The Deck - Saturday Afternoon

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It was sunny out, and the cold felt more like nearly spring to Rose than the middle of winter.  And it was sunny out which is what she was really looking for.  Sure, it'd be sunny all next week in the Bahamas and maybe she should spend her time packing instead, but the sun now was the point. 

She stretched out on one of deck chairs, feeling the sun on her face.  She was trying not to think about anything.  Definitely not the past few weeks, definitely not wondering how it'd be to go back to living completely nocturnally again once she returned to Lissa, and definitely not what was going to happen with whatever understanding she and Dimitri had reached over the past few days.

Except as happened so often, between not actually doing anything and trying not to think about things, Rose found herself pondering all of them and paying less attention to the warm sun.  She so needed to get up and find a distraction. 

[OOC:  Deck, open, no roof, all that, yes]

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[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

He stared at her. From what he knew, the bites were poisonous. "They get high on it?"

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"Pretty much," Rose agreed. It was just a fact of life for her. Even with her recent experiences knowing just how addictive those bites were. "Humans'll go for that type of thing. Win win situation."

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He stared at her. "Yeah, that sounds really healthy."

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"Better than hurting them," she pointed out. "Killing 'em or leaving them for dead in the gutter. What do you want them to do? They need blood to survive."

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He raised an eyebrow at her. "You really want me to answer that?"

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"Yeah," Rose replied, glaring at him. "You're going to kill 'em all for existing?"

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"They shouldn't be alive in the first place," Jacob defended. "They died and now they're nothing but a parasite living on humanity's back. Blood. Whatever."

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Rose rolled her eyes again, sitting up to lean towards him. "Are you ever going to fucking stop assuming shit?" she snapped. "They're not dead. They're born, grow up, and die like anyone else. They're just not human." She narrowed her eyes. "Like you, huh."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

He made a face and he wasn't even going to try claiming that he was, not when it'd just make the damn leeches human too. "And I'm supposed to guess all that from you being a cryptic bitch?"

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"How about it's none of your fucking business anyway," Rose shot back. "I don't have to explain myself to you to."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"No, you just like telling people they know nothing. That's so much easier," he snapped.

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Rose smirked. "When the shoe fits..."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Whatever," he straightened up. "Go you, being in the one universe where leeches are normal."

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She shrugged, some of that anger draining out of her. "Not saying they're normal, just that they're not monsters."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

They had one on him then. "Right, average freaks that got people high if they bite them."

Not that she had him convinced.

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"Makes sense from one point of view," she replied, shrugging a little. "Why not make sure people enjoy it. Easier to find volunteers. Especially when you're not hurting anyone. Evolution and all that."

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He made a face, obviously not agreeing with her. "It's still fucking disgusting."

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"So's chewing with your mouth open and ugly people," Rose pointed out.

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Sure, sure," he nodded. "I'll deal with those, you can keep your fucking parasites. Enjoy the endorphins and stuff. Hopefully they don't slurp while feeding."

Gross.

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She was on her feet in a second. "The fuck is your problem?" she asked. "I'm trying to fucking answer your questions, but next time you want to imply shit like that, I'm good with taking this beyond that."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

He raised an eyebrow at her response. Hit a nerve too there. He held up his hands. "Hey, you're the one who were making it sound like it's all sunshine and rainbows."

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"Yeah, well, if sunshine and rainbows means 'not violent murderers,'" Rose snapped. "Then yeah. It's a different race, jesus. What gives you the right to judge."

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He shook his head. "Forget it. All hail the good bloodsuckers."

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"Jesus fucking Christ," she almost-shouted. "I don't explain it, and I'm a cryptic bitch. I answer your questions, and you're nothing but a condescending jackass. Must be nice to always be right, huh?"

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"It would be," he agreed, grinning a little but he sobered after a moment, turning more serious.

"Fine. I get what you're getting at. No one's dying, I'm all for that, but your picture still sounds messed up from where I'm standing. And your friend out there," he vaguely waved towards town. "He still setting off every instinct in me that says they're bad news."