Yes, these ones are.
[If he looks amused, Brigade, it's because he kind of is. You are, after all, talking to a vampire right now, and following another one around on orders.]
Most other vampires at this moment are simply trying to find their way in a very dark place. Sometimes, that dark place happens to be their own psyche. Their urges.
[If he looks amused, Brigade, it's because he kind of is. You are, after all, talking to a vampire right now, and following another one around on orders.]
Most other vampires at this moment are simply trying to find their way in a very dark place. Sometimes, that dark place happens to be their own psyche. Their urges.
SENT: 08:05 PM
Yes, sir, it is. Boring means hopefully this will go down smoothly. On Brother Yamazaki, it makes me hopeful that, like Gintoki, there might be a way to get him back too.
I have spoken to An'yu-sama, sir. I brought it to his attention but we haven't really had time for a longer conversation on the matter. Hopefully soon, after this mission.
will let Big Boss do the talking like was mentioned in the car. haha
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atlas_shrugged
2014-05-04 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Mild panic evident on his face ]
I didn't mean you were included, Boss. [ He really didn't. Brig's never been a very good liar. Rarely does he lie as well. In the long time Hawke and he were apart, little has changed in that regard ] I just mean these types of vampires. [ Sheepish, sorry Bucky Barnes moment ]
I've read up on what I can about vampires, sir. [ A beat ] The inner beast they try to fight everyday.
I didn't mean you were included, Boss. [ He really didn't. Brig's never been a very good liar. Rarely does he lie as well. In the long time Hawke and he were apart, little has changed in that regard ] I just mean these types of vampires. [ Sheepish, sorry Bucky Barnes moment ]
I've read up on what I can about vampires, sir. [ A beat ] The inner beast they try to fight everyday.
[ He kills his stick, only halfway finished, under foot and turns around as he hears her voice. ]
Thank you, Ma'am. I arrived a bit too early, I think. Thought that if I rang the doorbell so early that I may be interrupting your time at home.
[ He really didn't want to interrupt. People's homes are their castles. And their time at home should be respected. ]
Thank you, Ma'am. I arrived a bit too early, I think. Thought that if I rang the doorbell so early that I may be interrupting your time at home.
[ He really didn't want to interrupt. People's homes are their castles. And their time at home should be respected. ]
[Oh, her approval of your considerate nature shines through, plain as day. For a second, it may be hard to remember that Barbie's one of the most influential vampires in the Fifth World, for all that she looks, at the moment, like a pleased eighteen-year-old.]
Well, you're as nice as they say you are!
[And moving right over, to gently take your arm and usher you inside.]
Come in, come in.
Well, you're as nice as they say you are!
[And moving right over, to gently take your arm and usher you inside.]
Come in, come in.
[The way he's smiling at you now may tell you that he's both even more amused at your reaction but also incredibly grateful to just hang around with you like this, circumstances being what they are.
At that last comment, though, the smile's fading just a bit, and Hawke is nodding.]
"Inner beast"... yes, it's about as apt as they can put it, but it does not even begin to scratch the surface.
At that last comment, though, the smile's fading just a bit, and Hawke is nodding.]
"Inner beast"... yes, it's about as apt as they can put it, but it does not even begin to scratch the surface.
SENT: 8:07 PM
Then I'll leave you to handle that. Best if it came from you anyway.
Might need to take a closer look at the pipe when you're free to drop by the Abubot again. Just let me know at LEAST an hour in advance if you're gonna come around. :)
Yay, continuation thread after this one! Visit to Abubot!
atlas_shrugged
2014-05-08 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
SENT: 08:09 PM
Will do, sir. Will contact him after this engagement. I'll drop by Stateside or do it over Vicetime.
I'll get the pipe, sir, from Mother Wolf who is keeping it safe and make time to bring it to you. I was thinking if we could push the vision it made happen further, perhaps we could have a better idea of what happened to Brother Yamazaki.
[ And yet again, Brig is a child, an empty cup, willing to learn from this man who has always been like a father to him. The look on his face is earnest want to know, and respect to wait for his mentor to go on at his own time. ]
Uhh, thank you, Ma'am. [ He nods in respect and, with head slightly lowered, lets her lead him in. He takes a moment to appreciate her home.
How casual things seem to be more often than not still takes Brigade aback. ]
How casual things seem to be more often than not still takes Brigade aback. ]
[She will now proceed to plop you down right on the couch, and pats you on the shoulder once before making a beeline for the kitchen doors.]
Ashtray's right over there. [Pointing at it on the coffee table.] I'll just check on the food!
Ashtray's right over there. [Pointing at it on the coffee table.] I'll just check on the food!
[Smiling a little more at that look from around his cigarette. He has missed this, honestly.]
Once you become a vampire, you slowly start to lose touch with everything that made you human. You don't actually feel emotions anymore. You can't eat the food or drink the things that you used to enjoy without effort. You can't walk under the light of the sun without help.
[Then, softly:]
You're effectively a dead man walking, with nothing but memories of everything that made you what you were slipping a bit more every time you give into the urges that make you a vampire.
