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apparently i should make an intro post.
hi, i'm Pidge and i just finished my second year of university and am studying journalism.
she/they pronouns
i've got two younger siblings and a service dog. his name's Courage, but some people call him Corey.
hoping to finish out a DnD campaign this summer and save up enough to take a trip to Glaciers National Park
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
I was a human dreamwalker when we met and when we entered our relationship.
Jackie, i think you should head back inside.
Not until she's gone.
i can handle her. please. go back inside.
...Fine. But I'm watching both of you.
(he glares at Aria before stalking back off to the house)
i did try to warn you.
(She shrugs) Wish I could've argued with him more. I understand the bias against vampires, but damn, that's a kinda gross implication he made about me. He seems like he needs therapy.
his- our experience- with vampires has been mostly non consensual in nature if that helps explain things. he's still...well...
he does need therapy. but our parents can't be assed to get him in it and i'm having a hard enough time keeping him in the real world and not practicing his magic all the time that turning my attention to getting him to therapy would just wind up with him in a dreamscape for days.
I gathered that.
Your parents fucking suck. Also, I'd say that I was in dreamscapes for days and it never hurt me any, but I did turn evil for a little while, so maybe it's better to not let that happen. I guess.
how evil?
...
How badly do you want to know?
not very.
Okay.
I led a gang of Slicers and cut the threads of my world's Pidge.
...
wow.
And I cut like seventy-nine other people's threads too. And I killed someone's parents and that kid went on a revenge quest after me.
But, my Pidge has been trying to rehabilitate me and it's.. mostly worked. I'm trying hard not to be evil. But I'm also still convinced I maybe need to die. Getting turned sort of did that for me, I guess.
...
that...i don't know what to do with all that information yet.
...Don't worry about it. I'm going to head home.
(She zips off)
ok. stay safe-
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
I was a human dreamwalker when we met and when we entered our relationship.
Jackie, i think you should head back inside.
Not until she's gone.
i can handle her. please. go back inside.
...Fine. But I'm watching both of you.
(he glares at Aria before stalking back off to the house)
i did try to warn you.
(She shrugs) Wish I could've argued with him more. I understand the bias against vampires, but damn, that's a kinda gross implication he made about me. He seems like he needs therapy.
his- our experience- with vampires has been mostly non consensual in nature if that helps explain things. he's still...well...
he does need therapy. but our parents can't be assed to get him in it and i'm having a hard enough time keeping him in the real world and not practicing his magic all the time that turning my attention to getting him to therapy would just wind up with him in a dreamscape for days.
I gathered that.
Your parents fucking suck. Also, I'd say that I was in dreamscapes for days and it never hurt me any, but I did turn evil for a little while, so maybe it's better to not let that happen. I guess.
how evil?
...
How badly do you want to know?
not very.
Okay.
I led a gang of Slicers and cut the threads of my world's Pidge.
...
wow.
And I cut like seventy-nine other people's threads too. And I killed someone's parents and that kid went on a revenge quest after me.
But, my Pidge has been trying to rehabilitate me and it's.. mostly worked. I'm trying hard not to be evil. But I'm also still convinced I maybe need to die. Getting turned sort of did that for me, I guess.
...
that...i don't know what to do with all that information yet.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
I was a human dreamwalker when we met and when we entered our relationship.
Jackie, i think you should head back inside.
Not until she's gone.
i can handle her. please. go back inside.
...Fine. But I'm watching both of you.
(he glares at Aria before stalking back off to the house)
i did try to warn you.
(She shrugs) Wish I could've argued with him more. I understand the bias against vampires, but damn, that's a kinda gross implication he made about me. He seems like he needs therapy.
his- our experience- with vampires has been mostly non consensual in nature if that helps explain things. he's still...well...
he does need therapy. but our parents can't be assed to get him in it and i'm having a hard enough time keeping him in the real world and not practicing his magic all the time that turning my attention to getting him to therapy would just wind up with him in a dreamscape for days.
I gathered that.
Your parents fucking suck. Also, I'd say that I was in dreamscapes for days and it never hurt me any, but I did turn evil for a little while, so maybe it's better to not let that happen. I guess.
how evil?
...
How badly do you want to know?
not very.
Okay.
I led a gang of Slicers and cut the threads of my world's Pidge.
...
wow.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
I was a human dreamwalker when we met and when we entered our relationship.
