alex Vipond: "No." Alex shook his head. "I figured that was yours to tell. And we didn't quite get around to the subject of the Peanut." Almost but not quite. "But he's definitely going to be needing time to adjust. Terri was at the diner and she let slip as we discussed it, so there was some varied basis of comparison between the different clans. And" he nodded as he kind of shrugged one shoulder, "the difference between individuals."
Wrinkled Black: "Yeah, better not to overload him all at once." Poor guy. They were very lucky he hadn't gone running away, screaming. "I may not mention it until he brings it up." Surely the conversation would come about sooner rather than later if curiosity gets the better of him, whether he wants to know if she's a vampire too or at the least how she's handling it all.
Alex Vipond: "I think it helped a good deal that he'd gotten to know us. The fact that he likes and trusts us, has helped a good deal. I just don't want him thinking that all the bears in the park are cute and cuddly when they're just as able and likely to rip his head off."
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, definitely. Telling him right out of the gate would've been horrible. We're lucky to have found him." She liked Ian, he was a good guy. At the mention of cute and cuddly bears, Adrienne smirked. "I'm glad I found a cute cuddly one."
Alex Vipond: Alex grinned at her and then swerved around a trash can because he wasn't paying attention. "The cute and cuddly one that's going to face plant at any moment." he chuckled. "Oh, At the bar last night, at the Gator, I volunteered to do a couple of charity shows end of summer and Halloween. I hope that's not a problem."
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne laughed, swerving a little to avoid crashing into him. "Try not to kill us, babe!" Once they were going straight once more she sped up a little to ride beside him, since the path was clearing. "Of course not! At the Gator?"
Alex Vipond: "Yep, and I invited them to the baby party. I didn't tell them why it was a party," he nodded, proud of that fact. "So we can sit down with Nicole maybe this weekend and hash out the details."
Wrinkled Black: "Excellent! The more the merrier." She was snickering at that proud little nod. He was so damn cute. "Sounds like a plan. Oh! Speaking of, Dr. Hunt's planning on doing another ultrasound at my appointment coming up, being the second trimester and all." Though always welcome, she didn't expect Alex at all of her appointments, since some were boring and probably a little TMI for him. But the ultrasound ones were the fun ones!
Alex Vipond: Hey, he was in this thing, all the way. "Cool, when and what time do you know yet?" He'd put that shit in his phone and set up alerts just so he wouldn't forget.
Wrinkled Black: "Tuesday, but I'm going to have to check the time. Morning, I know.." She'd left her phone in the glove box of the Range Rover, since she didn't have any pockets on her. Figured anyone trying to get a hold of her could call Alex if it was important enough.
Alex Vipond: "I'll add it to my phone when we have the time." He cruised on along, then looked toward the water. "I haven't seen any seals beaching themselves. I keep thinking sooner or later we'll be lucky enough to see some."
Wrinkled Black: "Which is a shame, they're so damn cute!" Yeah, she couldn't help it. Adrienne was that girl that squee-ish over really cute animals. Didn't matter how old she was.
Alex Vipond: She was in good company. Alex liked cute critters himself. "We should go to the aquarium, that would be kick ass." He pulled up as they reached the miniature version of the Statue of Liberty, and looked around. "You want to grab a bite to eat?"
Wrinkled Black: Pulling up beside him, she planted her foot on the ground and shifted her weight to it, looking around as well. "I could go for some grub." Grinning, she nodded to the Alki Cafe across the street. "Breakfast served all day? Hell yeah!" Adrienne was so easy to please.
Alex Vipond: "Cool." Pushing off again, Alex headed for the cafe, cross walk, stepping off as he reached it and pulling his bike up short. He checked traffic because face it, getting hit by a car sucked, ask him, he could tell you. It happened once. Only once, but that was enough.
Wrinkled Black: She could only imagine, and frankly didn't want to. Following behind him, she crossed the street at a bit of a trot--his legs were longer than hers, after all. Once they crossed the street their bikes were locked up on the small gate outside the cafe; someone else had already done the same, so it seemed like the place to do so. Once done, she pulled Alex in for a kiss. Just 'cause.
