400yearsofsurvival | 2nd Bite // [ Audio ] // [ Spam ]

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[ He sounds almost bored. But more or less amicable and polite. ]

If anyone is up to the task, I could really go for an apple or two. Assuming, of course there are any on board. But honestly, I'd settle for...any manner of fruit. There must be someone willing to help a guy out in bring some down here.

[ Spam ] // [ Back dated, sort of. Spanning a total of 7 days, starting when he was locked up ]

[ The irony wasn't lost on him. Locked up like this, after what he'd done. But he hadn't been so kind as to provide such amenities as beds. While he appreciated the twisted joke, below the surface, he was furious. A low simmering fury that never quite touched the surface. And it wasn't the indignation of a bunch of teenagers locking him up. But rather that as weak as he'd felt in his room, down here it was even worse. He was no stronger than the rest of them. His senses dulled to an extreme.

Over the first few days, his wounds healed finally. Frustratingly slow, for his tastes. But soon, the strange, unnatural looking burns were gone and he was restored to his not-so-true human-looking state.

He was a patient inmate. Biding his time. Calmly observing the wardens who came by. Even striking up idle conversations. Hardly the cruel and sadistic monster that allegedly landed him in that cell. Otherwise, he spent his time quietly observing the network, or resting. He was as calm as he was patient. Never restless. Never aggressive. At least not without provocation.

Even if things did get rough, he seemed to always return to his friendly demeanor, as if the previous incidents never happened. It always seemed to make people so very uncomfortable when they knew what it hid. And that's the way he liked it. ]

((OOC: Dates are still a little fuzzy, pending closure of the epic fight in his intro post. There might be some infirmary time before he's brought to Level 0, but I've given permission for maximum time, cause he's being a very bad inmate. Feel free to harass him at any time in any fashion. Audio post is for today, toward the end of his stay.))

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[Lydia smiles at the joke, shaking her head, because she has an idea why he's asking.]

He's pale, not too tall, dark hair. He'd be good looking if he wasn't creepy.

[She pauses.]

As amusing as that sounds, might be better to stay out of his way instead. You're making progress.

Edited 2014-09-01 04:57 (UTC)

Figures. He sounds rather standard, for the pop culture vampire. Although I'd watch out around mirrors - he can't be captured by video or photography, by his own admission, so I'd think that likely means he has no reflection as well.

[He's not too interested in hunting down Jerry for revenge. He tried to hurt someone, he got caught and punished. Blight just wants a face to put to the voice.

What she says to him at the end though, gets him to pause in surprise.]

...What do you mean by that?

That should be easy enough to figure out... Allison might have some

[She is hoping it will go by unnoticed. But when he asks, she takes a second before she answers carefully.]

I meant you're making progress toward graduation with your Warden, right? Don't let some loser like Jerry take that away.

I meant what has you so convinced I'm making progress. In general. [He's trying not to sound as unnerved as this is abruptly making him feel.]

Oh. Nothing specific.

[It's true. She doesn't have any kind of inside information from his Warden or anything.]

The way you behave is closer to what I've seen from people who are close to graduating than those who are a long way from it. I might be wrong. [She's never wrong.]

[Yeah he doesn't doubt her instincts. Which is frankly unfortunate for him, just now.]

So it's becoming that obvious, is it. Wonderful.

[He sounds more depressed about this than elated.]

[She's definitely trying to hide the smile from her voice as well as she can.]

Not obvious. I'm just better at judging people than most. Besides, I do have the advantage of the knowledge of our mirror selves.

[Pause.]

But I promise your secret is safe with me.

Why bother, you're hardly the first person to have pointed it out to me. You're only the first with what I would consider more an outsider perspective. [He's fond of her, yes, and they have a bit of history now, between Mirror Barge and also him coming to help that one altered version of herself. But she wasn't at ground zero for everything that happened with the Joker and the way he acted in the aftermath. She hasn't listened to him complain and weakly protest against his own altering nature, the way some of the others have.

Still, rather than continuing arguing, at her wording he manages to sound weakly amused.]

But the offer is duly appreciated, Ms. Martin, all the same.

[She doesn't take offense on the slight brush off. In fact, she's more used to relationships like this than the close ones she has with the pack. Besides, it's clear that he is a very complex individual.]

You're welcome.

Well. [He hesitates, but there doesn't seem to be anything left to say, does there?] Take care, then. Truly.

Dandrige hasn't been here for awhile, yet. He's not coming any closer to...changing his ways.

I will. [She smiles a little. Because she agrees and at least he seems to see Jerry for what he is.]

And you too, Mr. Powers. Don't get caught in a bad situation over someone who isn't worth it.

I'll keep that in mind. [But then they have very different versions of "worth it". He's killed people before for much less than proving a threat to him or somebody he feels any sense of possession over.]

I'm sure I'll see you around. Until then. Goodbye.

See you, Mr. Powers.

[Yeah, she'll be keeping an eye on him. Just in case.]

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