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Good Question. (acheron) I Have A Better One. How Are We Going To Clean Up This Mess? (kyrian) Nah, Mine’s Even Better. How Do You Hide A Chainsaw In Your Locker At School? I’m Thinking They’re Not Going To Stop, And While The School Has A Strict No-weapons Policy, I Don’t Think The Plastic Sporks In The Cafeteria Are Going To Do Much To Combat Them. I Need Protection, Man. Serious Protection. (nick)

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Good Question. (acheron) I Have A Better One. How Are We Going To Clean Up This Mess? (kyrian) Nah, Mine’s Even Better. How Do You Hide A Chainsaw In Your Locker At School? I’m Thinking They’re Not Going To Stop, And While The School Has A Strict No-weapons Policy, I Don’t Think The Plastic Sporks In The Cafeteria Are Going To Do Much To Combat Them. I Need Protection, Man. Serious Protection. (nick)

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Don't Worry, Otto. I'm An Acquired Taste. Most Of My Best Friends Had To Know Me For Years Before They Could Even Stand My Presence. I'm Like Mold, I Usually Grow On You Very Slowly. (tabitha)

You Keep Talking Like That, Vane, And I Might Be Forced To Keep You.” “you Keep Looking At Me Like That, And I Just Might Let You.

My Mission Is To Kill The Bad Guy, Save The World, And Hopefully End Up With The Girl. (steele)

My Father Used To Say That It’s Not Enough To Just Beat An Attacker Off. You Have To Hurt Them Enough That They’ll Know Not To Tangle With You Anymore. Or Preferably Kill Them. (wren)

Did You See A Doctor? (syn) Yeah. It’ll Heal. (cruel) Did Your Mom Say Anything? (syn) Clean The Blood Out Of The Carpet Before It Sets. What Could She Say? Better Me Than Her. (cruel)

The Kid Dead On The Ground. Fourteen, Ash. Fourteen. I’m Fourteen.” – Nick “yeah…” – Acheron “ash, I’m Fourteen.” – Nick “got It. You’re Fourteen. I’m So Proud You Can Count That High. It’s A Testament To The Modern American Educational System. But I Should Probably Point Out That You’re Not The Only One. I’m Told You Go A School With A Whole Class Of – Get This – Kids Who Are Fourteen.” – Acheron

Here I Am! Now What Are Your Other Two Wishes

So Would You Like To Join Me For Something To Eat? (jericho) As Long As It Doesn’t Involve The Entrails Of Demons, I Might Be Persuaded. (delphine) Demon Entrails Have No Appeal For Me, Either. Zeus’s Are Another Matter. (jericho)

Now What Other Evil Powers Do You Have That I Should Know About?” – Abigail “i Can Roll My Tongue.” – Sundown “i’m Serious, Jess.” – Abigail “so Am I. Not Everyone Can Do It. It’s A Genetic Thing, You Know.” – Sundown

Possible Or Not, They Tried To Turn Me Into A Nick Mcnugget. (nick)

Don’t Play That Game With Me, Acheron. Tell Me What I Need To Know! (xypher) Nice Tone. We Should Rent You Out To Record Halloween Albums. (acheron)

There’s Too Much To Be Done. I Need To Know– (jericho) No. (delphine) No, You D’in. (jericho) Yes, I Di’id. Don’t Make Me Use My Jeri Ninja Mind Tricks On You. I Might Screw Up And Fry Your Brains. (delphine)

...it Is By Our Actions That We Are Destroyed Or Saved. The Choice Is Ours.

Then You’re Going To Stay In That Net Until Eternity Comes To Pass. (sin) Well, That’s Really Intelligent, Isn’t It? What Are You Going To Do? Put Drinks On Me Or Just Use Me As A Conversation Piece Whenever Friends Come Over? And Let’s Not Even Think About What’s Going To Happen When I Need To Use The Restroom, Shall We? I Hope You Have A Standing Order At Sofa Express. (kat)

Trust Me, Baby, You Weren’t That Good. I Was Just A Better Actress Than You Were Actor. (zephyra To Stryker) Ew! No Offense, Mum, I Don’t Want To Know Who You’ve Slept With. Kill The Sexual Bantering And Him Before I Go Deaf From It. (medea)

Can You Take Human Form In Daylight? (talon) Obviously So. Ever Tried To Answer A Phone Without Opposable Thumbs? (vane)

Nick, Fetch My Car, Fetch My Clothes, Sweep The Chimney, Make My Bed, Watch My Psychopath, Fetch My Slippers.’ Yeah, I’ll Fetch Those Slippers And Stick Them Someplace Real Uncomfortable. I Swear, My Mother Should Have Named Me Fido. (nick)

Please Tell Me The Cave Just Had A Little Indigestion. (kat)

You’ve Got On A White Coat. (ephani) Awesome Cognitive Powers You Have There. (alexion)

About A Hundred Or So Years Before You Were Born, A Dark-hunter Made The Mistake Of Falling In Love With His Talpina. Unfortunately For The Rest Of Us, She Didn’t Pass Artemis’s Test. Artemis Was So Angry, She Stepped In And Banished The Talpinas From Us, And Implemented The Oh So Wonderful You’re-only-supposed-to-sleep-with-them-once Rule. As Further Backlash, Acheron Came Up With The Never-touch-your-squire Law. I Tell You, You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Tried To Find A Decent One-night Stand In Seventh-century Britain. (talon)

Falling In Love

Thank You. (nykyrian) For What? (kiara) For Giving Me A Life Worth Living. I Know I’m Not Worth It, And That I Don’t Deserve It, But I Swear To The Gods I Finally Believe In That I Will Spend Every Moment I Have Left Making You Happy And Trying To Be Worthy Of You. (nykyrian)

Where I Come From, Family’s Defined As Those Who Don’t Screw You Over A Pay Check. Blood Makes No Difference. If You Can Trust Them With Your Life And Know That They’ll Be There Come Whatever Hell Rains Down, Then They’re Your Family.

