[IC Contact -- Snowblind]

[bookofnope]

[There is a click noise. It sounds as though it might be judging you.]

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[bookofnope]

You either severely overestimate how much that would "terrify" me, or you're dodging. All I need is something that, in case you decide to point Steve and his friends my way, I can use to point back at you to distract them.

[circumsutus]

You're the one who used the word first.

Don't you think the fact that I was willing to do it would be enough for them? Human laws are selfish and arbitrary, they won't need much of a reason to go after me.

[bookofnope]

Balance of terror? I thought you'd be familiar with the figure of speech. It's a human expression from the nuclear arms race. Handy, but maybe a little overdramatic.

Most laws are selfish and arbitrary. And you weren't willing to do it, not the way I asked. I'm not sure how much I'm ready to count on them taking my moral principle over yours.

[circumsutus]

My world has managed to avoid nuclear catastrophe so far. [And normally, he'd be fascinated by this topic, and follow it until he found something even more interesting, but right now it's a struggle to just stay focused on the topic at hand.]

They don't care about moral principle, they just want a target. Just suggest to them that I might be considering attacking House and they'll switch their attention over to me.

morning 114; @zd; text

[swatsflies]

[GUESS WHO JUST SAW THAT RESPONSE IN CLAYTON'S FAUXPOLOGIES POST]

Whoa, man.
What happened to you?

[bookofnope]

In that case, you probably have the balance of terror to thank for it. Isn't it a terribly useful thing?

While some of them are hypocritical, none of them are stupid. Well, none except Zack, perhaps. Refusing my request makes you look surprisingly moral. Overcoming temptation most terrible, I would say. And you do have the medical doctor card to play, which I do not. I'm just a selfish vampire.

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[bookofnope]

Nothing that anyone can do anything about.

[He isn't all that invested in deflecting, but Zell - Zell is a kind and simple soul that has made efforts to be his friend. He doesn't want to throw something at him that he doubts the young man would be able to swallow.]

[swatsflies]

Looks like someone is trying though.
That's a lot of blankets.
Still with Angel and Rhys?

[bookofnope]

I do like the blankets.

[Hard to tell in text if he's being sarcastic, but the fact that he isn't is its own small indication that something is very wrong.]

And Fiona, yes. The best of hands, I suppose. Still with Jim and Kain's crew?

[swatsflies]

I'll let them know to add more when I ask them what's up.

Yeah, I'm still with them. We're still downtown.
Going to nab some crafting supplies for Angel.

[bookofnope]

Going to nose around, are you? Angel had enough worries. Just get her some sparkling things. I think there may be a square inch still bare on Rhys's tablet.]

[swatsflies]

If we find enough things for her to use, then I'll sneak her Kain's tablet to decorate.

Yeah, I'm going to nose around. You look like shit.

[bookofnope]

That's nothing new, isn't it?

Tell Kain I let House go. I'm sorry. He gave me his word that he'll stay away from the hospital for a week, but he might have lied. In fact I'm almost sure he lied. I couldn't tell at the time. None of it went according to plan.

[swatsflies]

You know it's bad when I notice it, man.

Alright, I'll let him know. What is he planning to do
Wait. Is this why he made that post about the chances of coming back?

[Kunsel, you might have some explaining to do.]

[bookofnope]

I believe so, yes. House was going to

It's better if Kain explains. I'd really rather not discuss it. My apologies. Tell him he has a week if he wants to act. And that House can't find out where I am, or he might change his mind.

And not to worry. Tell him that too. I'm not going anywhere.

[Make that promise enough times, maybe he'll bring himself to keep it.]

Day 115, @dickcheese; text

[headjacked]

I think I was kidnapped a little.

[circumsutus]

We have gods and witches to thank for it.

I'm sure you can make something up, if you need to.

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[bookofnope]

[Sorry, Rhys, the ping from your message has woken Vampire Dad in one of his precious moments of actual calm sleep. He is very out of it. He opens one eye, reads the text, doesn't get it at all, and makes a vague mumbling-groaning-ugh-let-me-sleep sound.]

F'Angel's got you tied up in blankets s'not a kidnapping...

voice;

[headjacked]

[ That is most definitely a sleepy voice. He can still recognize tone, when it's obvious.

On one hand, waking up Beckett feels a little douchey, but on one bigger fatter hand he's been kidnapped by a manic brain surgeon.

So. Yeah. ]

No, n-not. Not Angel. [ He lowers his voice to a whisper, in case Stein is listening in. ] Dr. Stitches.

[bookofnope]

Wha-?

[It takes an unreasonable degree of concious effort for Beckett to drag himself into, well, conciousness, and he's still not all the way there when he speaks again. There's the sound of rustling blankets as he half sits up.]

What d'you mean - kidnapped-? Where?

[headjacked]

He said we had to go to the house that's nearby. The -- you know the one.

[ He struggles to word the next bit and ultimately decides to sum up, speaking quickly and stumbling over his words more than usual. ]

Long, slightly depressing slash humiliating story short, I went. And now all the doors are locked.

[bookofnope]

[He knows the one. And he is now officially awake and alarmed. Stein said he wasn't trustworthy... damn it, why is thinking so hard?]

Did he tell you why? What does he want? [There may be a perfectly reasonable expla - no, no there definitely isn't.]

[headjacked]

He wants to look at my head, Beckett.

I. Can't think of any -- n-no, many reasons he'd want me alone for that.

[ That is when the fear really, really bleeds into Rhys' voice. ]

[bookofnope]

... what reasons can you think of?

[No fear yet, but tight tension. He can't think of any himself beyond dissection shit and giggles. Stein is a dead man. Dead.]

[headjacked]

[ There's a pesky lump in Rhys' throat that he has to deal with before he continues. ]

His username is 'dissect', isn't it? I th-think that speaks for itself.