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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 15, 2017 13:58:37 GMT -5
( good to hear you're doing better, at least. I'm in the same boat, not quite healthy but doing much better. )
Maria nodded. "Yeah, it seems a little strange to me, too. I don't get to judge them for it, I've never been in that position, but honestly it just seems a little extreme." She shrugged. "But yeah, a bite works for me. Like you said, it's easiest, and safest, too." She glanced over at him, chewing on the inside of her cheek almost anxiously. "You'll be okay, you know. It's nervewracking, but it's not dangerous. It doesn't even hurt that much. Like taking a shot, I've been told. A pinch and then it's over."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 15, 2017 14:34:24 GMT -5
(I just have the occasional coughing fit. It's bearable, still annoying, but bearable. But yeah I feel a lot better and I'm glad you do to.)
Hearing her explain helped him calm down, but he knew the panic would return when it was happening. He took a long deep breath before nodding "thank you, Maria, that helps a lot" Astral said gratefully before turning putting the key in the ignition and starting the car. He out the car in drive and begun going home, trying his best not to think about it. "How much do you need, anyways? And how long does it take?" He asked, trying to settle the idea into his mind
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 15, 2017 15:35:04 GMT -5
( I mostly feel sick, and there's the classic 'flu-ache' still sticking around, but otherwise I think I'm mostly repaired. )
Maria leant back in her seat, looking over at as he spoke again. "No more than two or three decilitres," she replied. "A cup, a cup and a half maybe. If you've ever given blood, about half of that. And it usually doesn't take more than five minutes, if that. It's relatively brief." Most vampires could drain an entire body in that time, actually, but that was a far more feral way of feeding. Not suitable for small feeds that left the human unharmed.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 15, 2017 15:40:00 GMT -5
(I believe I'm just after that stage, I had that for awhile but thankfully it's gone now.)
Five minutes? That would be without a doubt the longest five minutes of Astrals life. "O-okay" he answered shakily as he drove. He went quiet for a bit as he drove the two home. He didn't want to think about the feeding until it was time so he turned the radio on hoping to get his mind completely away from it but it didn't help much "I think when we get there we should just get it over with" he stated his voice a little more steady at this point. As he pulled into the driveway the house was huge, his dad was very rich after all. "Welcome to my house" he said as he parked outside the front doors. "I can show you around whenever you'd like or you can adventure and figure it out on your own" he said as he gave her a smile
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 15, 2017 17:10:58 GMT -5
( it's good that it passed! for me, the general achiness is probably the worst part of any infection. )
Maria took the music for an excuse to not talk and fell silent until Astro spoke again. "You live here?" she asked, awed despite herself. She'd known he was rich, it had been made her business by the resistance to know as much as she could about him. She'd even seen the house before, if only in photographs. Photographs had not done it justice. "I knew you were rich, but how rich, exactly?" She stepped out of the car. "I'll explore, if that's okay? With a place like this, that's just the kind of opportunity you don't turn down."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 15, 2017 17:24:07 GMT -5
(Man, I can so agree.)
Astral nodded "he's a billionare" he mumbled. As he said this his face looked almost disgusted. He didn't like being known for his fathers money, which happened more often than not. That idea didn't exactly make him happy. He did his best to let go of the thought but it always stuck around when someone brought it up. "take your time, I'll be out in the backyard" he said as he got out of the car. He figured she'd be alright so he started making his way around the house and through to the backyard. He took a seat on a lawn chair and turned on some music and tuned out while he could. The idea of the feeding still freaked him out and he figured it always would
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 13:08:56 GMT -5
Maria hoped he'd manage to relax while she left to do some exploring. She didn't exactly like the guy, but she didn't dislike him either. And she didn't like feeding on someone who was scared, it confirmed that she was a predator and that was a title she'd never worn willingly. She didn't spend too long exploring the inside of the house, she'd have plenty of time to get to know it during her stay, but she did make sure she was familiar with the layout of the place. By the time she'd swept each floor, she knew which doors she'd use most often and which she wouldn't look twice at, but more importantly, she had ways out. Finally, she went outside. She spent more time here, admiring the yard. It wasn't so much time spent to learn, at least not to the degree that her time inside had been, she spent it observing for no reason other than that she wanted to. When she was finally done, she went in search of Astral, one that she completed relatively quickly. "You've got a beautiful home," she said as she approached him again.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 13:14:03 GMT -5
"Thank you, I appreciate it. As much if a nice home it is I generally end up out here a lot more" Astral stated with a smile. "Did you figure out the house? Can you find your way around to the places you need to go?" He asked curiously, the house to him was like a maze for the first while that he lived there. He just hoped she'd be able to figure it out a lot faster than he did. He got up from his chair to stretch as he had almost fallen asleep again while she had been exploring the house. "Do you want to do this now?" He then asked, knowing she would understand what he meant by the question. By this point he had accepted it needed to happen, which was a good thing. It didn't scare him as much as it used to so he was able to stay calm while he asked her, unlike before
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 13:14:31 GMT -5
(No wifi for an hour or so)
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 15:44:07 GMT -5
( sorry if I'm poofy tonight, I'm doing things around the house and popping in here during the breaks I take. )
"I think I did," Maria replied, nodding first to him and then the house. "I'll get to know it actually moving around, but I think I've got the basic layout down." She hoped so, anyway. Getting lost in there would not be favourable. "If you don't mind?" she said with a careful smile. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hungry." She was hungry. She'd been peckish for days, but this was hunger and she didn't like it. It was bearable still, but there was no denying it's presence like she'd been able to do before.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 16:00:14 GMT -5
(No worries, I'm busy with school and work a lot so it's all good.)
