And I get that, yeah, but you're...also not her mom, Anya. I talked with her for a bit. She seems really resourceful.
[ But a fifteen year old shouldn't really be having to worry about something like quota. Ugh. ]
Yeah, I think he hates it. He's just doing it because it's necessary. So I get it. And Hawke is really cool. You should talk to him. I feel like he needs more friends, especially the sorts of friends that can take care of themselves.
[ And Hawke really just needs people who are going to be kind and nice to him. People who are going to treat him well for all of the things he does for others. It can't just be her. ]
Wait. You... Shit, Anya. You're going to cut it close if you don't get a move on. [ Oh my god, Ava, chill. ] ...Look. I-- I'll be honest. I've been with a woman before and I liked it. I've never, like, taken it further than that. But I'm not put off, okay?
[ Well. No more than most vampires are, at least. ]
I'm fine to help you. I don't want you shoved off to that fucking place. I hear horror stories about it.
[ She needs to learn to care a little less, in all fairness. ]
I'll bother him then! Say you sent me his way. Anyone you trust enough to make a contract with has to at least be a decent person. I just hope he has a sense of humor.
[ Anya grunts. ] I know, I know. I just don't like it when it's all forced like, okay? Even as a vampire I've had sex, and it's fine, but it's always been on my own terms and on my own times.
[ She sighs at all. Well, she at least didn't freak Ava out. ]
Trust me, I don't want to end there at all either.
...thanks. This is extremely embarrassing, by the way. Usually I would take you out and woo you with my wordly expertise. Actually, I would feel better if we can at least have a nice night out before, err, getting down to business.
[ Wine and dine? It sounds incredibly stupid in Anya's head, but how else can she convey her seriousness about this all? ]
Oh, don't worry, Hawke's got enough humor for all of us sticks in the mud. Trust me.
[ It's said fondly, in all fairness. Hawke is a much better person than she is or ever will be. She wants him to be happy and to be safe...even if that means not being around her. ]
Yeah, I get you. It's... It's awkward.
[ Wait, hold on-- ]
Uh, I... I didn't think you were going to actually, um. [ Well. ] You know what? Yeah. Let's... Let's go out. It'll be fun. And it'll be better than just starting off on a weird foot.
[ And she's curious to see what kind of people has Ava surrounded herself with. Jon feels like an outlier (sorry Jon), but others? Others might be interesting. ]
We've had enough awkwardness already, right? And I don't remember the last time someone actually tried to at least pretend it wasn't only about the sex. Which is not, mind you. I think it might be a good time to talk and compare notes.
[ Anya considers the question for a moment. ]
I don't know. You've been here for longer, where would you like to take me? Or where haven't you been yet?
Yeah, I guess so. That's a good point. It'll be fine.
[ She guesses they're friends? It's weird. There's nothing to call Anya, even if she isn't sure she's a friend...but it feels wrong to say she isn't a friend. It's just complicated. Ava likes her well enough, and doing this doesn't feel expressly awkward. Just different.
Like knowing someone too much and then asking to take them to dinner. ]
I mean, I wasn't really able to eat normal food until about a month ago. I'm still getting used to that again. But we should find somewhere to eat that'll be...better for us.
There's a dive bar in the Up we can go to. I've snacked once there. The people there are smart, usually healthy.
So you can? That's pretty cool. Is it a Duplicity thing? Actually, I guess I forgot to tell you, but I had some mages do some work on me. Basically I can eat and drink, but it doesn't really do anything for me. No nourishment, no nothing. Actually it sort of dissolves the moment I swallow, but at least I can still taste them.
[ It's not the same, but it's something. ]
I mean, getting actual blood is always preferred, specially if I know I won't freak out my date for the night.
No. I...got this thing, from doing a few tests. It's a necklace. If I feed it blood, I can get a few hours in the sun or I can eat a little bit. But it's not enough, you know? I still need to feed on people. It's nice, sometimes, though to just...share a meal with someone. To feel normal.
[ It's...something. That's all she can say. ]
I know that some people at those clubs are into it. One of the guys I fed on there wanted me to do it again and he said I wasn't the first, so. He knew. Even if I was tempted to mindwipe him.
[ Truth is, Anya is pretty sure that if she were to feel that and then lose it again, she would probably end up feeling even worse. ]
Sounds like an alright place then. Can't really say much about the people... but I guess it's just what one would expect of this place. Okay then, meet you there?
