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He looked from her back to Seculus. "Uh....I dunno. Seth, what's that on your back?" Oh, don't tell him he has to explain everything yet /again/. As if he wouldn't have to when they wondered how he wasn't dead. "Wings, and yes, they're real." "But...didn't you die? You fell...does this mean you're an angel??" His face brightened further, to a glowing childlike innocence. "...yes, actually. Tassek's specifically." "Tassek owns you?" He gave Tassek a confused and suspicious look, and he raised his hands in protest. "Woah, not like that. He was in my head. Yeah, that doesn't sound any better. Everyone has an angel in their head, and a devil too. They can get out, and he did." Seculus smiled a bit at Tassek and pulled his hands out of Raven's. "Thank you, darling, that was an excellent explanation."

2015-07-27 10:19:44

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She blinked slowly. Well that was something new she didn't want to deal with. "Wonderful. Can I go back to bed now?"

2015-07-27 10:20:54

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"No way," interjected Tassek. "What's wrong with you lately? You haven't been at school. Are you sick or something?" Raven had pulled Seculus over to the couch, hugged him again, and was asking him all sorts of things. Like where he'd been for thirty years. And what it felt like to fly. And when he hit the pavement. And if he had a girlfriend.

2015-07-27 10:24:04

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"Just... something happened with a...friend and I." Yeah... friend. "Turns out he wasn't who I thought he was....and tried to kill me."

2015-07-27 10:25:45

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His eyebrows shot up. "Tried to /kill/ you?! Who was this guy?!" He needed to report him to the police. Or at least keep him away from Terezi.

Across the room, Raven grabbed Seculus by the shoulders and straight-up asked "Can I turn you?!"

2015-07-27 10:27:31

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"His said his name was Kinsley, but I don't think that was even his name. He was a vampire, I do know that, because he tried to kill me by feeding off me. He had...kinda tan skin? Which is weird for a vampire but I guess he is naturally tan skinned? Brown hair that's...long? I think? He always kept it hidden until I last saw him.He had gold eyes as well." Yes, at one point she memorized every detail about him.

2015-07-27 10:32:24

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He gave her a weird look for a second. "....Cale?"

".........um........I'd actually prefer to stay relatively human for now, thanks." "So later then?" "No, not later, or at all if I can avoid it." "But.....then we can both live forever!" Seculus sighed a little. No, he didn't want to live forever. Before today he hadn't even wanted to live another /week/, but he couldn't well leave Russel here by himself now. Well, not quite by himself. He had this Rayne person. But he was just as innocently naive as he remembered.

2015-07-27 10:36:29

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"...That's...who he said he was when he tried to kill me." She looked down. The name alone increasing her current depression by tenfold.

2015-07-27 10:38:03

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He furrowed his brows a bit. "I've known him a while. Cale's kind of a jerk, but there's no way he would purposely befriend you and then feed on you with intent to kill. For Pete's sake, he fed off his best friend for years before he had to turn him! That's why he had to feed, but I bet it was just bad luck he picked you. Something isn't right about this."

2015-07-27 10:40:42

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"I...I don't know. I just don't want to talk about it anymore...it's too painful."

2015-07-27 10:41:34

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Seculus abandoned the current, awkward conversation to see if he could help over there. "I'm sorry for that, but I think there may have been a sort of misunderstanding, and if I'm right it will definitely cheer you up. ...how did he act when you talked to him before that night?"

2015-07-27 10:43:28

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"It...he acted...smart. Very smart. Like as if there wasn't enough knowledge in the world for him. And very....literal. I guess."

2015-07-27 10:47:59

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They exchanged a look. "Smart?" "Yeah, that's not Cale." "Though that's a bit cruel, it's also true. He isn't, not to that extent at least. Did either of his leave, do you know...?" "I don't think so, he'd probably either live with him or have a ridiculous grudge if one did." Seculus looked back to her. "Well, I can guarantee with only sparse shadows of doubt that the person you got to know and the one who attempted to kill you aren't the same."

2015-07-27 10:54:07

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That seemed to bring some joy back into her face. "....Really?" Then remembered what happened while she was running and face planted into the door frame. "Oh fuck. I think he might of been chasing me then. I fucked up."

2015-07-27 10:57:20

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"Chasing you? Oh dear." "If Cale didn't get a chance to feed though, there's no way he would've had the energy." "So does that mean he got out? ...probably." "You just answered your own question, idiot." "....sorry." "Don't call him an idiot, idiot," interrupted Raven. He, though, was more cheerful himself. So he wouldn't necessarily have to kill Kinsley, and she'd stop crying now. Hopefully.

2015-07-27 11:01:50

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"I...I told him to leave me alone." She sighed and she brushed away some fresh tears as she sniffled. "I fucked up. I really fucked up."

2015-07-27 11:03:14

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Raven went back over and hugged her. "It's okay. I bet he'll understand."

2015-07-27 11:06:02

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"I...I don't even know where he is. I can't even apologize."

2015-07-27 11:07:11

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"New York isn't /that/ big, we'll find him in no time." "Actually, it may be simpler than you think. There are a few places he would try by default, and also, as he's an angel to the best of my knowledge, I can sense him if he's nearby."

2015-07-27 11:10:21

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"You...you could?" She looked up from the door frame. So...he was an angel? Yes. Yes he was. A perfect little angel who did nothing wrong.

2015-07-27 11:11:46

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Seculus blinked in surprise at the thought he'd heard. Oh. So she really did care about him that much. It seemed like she had a giant-sized crush, as well. "Yes. I'm not sure if there's a limit, but I can try."

2015-07-27 11:15:44

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"I ...thank you, if you can."

2015-07-27 11:16:54

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Tassek glanced down at his watch. "I have to get to work soon." "Of course. You head off. Rayne, if you wish, we could start looking now. You can clean yourself up and come along. Also, you're welcome." He smiled at her. Raven was virtually bouncing up and down. "Can I come too???" "Actually...don't you run the store downstairs that opens relatively soon?" "Aw, you're right." Oh thank God, he was right. It was great to see him, but all of his memories of the kid were still sort of detached, and his clinginess made him more than a little uncomfortable.

2015-07-27 11:20:05

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Rayne nodded and wiped away the rest of her tears. "I...yes! Yes I want to start right now." She retreated back to her room. Within a few minutes, she came back out fully dressed, a face full of makeup, and almost half a foot taller.

2015-07-27 11:23:27

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Did she grow? ...oh, it was just her shoes. Those things looked lethal. We went out the front door and darling went on his merry way with a wave. "The most obvious place would be Cale's apartment itself, though I can't say he'll be particularly chuffed to see you if you actually managed to escape, however you did so. Fortunately, Zane should be able to restrain him enough for us to check."

2015-07-27 11:28:02