"I'm glad to hear it." Astral said with a polite smile and nod, he was glad, he didn't feel like he'd want to have to be showing her around the whole time they'd be together. "Okay so should we just do it here?" He asked before biting his lip, knowing it was about to happen scared him a bit more than the original idea. He wasn't going to make her starve and he wished she would have told him she felt hungry sooner so they could have gotten it over with but it was okay to him, not having to do it. "Lets get this over with" he said as he stood uncomfortably, his body tensing up. He was clearly uncomfortable but did his best to make things easier for her
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 16:18:03 GMT -5
( thanks ^^ it's getting late - late enough for me to leave the rest of it until tomorrow anyway - so I'll be here more consistently for another two hours or so. )
Maria nodded. "Let's get it over with," she agreed, holding her hand out to him. "Do you mind if I take your wrist? It's easiest for me, and it's easier for you to pull your hand away than anything else if you feel unsure." She was acutely aware that if he pulled it away because she was slipping, it would have no effect as she'd easily overpower him, but she also knew that there could be a multitude of other reasons he'd want to so she wanted to give him the option. Besides, the neck was such an awkward place to go for, especially for someone her height. There was no way her 5'3" was going to make that easy for her.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 16:50:44 GMT -5
(Still gonna be slow responses for me, I'm in school for another hour and 45)
Erin nodded and stuck out his arm, he was keeping calm but was definitely still scared inside. He knew even if he tried to pull away he wouldn't be able to, considering she would be so much stronger than he was. That's what scared him the most. (Short post sorry)
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 17:16:09 GMT -5
( gotcha. and don't worry, you're fine! )
Maria gave what was supposed to be a reassuring smile, nodded, and took his hand. She brought it up to her mouth and, after taking a deep breath, bit down. For her, it was familiar and easy, yet entirely new. This was a new person, after all, not exactly like who she'd fed on before. But, more than any of that, it was a relief. It had been weeks since she'd had fresh blood, and no matter how she felt about her current situation, she had to admit it was nice to get it again.
Just as she'd promised, it didn't take long (if she had to guess, she'd probably had't taken as much time as she usually would), and after a short while, she left go of his hand and stepped back, wiping the corners of her mouth with the back of her hand. "How are you feeling?"
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 18:39:12 GMT -5
Astral bit his own lip as she inched closer to his wrist, he was scared his heartbeat getting faster until he felt that pinch she was talking about, and it hurt, he cursed under his breath at the pain. It would have been bearable if it didn't last minutes. After some time it hurt more and he begun to feel light headed. After she finally finished he felt like he couldn't really hold himself up, he heard her asking how he felt before he fell into a seating position and caught himself on the ground. "I feel.. really... weird" he said between breaths. He didn't know how he felt honestly everything was fuzzy feeling. She didn't take enough blood for him to pass out or enough for it to be fatal but just enough to the point where he'd need time to regain his strength
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 18:46:14 GMT -5
Maria nodded sympathetically. "Sorry," she said, genuine but not apologetic. She couldn't apologise for keeping herself alive but she could express sympathy. "Do you want me to get you anything? Something to eat, water? I'm pretty sure I remember where the kitchen was." She knew that was supposed to help, and it made sense that it would, she supposed. And she did want to help, because even though she could no longer bring herself to feel guilty for feeding, she could at the very least be nice about it.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 18:49:54 GMT -5
"No don't, don't worry" Astral said to Maria with a smile, he didn't really feel he needed her to help, or maybe he just didn't want her to. Regardless he took his time to regather himself and then stood "But you feel better, right?" He asked and raised an eyebrow. He wanted her to feel alright more than anything, after all those years of what she was put through he felt like she deserved it. He cleared his throat and took a look around, "honestly that wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be" he then said with a chuckle before brushing some hair out of his eyes
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 19:14:53 GMT -5
Maria nodded and sat down on a chair, waiting for him to collect himself again. "Yeah, thank you," she said as he stood again. "How bad did you think it would be?" she asked, somewhat amused. She did wonder, though, because he'd seemed more nervous than she'd expected. Not that she blamed him, it wasn't as if she'd be entirely comfortable with someone drinking her blood, and she'd been the one feeding for decades.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 19:20:36 GMT -5
"I guess I was just scared, I figured it would have hurt more but I'm not sure exactly what i expected" he said with a shrug. He really hadn't known what he thought it would be like, he just expected it to feel bad, and it did. But he survived so he didn't want to complain about it much more. (Short post sorry)
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 19:32:28 GMT -5
( don't worry about it, mine will probably be really long or really short until I disappear for the night seeing as we're actually closer to 2am than 1. on that note, if I disappear I've fallen asleep. )
Maria nodded. That made sense. "Yeah, I get it." She sighed, leaning back in the chair. "Hey, do you mind if I ask why you signed up for this? I mean, you obviously don't need to answer, but I'm curious. It's not like you need the money." Now was as good a time as any to start learning about him, and asking questions that related to her to begin with seemed like the best approach.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 19:36:26 GMT -5
Astral took a minute to answer, "honestly, my dad wanted me to. Our whole family has been through the whole process and I guess it's tradition in a way." He answered as he looked at her "if I didn't have to I wouldn't have, this whole thing bothers me. But I guess since my family had a big role in that war we have a big tole in it now and usually end up being involved." He said, he figured she might get offended but hoped for the best (No worries if you pass out will you be on tomorrow?)