Have You Two Made Friendly With The Privates Yet? (eros)

I Like That Zarek. He Quality People! He Even Gave Me A Can Opener So I Don’t Have To Use My Fangs. I Like That. Metal Is Hard On The Teeth. Pork And Beans Popsicle. Yummy! My Favorite! (simi)

I Killed Your Friends.” – Abigail “and I’m Not Happy About That. But Your Head Wasn’t Screwed On Right. It’s Easy To Let The Enemies In And Listen To Them Sometimes, Especially When They’re Pretending To Be Your Best Friends Who Only Want The Best For You. At Least That’s What They Claim. They’re Insidious Bastards, Telling You What You Want To Hear And Using Your Emotions To Manipulate You Think Doing Their Bidding.” – Sundown

What’ Cha Doing Out Here All Alone? Did You Forget How To Find Sanctuary? (simi) No. I Want To Be Alone For A Bit. (gallagher) Why? Were The Bears Mean To You? Mama Can Get A Bit Cranky Whenever I Play With The Cubs. She Thinks I’m Going To Eat One, But Bleh! They’re Way Too Hairy. Now If She’d Let Me Skin One, I Might Be Interested. (simi) Are You Joking? (gallagher) Oh No. I Never Joke About Hairy Food. (simi)

The Use Of Cases Is To Establish Principles; If The Cases Decide Different From The Principles, I Must Follow The Principles, Not The Decisions.

I Know What You Are, Talon. You Are The Man I Was Born To Love. The Only Man I Was Born To Love.” “i’m Not A Man. Not Anymore.” “you Are Mine And I Will Not Let You Go Without A Fight.

Oh No, Hon We Were Too Late. Tiger-boy Done Pissed Down The Wrong Honey Tree And Got All The Bees, Or In This Case, Bears, Going Wild. (fury)

No, See The Slide’s Too High. He Could Fall And Get A Concussion. (wulf) Forget That. He Could Rack Himself On The Teeter-totter. (chris) Teeter-totter Nothing. The Swings Are A Choking Hazard. Whose Idea Was It For Him To Have This? (urian)

Did You Get Hungry And Eat My Colleagues?

You Have The Blood Of Warriors In Your Veins. The Kind Of Men Who Protect What Is Theirs And Love Without Restraint. I Want That Love And I Want You. (gabrielle) It’s All Yours. You’re Not Getting Much Out Of This Deal Since All I Own Is What I Can Carry In Two Hands. (carlos) Great. That Means I Get To Decorate The House The Way I Want. (gabrielle)

In My Stories, I Controlled What Happened In A Way I Couldn't In Real Life. My Characters Lived Through The Horror And Degradation Of The Cruelty Of Others And They Not Only Survived, They Thrived. They Gave Me Hope And Laughter, And They Kept Me Going In Spite Of Everything Else. They Were My Heroes.

In Essence, We’re Their Servants Who Help Them And Who Guard Them From The Public. (leo) Oh Gee, Golly, Goodie, Mr. Leo! Can I Have My Eyes Gouged Out, Too? (susan)

But His Pantheon Would Have Survived. (kat) Would It? Fate Is Never That Simple. It Doesn’t Go In A Straight Line, And The More You Try To Circumvent It, The Worse You Make It On Yourself. Fate Will Not Be Denied. Sin Would Have Lost His Powers By Another Means, At Another Time And Place. And Whoever Took Them Then Might Have Killed Him. Had He Died, The World Would Have Ended A Long Time Ago Or The Gallu Would Have Run Free And Taken Over. There Are Infinite Possibilities. (acheron)

If You Want To Know The Correct Term For Me, I'm A Dark-hunter." Nick Digested That Word Slowly. "which Means What? You Hunt Darkness?" "yes, Nick. That's Exactly What I Do. There's Just Not Enough Of It." Now, There Was Some Sarcasm You Could Cut With A Knife.

How Long Have You Been Here? (jericho) Don’t Know. Again, Tried To Count Once, Got Depressed So I Stopped. I Find It Easier To Just Go With The Flow. Ease With The Peas. (asmodeus) Ease With The Peas? (jericho) Yeah, That’s Not A Happy Memory, Either. Let’s Forget I Mentioned It. (asmodeus)

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(talon Pulled Another Beignet From The Sack And Held It Up For Her To Eat.) That Stuff Is Hazardous To Your Health. (sunshine) Baby, Life Is Hazardous To Your Health. (talon)

The Hardest Part Of Living Is Making Peace With Your Past. Most Of All, It’s Making Peace With Yourself.

