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Cale glanced back towards the body and sighed slightly before giving Zane a light pat on the shoulder. "...she was on her way to death anyway. I'm sure she'd forgive you. You okay, man?" Zane nodded, just a little, and pulled the jacket tighter around his shoulders.

....it's....Madison, correct?

What do /you/ want, geekwad.

Are you at all aware of what just happened? Because it seems to me that if you were, you would have done something.

He's a vampire. He fed. It was good for him. Come on, Zane, chin up, it'll be okay...

Certainly not for his psyche, considering he killed someone for the first time. Also, are you okay? You don't seem very...

Dude, that was rad, did you see the way the blood splattered? Beautiful.

Did I SAY YOU COULD COME OUT?! DID I?!

Nah, but you couldn't expect me to miss a show like that. I didn't know kitty had it in him. If it weren't for the cryfest afterwards I might've enjoyed it a little more.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE 'CRYFEST' HE'D BE BANGING HIS HEAD AGAINST A WALL, TRYING TO CRACK HIS SKULL OPEN! DO YOU HAVE NO COMPREHENSION OF OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS?!

Woah, hold the crazy train there. I thought you felt the same way. When did /you/ get all touchy-feely?

ABOUT THE SAME TIME HE WAS LOOKING AT ALL THE BLOOD AND CALLING HIMSELF A GODDAMN ANIMAL. JESUS, DOESN'T THAT DENSE MORON GET THAT ANIMALS DON'T REGRET?!

So you're saying you felt bad for him. Daaamn, that's new.

Of course I felt bad, I may be a selfish asshole but I've seen him deal with this shit for TWENTY-ONE GODDAMN YEARS, HOW COULD I NOT EMPATHIZE AT LEAST A--

Madison? Could you continue that sentence please?

Invisible people can't talk.

Being invisible doesn't mean one's vocal chords cease functioning, and -- wait, he's gone?

2015-07-24 10:21:25

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Lance moved from beside Ivory to the body. Of course, Ivory knew that he wanted her help. They were best friends as well as bonded, after all. He grabbed the shoulders while she grabbed the ankles. Without speaking, they lifted her up. Blood dripped onto her hands as the two of them carried the now dead woman.

"You sure this much blood doesn't bother you?"

She gave him a look like he just asked her if the sky was blue, then gestured to her arms with her hand, dropping the leg in the process.

"Oh. Right. Dumb question. Sorry."

She picked up the leg again and they continued.

2015-07-24 10:29:15

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OW. God/damn/, my head hurt. Where was I? Beckett had shut up, and...no, that wasn't it. Mr. Chatterbox was nowhere to be heard either, and there was no way he would've joined the blissful silence. I groaned and sat up, opening my eyes. Zane hadn't fallen asleep, had he? No, I didn't see Cale anywhere. I sat up on the bench and straightened my.....my tie. My /suit/. Jesus, even my pen! I gave myself a quick once-over before smoothing back my hair and getting to my feet. Well, that was one way to go about things. My throat was a bit sore from all the shouting I'd just done, but that wasn't much of a problem. One thing I /could/ hear was Lance's voice, seemingly speaking with no audible response from anyone. Alright, to each their own. ...I really /should/ check on Zane, though, before Beckett sets fire to the neighboring buildings, brick or not. I moved towards the shadowy city nook and the idling car parked next to it and tried to veer around Ivory and Lance as they moved the body. It made me sick to look at, honestly, in addition to the obvious problem of both of them possibly being able to recognize me.

2015-07-24 10:38:39

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Of course, Lance sense Madison right away. His head perked up and he turned to his location. "Ivory. You can take care of this, right?"

She furrowed her eyebrows. "Yes, why?"

He dropped the body and cracked his knuckles. "Because someone was about to die." Quickly, he moved over to behind the car, fist ready, and pace quick.

2015-07-24 10:45:02

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Suddenly Ivory was carrying the body by herself. ....oh, /that/ can't be a good sign. I went still, glancing around for him. He couldn't have recognized me /already/, could he? He doesn't even know what I look like. Right?

2015-07-24 10:48:17

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Without much warning, Lance was now next to him. Immediately, he punched him in the jaw. "Heyyyy buddy. " He grinned. "Remember me?"

2015-07-24 10:50:50

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There was a shock of pain and I stumbled backwards, hand to my jaw. "OW! Dra åt helvete, röv! Was that really necessary?!"

2015-07-24 10:54:59

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"Yes, it was. Completely."

Ivory heard shouting. Wait...oh shit.

"In fact I'm-"

"You're going to do nothing!" Ivory was now in between Madison and Lance.

Lance exhaled, annoyed. "Ivory. This the man who-"

"I don't care /what/ he did, I said you're going to stop."

2015-07-24 10:57:41

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I rubbed the slightly swelling spot and gave her a slight smirk. "Why, thank you for that. I'd rather not be torn into small pieces just yet."

2015-07-24 11:00:09

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Ivory turned her head. "Madison. I'm assuming. Because Lance would only be this pissed off if it was your or Lucinda, and well you're not a her from what I can see."

