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"i'm Human," He Said In A Tormented Tone. "and I'm Not." He Dropped His Hand To Her Shoulder. "i Never Knew Softness," He Breathed. "not Until The Moment You Touched Me In Your Store. My Life Is Violent And Dangerous. It's Dark And Twisted And No Place For Someone Like You. I Have More People Wanting Me Dead Than I Can Count. They Will Stop At Nothing, And You.." He Ground His Teeth Before He Spoke Again. "you'll Never Want Again For Anything In Your Life. I Swear It On What Little Bit Of Human Soul I Have Left."

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"i'm Human," He Said In A Tormented Tone. "and I'm Not." He Dropped His Hand To Her Shoulder. "i Never Knew Softness," He Breathed. "not Until The Moment You Touched Me In Your Store. My Life Is Violent And Dangerous. It's Dark And Twisted And No Place For Someone Like You. I Have More People Wanting Me Dead Than I Can Count. They Will Stop At Nothing, And You.." He Ground His Teeth Before He Spoke Again. "you'll Never Want Again For Anything In Your Life. I Swear It On What Little Bit Of Human Soul I Have Left."

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You Have Ten Minutes. Tops. (carlos) I Have Been Knocked Overboard, Shot At, Kidnapped, Handcuffed, Terrified, And Held Prisoner. I Will Not Be Told How Long To Take In The Loo. (gabrielle)

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.

Then Let Me Put It To You This Way. There Is Seldom Black And White In Our World. Sometimes Things We Perceive As Good Have Moments Of Profound Evil, But Profound Evil Will Always Tell You That It’s Always Good. It Never Admits That It Could, In Any Way, Be Evil. (alexion)

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There Is More Than One Kind Of Death? (kat) Yes. Cowards Aren’t The Only Ones Who Die A Thousand Deaths. Sometimes Heroes Do, Too. (sin)

Speaking Of, Her Family Is Due In Any Minute To Claim Her Body. What Am I Supposed To Tell Them When We Can’t Give The Body Over? Again, I Don’t Think ‘oops’ Will Quite Cover It. (tate)

Nick‘s Eyes Widened As A Total State Of Befuddled Huh Possessed Him. Was He In The Twilight Zone?

Alright, Macho Babe Boy, I'm Not Some Little Ditz To Bat My Eyelashes At The Buff Stud In Black Leather. Don't Try Your He-man Tactics With Me. I'll Have You Know, In My Office, I'm Known As The Ball-breaker. (amanda)

(as She Entered The Main Room, Syn Turned Around In His Chair And Almost Fell Out Of It As He Scanned Her Body. He Cleared His Throat And Cut An Appreciative Look To Nykyrian.) Dayum…woman Be Hot. (syn)

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

The Man Hates Your Guts More Than Stryker Does. You’ll Be Lucky If He Doesn’t Pull Your Spine Out Through Your Nostrils. (tory) Nice To Have Miss Merry Sunshine Back Again. Any Other Eeyore Outlooks You’d Like To Share? (acheron)

We’ve Come To Kill Zarek Of Moesia, And If You Get In Our Way, Little Girl, We’re Going To Kill You. (otto) I’ll Be Damned. He Speaks. Or Rather Growls. (jess) But Not For Long If He Doesn’t Watch His Mouth. For The Record, Squire, It Would Take More Man Than You To Even Scratch Me. (syra) I Live For A Woman Who Scratches. Just Make Sure You Keep It On The Back, Baby. I Don’t Like Scars. (otto)

May The Gods Have Mercy On Whoever Pisses Them Off, Because Zarek And Jericho Will Have None For Them. (madoc) You’d Better Be Glad I’m Flattered By That. Otherwise I’d Gut You. (zarek) Ditto. (jericho)

Hey, T-rex? Remind Me Next Time I Want To Get Smartass With You That It’s A Really Stupid Move On My Part? (talon) Oh, No, You Don’t, You Wuss. You Told Me The Next Time You Saw Ash You Were Going To Ask Him If He’d Seen The Movie 10,000 Bc And If It’d Made Him Homesick. (wulf)

Honey, You Need To Get Laid. (selena) Why Don’t You Speak A Little Louder, Lanie? I Don’t Think The Guys In Canada Were Able To Hear You. (grace) Oh, I Don’t Know. They’re Probably Headed South Even As We Speak. (waiter)

The Wolf In Him Demanded He Kick (the Door) Down And Claim Her. The Man In Him Just Wanted To Hold Her Close And Protect Her. He’d Never Been So Torn. So Confused. So Damned Horny!