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What Can I Get You? (wulf) How About Someone Else To Have This Kid For Me? (cassandra)

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We’re Not That Strong Anymore. (hades) Oops, Guess I Screwed Up. Inability To See The Consequences Of Our Thoughtless Acts Must Run In The Family. So Much For My Father Being A God Of Prophecy, Huh? (stryker)

Bring Mine Unopened, With A Napkin And An Opener. (blaine) What? Afraid I’m Going To Spit In It, Big Boy? (aimee)

Yeah, Well, I’ll Be Glad To Birth It If It Means I Can Name Him Something Normal. (zarek) Yeah, Yeah. This From A Man Who Whines Like A Two-year-old When He Stubs His Toe. I’d Like To See You Survive Ten Hours Of Childbirth. (astrid)

(his Heart Clenched As She Made A Kissing Noise To Him Then Handed The Phone Back To Vane. Gods, How He Loved That Woman.) Ahh, Tally, Me Lub You Too. (vane) Shut Up, Crotch-sniffer. You’re Not Allowed To Make Lovey Noises At Me, Only My Honey Is. (talon)

We Don’t Want Civilians Walking Around Who Know About Us. Got It? (tee) Wow, You’re Like A Ferocious Bunny, Aren’t You? (nathan) Worse. A Bunny Can Be Fluffy Sometimes. Tee Always Goes For The Throat. Trust Me. I’m Her Partner And She’s Shot Me Three Times Now. (joe)

Yo, Dumbass. What Do You Think She’d Be Doing With Them? Giving Them Ballet Lessons? (darling) Tell Me Again Why I Can’t Kill Him? (hauk) You’re Afraid Of Handling Explosives. (nykyrian) One Day I’m Going To Get Over That And When I Do…(hauk) I’ll Wisely Stop Annoying You. (darling)

I Don't Want You Skinny, Bride. I Like You As You Are." His Breath Tickled Her Neck As He Spoke And Sent Heat All Over Her. "my People Have A Saying. Meat Is For The Man, The Bone Is For The Dog." "yeah, But You're Both." "and When Given A Choice Between Ribs And Steak, I Go For Top Choice Every Time.

Well, I Should Like A Plan That Doesn’t Result In The Death Of My Heir. (eli) Would A Good Maiming Be Considered Over-the-top? (varyk)

Modus In Rebus There Must Be An End Of Things.

Beware The Viper In Your Closet. Isn’t That Another Thing You’re Always Saying, Father? Ambition And Jealousy Are At The Heart Of All Betrayals. (ryssa)

Here. (zarek) What Is It? (astrid) Arsenic And Vomit. (zarek) Really? And Yet You Managed To Hack That Up So Quietly. Who Knew? Thanks. I’ve Never Had Vomit Before. I’m Sure It’s Extra Special. (astrid)

What Happened?" -ethon "obviously Something Was Hungry And Bit The Bear." -kali

Like Black, Do You? (cassandra) It Serves Its Purpose. It’s Hard To Look Intimidating In Pastels. (wulf)

You Want Me To Do What? What Part Of Stupid Crawled Up Your Sphincter And Died?” – Caleb

He Struggled To Breathe Through The Agony In His Chest. The Fates Were Still Mocking Him. It Must Be A Boring Day For Them Up On Olympus.

To Make An Omelet You Must First Break Some Eggs.

What Are You? Stupid? Of Course They Have A Guard. What Part Of ‘you’re A Prisoner’ Did You Miss? (delphine)

I Wasn't Born, I Was Unleashed.

Have You Any Idea Of What You’ve Unleashed? (hades) Cruelty, Pestilence, Wrath, Violence, Ultimate Suffering…what Other Gifts Did The Gods Bestow On Him?

A Flower Can't Grow Without Rain. (alexion) Too Much Rain And It Drowns. (danger) And Yet The Most Beautiful Of The Lotus Flowers Are The Ones That Grow In The Deepest Mud. (alexion)

The Simi Gots Some Barbecue Sauce In Her Bag. It Kind Of Looks Like Blood If You Squint At It The Right Way. And It Don’t Coagulate Between Your Teeth Like Blood Or Give You Them Funky Burps, Not To Mention It Tastes A Lot Better Too. Especially Over That Type A Stuff. Bleh! I’d Rather Eat My Shoes. But That O-flavored Blood…yum! (she Straightened And Held One Finger Up In A Gesture That Strangely Reminded Him Of Smokey The Bear.) And Just Remember, Kids, Three Out Of Four Demons All Prefer Barbecue Sauce Over Hemoglobin. (simi)

They Didn’t Have Novels Back Then. (tory) History Says They Didn’t Have Books, Yet What’s This Thing In My Hand? It’s Square, Bound Paper That’s Been Written On. Looks Like A Book To Me. (acheron) Thank You, Captain Sarcasm. How Nice Of You To Join Us Again. (tory)

God Forbid I Should Bleed To Death, Eh? Then You'd Have To Cart Around My Rotting Corpse. (kyrian) Could You Be Any More Morbid? Jeez, Who Was Your Idol Growing Up? Boris Karloff? (amanda) Hannibal, Actually. (kyrian) You're Trying To Scare Me, Aren't You? Well, It Won't Work. I Grew Up In A House With An Angry Poltergeist And Two Sisters Who Used To Conjure Demons Just To Fight Them. Buster, I've Seen It All And Your Gallows Humor Isn't Working On Me. (amanda)

Be Glad You Have A Mother Who Loves You." He Was Glad Of That. A Lot, Since She Was Basically The Only Person On Earth Who Did. But Now That He Was A Full Head Taller Than Her, It Was Weird When She Tried To Cuddle Him Like He Was A Baby. He Could Be Almost Seven Feet Tall Like Acheron, And She'd Probably Still Try To Pull Him Into Her Lap.