Alex Vipond: Like he'd argue? Grinning, he leaned in, one arm slipping around her waist and yep, he was sure there'd be more pics in the Daily Mail soon, or on TMZ, but he didn't care. He laid a lip lock on her that would melt the polar ice cap, and then lifted his head, grinning at her.
Wrinkled Black: Bring it on, tabloids. Adrienne didn't give a fuuuuuuck. However... "You trying to get us arrested for public...I dunno...lewdness?" It was asked sort of breathlessly, her grin wide as she looped her arm with his. "Because, you know, I'm kinda down with that." Just sayin'.
Alex Vipond: "I could so deal with an arrest record for doing you in public. Hell I think I'd get an award rather than arrested." He laughed and led her in, a glance around given. "You said breakfast all day? Score!"
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, hell yeah. Though it'd be just our luck someone would be filming it and it'd end up on some porn site." Liptwitch. Grinning as the hostess led them to a table near the front window, Adrienne slid into a chair and picked up a menu. She frowned a little as the hostess asked what they wanted to drink; no milkshakes! "I'll have the strawberry smoothie, please." Close enough, and--bleh--likely healthier.
Alex Vipond: "Oh, yeah, no..." He shook his head. "We got enough issues with paps without turning into Pam and Tommy." Sliding into the seat opposite her, he checked the menu then looked up at the waitress, "I'll have that to drink as well, and a glass of water, thanks." he smiled and then looked back at the menu. "oooh, where to start. So much goodness."
Wrinkled Black: It took every ounce of willpower Adrienne had not to start cracking up at the WTF look the hostess had over their conversation. Oops? Instead she focused very hard on the menu, but once the woman walked off she was snorting into it and muttering. "We're so fucking classy..."
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled. "Hey, class is my middle name." He paused and shrugged. "It's Maxwell but okay still..."
Wrinkled Black: "Riiight..." She winked up at him before she was actually studying the menu rather than hiding behind it. "So tell me more about these charity gigs."
Alex Vipond: "Well Ava was talking about an end of summer party and a Halloween party, and their annual Thanksgiving Charity Dinner. So I suggested I do a gig at the two parties and have the proceeds go to the charity dinner, though as the conversation progressed, I got the idea that the dinner wasn't like a dinner for those less fortunate but one where you paid for dinner and the proceeds go to charity... Still not clear on that."
Wrinkled Black: "Aah, like one of those politic dinners where it's ten grand a plate." She nodded slowly as she set the menu down, leaning back a little more comfortably in her chair. If she happened to play footsie with him, it was entirely coincidental. Right. "Did they specify any particular charity?"
Alex Vipond: "No, but Ava said that we could split the proceeds between their charities and the charities of my choice, which is cool." And she'd get all the help she needed in that footsie playing deal.
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, well that's good. It'd suck to find out you're playing for a charity you don't approve of. Though..." Her brow furrowed slightly. "Most charities are for a greater good, so I can't imagine that'd be an issue."
Alex Vipond: "If it was something off the wall, like Charities for Hate Groups, then not only no, but hell no." He'd have to cut a bitch if that were the case. "But the charities I do work for are Donate Life," she'd obviously seen the tatt running up his right forearm, "and the Michael J Fox Foundation."
Wrinkled Black: "Hell fucking no, more like." Really needed to emphasize that one. Leaning forward, she propped her elbow on the table and settled her chin in hand. "And here I thought you couldn't get any more attractive..."
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled. "Keep stroking my ego like that and I won't be able to fit my head through the doorway to leave." He mirrored her pose, chin in hand as he regarded her in his lean on the table. "What charities do you like?"
Wrinkled Black: "Well, when I was in San Diego I got involved a lot with Father Joe's Villages, which provided housing and food for the homeless. But I also like the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. They help with college tuition for kids who've lost parents in the military. Even though my brothers didn't have any children, it kind of hits home." A small shrug was offered for that.
Alex Vipond: "We'll add that one to the list." He smiled at her, and then looked down at the menu. "Have you decided what you want?" Because it all fucking looked good. "I think I'm kind of leaning toward the chicken fried steak."
