Sweet&#39;s Journal

Don't you want to go on out to the Dargon's Greed place?They have an open garden and these little tables outside. We can watch the rockets while we eat...

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Oh, this place has a garden area out back too,
it's really nice; we could watch from there
easily enough. Not as crowded either,I think
it's one of those places that natives don't
tell the tourists about, you know?

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*Laughs* How many tourists do they get in Sunnydale? How many tourists would survive Sunnydale?

*Suddenly looks much too serious* You did notice whether they name the meat in the dishes?

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No, they don't. I checked the menu. I still think
we should go,but I was thinking order from the
vegetarian dishes. They've got quite a few of
those. I'd rather not munch on anything that might
have relatives living nearby!

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OK, you've persuaded me. Lets go check the place out.

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*Walking toward Rani's front entrance*
*points*-- See,there's the entrance that leads
into the garden area. We can grab a table
and the waiter will come take our orders in
a minute...Oh, hey! Look, isn't that Percy?

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*talking to a crowd of people*

*feels a stare and turns around*

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*waves*
Percy! Over here!

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*sees two people waving*
*whispers to self*
Great!
*soft growl-barely heard*
*doesn't move away from the crowd*

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Hey Percy...? *Realises that mind is wrong

Who ... what ..?

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Dude!*smiles- walks up to guy*

*grabs him by the throat-lifting him off the ground*

Now, Who the hell are you! Don't you see I'm busy?!? *growls*

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*Smokes out, solidifies between Percy-Vampand Erynne, furiously angry*

Got ambitions to burn, Vamp-boy?

*gestures sharply at Erynne, signalling her to leave*

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*the crowd seems to be approaching and morphing into vampires*

Hold it right there!

*hold arms out stopping them*

We got business to discuss first, you can have those for a snack once we're done.

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*puts hand on Sweet's arm*
*speaks in low voice*Sweet--oh Powers--
something's very wrong..his heart isn't beating,I should be able to hear it...
*takes a step back*

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*suddenly left with empty grasp*
What the f...?
*looks around and spots them*
*walks towards them, stalking his prey*

Sweetheart, No heart beat for almost a year...Kinda like it *grins-revealing his fangs*

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*Stays between Erynne and Percy, facing Percy and blocking Erynne's view of the approaching vampires. Backing away very slowly, staying between Erynne and the danger and almost pushing her out of restaurant, *

Erynne, we have to get out of here - now! *Vamps do not follow*

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*backs away*
*watches vampires warily*
*turns and heads for exit at a
hard run*

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*Follows you, fast but keeping between you and the vampires. When you reach street puts arm around you and urges you to hurry away.*

Well, that settles it, there are twins.He said he's had no heart-beat for almost a year. *Slows, keeping arm around you*, You know the spare portal-disk? I'm going to take that around to Percy in the morning - and get a lot more recordable CDRs. There may be friends of ours who'll need to get out of here...

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No argument! If he--Percy--is a vampire
in this world, I really don't want to find out
what "Erynne 2.0" might be like!
Yes--Grant already has his,but extras for our
friends here too. I just hope they don'thave
to use them!
But also--Sweet? *looks at her ring*
There's something I wanted to ask you about...

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O.K. I'll take the spare to Percy in the morning. I somehow doubt if his twin has many friends here -not humans, anyway.

*Looks down at you and smiles* Why are you looking at the ring like that? If you're tired of wearing it already I could glamor it to match my talisman instead of the other way around, if you like... *Chuckles* O.k., what is it you want to ask me?

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Tired of...?! Never. It's fine the way it
is...*smiles* I've never had anyone give me
something that beautiful...No,it's fine the way
it is.
But you should have something too. You've given
me so much,already, Sweet...but, I don't think
a ring would last through those "quick changes"
of yours, would it?
There might be another way though...not all of
us in Corona marry humans. Hey, some of the new
'in-laws' don't even have arms, good luck
picking out a wedding band for one of them!
So, we had to come up with other answers...
would you be willing to let me try a spell on
you for a change?

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*feeling a strange mixture of worry and amusement, pretty sure it shows and not caring much if it does*

What do you want to do to me?

*Runs rest of the conversation through, mentally* In-laws who don't have arms? What are they, snake people? You must get very varied talents...

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*giggles*
No, no snakes,but remind me to introduce you
to some of my coworkers at the restaurant next
time we're there...
*hesitates, then* --It's not anything harmful,
for the most part,but--well, what you'd
have to do is just hold still, and trust me...

*rakes her nails down her forearm, just hard
enough to break the skin*
*touches one finger to seeping cut*
*reaches out with other hand, turning your
arm over*
*dabs your elbow lightly,leaving a tiny red dot*
*leans over, breathes out softly*
glowing brand appears, then fades until
nearly invisible*

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*Looks at the glowing brand of the wolf's head, still visible, light against skin of forearm. Stops and puts both arms lightly around you.*

So,that is your talisman? Property of Erynne? What does it do - bite me if I look at another woman?

*chuckles, and leans forward to whisper* and why would I want to, Little bard?...

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Yes. We--Corona de la Sangre--took that as our
clan sigil when we were named. It's for the members
of our family who aren't 'changers...

*grins*Well then, you don't have to worry
about being bitten, do you? Unless you ask
very nicely, of course, then I might
consider it...

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I'm kind of linked to Icewind too, in a way - but they didn't put this kind of mark on me. Is this for the people who marry in?

*looks at you and chuckles* I didn't think you were all that aware of it when you bite............

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Well...I--let's say I get distracted sometimes
when I'm enjoying myself.
Clans can offer one of two bonds--one is for
close friends or allies...that'd
be the Outlier bond. Oath, but no physical signs.
Ties based on respect,mutual help or protection,
or unpaid debt of some kind a 'changer owes to
an outsider.

The Kin sigil is used to identify those who are
family members by adoption or marriage.

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Then it's more likely that I was was bound by the first, but it could be the second - would that make things complicated? You were telling me about changers and territory....

*Looks at wolf's head again* Is it permanent?

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It's permanent for as long as you choose it to be.
*smiles*
No, whatever the bond they accepted with you,
it's not counter to ours. If you had
loved a member of Icewind--or had promised
to marry anyone else, 'changer or not--the
brand simply wouldn't have taken hold.

Don't worry about it drawing attention. I know
it's clear to you, and would be to other Clan
members--possibly Icewind as well as Corona--
but no one else will see it unless they have
a powerful talent for magic. The kind
that comes along maybe once in a hundred
years.

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*arms around you again* I won't be wishing that away -I don't know when we'll get a chance to use my talisman, not until we leave this dimension, I guess -but I married you under a waterfall in Arkadia, if not before. We just didn't have the ways to make it formal, and I guess we'll have to go through a few of those yet...

*sings softly*

No one truth-sings future
Cos each day it starts anew,
If we cross a hundred worlds
I couldn’t tire of you,
Feels as if I’d dreamed of you
And somehow you’d come true
That’s the truth I know
I want you close.

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