Second Time Bitten ✗ Video

[notevenagirl]

[The feed flicks on to the redhead, looking concerned. Her normal semi-cheerful smile is gone, and those who know her would know she hasn't been herself since the last jump.]

I know I ain't the first person who's come back here before. I mean however long the jump normally lasts? I went back home for a few weeks. Seems like there's always something. [Which she's fine with. She always seems to manage, make it through. But now with Bill being as brainwashed as he is, and everything completely fucked, it's taken a lot out of her.]

Guess I'm just wonderin' how y'all cope with knowin' that there's some pretty heavy shit goin' on back home, and there's nothin' you can do about it.

[She chews on her lip for a moment.] I think it's the not knowin' that's botherin' me the most. I ain't helpless. Best part'a bein' a vampire is you can really fuck some things up, but what do you do when another vampire-- who is supposed to be dead [thank you, Eric]-- is three thousand years old and about to attack like an entire race of-- well whatever fairies are? Not to mention someone close to you.

And I'm here. In space hell again. [She gives an exaggerated smile.] Fantastic.

Comments

[the_infiltrator]

More than cancer?

[Because all humans know what cancer is like, right?]

[notevenagirl]

I've never had cancer. [She just blinks.]

[the_infiltrator]

But do you think being a vampire would be better?

[notevenagirl]

Yeah. It's loads better. I'm stronger and faster, and I can do so much more.

[the_infiltrator]

Thank you for explaining. [She smiles softly.] You're very helpful.

My name's Cameron.

[notevenagirl]

Not everyone has vampires in their world-- or at least know about us. [She nods, slightly less wary of the other girl.]

Jessica.

[the_infiltrator]

There aren't any in my world. But some people choose to drink blood, and pretend they're immortal.

Is it hard to live on the ship?

[notevenagirl]

I have to drink blood, and I am immortal.

[She tilts her head.] A little. It's hard to get people to let you drink'em. But I got some ground already from a friend here.

[the_infiltrator]

But you're a real vampire. The people in my world aren't dead.

[She has no tact, either, so:] Could I watch sometime? I'm curious how it works. How you keep them from bleeding to death.

[notevenagirl]

Ew. That's just weird.

I can't really get people to let me bite'em. But you can feel the spead'a blood, their pulse. You don't wanna stop, but you think of bad things, things that repulse you.

[the_infiltrator]

That must take a lot of self-control. Probably not all vampires would have that.

[notevenagirl]

You gotta learn it though.

[the_infiltrator]

Why?

[notevenagirl]

Because you don't want to kill a person.

[the_infiltrator]

[Cameron just smiles]

You're a very nice person.

[notevenagirl]

Not really. Just I don't try and kill people. We're mainstreamed now. Although with recent events... Who knows now.

[the_infiltrator]

What recent events? Are people trying to hurt you?

[notevenagirl]

Back home. It's a long story.

[the_infiltrator]

What will you do if they show up here?

[Everyone has someone out to hurt them. Facts of Life with Cameron.]

[notevenagirl]

I don't know. [There was Godric. Maybe Eric, not that he'd do anything for her.]