Wrinkled Black: "Ooo, that does sound good. I'm getting the Belgian waffle." They still had to ride their bikes back to the car, she'd be able to work it off, right? Right. "Maybe with a side of bacon and sausage. Don't judge." Grin.
Alex Vipond: "I'll give you some of mine if you give me some of yours." he grinned at her, and then looked up to see if the waitress was in range, his menu closed and laid aside to let her know they were ready.
Wrinkled Black: "Oh, done deal." Like she really needed her arm twisting. The waitress was just arriving with their smoothies and did the usual 'ready to order?' bit. "I'll have the Belgian waffle with the seasonal fruit, plus a side of pork sausage and four slices of bacon." And just to avoid any wtf looks, she settled her hand on her belly for good measure. So there.
Alex Vipond: "And I'll have the chicken fried steak, over medium, extra gravy." he'd point to his feet as if he needed to fill them, he didn't want to dislodge Adrienne's foot from his leg.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne was snickering as the waitress walked away after picking up the menus, lightly nudging his leg with the foot that was on it. "You vampires and your horribly unfair metabolism..." She tried to scowl, but her lips were twitching too much. Muttered, of course.
Alex Vipond: "Hey I was a bottomless pit long before that." he nodded, stirred his smoothie with his straw and then slurped, noisily, at it. After all, what was the fun of having something through a straw if you weren't gonna slurp?
Wrinkled Black: It damn near made her choke on her own sip that she took. She managed not to and instead just laughed, shaking her head. "My oldest child, ladies and gentlemen..."
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled. "People have no idea...." He grinned at her, and took another sip of his smoothie. "This is pretty good...." he paused and leaned back. "Whoa... brain freeze..."
Wrinkled Black: She rolled her eyes but was still grinning. "You're such a nerd. One of the many reasons I love you so much."
Alex Vipond: "I'm glad you do," he smiled at her, grinned, in fact. "I love you too, and would be lost without you."
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne nodded slowly in agreement. "You really would be." Once again she tried to keep a straight face but her smile was just too damn wide.
Alex Vipond: Alex cracked up and then rose half way out of his seat, moving smoothies aside so they wouldn’t get spilled as he dropped a kiss to her lips, before he sat back down and just grinned at her. "The Peanut's not the only one gonna have me wrapped, you know that, don't you?"
Wrinkled Black: The kiss was returned with a chuckle, and when he sat down once more she was looking at him with an eyebrow raised. "Gonna? I thought I already did. Must be slipping.."
Alex Vipond: "I was trying to maintain some control but ...." He shrugged, lips pressed together in an attempt to control the grin. When the waitress arrived with their order, Alex leaned back and yep, he was definitely stealing some of Adrienne's waffles. And maybe a slice of bacon.
Wrinkled Black: "Yeah, good luck with that." Grin! Hey, she intentionally ordered the four strips over the two so that she could share. Hence why she was draping two pieces onto his plate, not even waiting for him to ask. Who loves ya, baby!
Alex Vipond: Alex chuckled and yes, he was cutting off a piece of that chicken fried steak to slid over to her plate. He even shared some of his hash browns and a bit of that extra gravy hed asked for. Now that's love! Once he'd transferred it over to her plate, he cut into the steak, and yes, he was one of those anal people who had to cut several rows ahead and then cut the rows into smaller pieces.
Wrinkled Black: She'll try not to poke too much fun at him.
Later that evening:
Terri x Kurai: Terri was walking the beach dressed her Harleyquinn bikini under a mesh t-shirt and a pair of black sailor pants that buttoned up the front. Feet were bare, carrying a pair of sneakers in her left hand, fingers tucked into the pockets while looking down at the tracks she was leaving in the sand.
Ian Lighter: :: assuming there was a beach at this park, Ian, took his free time over there to walk along the shore, swim trunks in evidence, he'd been swimming.. and what was going thru his mind? "Am I fucking nuts?" Why should I work for a dude who associates with other people who could tear my head off and drain me dry like a juice box?"::
Terri x Kurai: One couldn't blame him for thinking along those lines that was for sure. In fact, many years ago - she honestly lost track - she had the same thought when finding out about Akori. Switching her shoes from one hand to the other, she looked up and picked up a familiar scent. A few glances around and she'd eventually find Ian walking also. "Hey!" She called, giving a small wave if he'd look up.
