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"/Thanks/ for clearing that up," I sighed.

2015-09-29 07:21:45

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"You're welcome."

2015-09-29 07:22:15

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"I think I'm going to actually be constructive now. Good luck with...whatever it is you'll be doing or avoiding doing." I let my wings fold out, spread them, and jumped into the air, heading for Time Square first.

2015-09-29 07:26:06

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"Don't fly too fucking low or else you'll get us all killed." Nick called out as Seculus flew away.

2015-09-29 07:27:11

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I was very, very tempted to flip him off. But I didn't. Instead I increased my altitude, staying behind and above buildings.

2015-09-29 07:28:24

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She hadn't attacked, she hadn't raided the house, Hell, she hadn't even called the phone back to make threats or barter. That was almost suspicious in itself. But off they went to Time Square. Just crowded enough for her not to want to cause a scene, if she was really so attached to her food, and crowded enough for no one to notice by themselves. Of course she would bring someone with her. It was just a matter of finding out who. But they were prepared. As much as they could reasonably be.

2015-09-29 07:34:01

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A plan was made. Two. To be Exact. One pair went to the one. Another went to time square. Well. Terezi went to Time Square. Nick swore that he would be there, just hiding. She didn't trust him. She didn't trust him at all. But...she had no choice. So there she was. Alone.

2015-09-29 07:41:32

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There she was. Mehemiah could see her. He could /sense/ her. A smile spread across his face. "Too easy," he whispered. Far too easy. He still suspected foul play. But until proven otherwise, he was going to believe it. "Flora. Get around behind her."

2015-09-29 07:44:21

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Flora nodded. Of course she was going to listen. She did as she was told, making sure not to make a sound.

Terezi froze when she sense a vampire behind her. She turned. A red head stood before her. Tons of scars lining her face. Fuck. Fuck. Where's Nick?!

2015-09-29 07:50:34

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He approached her from the front, bruised eyes shadowing his grin. "Now come quiet. Quiet as you can. And he won't be hurt." All a whisper. As always. But of course she could hear it.

2015-09-29 07:53:19

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Two guns. Pointed at their heads, cocked and ready. "Do I have to be quiet too?" Nick asked, finally showing up.

Oh thank God.

2015-09-29 07:54:41

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He froze. A hunter. She had a hunter friend. But that wasn't-- it wasn't part of the plan, it didn't even make sense! He immediately tried to duck into the crowd. Innocents made good shields.

2015-09-29 07:56:08

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Flora took off as well. "Don't leave me alone!" She called out.

Nick gave Terezi a look. "Part one is complete, now all we have to do is hope Ivory doesn't kill your boyfriend." He spoke before taking off after them.

Whew. Thank goodness. Terezi broke into a run herself. Away from them. Seculus could handle this part on his own, right?

2015-09-29 07:59:06

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Tracking them down to where they were staying had been...surprisingly easy, actually. After Casmiere had tracked the call, we had a very clear idea of the home they were staying at. Thankfully, it didn't appear to belong to a human family. However, there seemed to have been murders nearby very recently. I wouldn't stand for that, most certainly. And so I channeled that passion into this Tassek rescue mission instead of any actual desire to save him. I reached the door with Ivory and grabbed the handle. It was locked. I looked over. "Would you do the honors?"

2015-09-29 08:04:23

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It always paid off to have smart friends. In this case, it was finding a cell phone's current location. It was brought down to a neighborhood of families who wanted the closeness to New York but couldn't afford the city price. Sure enough, recent murders were there as well. Great. Now, their only impasse was a locked door. "Sure." She took a few steps back, then with some force, threw her entire weight onto the door, breaking the lock. Lets not completely damage this house.

2015-09-29 08:10:36

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I smiled at her. "Thank you. Good heavens, I haven't been on a good rescue mission in, oh, who knows how long. How exciting." I moved inside, closing my eyes and trying to figure out if there was anyone else in the house. ...either it was otherwise empty, or whoever was here was meditating, or in a coma, or something. We should be alright. I opened them to see Tassek, who'd just woken up at the loud noise, and sighed. "What the /fuck/? Why're /you/ here?! You couldn't broken down the door!" I motioned for Ivory to come inside. When he saw her, he swore again.

2015-09-29 08:14:46

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"Nice to see you too." She greeted, and moved over to the chair.

2015-09-29 08:21:02

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"You know, a thank you might be in order." He glared at me, but didn't say any more. "Didn't you hear me? What's in order now?" "......" "/Tassek/." "......../thank you/," he whined, "now get me out of here before they come back and suck me dry."

2015-09-29 08:23:27

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"I'll do that myself if it will get you to shut up." She knelled down, and started to untie the ropes.

2015-09-29 08:24:41

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I stood guard, arms crossed, kind of hoping she would take as long as possible.

2015-09-29 08:32:27

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With enough fiddling with the ropes, he was free. She stood up. "Come along, child slave before Terezi has a heart attack."

2015-09-29 08:33:53

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"Child slave?!" "Just get out already. Fortunately, I don't think that can happen. But let's hurry anyway." I pushed him to his feet and towards the door, taking note of the bite marks on his neck. So they really had fed off him. Hm. Oh well. He shivered when I shoved him and moved faster, away from me.

2015-09-29 08:38:50

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"Wait." She moved to the kitchen for a moment, and eventually came back with an apple. "Eat." She demanded, and handed it out to him. "I'm not carrying your ass if you pass out from dehydration."

2015-09-29 08:41:14

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He took it and scarfed it down. Had they been feeding him at all?

2015-09-29 08:45:56

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"There. Lets go." She headed out the door.

2015-09-29 08:48:44