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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:33 pm
"oh"
He seemed to accept that he'd need a reason to get drunk.
"get Zaro away from the dragon, please?"
He re-stated his request from earlier. Whilst he may be numb due to the sheer amount of alcohol he had consumed, the memories he had tried to drown out seemed to indicate that any dragon would happily kill him during sex and he had no intentions of having Zaro endure a death like he had almost had to endure.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:40 pm
Something flickered in her eyes before nodded, having him sit down before she left to find Andras and Zaro.
Finding the two, she motioned for Zaro, smiling at Andras. "Joe's here..." it was all she would say.
Zaro blinked and glanced at Andras real quick before moving to Raven's side. She waved bye to Andras before she was escorted out, Raven at her side.
She was concerned by Raven's expression and it involved her master.
Raven returned with the exotic bird but Zaro was still not ready to be fed from again and Raven thought Joe hadn't fed yet since he left. Her heart leapt in a funny way.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:49 pm
He had quite enjoyed spending time with Zaro, though knew better than to detain her any longer. Joe, he knew, wasn't one who took being left to wait well, ontop of that, he knew he wasn't Joe's favourite person at the best of times.
He bowed gracefully to both Raven and Zaro as they left.
He let her sit him down, it beat trying to stay upright, something he had done to prove to her that he wasn't nearly as drunk as he was.
When the two women came back, they'd find him staring into the air infront of him, almost as if the only thing left in the room was his body, his spirit hiding somewhere else for now.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:56 pm
Her heart ached as she watched him sit there. This wasn't Joe...She wanted to see that boyish smile back on his face, that glint of mischief and lust back in his eyes.
She glanced to Zaro. "You two best stay here... He's not in any shape to be going anywhere right now." She went to Joe's side and rested a hand on his shoulder, kneeling in front of him as best as she could in the skirt.
She licked her lips. "Joe?" She said softly not wanting to startle him.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:19 am
He looked up at her as she put her hand on his shoulder, though the look he gave her seemed empty, though seeing his bird again, a small smile formed on his face.
"He didn't harm you, did he?"
He asked Zaro, before shaking his head a bit and quietly muttering.
"he wouldn't harm you, he's not a vampire..
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:23 am
Zaro shook her head. "I'm unharmed..."
She bit her lip, letting Raven deal with what was going on. She knew him far more then Zaro did...
Raven frowned. Rather then ask, she smoothed his hair back.
"Joe... Will you stay here please?"
She was worried for him and feared for his safety if he left with Zaro now in his state.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:29 am
He accepted Zaro's response without questioning it. If she said she was unharmed, then she was.
As Raven spoke, he looked back at her. He had no plan right now, his entire plan was to show up here and make sure Zaro was alright, as well as keep his promise to pick her up, beyond that, he had planned nothing.
"If you want"
He responded to her, feeling numb.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:33 am
Raven nodded though glanced to Zaro. Where was she going to put the girl for the night? She couldn't put her with Andras, even if nothing happened. Maybe Joey? She thought. Certainly the wolf would protect her until Joe was sober enough to do so.
She flared her nostrils as she leaned in and breathed Joe's scent in. He smelled of alcohol and if she was correct hunger. She sighed softly.
"Zaro...would you mind staying with Joey this evening?"
Zaro gave a small smile. "I don't mind."
She hadn't met the male yet but she didn't see him around either.
Raven smiled her thanks and tugged Joe's hand to get him to follow her. He needed to feed and the bird still held little signs that she couldn't be fed on for a third time that day...
"Come on Joe. Follow me..."
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:43 am
He made no moves as Ravne leant in and smelled him, what she picked up was correct, he had drunk enough to stop from freaking out at the sight of his would-be killer, so much so that he had almost drunk himself into a coma.
"I mind"
He pointed out, suddenly finding his voice again. He'd do nothing to endanger Zaro intentionally, but he very much minded being separated from her at this point in time, reaching out his hand to take hers into it.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:18 am
Zaro blinked as she found her hand in his. She didn't object but she did look to Raven for help.
Raven pried Joe's hand from Zaro's.
"Joe, she will be fine.. Joey wouldn't hurt her. He's a wolf...not a dragon and not a vampire..."
She smoothed his hair back and framed his face. "Joe trust me please?" She wanted him to trust her...at least when she said Zaro would be fine.
"You need to feed Joe and Zaro can't another feeding at this moment in time..."
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:31 am
The smile which had shown when he had noticed Zaro returned again as her hand found his, though dropped away again as Raven did what she thought was right.
"I wouldn't hurt her either"
He protested mildly, looking at Raven with lost eyes. He trusted her, he just didn't understand her need to move Zaro out of his way.
"I don't want to feed.. "
He admitted as the nice numbness started to fade a bit.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:35 am
Raven went numb herself in that instant. Joe not wanting to feed? It felt like a slap to the face or someone dumped icy cold water onto her as she heard that.
She shrank away and sat on the table keeping herself calm. "That can't be..." She suddenly found herself wanting to cry but she used her iron will to remain calm and expressionless.
Zaro fidgeted a moment, not understanding or liking what was going on. The tension in the air seemed thick enough that she could slice through it and she got the impression that an incubus denying sex from anyone meant they were ill.
She bit at her lower lip, staring at her feet.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:42 am
"why?"
He asked, wondering if it was that unusual for him to not want to feed at the same time as knowing instinctly that it was, and yet, the meeting at the bar had extinguished his hunger completly.
He stayed seated a little longer, though didn't appreciate the numbness trying to leave him and decided to get up, albeit wobbly, hoping to find Covet's stash of liquor, if he made it to the kitchen without being stopped.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:48 am
Covet however kept her stash secretly in her room and locked up tightly. Shorty took it away too many times for her enjoyment. Raven watched him stumble for the kitchen. She was finding she missed alot of things from the Joe she knew and she was getting scared when she couldn't afford to be scared.
Zaro's wings ruffled a little as she shuddered, squirming a bit. What little trust Joe had from her seemed to have vanished for the moment and she retreated inside herself, withdrawing from the room. Instinct told her to leave the current room and she was listening to it.
Raven shook her head, running her hand through her hair. if he didn't feed, he was going to feel much worse later as a result. She'd seen it in Alexis when she didn't feed...
Her chest ached with the held back tears. She didn't stop Joe from going to the kitchen....but she knew there was no alcohol there...
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:56 am
w00t, he made it to the kitchen smile
No sooner had he ended up in the kitchen that he opened every cupboard door and checked the pantry for alcohol of any type, simply ignoring the coffee that was readily available.
Several minutes went by before his mind caught up to the fact that there was none to be found in the kitchen. Upon realising that, he leant against the wall and simply slid down, ending up with him sitting against the wall and attempting to banish that which he had previously drowned out with alcohol.
To anyone watching, it would look like he was simply giving up on life. Somewhere beyond the bland expression on his face though, he was doing his best to avoid having to deal with the terror that Sonia and Domina had inspired in him.
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