Ian Lighter: :: he heard a voice, looked around to see if someone was calling him,::
Terri x Kurai: Now, normally, she would of taken advantage of this moment and used her shadows to trick... but she didn't want to scare anyone either - least not unintentionally. "Ian!" She called, walking toward him, granted it was dark, but surely her skin stood out despite the black clothing right?
Ian Lighter: ::he waited for her to catch up:: Hey Terri, how's it going?
Terri x Kurai: "It's going..." She replied when she'd caught up, then looking from him to the water and back again. "Wasn't the water cold?" She asked, raising a brow, not that it would matter for her per se, she didn't feel the temperatures like others did.
Ian Lighter: A bit, but you get used to it once you're in if you are exerting it feels good.
Terri x Kurai: "Huh... guess that makes sense." Terri replied. "How are you holding up?"
Ian Lighter: ::a shrug of shoulders:: Apparently, Freaky Weird shit takes me time to adjust to.
Alex Vipond: Alex and Adrienne had finished their meal, packed up their bikes and gone home. It was only after they got home that Alex realized he didn't have his phone. He'd immediately jumped back in the car and headed for Alki Beach, and started scanning for it. If he had a phone, he'd call himself... but his locate app was showing it was here, somewhere, he just had to find it, so there he was, wandering the walk/bike path along the beach, looking for his precious... errr, his iPhone.
Terri x Kurai: Terri gave a light nod. "Yeah, it was mind blowing for me when I had found out about my Sire." She replied.
Alex Vipond: You think that's bad? Try spending every waking moment with a chick for years, before finding out one night in the worst possible ways, as in as her teeth are sinking in, that she was a vampire. That sucked. No pun intended.
Terri x Kurai: Yeah, that won hands down.
Ian Lighter: :: he nodded to her since it seemed that she was walking, he walked along the path with her, didn’t fear for his life, because he was probably walking with the baddest ass out here, unless there was another supe::
Terri x Kurai: Terri would not necessarily classify herself as quite the badass he assumed her to be. Looks can be deceiving! "Hey Alex!" She called when seeing him looking like he was on a treasure hunt, minus the metal detector. Looking back to Ian. "You know you can ask more questions if you have them."
Alex Vipond: Kind of like living with a praying mantis. Hi honey, I'm home... what the fuck?! Alex continued walking along, eyes on the ground, looking for his pre... iPhone. When he heard Terri call his name, his head came up. "Hey, Terri! Call me!" No, he wasn't kidding.
Terri x Kurai: "Call...? Oh, your phone!" She stopped walking to pull her phone out and dialed his number. Though since he was apparently looking for it, she didn't bother holding the phone up to her ear.
Alex Vipond: Alex heard it, even though he wasn't near it. He'd lost it, not where he'd expected but further back along the bike trail. He waved to Terri, then jogged off, listening to the sound of the ring, as he homed in on it. And there it was, fortunately, down between the rock and a log resting on the beach. It had obviously fallen from his pocket while he and Adrienne were riding earlier. Thank God for Otterbox! Picking it up, he brushed the dirt off it and waved it at Terri, giving her a thumbs up as he headed their way.
Ian Lighter: Thanks Terri. Once the shock fades and Im feeling reasonably certain I'll liv for another few days, I’m sure I'll have questions. Like.. is there a certain "Vampire etiquette" I should know about?
Terri x Kurai: A wave was given to Alex before putting her phone away. "You'll live... we don't go sucking the blood out of everyone in sight you know. Like what?"
Alex Vipond: When he reached them he smiled. "Lived six centuries before the damned thing was even invented and now I feel naked without it." He looked between them. "What?" Oh, and he fired off a text to Adrienne to let her know he had in fact found his wayward precious.
Ian Lighter: I just wanted to know if there was cultural taboos with vampire culture.. hate to piss one off..
Terri x Kurai: "I think you're reading a little too much into it..." Terri replied, not accusing or anything, she understood where he was coming from. "We don't advertise what we are - there's rules against that usually - so..."