Jackie, i think you should head back inside.
Not until she's gone.
i can handle her. please. go back inside.
...Fine. But I'm watching both of you.
(he glares at Aria before stalking back off to the house)
i did try to warn you.
(She shrugs) Wish I could've argued with him more. I understand the bias against vampires, but damn, that's a kinda gross implication he made about me. He seems like he needs therapy.
his- our experience- with vampires has been mostly non consensual in nature if that helps explain things. he's still...well...
he does need therapy. but our parents can't be assed to get him in it and i'm having a hard enough time keeping him in the real world and not practicing his magic all the time that turning my attention to getting him to therapy would just wind up with him in a dreamscape for days.
I gathered that.
Your parents fucking suck. Also, I'd say that I was in dreamscapes for days and it never hurt me any, but I did turn evil for a little while, so maybe it's better to not let that happen. I guess.
how evil?
...
How badly do you want to know?
not very.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
I was a human dreamwalker when we met and when we entered our relationship.
Jackie, i think you should head back inside.
Not until she's gone.
i can handle her. please. go back inside.
...Fine. But I'm watching both of you.
(he glares at Aria before stalking back off to the house)
i did try to warn you.
(She shrugs) Wish I could've argued with him more. I understand the bias against vampires, but damn, that's a kinda gross implication he made about me. He seems like he needs therapy.
his- our experience- with vampires has been mostly non consensual in nature if that helps explain things. he's still...well...
he does need therapy. but our parents can't be assed to get him in it and i'm having a hard enough time keeping him in the real world and not practicing his magic all the time that turning my attention to getting him to therapy would just wind up with him in a dreamscape for days.
I gathered that.
Your parents fucking suck. Also, I'd say that I was in dreamscapes for days and it never hurt me any, but I did turn evil for a little while, so maybe it's better to not let that happen. I guess.
how evil?
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
I was a human dreamwalker when we met and when we entered our relationship.
Jackie, i think you should head back inside.
Not until she's gone.
i can handle her. please. go back inside.
...Fine. But I'm watching both of you.
(he glares at Aria before stalking back off to the house)
i did try to warn you.
(She shrugs) Wish I could've argued with him more. I understand the bias against vampires, but damn, that's a kinda gross implication he made about me. He seems like he needs therapy.
his- our experience- with vampires has been mostly non consensual in nature if that helps explain things. he's still...well...
he does need therapy. but our parents can't be assed to get him in it and i'm having a hard enough time keeping him in the real world and not practicing his magic all the time that turning my attention to getting him to therapy would just wind up with him in a dreamscape for days.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
I was a human dreamwalker when we met and when we entered our relationship.
Jackie, i think you should head back inside.
Not until she's gone.
i can handle her. please. go back inside.
...Fine. But I'm watching both of you.
(he glares at Aria before stalking back off to the house)
i did try to warn you.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
That one? Do you not believe I could pull my version of Pidge?
(She looks at her hand, slightly miffed as she realizes she can't heal it as well herself.)
I have a hard time believing that a vampire could treat a human partner right and have that partner there willingly.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
See? I wasn't lying.
Fine. You win that one.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(She hops down and grabs one of his silver weapons by the blade. She bleeds, but there isn’t any of the usual burning or extra harm.)
What the hell-
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
With which part? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic…
All of it. You really think that-
Jackie. this isn't one of our vampires. she's different.
She could be lying about everything. We can't trust her at all.
everyone could be lying at any point in time. do you really think being paranoid like this helps anyone-
When it comes to them? Yeah, it helps.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
I don’t think I have a labyrinth anymore, so maybe you could manage it…
I ams soooo safe. Much trustworthy.
My version of your Pidge. They’re my partner. We used to run a clinic together until the Imperium fell and I got turned… now we’ll still help people but it’s a little dangerous with all the vampires around.
[Jackie laughs at her.]
Oh, you're funny.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
Oh. (she giggles a little) Only demon blood works on my world’s vamps for weakening or killing us.
So uh, unless you have some… your weapons are only as good as what they do and not boosted by their material.
I could also trap you in a dreamscape and tear apart your mind a dozen times over.
Jackie stop.
She's not safe!
she also has someone to protect back in her world.
Who?
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
Okay, good to know you’re still a nerd.
Does silver work on your vampires?