2015-07-24 11:01:50

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"You have that right. Nice to meet you face-to-face." Cale poked his head out of the ally, confused. "Who the /hell/ is that?"

2015-07-24 11:05:42

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"Uh-huh, sure."

"That." He smiled at Cale like he was ready to kill someone, teeth clenched. "Is Zane's angel. Well, /was/ Zane's angel. The one who helped Lucinda."

2015-07-24 11:07:03

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"What, the douchebag?" "Insulting people doesn't help with your already terrible social skills, Cale." And then he walked up and punched me in the face. As if I wasn't expecting it. I braced myself, of course, and didn't fall as far this time. It seemed like a decent idea to let them get all their rage out now while I was ready and then leave me alone later.

2015-07-24 11:12:16

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Ivory then sidestepped, now in front of Cale. "Cale. This isn't going to solve anything."

"No but he's a little shit,"

"I don't /care./ It'll just make things worse!"

2015-07-24 11:13:46

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"Like hell it won't, he can't be a problem if he's braindead or an amnesiac." "....why are you punching him?" Ah, there was the man of the hour, watching from the shadows and trying to rub the remaining blood out of his hair. I gave him a little wave and held out my hand to be soaked by the freezing rain, then pressing it to my sore face.

2015-07-24 11:17:08

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Lance looked to Zane. Ah, hell. "Zane, remember that memory you saw about me being an angel? Well he." He gestured to Madison. "Is yours."

Ivory looked from Cale to Zane, with a look of desperation to stop these two from killing Madison.

2015-07-24 11:20:50

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He gave me one of his patented blank stares, simply standing there for a moment before he caught Ivory's eye and walked up to me, crouching a little to check the extent of my injuries with what I couldn't distinguish as either a concerned or annoyed frown. "...you should probably put some ice on that." "I know, this is the best substitute right now. Seems like you're feeling better." "...y...yes, I suppose slightly...." Then he straightened up and hugged me lightly, and I let out a surprised "Hey!" that was muffled in his collarbone. I still have no idea if he's happy or pissed to see me, considering how freaked out he was just a minute ago about hurting someone. I'm sure Cale looked pissed, as well. That was just about a given by now. Ow, my ribs.

2015-07-24 11:30:05

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Ivory let out a breath of relief and lowered her arms. Oh /thank Sarandiel./ "See? Fine. Now lets not sort this out here."

2015-07-24 11:33:40

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The larger part of the group was at IHOP for what just passed as a celebration. Almost everyone involved with the fiasco that was the hunters' disease was there, with Spyders taking Eilliot's place. No one had told Louhkie either, of course. Seriously, /why/ would they want him there? Lance was also present. It was the night shift, and Blunt was taking orders. They were seated at a big booth and there seemed to be a seating war over who got to sit with Ivory. Tassek just sat with Terezi and Seculus, trying to scoot away from him and closer to her.

2015-07-25 02:53:04

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Eventually, Ivory became fed up with the whole argument, and got an entire table by herself. It was not like anyone could stop her, with no one even there at all, and she needed to read whatever book she brought with her. Besides, crowds suck. Anndrea sat in between Seculus and Tassek, making sure they didn't kill each other while they were out. Like an animal, Spyders followed her first, with Lance right behind him. He didn't want those two to cause trouble, after all.

2015-07-25 03:00:55

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Seculus was chatting with Blunt, and Zane sat watching Spyders join Ivory at her table nervously. He wasn't sure why they were doing this at a restaurant? About half the table couldn't even order anything, right? Ren was flipping back and forth through the menu, eyeing Spyders over it as well and mentally swapping him for Zane. Cale was just...meh.

2015-07-25 03:14:24

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Of course, the second Spyders took notice of Zane and Ren watching him, he took hold of Ivory's free hand that rested on the table. Of course, Lance smacked Spyder's hand away from him. Lance was like the father with a rifle, but instead of a rifle he had wings and fangs. No one touched Ivory without his say so. Dameien looked as his menu as well, babbling on to Ren about...something, while making the occasional sex joke.

2015-07-25 03:19:11

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Zane probably took up an internal cheer at Lance's retaliation, and Ren turned their attention to Dameien to figure out what he was talking about, catching the rear end of a sex joke and poking him in the forehead with disapproval.

2015-07-25 03:22:45

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Then, the door dinged, and two gentleman walked into the restaurant. Two vampires, looking for some privacy, and to get far away from Khasper since he was arriving soon. Hunter took one look at Seculus and gave him a friendly smile, while Lucifer looked in the other direction once catching a familiar spot of blue. He put his hand on Hunter's shoulder. "Mind if I let you hang with stuffies? Looks like I found myself a brother to bond with." He walked right over to the table Spyders was sitting at.

2015-07-25 03:27:41

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Seculus smiled back and waved a bit, trying his hardest to ignore Lucifer. He didn't have to hear the nickname to know it had been said, but he was going to go bother Spyders right now, so it didn't matter at the moment.

2015-07-25 03:34:33