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[alicornucopia]

In Paraasilan, Esmaar, a pair of roommates are about to break a rule that, compared to the one about running in the corridors or even the one about unlicensed teleportation, is there for a good reason.

In unison, they complete their shared spell.

~~~

with Adarin (Aestrix)

with Ekador (kappa)

with Brilliance (kappa)

with the admin (kappa)

with Teah (kappa)

with Katran (lambda)

with Hall (kappa)

with Joy (kappa)

with Kalinda (Christy Hotwater)

Comments

[alicornucopia]

"So I want to try it but I don't know if you'll want to tell absolutely everyone if it turns out you're biteable and also taste good."

[cardistry]

"Sure, why not?"

[alicornucopia]

"Well, everyone would want to bite you, then, and there aren't that many vampires just in this one school but there are plenty of us in the world."

[cardistry]

He shrugs again. "So if there's more than I can deal with at once, I guess I get a waiting list."

[alicornucopia]

Leekath nods.

[cardistry]

"Anyway, why's living a long time make people tasty?"

[alicornucopia]

"No one's sure exactly how the mechanism connecting the two things works, but the other reason it's good to bite long-lived people is that our lifespans are an average of those of who we bite."

[cardistry]

"...huh. So what, everybody who bit me would just be immortal? Maybe I'll get a vampire to summon me. I'd still rather use my own magic, though."

[alicornucopia]

"Well, I don't know how it would work," says Leekath. "Maybe you don't count for it at all. But how you taste will be a pretty good indicator."

[cardistry]

"Guess we'll find out, then."

[alicornucopia]

Leekath nods. "If you're curious to find out sooner than I'll want blood again you could ask my roommate or somebody."

[cardistry]

"Sure. I don't know anybody, though, you'd probably have to introduce me."

[alicornucopia]

"Do you want to come meet my roommate?"

[cardistry]

He eyes his depleted tray, spoons up the last of the ice cream, and says (somewhat indistinctly), "Sure!"

[alicornucopia]

Leekath leads him into the lift and directs it to her hall.

[cardistry]

Ice cream, ice cream. No more ice cream! The ice cream is all gone. How sad.

Oh well, he can always get more. And meeting new people could be fun too.

[alicornucopia]

Leekath shows him to her room, and opens the door. There is a bat hanging from a wooden bar across the top of the room. "Hi, Leekath!" she squeaks. "Who's that?"

"This is Brilliance. Brilliance, this is Hihhliir. He's immortal and I just ate so I don't know how he tastes."

"Oh!" says Hihhliir, changing to humanoid form dangling by her knees. "Can I bite you?" she asks him.

[cardistry]

"Yeah, go for it."

[alicornucopia]

She swings down from the perch and trots up to him and bites his neck.

[cardistry]

"Huh," says Brilliance. It feels interesting.

[alicornucopia]

Hihhliir makes a noise.

"Hihhliir?" asks Leekath.

Incoherent noise. Biting.

"...I think this means you're tasty," opines Leekath.

[cardistry]

"I think so too!" says Brilliance, giggling.

[alicornucopia]

"...I'm not sure she's going to let go by herself until she's taken a gallon. Unless you let your blood pressure drop enough that she can't get it out anymore."

[cardistry]

"Well, as long as she's not gonna make herself sick or something, I don't really mind either way."

[alicornucopia]

"It won't hurt her exactly, but she'll probably be drowsy for a couple of days if you let her take an entire gallon."