Ian Lighter: So all those books about vampire covens and there being one alpha vamp are wrong?
Terri x Kurai: "Er... well, not necessarily... I mean it's not likely that you'll know you're meeting one unless they tell you..." Terri replied, gaze shifting to Alex since this was more up his alley anyway. Terri was still 'young' by vampire standards.
Alex Vipond: Really the only ones that have specific etiquette attached are our own." Well, I wouldn't say alpha, we do have certain cultures and protocols amongst ourselves. For example, Alea...." No! His eyes didn't roll and strangely enough, the woman was being... polite, of late. Which of course made Alex wonder what the fuck she was up to, but that was beside the point. "We have a council. Every vampire in the city is beholden to the council. At the head of the council is what is considered the master of the city. He or in this case she, reigns supreme, in the city."
Ian Lighter: So does the hunter work for the Council?
Terri x Kurai: "Hunter?! What hunter?!"
Ian Lighter: ::he looked to Alex, oops?::
Terri x Kurai: A little high strung when someone mentioned hunters, yeah... but with good reason.
Ian Lighter: :: to Terri:: isnt there always a Buffy?
Terri x Kurai: "Ian... the hunters I've come across are worse than your childhood version of the boogeyman."
Alex Vipond: "No, she doesn't," Alex looked from Ian to Terri. "And no, you don't have to worry about any hunters. You're not out tapping veins of unwilling people and leaving bodies all over town so don't worry about it."
Terri x Kurai: "I don't know what hunters you're talking about... but the ones I've come across don't care."
Alex Vipond: "Well the ones I know, do, and if there were any of the asshole variety to be coming around, they'd give me a heads up."
Terri x Kurai: "The ones I've come across took Van Helsing's job a little too serious." She said, giving a shake of her head.
Alex Vipond: "The ones I know... well one can be a dick, but he's a dick to everyone. The other one is fucking totes awesome."
Ian Lighter: ::There wasn’t much Ian could add to this conversation so he just stood there::
Terri x Kurai: Terri looked between the two then to Ian, hands going back into her pockets again. "Well I guess that question sort of went all over the place." She said with a small chuckle... yeah, sort of forced.
Alex Vipond: "What was the question?" The debate on the evils of hunters had kind of wiped it out of his mind.
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne was really quite glad she hadn't heard Alex use the phrase 'fucking totes awesome.' Just sayin'. She was on the road when she got his text so didn't respond to it immediately. It wasn't until she'd reparked the Range Rover and was walking toward the beach that she sent one back to him. Well done, Gollum.
Ian Lighter: You already answered it.
Alex Vipond: "Ah, I thought maybe I had missed something." He nodded, felt his phone vibrate in his pocket... he'd have to have her text him more often, and pulled his phone to check the message. Chuckling he nodded and fired off a response. My Precious....
Wrinkled Black: Thanks to that locate app it didn't take too long for her to find them, grinning as she tucked her phone into the pocket of the jeans she'd changed into. "Not enough s's, babe." Grin. "Hey guys!" Said with a wave to Terri and Ian.
Ian Lighter: Hi Adrienne.How you feeling?
Alex Vipond: Chuckling, he slipped his phone back into his pocket, and slid his arm around Adrienne, a kiss pressed to her cheek. "She feels great to me, but...." he tensed for the elbow, should it come.
Terri x Kurai: "Hey Adrienne" Terri replied with a smile... and there came the groan hearing Alex with a shake of her head.
Wrinkled Black: Oh, it came. Lightly, but there it was, right in his side. "I actually am feeling great, thank you." And it was about damn time, too!
Alex Vipond: Chuckling as she nudged him, he grunted for effect and then looked to the other two. "So we're gonna be doing a couple of shows at the Gator. One probably toward the end of the month and then one around Halloween. There may be one near Thanksgiving too, not entirely sure how that one works."
Terri x Kurai: "Oh? Where's the Gator at?" She asked, having never been there before.
Alex Vipond: "It's outside the city." He nodded. One of those you kind of had to know where it was to be able to get there again.
