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[allbloodyhail]

[ THIS IS FORWARD DATED spike would usually do this up on video but given the chaos and just how shitty he looks-- oh, yeah, if you haven't seen spike in a bit there's a reason for it. he looks like death. literally. skinny, sallow, low-energy. he's not even quipping like he should be. he's scarcely been here ninety days, but without blood, he's not healing like he should. these demons are giving him the go around and he doesn't like it. so have a raspy english voice, sounding much tireder than usual, which really everyone should expect given the theme around here. ]

I'll tell you all, I've seen an apocalypse or two in my day. And this? This is a bloody disaster.

Floor 22, Room 17. I've got some weapons and hiding spots, but that's not what I'm on about. I'll see you all in the trenches anyway. [ he takes a breath, he might be smoking. ]

...This blood situation, yeah? For us vamps. [ pauuuuuse ] It's wrong, and I'll tell you why it's wrong. This might be a bloody big ship, but it's going to start seeming a whole hell of a lot smaller if we keep handing over human to them--us. To us.

I don't drink human blood, it's a life choice. Let's use an analogy. Now, I talked to an expert on the subject so let's call 'blood' ... 'heroin.' And let's call bagged blood something they call 'methadone.' That's a drug used to bring someone down off scag, if you didn't know. But it doesn't work, and neither does this. Drinking it from a bag? Well. Just makes someone want the real thing.

Over on the Cyllene, guy name of Jayne told me to look for Dr. Tam up in the med bay? But I'm sorry, doc, and anyone else who might have a hand in that concoction -- I don't trust it. Don't ruddy well trust anyone with a beaker and I've got good reason.

There's got to be another way.

[ he hangs up rather abruptly, it takes a lot to get a rise out of him like this. it took the perfect cocktail of starvation, sleeplessness, nightmares and demons from his homeworld but now he's here and he's mad. and yeah, no that's basically it. ]

Comments

[slipperysoul]

What i'm into is staying as far away from Spike as I possibly can, exactly for this reason.

[kutte]

That's gotta be some fucked up history you guys got.

[slipperysoul]

Happens when you've been stuck with someone for almost 125 years. Things get complicated.

[kutte]

You gonna bitch about the blood selection too?

[slipperysoul]

Only in private, why?

[kutte]

Just curious if all of you this dissatisfied with the food options around here.

[slipperysoul]

Not all of us, but Spike and I- we don't drink human. Makes things worse.

[kutte]

Because you went to vampire rehab, or whatever?

[slipperysoul]

If getting a soul counts as finishing your twelve steps, then yeah, sure.

[allbloodyhail]

You don't know the half of it, mate.

[kutte]

Probably a smart move not to ask, I'm betting.

[allbloodyhail]

I don't even want to know and I've lived it.

[kutte]

Consider my interest revoked, man

[allbloodyhail]

Oh, quit your bitching, will you? I didn't have to risk my own life and limb for you and bloody yours. [ for fred. he flinches. ]

[slipperysoul]

You did. I know. [ and he still fucked it up, okay? ]

[allbloodyhail]

...Angel. [ he can't deal with this right now. don't be nice to him!!!!!! ]

[slipperysoul]

What? Looking for a thank you? [ this is what happens when you call him irritating names!!!! this is all your fault. ]

[allbloodyhail]

From you? Hell no.

[ he just wants to talk to you about shit. how do feelings work. ]

[slipperysoul]

Well at least there's that.

[ talking is hard. WHAT ARE WORDS. ]

[allbloodyhail]

[ he sighs, it's now or never. ]

You're from -- you're from after, aren't you? [ despite all appearances, spike can actually be smart sometimes. ] After Fred.

[slipperysoul]

[ well. that was sudden... but apparently they're talking about this now. now, when he hasn't said fred's name in months. this'll be fun, which is to say... exceedingly painful. ]

Yeah. I am. I'm from after everything- [ in relation to at least everyone else here ] -but we've got Illyria.

[allbloodyhail]

Illyria. [ he hasn't met her yet, but the name is familiar. it means something to him, even before it's complete. ] We need her, don't we?

[slipperysoul]

We do. [ that's it. partially, because he doesn't know the end of the story, and partially... because that's all there is to it. ]

At the end of it, she has to be there.

[allbloodyhail]

I was afraid you'd say that.

[slipperysoul]

When do either of us end up saying that it's actually gotten better?