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Date: 2019-08-09 07:40 pm (UTC)[ But a fifteen year old shouldn't really be having to worry about something like quota. Ugh. ]
Yeah, I think he hates it. He's just doing it because it's necessary. So I get it. And Hawke is really cool. You should talk to him. I feel like he needs more friends, especially the sorts of friends that can take care of themselves.
[ And Hawke really just needs people who are going to be kind and nice to him. People who are going to treat him well for all of the things he does for others. It can't just be her. ]
Wait. You... Shit, Anya. You're going to cut it close if you don't get a move on. [ Oh my god, Ava, chill. ] ...Look. I-- I'll be honest. I've been with a woman before and I liked it. I've never, like, taken it further than that. But I'm not put off, okay?
[ Well. No more than most vampires are, at least. ]
I'm fine to help you. I don't want you shoved off to that fucking place. I hear horror stories about it.
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Date: 2019-08-09 08:14 pm (UTC)[ She needs to learn to care a little less, in all fairness. ]
I'll bother him then! Say you sent me his way. Anyone you trust enough to make a contract with has to at least be a decent person. I just hope he has a sense of humor.
[ Anya grunts. ] I know, I know. I just don't like it when it's all forced like, okay? Even as a vampire I've had sex, and it's fine, but it's always been on my own terms and on my own times.
[ She sighs at all. Well, she at least didn't freak Ava out. ]
Trust me, I don't want to end there at all either.
...thanks. This is extremely embarrassing, by the way. Usually I would take you out and woo you with my wordly expertise. Actually, I would feel better if we can at least have a nice night out before, err, getting down to business.
[ Wine and dine? It sounds incredibly stupid in Anya's head, but how else can she convey her seriousness about this all? ]
Or if you'd rather we keep cut the chase...
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Date: 2019-08-09 09:53 pm (UTC)[ It's said fondly, in all fairness. Hawke is a much better person than she is or ever will be. She wants him to be happy and to be safe...even if that means not being around her. ]
Yeah, I get you. It's... It's awkward.
[ Wait, hold on-- ]
Uh, I... I didn't think you were going to actually, um. [ Well. ] You know what? Yeah. Let's... Let's go out. It'll be fun. And it'll be better than just starting off on a weird foot.
Anywhere you wanna go in particular?
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Date: 2019-08-09 10:29 pm (UTC)[ And she's curious to see what kind of people has Ava surrounded herself with. Jon feels like an outlier (sorry Jon), but others? Others might be interesting. ]
We've had enough awkwardness already, right? And I don't remember the last time someone actually tried to at least pretend it wasn't only about the sex. Which is not, mind you. I think it might be a good time to talk and compare notes.
[ Anya considers the question for a moment. ]
I don't know. You've been here for longer, where would you like to take me? Or where haven't you been yet?
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Date: 2019-08-10 12:55 am (UTC)[ She guesses they're friends? It's weird. There's nothing to call Anya, even if she isn't sure she's a friend...but it feels wrong to say she isn't a friend. It's just complicated. Ava likes her well enough, and doing this doesn't feel expressly awkward. Just different.
Like knowing someone too much and then asking to take them to dinner. ]
I mean, I wasn't really able to eat normal food until about a month ago. I'm still getting used to that again. But we should find somewhere to eat that'll be...better for us.
There's a dive bar in the Up we can go to. I've snacked once there. The people there are smart, usually healthy.
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Date: 2019-08-10 05:25 pm (UTC)[ It's not the same, but it's something. ]
I mean, getting actual blood is always preferred, specially if I know I won't freak out my date for the night.
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Date: 2019-08-11 02:14 am (UTC)[ It's...something. That's all she can say. ]
I know that some people at those clubs are into it. One of the guys I fed on there wanted me to do it again and he said I wasn't the first, so. He knew. Even if I was tempted to mindwipe him.
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Date: 2019-08-12 03:18 pm (UTC)[ Truth is, Anya is pretty sure that if she were to feel that and then lose it again, she would probably end up feeling even worse. ]
Sounds like an alright place then. Can't really say much about the people... but I guess it's just what one would expect of this place. Okay then, meet you there?
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Date: 2019-09-14 08:08 pm (UTC)[ For exactly the same reasons Anya's imagining. ]
Yeah, totally. We can meet there. I'll see you soon.