Ian Lighter: The Gator.. off route 90.. I think :: a glance to Alex:: I’ll need you to fix my eyesight then.
Wrinkled Black: "It's a cool place, we've met some good folks there." Except that dick hunter, but we digress.
Alex Vipond: "You'll be fine. It was a one-time deal not a forever more thing."
Terri x Kurai: Just to be a smartass... "How many fingers am I holding up?" She asked Ian, holding two fingers in front of him.
Ian Lighter: Huh.. just to be a smart ass:: No fingers.. but I see two claws..
Wrinkled Black: Okay, that had Adrienne snickering.
Terri x Kurai: "Your eyesight is fine." She said in a mocking chipper voice, dropping her hand.
Alex Vipond: "There, see? All better." Alex nodded. "And for the record, I know up close and personal what it's like to have that done to you which is why I don't feel comfortable doing it to others. It was something of a necessity at the time, or so I felt, or I wouldn't have done it to you."
Ian Lighter: No, I accepted your apology, Dude.. I just thought when we talked about it that you had said it would continue until you removed it..
Alex Vipond: "No, not at all. It was a one-time deal. You won't remember what you saw, unless I remove the compulsion from that night, but other than that, there are no lingering effects."
Wrinkled Black: While Alex and Ian were talking, Adrienne leaned in to murmur to Terri. "Because of course the night we brought Ian there, there was a weird little chick with tail..."
Alex Vipond: She was also a cannibal but Alex wouldn't share that unless and until it was necessary... like the next time they were at the Gator and Ichi should walk in.
Terri x Kurai: Blink. "A tail? Really?" She looked at Adrienne. "Was she stuck in like mid-shift or something?"
Ian Lighter: So no more blind spots? Im glad you fessed up, the eye Dr. referred me to a neurologist.
Alex Vipond: "No more blind spots and good God, let's not go that route unless you have a tumor."
Wrinkled Black: "Nope." She shook her head, smirking. "Just...some weird creature." Shrugs. knew?
Alex Vipond: "It's not a tumor..." Yep, that was his best Schwarzenegger impression.
Ian Lighter: Unless it was a long skinny growth off her backside..
Terri x Kurai: Shudder. "That sounds disgusting."
Alex Vipond: "She looks perfectly normal. Tiny little Asian thing, until that tail reaches out to grasp things or she pops open her lunch box..." Alex shuddered. So much for not touching on the subject...
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne froze. Ian wasn't supposed to be listening in on the tail conversation. Oops? She grinned sheepishly and shrugged.
Alex Vipond: No, the fact that Ichi was a cannibal. That part Alex wasn't gonna spill unless needed.
Terri x Kurai: "Well, let me know when your shows are and I'll follow you over to this Gator if I can." She said to Alex and Adrienne with a smile. "As long as it's not seven in the morning again." She added on with a chuckle. "I'm going to call it a night you three."
Alex Vipond: "Good night, Terri." Alex nodded to her.
Ian Lighter: Yes, Good night
Wrinkled Black: "Oh no, we won't be that cruel." Grin! "Good night, Terri!"
Terri x Kurai: Cough. "Bullshit." Cough.
Wrinkled Black: "So Ian, how are you holding up after...well...all of this?" Sure she'd heard Alex's answer, but she was curious to hear it in Ian's own words.
Ian Lighter: I have to admit, it messed me up and is still messing with me.. Its like someone just told me that I'd been living in a small box all my life, and never knew it.. Kinda like The Truman Story
Alex Vipond: "It's a definite shift in paradigm." Alex nodded. "Kind of like that line in Men in Black. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow..."
Ian Lighter: Yeah. It’s a real eye opener.
Wrinkled Black: "I can't imagine what it's like to be thrust into such a revelation." She smiled softly to him. "But you know you can ask just anything. Or even tell us to shut the hell up, too."
Ian Lighter: All of a sudden you find out that there are monsters... everywhere.. :: to Alex and Adrienne:: Present company excepted.
