Open harassment thread~

[bloodbrother]

Characters: Samuel Henderson and YOU
Format: Wevs
This log is: open
Location: Bookstore or in the Conquest infirmary
Summary: Puttering around for open harassment
Warnings: None!

Bookstore:
[The bookstore is a mess. He's struggling to keep up. But he's still got a smile on his face. Yes, he's one of those people that enjoys retail, suck it.]

Infirmary:
[After his day of work, he's exhausted. He goes to the infirmary, and drops heavily into his chair. He picks up a clipboard and goes over the data. Lately he's had to deal with a lot of students getting sick. He needs to run some more tests to try and find the cause. He got up again, and went to some of his equipment in the back of the room. He was not going to be beaten by this puzzle.]

Comments

[stoppedhiding]

I will.

[ Death not being permanent here withstanding. ]

[bloodbrother]

[He nods, and starts toward the back of the store, gesturing for Golbez to follow him. He'd do this somewhere there isn't other people around.]

[stoppedhiding]

[ Golbez follows, and once they're in the back room he puts himself between Sam and the door. Just in case. ]

[bloodbrother]

[He pulls the pouch out again, and dumps it out into his hand. He fishes his bracelet out from inside of his sleeve, and hesitates briefly. He closed his eyes. He took a deep breath. Then he opened them again and hooked the charm onto the bracelet.

It hit him like a lead weight. Almost immediately he was on his knees. In his mind played how he was turned, how he came to know how his body worked, all of those times enjoying a warm meal with his brother and their new family.

His hands changed form somewhat, and his fangs grew larger. He remembered almost draining a friend dry. Being driven nearly to the point of no return by an enemy that knew to attack their enemy's support first.

But as these memories washed over him, he didn't attack or get aggressive. He remained on his knees, hunched over himself, carving claw marks into the concrete floor.]

[stoppedhiding]

[ Golbez tenses up when Sam drops to his knees, but doesn't move. If this is the memory he hopes it is, he doesn't want to suddenly provoke the vampire.

He waits several moments, watching Sam hunched over, clawing at the floor, before he speaks. ]

Are you all right?

[bloodbrother]

[He shook his head vigorously. It's not that he's not okay, it's that he doesn't want to lose focus. It's taking a lot from him to maintain control.

But after not much longer, the portions of his life having to do with his being, with what he really was. He wasn't human. He was a vampire.

Finally, he took a few long, carefully controlled breaths. His hands reverted to normal, and he struggled back to his feet.] I'm okay...

[stoppedhiding]

[ Golbez steps forward to place a hand on Sam's shoulder, to help steady him. ]

That looked like quite an overwhelming memory. Do you recall now why you must drink blood?

[bloodbrother]

[He did wobble a bit, but leaned into Golbez's support.] I'd nearly died when I was turned.... [His eyes are bright red, and his voice is very deliberate.] I remembered every time I drank, every time I took far more damage than I should have. [He looks at his hand with a raised eyebrow, possibly surprised that it was still attached? But then he looked back at Golbez again. He seems to carry a few more years than he had before.]

[stoppedhiding]

[ He looks down at Sam patiently, watching his reactions; he does seem a different man now. More mature, less unsure of himself. ]

I am glad you've remembered. Thank you for accepting the memory charm.

Is there anything I can do for you right now?

[bloodbrother]

No, you smell disgusting. [So straightforward.

But then, he staggers again. His eyes are back to normal again. And he's all at once exhausted.] Fuck, I hate that. [He takes a few deep breaths and steadies himself.] Ignore anything I just said. That wasn't me. Well. The real me. It's complicated to explain.

[stoppedhiding]

[ He doesn't resent the statement; he already knows his blood is unpalatable. He just narrows his gaze at the sudden un-Sam-like outburst. ]

Do you believe you pose a danger to anybody?

[bloodbrother]

[He considers a moment.] No. I'm okay. I'm not that hungry.

Thank you. [Notices he looks annoyed.] I-I'm sorry about whatever may have just happened. When there's a trauma, sometimes the instincts of a vampire take over to ensure the individual's survival. It takes a lot sometimes to regain rationality. [He still carried the extra few years, but he was definitely more similar to the person he had been before all of this than the person he'd been briefly.]

[stoppedhiding]

[ Sam must be stronger than he seems, then. Golbez is impressed. ]

Very well, then. If you need anything, I'll be working at the theatre down the street for the next several hours. Please do not hesitate to come find me.

[bloodbrother]

[He nods, and gives a tired smile.] Thank you, for everything. I think I'm going to cut out early. Despite the mess. Go back to my office and relax.

[stoppedhiding]

That's not a bad idea. You should rest.

[ He nods and turns to go. ]

/forever late I am

[babysage]

[And runs into another vampire, a much littler one.] Hello Golbez! [He gets a hug, because why not, before Kotaro runs over to Sam to give him a big hug as well.] I got you a memory!

/gathers up!

[bloodbrother]

[Looks down at Kotaro and smiles a fangy grin. He's too tired to be self-conscious.] Hey there. Thank you, Kotaro.

[stoppedhiding]

[ He's taken aback by Kotaro's entrance, but he stops and remains where he is when he hears what the boy has to say. He may as well make sure nothing goes wrong with this one, too. ]

[babysage]

Your welcome Sam! [He handed him the bag] You got to put it on!

[bloodbrother]

[Sam glanced between the giver and gift briefly before he accepted it.] I suppose I should, huh? But I've got some good news first. [He sits on the floor, not really trying to show how tired he is, and beckons Kotaro over to sit with him, or on him, however the kid sees fit.]

Golbez just gave me a memory charm, too. I remember I'm a vampire now. I want to thank both of you for helping me out like this. I don't want to think about what could have happened without both of you. [Nope, his voice isn't cracking, no way. He also might be trying to cuddle up with a chibi vampire]

[stoppedhiding]

[ Golbez stands there, leaning against the doorframe, and watches the two. ]

It was nothing at all, Samuel. I'm simply glad it was helpful to you.

[babysage]

[On him, Kotaro sits on his lap, he welcomes the cuddles. He grinned widely when he heard the news.] You did! That's great! I'm glad you remembered! [He grinned at Golbez again.] Thank you Golbez, you are a really nice friend! [He'd hug you again but Sam needs the hugs more.]

[bloodbrother]

[He likes having somebody to hug like this it makes him feel better.] I was being a stubborn idiot about it, and I should have just accepted the charms I was given sooner. I'm sorry.

But I'm really glad to have both of you for friends. You're both better to me than I deserve. [He might be tearing up a bit. Just a bit. He's hiding his face behind Kotaro's shoulder and his own bangs.]

[stoppedhiding]

[ This is definitely awkward. How is Golbez supposed to react to comments like that, especially when the older of the two vampires is starting to cry a bit? It's been nearly forty years since he had anyone he could call a "friend".

In the end, he just remains silent. ]

[babysage]

No we're not, you deserve the best friends silly! [He hugs tightly but then lets go, just to go over to grab Golbez's hand.] You're our friend and so you have to hug too! [Dragging him over to hug Sam]