018 - These Are The Lives You'd Love To Lead - Video/Action

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[There is a vampire leaning by The Raven's entrance. His posture is like a snake's. Nothing stirring but a glint in the eye and a flicking tongue-tip. All gathered bloodlust waiting for its moment.]

The next brat to sneak in, will be summarily tossed out.

In pieces. 

[A smile. Bright, and entirely without warmth.]

Don't try it. And keep your pitiful bribes to yourself.


[OOC: Grrr. Noisy whippersnappers! NO DRINKS FOR YOU! By which I mean, anyone's totally free to come waltzing in - and stir up trouble. Just keep in mind, Karl may toss you out. His fondness for eating teenage girls notwithstanding, he has work to do, after all! Replies will be sporadic, as my internet is being a bitch!]

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[worldofourown]

My name is Karl.

We know each other. But today you're unlikely to remember.

[beyourarmy]

Well...if you know me, you should let me in this place.

[worldofourown]

[Nuh-uh, Sets. A bar is a bar is a bar.]

No.

[beyourarmy]

[He's going to WHINE at you now, Karl.] Aw, come on! Why not?

[worldofourown]

[LMFAO SOB!]

Because the 'things' in here would traumatize you.

[beyourarmy]

...what do you mean? What's in there?

[worldofourown]

Nothing meant for a child's eyes.

[He's trying to be The Responsible Adult here, Sets!]

[beyourarmy]

I'm not a child! I'm sixteen. [And a brat worthy of being ten.]

[worldofourown]

Too young.

[Try harder!]

[beyourarmy]

But you know me. Shouldn't you at least try to spend some time with me?

[worldofourown]

Not while I'm working.

...

Shouldn't Kira be keeping an eye on you?

[beyourarmy]

...what kind of place is it you work at?

He's not my keeper. I can do other stuff. [Though now that Kira was mentioned, Setsuna shifts a little uncomfortably.]

[worldofourown]

It's a bar.

[That's all you need to know.]

...Really? Past experiences would suggest otherwise.

[beyourarmy]

Then what's so scary about a bar?

Huh? I thought we already covered this. Not a child. He doesn't need to babysit me.

[worldofourown]

It's not the bar. It's the people in it.

They won't let you walk away intact.

[It's Karl's job to keep such incidents at a minimal. But there's little help for a child in a roomful of ravenous vampires.]

Kira won't enjoy scraping your remains off the floor.

[beyourarmy]

They really all that bad? Or is that your way of exaggerating?

[worldofourown]

I needn't hyperbolize actual facts.

[beyourarmy]

[Skeptical.]

Right. Well, guess I'll just go somewhere else, rather than waste my time talking about it.

[worldofourown]

As long as it's not near the Underground.

[beyourarmy]

Hmm? Why? What's so bad about the Underground?

[Karl should see Setsuna wreck havoc down there one day when he's uncursed....]

[worldofourown]

[They must totally go on monster-hunts Underground. That'd be a sign that they're officially bros! xDb]

It's not 'bad'. Just not a place that'd suit you in this state.

[beyourarmy]

[I guess that's how Setsuna makes all his bros - monster fighting.]

...you're weird. What's so different about my state?

[worldofourown]

I told you already.

You're cursed.

[beyourarmy]

Yeah, but you didn't tell me HOW. And why should I believe you, anyway?

You say you know me, but I don't know you. Now you're saying I'm cursed.... None of that sounds a little odd to you?

[worldofourown]

Because it's full of monsters.

[Voice darkening mock-dramatically.]

No, it doesn't. You can either take my word for it, or not. Upto you.