You Travel With A Whetstone On Your Arm? (kiara) You Don’t Ever Want To Kill Someone With A Dull Knife. It Takes Too Long To Sever Their Arteries, Or Puncture Organs, And It Makes It Even Messier Than Normal. (nykyrian)

You Know–my Flower, I Am Responsible For Her. She Doesn’t Even Have Four Thorns To Protect Herself From Harm.’ (zarek) Why Do You Love That Book So? (astrid) Because I Want To Hear The Bells When I Look Up At The Sky. I Want To Laugh, But I Don’t Know How. (zarek)

Now, If I Could Get Mark To Put Down His Phone And Stop Taking Breaks, We’d Be Able To Finish Up Before Oprah Comes On.” – Bubba “bubba, What Are You Going To Do When They Cancel Her Show?” – Caleb “shut Your Mouth, Boy. That’s Sacrilege In This Store. You Talk Like That, And I’ll Toss You Through The Window Like An Old-timey Hobo In A Western.” – Bubba

Yeah, Well, To Hear You Talk, Most Men Should Come With Warning Labels. (she Lifted Her Hands Up To Frame Her Next Statement.) Attention, Please, Psycho Alert. Me, He-man, Am Prone To Nasty Mood Swings, Lengthy Pouts, And Possess The Ability To Tell A Woman The Truth About Her Weight Without Warning. (selena)

Relax, She’s Not Really Converting. (acheron) Look At Her! She’s Not Exactly Baking Cookies! (xypher)

Life Is Gamble, It's Harsh And Painful Most Of The Time, And It's Not For The Timid. Spoils Go To The Victor, Not To The One Who Doesn't Even Show Up For The Battle." -acheron

He Said He–meaning You–had Been Addicted To This Drug He Fed Sunshine. Getting Anything That Personal Out Of You Is Like Removing A Tooth From A Lion Without A Tranquilizer. (talon)

Yes, But I’ve Already Made My Fortune In Other Things. (solin) Such As? (geary) Viagra. My Brother Learned To Take A Personal Problem And Profit By It. (arik) It’s True. It Pained Me To See A Man As Young As Arik Stricken With Impotency. Therefore I Had To Do Something To Help The Poor Soul. But Alas, There’s Nothing To Be Done For It. He’s As Flaccid As A Wet Noodle. (solin) How Creative Of You To Project Your Problem Onto Me. But Then, They Say Celibacy Is Enough To Make A Man Lose All Reason. Guess You’re Living Proof, Huh? (arik)

If You Leave Here, War Can Find You Again. What Are You Going To Do If That Happens? (tory) Leave Bloodstains On His Best Shirt. (acheron)

What? Was That A Laugh? (delphine) No. (jericho) Yes, It Was. I Heard It. Holy Cow, Call Hermes To Spread The News. I Think I Just Started The End Of The World…it Has To Be A Sign Of The Apocalypse. (delphine)

Oh, Come On. I Have To Know About The Who-do Voodoo That You Do. (nick)

Yeah. Kip Gets To Guard You And I Get To House-sit. Life Bites The Big Tee-tawa. (syn)

You Know, For The Record, I Hate To Take Orders. But! I Realize I'm In Over My Head. You Have No Idea How Much I Hate All This Supernatural Garbage. So I'm Willing To Listen To You, But You Better Start Acting Like I'm A Person And Not Some Mindless Blow-up Doll. (amanda)

Honey, There’s Not A Single Woman In This Town Who Doesn’t Know About Sanctuary, Land Of The Bodacious Gods. Heck, Me And My Girlfriends Want To Get Together And Vote Mama Lo An Award For Her Policy Against Hiring Any Man Not Seriously Buff…not That You’re Not Buff. You Can Certainly Hold Your Own Against The Sanctuary Hotties. But Face It, Haven’t You Ever Noticed That This Place Is Like Hooters For Women? (sunshine) No, I Can Honestly Say That I’ve Never Noticed How Good-looking The Men At Sanctuary Are. Nor Have I Ever Cared. (talon)

So Long As You’re Not A Snap, You’re Safe. (nykyrian) Snap…syn Used That Term. (kiara) Single. Naïve. Amateur. Person. (nykyrian)

I Have More Important Things To Do Anyway. I Have A Hangnail That Needs My Attention. (dev)

Most Of All, I Like The Fact That You Share Yourself With Me. That I Don't Have To Prove My Strength To You. I Don't Have To Hurt Or Be Hurt To Lie With You." - Vane

I Suggest You Leave. Now. (nykyrian) (the Would-be Attackers Flee.) Had You Said ‘boo,’ I Think They Would Have Wet Themselves. (kiara)

Without A Word Or Hesitation, Pain Took The Mop From Nick. Suffering Moved To Pick Up Glass. "wow. Where Have You Two Been All My Life?" Pain Quirked And Eyebrow As He Mopped The Floor. "walking Hand In Hand With You. Haven't You Noticed?

So Who Was She? (vane) Why Do You Assume It Was A Female? (fang) Didn’t Know You Were Fond Of Men. I’ll File That Under My Special Fang Folder. (vane)

Alright, You'll Get Your Bonus, Buy Play Nice With Her. Keep Your Sarcasm To A Minimum. (kyrian) Yes, O Great Lord And Master. Be Nice To Woman, Keep Mouth Shut. (nick)

Zarek? (astrid) What?! (zarek) Don’t Use That Tone With Me. I Like To Know Where People Are In My House. Be Nice, Or I’ll Make You Wear A Cowbell. (astrid)

Well, We Better Be Quick And Not Become Human Popsicles. I’m Going To Be Really Upset At You If I Freeze To Death. (shahara)

Why On Earth Would You Want To Talk To Me? (channon) My Lady, Do You Not Own A Mirror? (sebastian) Yes, But It’s Not An Enchanted One. (channon)

Every Person You Meet Is Waging His Or Her Own War Against A Callous Universe That Is Plotting Against Them.