Alex Vipond: "There are monsters, Ian, everywhere and always have been. The predator that preys on children, the Charles Mansons, and Ted Bundys of the world... I mean, that fucker was depraved. He didn't just rape and kill his victims, he kept them out in the woods and continued to rape them until they got too .... squishy..." The look of distaste on his face was clear as was the shudder that coursed down his spine.
Ian Lighter: Yeah, but Alex, Monsters that don’t have "super powers" greater than what any cop can bring to the table is one thing monsters that are faster, stronger, can see in the dark... use mind control.. and who knows what else... is a different matter..
Alex Vipond: "You've never faced someone who's a complete maniac. You'd be amazed at the strength of someone who's deranged. Look at the dude in Florida... bath salts dude... How many cops did it take to bring him down after he ate that guy's face? It's not the power of the being, Ian, it's what one chooses to do with that power."
Ian Lighter: You sure he was human?
Wrinkled Black: "And just because there's beings with 'super powers' doesn't mean all of them abuse them and hurt others with them."
Alex Vipond: "I wasn't there so I don't know, but ask any cop that's come up against someone whose whacked out on PCP about how fucking strong they are."
Ian Lighter: I know that too.
Alex Vipond: "To say that someone is a monster because of their condition, be it vampire or lycan or shifter, is no different than saying someone who doesn't have blond hair and blue eyes is less human than those who do. And Hitler killed over six million people because of that. Who's the monster?"
Wrinkled Black: Brows went up a little when Alex mentioned lycans and shifters, but instead of saying anything she watched Ian. Honestly, she didn't envy the guy, being bombarded with all this new lore.
Ian Lighter: ::face palm:: So now I’m a bigoted racist?
Wrinkled Black: She chuckled, shaking her head. "No, you're a human that's found out that your employers...well...aren't."
Alex Vipond: "No. I'm just saying that it's going to take time to shift your perception. You've been led to believe, by fiction writers and television that some people are this evil, twisted things. And that's not the case. Evil can lie anywhere."
Ian Lighter: Evil, can be everywhere, but I suppose there can be small evils and great evils as well.
A Spirited Scion: An incoming text message from Callie: ALEX!
Alex Vipond: When his phone went off, Alex pulled it, one brow rising, and he fired back a WHAT?
Ian Lighter: ::He looked to Adrienne and Alex when he heard the man::
Wrinkled Black: A brow went up as she watched Alex. "Something wrong, babe?"
Alex Vipond: "I don't know, Callie is shouting at me in text."
A Spirited Scion: Text: Ava mentioned a party next weekend? We were wondering when.
Alex Vipond: Laughing, he looked at Adrienne. "When is the pre-release party? I was thinking weekend next, not coming."
Wrinkled Black: Adrienne laughed, nodding. "Yeah, that sounds about right. Is that what she's texting about?"
Alex Vipond: "Yes, apparently she's quite excited about a party. Saturday? Fivish?"
Wrinkled Black: "I was thinking Sunday..."
Alex Vipond: "Sunday it is. We can start at noon and roll until whenever." Thumbs moved over the screen as he tapped out the reply. Sunday, noon to whenever.
A Spirited Scion: Text: And it's next weekend? Not two days from now? Where at?
Text: Ki's at the bar. Said to tell you not to try calling him. His phone got ran over by a taxi.
Alex Vipond: Alex looked back at his phone and shook his head. Told him to use Lyft or Uber. And then he followed up with. Our house, 1900 Shenandoah Drive East.
A Spirited Scion [10:47 P.M.]: Text: Ki said he didn't use the taxi that ran over his phone and that he likes Uber.
Alex Vipond: And then he looked back at his phone, chuckled and fired off another response. Good, does he have insurance on the phone? If not does he need another?
Wrinkled Black: The kiss was returned with a smirk. "Track down the skank and teach her a very painful lesson."
Alex Vipond: "Well it's a good thing it's Callie and not a skank then." he chuckled and then looked between the two. "Wanna head for the bar? Ki's there."
Wrinkled Black: "Mmmmhm." She even gave her head that sassy black lady bob back and forth. Nobody messes with her man! Laughing, she nodded. "Yeah, I'm game."
Ian Lighter: Fine with me..
A Spirited Scion: Text: No insurance and he needs another though he won't say that or ask.