Once you become a vampire, you slowly start to lose touch with everything that made you human. You don't actually feel emotions anymore. You can't eat the food or drink the things that you used to enjoy without effort. You can't walk under the light of the sun without help.
[Then, softly:]
You're effectively a dead man walking, with nothing but memories of everything that made you what you were slipping a bit more every time you give into the urges that make you a vampire.
SENT: 08:13 PM
It would be an honor and my pleasure to meet them all, sir.
I'll contact you a-sap when I get back from this mission.
[ The pipe and Kaien have constantly been on his mind. This conversation has only built more of a feeling of urgency in Brig's stomach ]
Thank you, Ma'am. [ He nods in respect and reaches for the ashtray. He places it within arms reach before lighting up another cigarette. Doesn't want to get any ash on her floor or furniture ]
Take your time, please. I'm the one who's obscenely early for the scheduled time. [ Yeap, suddenly torn about his decision to arrive early. He doesn't want to be any trouble ]
Take your time, please. I'm the one who's obscenely early for the scheduled time. [ Yeap, suddenly torn about his decision to arrive early. He doesn't want to be any trouble ]
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Nonsense! I love it when men are punctual.
[Saying that with a wink over her shoulder before she sashays off. She'll be gone for about fifteen minutes, give or take.]
[Saying that with a wink over her shoulder before she sashays off. She'll be gone for about fifteen minutes, give or take.]
[ Brig spends the first few minutes smoking. He looks around and admires the Filipino-Spanish design of Barbara Gomez's abode. Beautiful paintings hanging on the walls here and there. They seem to depict... vampires? Brig's not quite sure. He continues to sit and finish his cigarette.
He's lighting his second stick and his host still hasn't returned. His curiosity gets the best of him when he notices some framed photos, where he thinks he spots Inquisitor Falner in one. He has read Inquisitor Gomez's file. The Golden Hand.
Brig stands up, light on his feet, and takes the ashtray with him as he goes for a better look of the photos. There are many, of different groups of individuals. Some who he guesses are vampires just like Ms. Gomez.
Other photos catch his eye. He notes that they've been taken over the years. They look to be Barbie's biological family (based on the similarity in their features), growing older as the pictures go on, with Barbie's features absolutely the same (with a change of hairstyle here and there) all throughout.
18 years old. Forever.
In the last one, if one didn't know who she was, it'd be easy to think she was her relatives great, great granddaughter. ]
He's lighting his second stick and his host still hasn't returned. His curiosity gets the best of him when he notices some framed photos, where he thinks he spots Inquisitor Falner in one. He has read Inquisitor Gomez's file. The Golden Hand.
Brig stands up, light on his feet, and takes the ashtray with him as he goes for a better look of the photos. There are many, of different groups of individuals. Some who he guesses are vampires just like Ms. Gomez.
Other photos catch his eye. He notes that they've been taken over the years. They look to be Barbie's biological family (based on the similarity in their features), growing older as the pictures go on, with Barbie's features absolutely the same (with a change of hairstyle here and there) all throughout.
18 years old. Forever.
In the last one, if one didn't know who she was, it'd be easy to think she was her relatives great, great granddaughter. ]
Edited 2014-05-13 05:32 (UTC)
[She'll come around just as you're looking at those pictures. Leaning against the doorframe a bit behind and to the side of you now, and smiling as she crosses her arms over her chest.]
I'm forever fabulous in those, or so I like to think.
[It keeps her from dwelling too much on the fact that she technically has no ties back to her mortal life left now.]
I'm forever fabulous in those, or so I like to think.
[It keeps her from dwelling too much on the fact that she technically has no ties back to her mortal life left now.]
[ How quietly she arrives is astonishing. He looks her way and smiles. She is very beautiful, and exactly like she is in the photos. ]
I'd have to agree with you on that, Ma'am. But I think you're forever fabulous as you are; not just in the photos.
I wish I could say the same for myself but my body's stuck at 33 and I'll forever be humdrum in pictures. [ He let's out a soft laugh at himself. ]
I'd have to agree with you on that, Ma'am. But I think you're forever fabulous as you are; not just in the photos.
I wish I could say the same for myself but my body's stuck at 33 and I'll forever be humdrum in pictures. [ He let's out a soft laugh at himself. ]
Well, if you're more inclined to look, big, scary, and reliable, that's all we need from a Behemoth op like you, right?
[Chuckling, then canting her head towards the dining room.]
Come: let's eat!
[Chuckling, then canting her head towards the dining room.]
Come: let's eat!
[ Brig chuckles at that ]
I think it comes naturally to me, Ma'am.
[ How apt that he is sort of a behemoth of an individual in the Behemoth Division of Netsach. He follows her to the dining room. ]
I think it comes naturally to me, Ma'am.
[ How apt that he is sort of a behemoth of an individual in the Behemoth Division of Netsach. He follows her to the dining room. ]
[ When its put that way, well, it sucks. Terribly. ]
It's easier for them... you all... to just give in to the urge, sir?
It's easier for them... you all... to just give in to the urge, sir?
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