Let Go Of Me, Celt, Or I’ll Rip Your Arm Off. And You Know What? I Don’t Care If I Lose Both Of Mine In The Process. That’s The Difference Between Us. Pain Is My Friend And Ally. You Fear It. (zarek)

So Help Me, I Won’t Rest Until I Bathe In Your Entrails! (apollymi)

I Want Blood! Two Of Aksel’s Dogs Cornered Me Near Tondara. They Shot Me. Those Bastards Actually Shot A Hole In My Stabilizer The Size Of Mirala…aren’t You Going To Say Something? (syn) Were You Hurt? (nykyrian) No. (syn) Then Why Are You Having A Fit? (nykyrian) I Don’t Know, It Just Felt Right. You See Why I Don’t Like Being Sober? I Overreact Like An Old Woman. (he Opened His Flask, Then Slammed It Down On Nykyrian’s Desk.) Figures The Damned Thing Would Be Empty. (syn)

I’m Sick Of Being Everyone’s Regret. My Mother Died In Shame Because She’d Borne Me. My Father And Brother Despise Me And My Sister Can Barely Look Me In The Eye! (acheron)

How Much Longer Will I Live? (urian) You’re Immortal, Barring Death. (acheron) That Doesn’t Make Sense. (urian) Most Of Life Doesn’t. (acheron)

Yeah, But I Don’t Want To Be In Pain, And I Definitely Don’t Want To Suffer.” – Nick “well…the Only Way To Avoid Them Is To Die.” – Death “okay, Let’s Change The Topic Now. Oh, Look! A Chicken.” – Nick

Looks Like I’m Going To Ruin Your Day, Big Boy. I Choose To Live My Crappy Life A Little Longer. (susan)

Sitting In A Court Of Law, I Can Receive No Evidence But What Comes Under The Sanction Of An Oath.

And If I Don’t Want You To? (ravyn) You Know, You’d Look Really Weird In A Dress And High Heels. (susan) What’s That Supposed To Mean? (ravyn) It Means You’re Not My Mother. Now Stop Arguing And Help Me Find My Shoes. (susan)

They’re Ogling You, Dude. Talking About Your Assets And The Fact That You’re Nauseatingly Ripped, Which I Would Have Been Had I Not Bit The Dust At Seventeen. I’m Forever Trapped In My Tall, Gangly Phase. (jesse)

And She Was Just Leaving. (xedrix) Not Yet, I’m Not. (aimee) Yes, You Are. Adios. There’s The Door. Doorknob Twists To The Left. The Hinges Open In. You Should Use Them. Keep Them Working. Keep You Breathing. (xedrix)

Oh, Pooh, You’re Just Like Akri. No, Simmi, Don’t Be Breathing Fire Around The Flammable Objects Or Small Children. Except For That Black Plastic Card That’s Not Really Plastic. It Some Metal Thing, But The Simi Loves It Cause It Let Her Buy Everything She Want Without Limit. He Never Say No To Simi When She Use It. Oh, Hello, There, Fang. You Okay? You Looking Kind Of Peaked Or Piqued Or…? Oh, Heck, The Simi Can Never Keep Those Straight. (simi)

The Interest Of The Public Is Never Better Advanced Than When We Can Inculcate By Our Rules The Advantage Of Acting Honestly.

You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me. I Thought You Were The Most Powerful Of Beings. Even The Gods Fear You. (stryker) We All Have Predators. The Entire Universe Exists In A System Of Checks And Balances. I Just Met My Zero Balance. (war) Are You Honestly Telling Me That The Most Powerful Creature On This Planet Is A Pathetic Cajun Guttersnipe Who Offed Himself Because One Of My Men Killed His Mommy? (stryker)

The Simi Is Environmentally Sound. Eat Everything Except For Hooves

No Daimon Gets Out Of Here Alive. (they Hit The Invisible Wall And Rebounded Off It.) Man. It Really Makes You Feel For The Bug On The Windshield, Doesn’t It? (acheron)

What Happened To Cause The Jail Fight? (maggie) They Thought It Would Be Fun To Knock Around The ‘kid’ And Show Off Their Manhood. I Thought It Would Be Fun To Knock A Couple Of Them Unconscious. (wren)

Ryssa? How Do You Know Her Name Was Ryssa? (tory) Uh…i Don’t. I Just Gave Her A Name. It Seemed More Polite Than Calling Her ‘hey, You, Ancient Chick.’ (acheron)

Because I Cursed Him To It. (acheron) Be Glad I’m Not Physically There Or I’d Slap You Upside The Head. You Know How Free Will Works, So Stop The Whining And Get Off The Cross. Someone Needs The Wood. (savitar)

Um, Guys, I Hate To Interrupt Whatever Weirdness You Two Are Partaking In, But We Have A Situation In Here You Might Want To Check On. (phobos)

I Haven't Fought With Anyone Else In Over Two Thousand Years. (kyrian) Well, You're Never Too Old To Learn. (amanda) You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks. (kyrian) There's No Time Like The Present. (amanda) Time Is Of The Essence. (kyrian) God Helps Those Who Help Themselves. (amanda) You're Not Going To Let Me Win This, Are You? (kyrian)

