[Flame]

“Iggy. I like that,” Lily reaffirmed with a smile, letting the name settle into her memory. “Hopefully it won’t come to either of those situations,” she chuckled. “I’m not very easily provoked, you’ll find, and I seem to have a decently good knack for avoiding life-threatening situations.” Both true facts. Being who she was, she generally understood people too well from their perspectives to find the indignation to be angry with them, and for the most part, she lived a pretty quiet, unobtrusive life. In fact, this encounter was probably the most exciting thing which had happened to her in a long time. After a while, life tended to fall into rather predictable patterns.

It didn’t take Lily but a moment to sense Iggy’s change in demeanor from jovial to slightly apprehensive. It was at this point that she knew they were finally getting to the meat of the matter at hand, and judging by his reaction, she braced herself for whatever he mind have under his sleeve. However, having lived a life of counseling others, she’d been exposed to quite a few ‘shockers’ herself, so she figured whatever it was he had in mind couldn’t be as bad as he assumed. Or at least, that was what she expected. Of course, she’d never had any dealings with ‘supernatural’ beings in the past, so nothing could really have prepared her for what he was about to say.

Okay, so the vampire bit was unexpected – she might have questioned it if she didn’t know exactly what was going on in his head when he was recounting to her, and his thoughts proved that he was indeed telling the truth. It was a fact which would take a little time to come to terms with, but surprisingly enough, it wasn’t a deal breaker. After all, she was something of a freak of nature herself, so she had no right to judge. However, for Lily, that wasn’t the most interesting part of what he had to say. What followed was what truly caught her by surprise, and after he fell silent, having spoken his part, she didn’t speak for a moment or two. The new information swirled in her mind as she tried to piece it all together, trying to come to terms with these strange facts.

To her credit, her demeanor remained quite calm the entire time, and her silence was more pondering than it was suspicious or fearful. When she finally seemed to gather her thoughts, she looked up at her anxious companion, suddenly seeing the new fear of rejection shining in his eyes. She knew that feeling well – it was one which she’d come to terms with herself, although her way of dealing with it was by hiding the truth from the world. After all, normal folk generally didn’t take terribly well to ‘freaks’ like herself. A small, reassuring smile touched her lips as she observed her companion, a million questions suddenly swimming through her head. “I think that’s fascinating,” she finally said, and truthfully so. “Needless to say, you’re the first vampire I’ve ever met…and the first vegetarian one, to boot.” She chuckled lightly. “If you would care to share, I would love to know more about how your…”feeding process” works. It sounds utterly intriguing. What is it like to feed off of emotions? How do you choose your subjects? Do you have preferences for any particular types?” She dwindled off, realizing that she was flooding the poor man with questions. There was no denying that the subject fascinated her though, and she hoped that he took her enthusiasm as encouragement rather than mockery or threatening.


(Sorry about the wait! Just finished up my second week of a brand new semester. All these grad classes are getting to me. X.x But hopefully now that I've got a regular schedule, I'll be responding more regularly. ^^)

[Kitsumi]

((No problem, I'm the one whose late with the reply now xD and now it's probably going to be a short, sucky post since most of my inspiration for serious roleplays has flown out the window.))

"Good." Enigma was relieved to hear her say that. "I'm usually pretty good at being discreet about things. Of course, that's because I rarely talk to people. It's been decades since I've spoken to someone without any kind of facade. It's hard to let your guard down and be yourself when you're either feeding, hiding your true identity, or have the emotions of someone else." He chuckled nervously.

He didn't say anything while she pondered the information he had given her. It was a lot to take in, and he didn't want to say anything that would possibly anger her, or frighten her, or anything else that might have a negative reaction on their encounter. She may not have been Awakened the way he was, but she had similar abilities. They could possibly understand each other, even if not fully. It was what he had been searching for, and what he had also been fearing: an ally. Allies were tricky. They could easily turn on you, using your trust against you and selling the information you had given them in trust. But they could also be helpful, and a good source of encouragement and comfort. Was it worth the risk?

Her sudden burst of questions surprised him. Well, she was taking it rather well. If she had been angry or frightened, things would have been a lot more difficult. Her curiosity - that he could deal with. "Okay, let me know if I miss answering a question. Feeding off of emotions is tricky. Too much of any one emotion can make you start thinking the emotion as your own, and fill you with whatever the emotion is. The actual process is really pretty easy. Imagine an invisible vacuum, like the type you use to clean the floor, but used only for emotions. I use this 'vacuum' to take people's emotions from them, and into myself where I automatically turn it into...I don't know, sustenance I guess. It doesn't permanently steal them, though. everyone will be normal in an hour or two." He took a deep breathe, and began addressing her other questions. "I choose a 'subject' by sensing their emotions and finding which one I'm in the mood for. It's like different types of foods - sometimes you're in the mood for Chinese, sometimes for Mexican. Except for me, sometimes I'm in the mood for anger, sometimes sadness, sometimes joy. They all have different 'flavors' and I routinely switch through them, but in no particular order."