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 Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:45 am
Mull watches Asher, wondering what exactly the other was thinking at that moment. He'd give almost anything to be able to get a glimpse at what the older male thought of the entire issue, but, doubting Asher would willingly share, decided not to ask him.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:54 am
Asher felt eyes upon him and glanced back at Mull, half expecting another bathroom episode (or some similar need). And he had been careful not to make eye-contact very often. One of his little vampiric talents was entrancing humans just by making eye contact with them. It was not the typical vampire mind control either... "Is there something you want to say?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:05 am
Mull blinks at the question, then, rather than looking away from Asher again, he tries to make eye contact and shrugs slightly. "Just wondering what was on your mind after learning all that." Being part demon himself, he wasn't sure what his immunities included. Obviously not to regular magic, as incidents with Maura Des and his family had shown, nor was he prone to illnesses. But he'd never tested himself against a vampire's mind tricks before. He honestly didn't know if he could actually avoid such a trick or not.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:20 am
(( It's actually not a trick, that's just his power and the vampires in his bloodline have similar powers. And from what I've read it's his weakest power in that area. He just has to be careful. xD ))
The smile on Asher's face was neither happy nor bitter, something similar to the latter. "The scars on my skin are from holy water. You can guess my opinion of faith in God and His church. But I see no reason to join an army against Him. If someone like Aion is intent upon it, I will not stand in his way. He and his horde can waste their lives any way they please as long as they leave me alone." He glanced away. "And if you want to give up the locations of people like Valin, that is your affair. I have no ties to them."
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:28 am
((*chuckle* I know. I just refer to anything doing with the eyes as a trick. XD *needs to start reading her Anita Blake books again*))
Mull raises an eyebrow at the admission as to where the scars originated from. He didn't think the other would tell him that until he was quite comfortable with his presence. "s**t... Holy water really does that to someone with anything less than normal blood in them?" He asks, curiosity getting the better of him. "Personally, I wish Aion and all his horde would just go back to hell. Of course, that would probably also damn me to go there in the first place, seeing as I do have demonic heritage in my veins." He mutters, then tilts his head slightly as Asher looks away. "You sure don't like to keep eye contact very long with anyone, do you...?" He murmurs, knowing the other could hear him, and not bothering to hide his further curiosity.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:35 am
(( I stopped after Cerulean Sins, when it came out too. So however long ago that was. I got sick of more smut than plot. There was so much possibility for plot development. e.e; I loved the one "about" Edward. He's probably my favorite character and he had no special powers, that I remember anyway. xD ))
"Most people do not like being stared at." That was of course only part of the reason. "And yes... not much else will leave a vampire's skin to melt like wax. Not all things taken from lore are untrue, at least with certain types of vampires." And of course, he was unlikely to share all of such things with Mull, now or anytime soon.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:45 am
Mull blinks yet again at the little bit that Asher was admitting about himself. Blinking down at himself, he chuckles slightly and glances back at Asher. "Well, I don't mind being stared at, even though I'm too scrawny and scarred up myself for people to actually do much else other than stare and turn the other way." People were especially leery if he walked around without his collar on, which a bit of that horrible scar could be seen below the collar if one bothered to notice it. He wasn't afraid of his scars, not really, but that one, since it was so bad, he hid from the general public to keep them from being even more creeped out at his presence. He was pale enough to generate rumors about he, himself being a vampire, simply because of his love of making things, even himself, bleed, but he proved those to simply be rumors with his darker side's more demonic tendencies. He gives a small shrug at Asher's explanation of lore, not having ever believed a bit of it himself. "Hell, it's not like I've got any sort of faith to use as a protection anyway. Never believed any of that s**t that was mentioned in books." He murmurs, actually wanting to touch the scars, but knowing he'd probably get slaughtered for asking, so he merely continued to watch Asher.
((XD Yes, Mull is quite the odd ducky. *stopped reading after Micah*))
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:56 am
(( I almost read Micah. But I knew where that was going before reading it so I didn't. I hate to say it but I've become rather picky. Bad Mel. >>; ))
"Your scars. That is not why I look away." He was not afraid of them or disgusted by them; some people wear their pain on the outside. These two wore them for different reasons. Perhaps it was a good thing that Mull believed little of the vampire lore. He wondered how much he did know though.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:10 am
((lol Well, if she would have just gotten back to the plot, rather than sticking with the smut, I probably would still be reading her books. *nod*))
Mull finally reaches up and takes his collar off, setting it on the table beside the bed. No point in him keeping it covered, really, since he wasn't going out in the public for at least a week more. "Well, I'm not some shrieking virgin that's gonna take offense to any staring, so, just letting you know, it's okay to stare if you decide to. Won't bother me in the least." He says, then blinks tilting his head slightly. "Your friend honestly can't find my library that fascinating, can he? I mean... I have a couple decent books in there, yeah, but nothing super interesting. And obviously nothing that's helped me get rid of Aion, which alot of those books were purchased specifically for that purpose." He says, flopping back once more onto the pillows behind him, nearly smacking his head on the headboard.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:17 am
(( *growls* Same here. Readers do not need her to spell out every last nuance of the ardeur. That's what imagination and fanfiction - good or bad - is for. XD ))
Asher watched Mull wordlessly. Shido had either found a very engrossing book or he had fallen asleep. He was a daywalker and often kept bizarre hours. Or... he was giving them time to be alone. How generous of him. "I can find out," he said, starting to rise.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:21 am
((XD Exactly))
Mull blinks, watching Asher rise, then sighs slightly and nods. "I don't want him to feel like he has to lock himself up in there, after all." He says before a yawn nearly splits his face in two, his slightly longer and sharper canines flashing briefly in the light of the room. "I might end up passing out here soon.." He murmurs, eyes half-sliding closed.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:41 am
"Do not feel as if you have to stay away just because you have guests," the coon returned, tail tip flicking lightly before leaving the room. When he peered into the library a moment later, he found the unicorn asleep in a chair. He looked a little like Indiana Jones like that. Sighing softly, Asher left again and returned to Mull's room. Perhaps he, too, would sleep now.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:00 am
Mull was indeed sound asleep when Asher came back into the room. In sleep, he definitely looked much younger and more innocent than he actually was, a feat that at first had started the hell out of Zel, but, the other had apparently grown used to it over the years of their odd friendship.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:18 am
This was not the first time Asher had been left with Mull sleeping, or at least unconscious, in this room. It gave him the opportunity to study him in sleep and to ponder their current situation. He found himself standing over Mull for a while, watching him while deep in thought before moving to the other side of the bed. He leaned back against the headboard as he had been earlier, though tempted to go back to that balcony Mull had shown him the night before.
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:49 am
Mull, in as deep a sleep as he'd fallen, rolls onto his side slightly, curling a wee bit closer to Asher's form. Normally, anything that was in his bed was fair game for anything Mull's darker side had planned, but, luckily, it wasn't his darker side in control. All Mull's lighter side seemed to crave was some form of contact with whomever was in his bed, whether it be within touching distance in case of a nightmare, or snuggled up to that other form, his subconscious wasn't particular on the matter.
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