Just Remember, Anger Is Always Your Enemy. You Must Keep Your Emotions In Check. The Moment You Lose Control Of Them, You Lose The Fight Every Time. (takeshi)

You Know, The Thing About Life And Love Is That They Are Both Ever-changing While People Seldom Are. (acheron)

I’d Rather Be Vindictive Than Smart. (solin)

Some Kisses Are Worth Living For

What Are You? Insane? I’m Not Interested In Ms. Preppy Uptight Sloan Ranger. Jeez. I’d Get Khaki Between My Teeth. Can You Imagine? I’ve Never Been In Khaki And I Never Want To See A Woman Out It. It Scares Me. (dev)

Now, If You Don’t Mind, I’m Going To Sit Over Here With My Throbbing Feet And Bleed In Silence Until We Get To Our Destination. (syn)

I Take Time With Each Person And Try To Remember Them, Especially If They're A Repeater From Another Event. I Know A Lot Of Authors Just Sign A Book And Keep Their Heads Down, But I'm Not Like That.

All You Need To Know Is That I Have An Old Enemy Pretending To Be Me. (acheron) Why? (talon) Well, It Obviously Isn’t To Be Nice To Me And Win Over My Friends, Now Is It? (acheron)

There Are Some Things That Defy Explanation- Kind Of Like. . . You Know, You.

Unfortunately, I Saw A Side Of Humanity I Wish I'd Remained Blissfully Ignorant Of, Including One Driver Who Threw A Bottle At Me While I Was Walking My Baby To The Doctor On The Side Of The Road And Yelled Out Insults. Nurses Who Made Nasty Comments About How I Should Get A Job (i Was Working Two Of Them, In Addition To Being A Published Author). It Wasn't That I Didn't Have A Job And Wasn't Working. The Jobs In Backwoods Mississippi Didn't Pay Enough To Cover Living Expenses.

Well, I Would Throw Myself Under The Nearest Bus, But Considering My Luck Today, I’m Sure It Would Break Down Less Than A Millimeter From Me And Just Ruin My Clothes…probably Break My Watch, Too. (taryn)

Now Don’t You Be Covering For Him, Ash. (she Wagged Her Finger At Nick.) Are You Driving? (cherise) No, Mom. I’m Sitting. (nick)

My Mother Always Said That The Strongest Steel Is Forged By The Fires Of Hell.

You Both Sicken Me. (markus) It’s What I Live For…father. Your Eternal Disgust Succors Me Like Mother’s Milk. (fang)

I’m Just Trying To Imagine You In Flannel Pink Sock Monkey Pajamas. I’m Sure You Look Stunning In Pink. (damien) Actually, With His Skin Tone He Probably Does Look Really Good In It. I Would Definitely Say He’s An Autumn. (kish) That’s Summer, You Dweeb. (damien) I Find It Fascinating That You Two Women Know That Color Palettes For Clothes Have A Name. The Fact You Corrected Him Really Scares Me. (sin)

What Fools These Mortals Be. (acheron)

Believe Me, If I Start Getting Sick, You’ll Be The First To Know Since I’m Sure It’ll Be All Over You. (alix)

C’mon, Tally. Don’t You Want Your Clothes, Your Keys? Oh Wait, How About Some Dignity? (kyrian)

Asmodeus! You Don’t See Her, Do You Hear Me? (jericho) Completely Blind, Minor Master. Hearing Is Intact. Is There Anyone Here Besides The Two Of Us? No? Good. I’m Leaving Now Unless Minor Master Has Another Preferably Nonpainful Task For Me. (asmodeus) You're Dismissed. (jericho) Cool Beaners. (asmodeus)

Did They Practice Looking Suspicious In Mirrors? Welcome To The United States. Don’t Even Think About Chewing Gum The Wrong Way.’ (carlos)

How Could You Let Him Do This? (shahara) I Know You’re Not Going To Pin This On Me, Shay. I Didn’t Raise The Embryo. You Did. It’s What You Get For Teaching Him Things Like Honor, Love, Courage, And Loyalty. If You’d Left Him A Scared Little Snot-nose, He’d Still Be Living In Your Basement. (vik)

In A Dream I Cannot See Tangled Abstract Phallacy Random Turmoil Builds In Me I'm A Addicted To Chaos -megadeth, Addicted To Chaos

You Can’t Buy Time, Nick. Ever. It’s The Only Thing In Life You Can’t Get Most Of, And It’s The One Thing That Will Mercilessly Tear You Up When It’s Gone. It Takes No Pity On No Soul And No Heart.

Really, If That’s The Case, You Need To Stop Letting Your Mother Dress You Funny. It’s Hard To Take Anyone Serious As A Killer When He Looks Like An Investment Banker. The Only Part Of Me That’s Nervous Is My Checkbook. (kat)

Don’t You Like Them? (nykyrian) Did You See The Price? (kiara) I’m More Than Capable Of Supplying You With Several Wardrobes From Here. (nykyrian) But– (kiara) But Nothing, Mu Tara. Start Shoping. (nykyrian) This Really Isn’t– (kiara) Kiara. Buy Clothes Or Go Naked. Personally, Naked Works For Me. (nykyrian) Fine. When You’re Homeless And Bankrupt, Remember I Tried To Stop You. (kiara)

Ash Sarcastically Rang An Invisible Bell With His Hand. "ding, Ding, Ding. Give That Boy A Tropphy.

