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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]

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."

[cardistry]

"Hmm," says Brilliance. He engages flight mode so his body doesn't have to support itself mechanically anymore - blood loss doesn't affect him nearly as much as it does biologicals but it affects him some - and continues not to repair himself. Let Hihhliir have however much she can get without him renewing the supply.

[alicornucopia]

Eventually there is not enough blood to provide the pressurization that vampire fangs require, and Hihhliir's instincts decide that her prey is dead. She lets go and sliiiides to the floor, smiling vaguely.

[cardistry]

"Restore," murmurs Brilliance. The wounds on his neck vanish. He disengages flight. "...You okay down there?"

[alicornucopia]

"Mmmmm," says Hihhliir.

"I can hang you up if you want to nap," Leekath says.

Hihhliir turns into a bat. Leekath attaches her the perch again.