Yes.
our Aria's worked out something with silver powder that's very effective.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
…Oh. Why? Is it meant to do something specific? Because silver wouldn’t.
That was a joke. Stygian iron isn't possible to craft.
(After Pidge has calmed down from the worrisome situation with their Aria, they're heading to see her when they see someone that... looks a lot like her.)
(But it's a vampire. And the vampire's back is turned.) - @dreamt-of-healed-hands
not good. not good. not good at all. ok.
(she takes a deep breath and tries to calm down)
just avoid- but what if it is her? the hair dye is wrong though.
telepathy. that's what i'll try.
hi?
(The vampire turns to look at her. There's more facial scarring than their Aria has. It can't be her then, right?)
What?
(He tilts his head slightly. There's a vampire bite scar on the right side of it.)
well, that failed miserably.
(they sound like her Pidge, but less gruff. she's dressed more masculinely though and has bleached part of her hair. they have their core, except they're a telepath. she also has a bite scar on her neck)
you're not going to try and eat me, right?
(they're not making eye contact)
Dunno, do you taste good? I mean, I wouldn't unless I had your permission. I promise.
(She seems to be thinking in two directions at once, very much like their Aria.)
ok.
(she sticks her hands in her pockets)
your name is Aria, right?
Yes! I used to be a dreamwalker.
(She's wearing a slightly oversized green jacket that looks like something Pidge might wear.)
so you had magic like my brother. ok.
i've heard about alternate universes, but i thought that was just theoretical...
where are you from?
We used to call my world the Imperium, because that was the name of our tyrannical government, but the government's fallen now. They were keeping an army of vampires under invocation and all of them were set free when it collapsed... that's how I was turned.
that sounds horrific.
(She shrugs) I killed my maker and managed to avoid draining my partner, so I got off better than some people. Sucks that I can't heal people very well anymore.
impressive.
Not very. My partner just tossed blood bags at me until I calmed down enough to drink from them without draining them.
is your partner a version of me?
(She nods) They go by Enya in my world to evade the enforcers. Not that the system's in place for them to be at as much risk anymore...
interesting.
I guess it is. Are you partners with your version of me too?
yes! she helped save me and my brother from a clan of vampires that wanted to turn us and incorporate us into their hive mind!
Oh shit! Okay, no wonder you seem a little nervous around me.
(they nod)
it's hard when there's both friendly and evil vamps in the area. my brother's taken up vampire hunting so it's probably a good idea for us not to get too close to the house.
No, now I'm very tempted to get close to the house. Your brother in my world is a vampire, actually.
let's not. he's overprotective enough as it is-
oh. he must hate that.
Let's. I like seeing cause-and-effect happen.
He might? I didn't dig into his feelings too much when he broke into the clinic, I just woke up Enya so they could meet and talk.
holy shit.
ok...don't say i didn't warn you.
(Pidge starts leading Aria back towards the house)
(as they get closer, she can hear two other heartbeats in the house and sense a dreamwalker)
(Aria zips around a little and clambers up one of the walls.)
...Hold on, I'm sensing a vampire.
Again? Jackie, I still need you to explain this-
(the door opens and a young dreamwalker steps outside. Aria gets just a moment to even register him being there before she's knocked out with magic)
(She can only resist it for a split second before she falls to the ground.)
Jackie!
(That was with you?)
(she wasn't going to hurt anyone! at least i think so!)
(She's still a vampire! You know you can't trust them!)
(she's a version of Aria!)
(How do you know that she's not lying?)
(i was in her head. wake her up.)
(No.)
(if we move her away from the house, will you wake her up?)
(I'll need my hunting gear first.)
(then get your hunting gear. but you're not hurting her unless she threatens one of us.)
(She is a threat!)
(Pidge gives him a sharp look)
(Alright fine. Deal. But you won't stop me if things go south.)
(Jackie heads back inside and gets his hunting gear)
(the two of them move Aria's sleeping body away from the house and further back into the woods)
(a little bit later, Aria is woken up)
(She wakes up, sees Jackie with his hunting gear, and pushes him over before climbing a tree with vampire speed and making a chittering sound at them.)
(Jackie gets back to his feet quickly)
I told you this would happen!
and i told her that things might go this way too! things are not going south right now! she's not attacking!
I could, but I won’t. Probably. Is that silver?
(Her voice sounds like a gruffer version of Aria.)
No, it's stygian iron.