So How Many Women Have You Visited In Their Dreams? (geary) Is This One Of Those Questions That If I Don’t Answer It Correctly, You Get Angry At Me? (arik)

You Like Rock? Little Boy, I’m Not Your Friend. I’m Not Your Dark-hunter And I’m Not Your Friggin’ Date. You Only Speak To Me When I Ask You A Question. Otherwise You Keep Your Mouth Shut, Your Eyes Off Me, And You Might Live Long Enough To Get Me To The French Quarter. (zarek)

I Can’t Believe This Night. I Was Supposed To Be Applauded And Instead, I’m Ruined. I Swear To God In Heaven If I Ever See That Man Again, I Will Commit Murder. (tory) Well, If You Need Help Moving The Body, You Know Where Kim And I Live. (pam)

Don’t Yell At Me When I Just Survived A Near-death Experience. (abbie)

Near Death Experience

You Don’t Like People Who Have Money, Do You? (astrid) I’m Not Prejudiced Against Anyone, Princess. I Hate Everyone Equally. (zarek)

Holy Green Guacamole! (selena)

Hey, Aren’t We Forgetting Something? (savitar) Your Dignity? (takeshi) No, You Have Me Confused With You Again. Aren’t You Supposed To Be Training Him? (savitar) So You Admit My Superiority By Deflecting My Attention To The Neophyte. (takeshi)

Xedrix-"no, Our Motto Is 'everything Tastes Better With Hot Sauce.

Where Are My Guards? (wulf) Oh, One Is Right Here, But He’s Not Feeling Very Talkative. Death Has A Way Of Making Even The Chattiest Of People Rather Quite. As For The Other…he’s…oh, Wait, Dead Now. (stryker)

Vengeance Only Destroys The One Who Seeks It. (theo- Geary’s Grandfather/acheron)

You Really Are Here. (thanatos) Hair Of The Dog, Baby. Sooner Or Later, We All Dance With The Devil. Tonight, It’s Your Turn. (zarek)

It’s Never The Enemy Without Who Brings You Down. It’s Always The Enemy Within.” – Nick “guard Your Back, Nick. It’s The One You Don’t See Coming. The One You Trust Whose Betrayal Is Most Lethal. They Know Your Weakness And They Know How To Hit The Lowest. It’s When Your Back Is Turned And Your Guard Is Down That They Move In For The Kill.” – Kyrian

You’re The Only Thing I’ve Ever Done Right In My Entire Life And If Anything Ever Happened To You, They’d Have To Dig Two Graves ‘cause I Couldn’t Live A Single Day Without My Baby Beside Me. (cherise)

People Will Knife You In The Back For A Stinking Crumb And Then Go On With Their Lives As If You’re Nothing But A Worthless Roach. (aiden)

They Shot Me. (talon) No, Bud. They Turned You Into Swiss Cheese. (nick)

I Can’t Believe I’m Mated To Someone Who’s Allergic To Me. (ravyn) You? I’m The One Who Should Be Having A Hissy. How Do I Introduce You To People? Hi, This Is My…what? Significant Other? Mate? Pet? (susan)

Let’s Find Someplace Where There Aren’t Any Dead People, Insects, Or Rodents. For That Matter, Someplace That’s Big Enough To Accommodate Both Of Us Without Crimping Any Internal Organs. (shahara) Picky, Picky, Picky. (syn)

Funny How Internal Scars Never Healed. They Were The Souvenirs Of The Past.

Man, He Deserves A Hero Cookie. (selena)

I’m No Longer Human And There Is No Past.’ (acheron's Litany)

How Can This Be Your Car? (nick) Well, I Wrote A Really Big Check That Didn’t Bounce To The Dealer And Then The Most Amazing Thing Happened…the Salesman Gave Me The Keys And Let Me Take It Home. It Was Like Magic. (acheron)

I’ll Go And Help. (chris) What Are We Supposed To Do With You, Chris? Lob You At Them? (wulf)

Everything In The World Needs Kindness, Child. [ryssa]

(looking At Their Son On Ultrasound.) He Looks Like An Angel. (cassandra) I Don’t Know. I Think He Looks Like A Frog Or Something. (wulf)

Fine. You Win. I Quit. You Two Deal With This. I’m Going Home. Packing Up All My Personal Items, And When You, Caleb, End Up Dead Because The Coach Has Your Jockstrap Or Something Else I Didn’t Steal But Someone Else Did, Don’t Call Me. I’m Done And I’m Going To Hide In A Bunker Until All Of This Is Over With.” – Nick “i Hate You, Nick.” – Caleb “feels Mutual, Demon.” – Nick

You Taste So Good. I Could Kiss You Forever. (adron) You’re Not So Bad Yourself In A Lethal, I’ll-kill-you-if-you-look-at-me-wrong Kind Of Way. (livia)

Ever Wonder Why The Gods Created Man, Grom? I Personally Think That We're The Original Reality Show. They Were So Effing Bored That They Created Us Just So That They Could Feel Better About Themselves

I Take It That The Judgment Is An Essential Point In Every Conviction, Let The Punishment Be Fixed Or Not.

Sam Gave Captain Suicide A Droll Stare. "how Did You Die Again? Oh Wait, I Know This. 'i Can Take 'em. I Don't Need To Wait For Reinforcements. I Can Do It Myself.' How'd That Work Out For You Again?

For The Record, We’re Not Friends. (stryker) For The Record, I Don’t Care. (savitar)

Life Is A Tapestry Woven By The Decisions We Make.