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 19:51:48 GMT -5
( I think/hope so! I've been feeling a lot better so I don't see that getting in the way. I should manage a while in the evening at the very least. )
Maria nodded. "Yeah, I get it," she said. "Honestly, I'm not too fond of your family, the generation before yours anyway - I guess it's hard to be after the war and everything - but I understand obligation to them." This was something else she knew she should share. He deserved to know about the reservations she had towards his father and the older generation in general, even if he didn't need to know about the reservations she had towards him. "I'm kind of glad it bothers you, though. Is that bad? It's nice knowing that you're not alright with it either, a relief sort of."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 19:56:59 GMT -5
(That's good to hear! Though I'm in school when you're home in the afternoon. I'd probably be waking up!)
"I get it, my family before me has been everything except for nice." He agreed with a nod, he was glad she could relate to him in some way, even though he could tell she still wasn't exactly fond of him. "(Gonna make some food so this is short sorry)
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 20:10:17 GMT -5
( that's true. we'll have to see about overlap given the time difference. seeing as it's friday, I'm heading out for the evening so I'll probably not be on that late but we'll see. )
Maria gave a small smile, her expression something between sadness and relief. It seemed to be a common expression for her, and one that was genuine most of the time. She was grieving, after all, as she always did during the start of a new partnership. It was a reminder of the freedom she'd lost, and anything else would be strange. She hoped he'd understand that, or at the very least let her do it in peace. She didn't say anything else, though, because she wasn't sure what she could say. She'd asked a personal question and had no idea how to respond to the answer - she should have seen that one coming.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 20:13:20 GMT -5
After a moment or two of awkward silence Astral decided to speak up "is there anything else you'd want to know? On a more personal level? We'll be spending a lot of time together after all" he said as he looked at her, he wasn't exactly wrong, he had a few questions he'd like to ask of her but he'd feel better if he wouldn't have to go first. I guess he thought it would depend on the level of questions she decided to ask him, it would make a big difference. He took a seat near her, facing her as he sat.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 20:13:51 GMT -5
(I'll be on in the morning though, so I will be able to respond a bit.)
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 16, 2017 20:26:02 GMT -5
( alright, yeah! hopefully I'll get on early-mid afternoon then! )
Maria considered this for a moment. "Personal questions? I guess what would you want to do if you didn't have anybody to answer to? And it's not exactly personal, but what do your days look like? What can I expect?" She wanted to know more - what did he think of his family, what were they like, what drove him - but those were all questions she wanted the answer to because she was curious. She had to prioritise the questions that would give her information.
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Post by Jaica on Feb 16, 2017 20:34:37 GMT -5
(Awesome! That sounds good to me ) Astral after a moment of though, finally spoke up "well I honestly don't have anyone I really need to answer to, I got involved with this just because it would be a wrong to my family if I wasn't following the same path as them" he said with a shrug "well, my days are quite busy, I'm out a lot so it's hard to explain." (I'm not sure what he would get her to help him with, any ideas?) he said as he looked at her with a smile hoping to make it seem like he wasn't going to be outting her through extreme pressures, which one day he might actually have to.
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Post by π¨π°ππ₯π¦π― π΄πΆπ― on Feb 17, 2017 11:43:11 GMT -5
( I hadn't thought about that actually! I mean, we could just do something so simple as having her follow him around and run errands and such, or like and actual job she could do - though I'm not entirely sure what that could be. do you yave any ideas that could work? )
Maria nodded. She'd have liked an overview of what her days would be like - how long would they be out, how much work would she be doing, would she be expected to perform some heavy manual labour - but she understood that he might not be able to give one. Not everybody had a schedule they stuck to every single day. "Thanks. What about you? Do you have any questions for me? It's only fail."
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Post by Jaica on Feb 17, 2017 12:13:31 GMT -5
(Honestly, I have no clue xD I guess we'll just have them kinda running errands together? Not much else I can think of)
"I'm not too sure if I do" he said with a shrug, he figured anything he'd need to know he'd figure it out over time. He shrugged before scratching the back of his neck "Actually, are there any sorts of things you'd rather not do? I don't do a lot of things that would need you to overexert yourself so just think little things that bother you"
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