Decisions We Make

Know What? (wulf) If Halflings Live Past Twenty-seven. But Then Anything Is Possible. I Say In A Few Months We Should Pop Us Some Orville Redenbacher’s, Then Sit Back And Enjoy The Show. (spawn)

I’m Protecting Her. (wulf) From? (chris) Daimons. (wulf) Big Bad Ones. (cassandra)

How Did You Know Cassandra Was The Mother? (wulf) I Know Lots Of Things When I Apply Myself. (acheron)

Only A Fool Took A Remote From A God.

I Prefer To Work Alone – Except In The Bedroom. (steele)

So, What’s Your Style Preference? (grace) For What I Have In Mind, Nudity Works Best. (julian)

Laugh It Up, Asshole. But She Who Laughs Last Laughs Longest, And I Intend To Belly Roll Tonight ~tabitha

We Just Need Some Faith.

I’m Enchanted By Your Beauty, My Lady. Welcome Aboard. You Make A Most Welcome Addition To Our Acerbic Company…a Lovely-smelling One, Too. (vik)

What Are You? (danger) Well, Had You Listened Before You Stabbed Me, You Would Have Heard The ‘i’m Acheron’s Squire’ Part. Apparently That Somehow Escaped Your Hearing And You Mistook Me For A Pin Cushion. (alexion)

Every Life, No Matter How Isolated, Touches Hundred Of Others. It's Up To Us To Decide If Those Micro Connections Are Positive Or Negative. But Whichever We Decide, It Does Impact The Ones We Deal With.

Aren’t You Ever Satisfied? I Swear If I Were Mortal, I’d Be Limping From Our Last Go-round. If Not Dead. We Really Need To Find You A Hobby Other Than Jumping On Top Of Me. (acheron)

Nice Knees, Bud, But The Hairy Legs Could Use A Bush Hog. (kyrian)

The Point Is, Sin Is Now Going To Try To Overthrow Me Again And Take My Place. Do You Know What That Means? (artemis) There Will Be Much Rejoicing? (kat)

But For The Last Couple Of Weeks I’ve Had This Bizarre Sensation That Something Is Watching Me. (simone) You Mean Someone, Right? (tate) I Know It Sounds Crazy – (simone) I Just Had A Body Walk Off The Table Mid-autopsy And You Think Your Story Is Nuts? (tate)

I’m Not As Good As A Man As You Are, Sundown. I Find It Hard To Give An Enemy My Back Under Any Circumstance.” – Ren “oh, I Didn’t Say I Was Giving Her My Back. I’m Not Lacking All My Noodle Sense. But I’m Not Holding A Grudge Neither. Sometimes You Just Got To Let The Rattlesnake Lay In The Sun.” – Sundown “men? You Do Know I’m Standing In This Little Box With You And Can Hear Every Word?” – Abigail “we Know. I Merely Don’t Care.” – Ren

Life Isn't A Puzzle To Be Solved. It's An Adventure To Be Savored.

Death Is Just A New Beginning…at Least In My Religion. And Extreme Inebriation Seriously Helps. (syn)

He Looked Down At Her. "have You Found That Peace?" Yes, She Had. But It Was So Corny And Cliched That She Couldn't Bring Herself To Admit It. "a Wise Man Once Told Me That Peace Has To Come From Within. We Have To Learn To Like Ourselves Before We Can Find Our Place In The World.

See How Exciting Anthropology Is? He’s A Leading Expert In Ancient Greece. Now You Should All Change Your Majors So That You Can Ogle Men Like Him All Day Long. Or Better Yet, Uncover Naked Male Statues. (tory) Was That Necessary? (acheron) Hey, I Live To Recruit Students For The Department. If I Can Make You Good For Something, Then By Golly I’m Going To Do It. (tory)

It’s A Sun Lamp. I Thought You Might Be Tired Of Your Pasty-pale Complexion. (chris) Christopher, I Happen To Be A Viking In The Middle Of Winter In Minnesota. Lack Of A Deep Tan Goes With The Whole Nordic Territory. Why Do You Think We Raided Europe Anyway? (wulf) Because It Was There? (chris) No, We Wanted To Thaw Out. (wulf)

Hey!" Caleb Snapped As He Realized Nick Was About To Lock Him On The Outside With Their Attackers. He Pushed The Door Open And Glared At Him. "no Man Left Behind." Nick Scoffed. "this Aint' The Army, Boy. It's Every Man For Himself. Fall Behind. Get Eaten

Did You Come Out Of The Womb A Dickhead Or Develop That Jockstrap Personality On Your Own? (hunter)

Growing Up, Books Were My Lifeline, And I Owe A Debt To Those Writers That Can Never Be Repaid. They Saved My Sanity And Gave Me A World I Could Escape To. If I Can Pay That Forward To Another Person, That's All I Ask.

All Of Us Have Darkness Inside Us, And At Times It Possesses And Seduces Us In Ways We Never Thought Possible.

He Was Like Some Wild, Untamed Creature That You Could Keep And Feed For A Time, But In The End You Knew You'd Have To Let It Go For Its Own Sake As Well As Yours.

And What Am I? (adron) You’re Kind And Decent. You Have A Good Heart. (livia) I Have No Heart At All. What I Have Is A Mechanical Substitute That Pumps Blood Through A Broken Body, And Half The Time It Malfunctions. (adron)

It Is Of Great Importance That The Laws By Which The Contracts Of So Numerous And So Useful A Body Of Men As The Sailors Are Supposed To Be Guided, Should Not Be Overturned.

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