How Long Till Our Powers Are Back? (kat) A Few Hours According To Last Time. (sin) Sweet, And We Have How Long Till The Bitches Awake? (kat) Less Than Two. (sin) Can You Say Screwed, Boys And Girls? Yes, I Thought You Could. (kat)

(ash Used His Powers To Lift Zarek From The Floor And Pin Him Roughly Against The Ceiling.) Stop Pushing Your Luck, Boy. I’ve Had It With You. (acheron) Have You Ever Thought Of Hiring Yourself Out To Disneyland? People Would Pay A Fortune For This Ride. (zarek)

Are You Two Having Some Sort Of Strange Human Thing That You Can’t Follow What I’m Saying? (simi)

But On The Upside, Your Seraph Form Will Never Age. And The Only Way To Die Is By A Demon Blade. As Long You Survive Fighting Them, You’re Immortal To The Things That Would Kill A Normal Human. Think Of The Money You’ll Save On Medical Bills. (jack)

He Walks In Daylight. But, Like A Demon, He’s Weaker Then. He Seems To Have The Powers Of A God, But No Followers. What Would You Call Him? (xypher) I Wouldn’t Call Him Anything That Didn’t Make Him Deliriously Happy. (simone)

I Still Don’t Believe It. It’s Not In Him. Yeah, And You Are Delusional. Babe, News Flash, With The Exception Of You And The Pirate, We’re All Animals Here. And We All Have A Killer’s Instinct.

Thank You, Geary. (arik) For What? (geary) For Giving Me A Life That Is The Best Dream I’ve Ever Had. (arik)

Vik? You Ready? (devyn) Your Stupidity Is What I Live For, Captain. (vik)

Ooo, Let’s See, I Need To Get My Spicy Barbecue Sauce. Definitely Some Oven Mitts, ‘cause He’s Gonna Be Hot From Being Flame-broiled. I Need To Get A Couple Of Them Apple Trees To Make Wood Chips So The Meat Be Nice And Appley Tasting. Give It That Extra Yumminess, ‘cause I Don’t Like That Daimon Flavor. Ack! (simi)

I Am The God Apostolos. The Harbinger Of Telikos. The Final Fate Of All. Beloved Son Of Apollymi The Great Destroyer. My Will Makes The Will Of The Universe. [apostolos / Acheron Parthenopaeus]

If I Want To Play Mind Games, I'd Buy A Rubik's Cube. ~ Acheron, A Character.

Whoa, What Is This? Battle Of The Sarcastic And Pissed? Should I Make Popcorn? Forget American Idol, Man. This Is Much More Entertaining. (kish)

Where Are We? (jericho) Noir’s Happy Place. It’s Where He Brings The Beings He Wants To Play With. (asmodeus) Punish. (jericho) You Say Ta-mah-to. I Say To-mah-to. (asmodeus)

Akri Infallible. Well, Except For A Couple Of Things, And We Don’t Talk About Those ‘cause It Makes Akri Cranky. I Like That Word ‘infallible.’ It Just Like Me. Infallible. (simi)

I Can Tell We’re Going To Get Along Like Batman And The Joker. (fang) Just Remember One Thing, World. I’m The Best Friend You’ll Ever Have Or The Last Enemy You’ll Ever Make. (thorn)

Has Anyone Ever Won An Argument With You? (syd) Just Tee, And I Was Drunk And Wounded At The Time. (joe)

Good Lord, Who Spread The Daimon Fertilizer Around? They're Cropping Up Like A Bad Horror Flick. (tabitha)

But Don’t Ever Let Yourself Forget That The Person You Care About Fills An Emptiness No One Else Ever Has And That While Life With Them Can Seriously Suck At Times, Those Moments When It Doesn’t Are Worth All The Aggravation Of Falling Into The Toilet And Getting Soaked When You’re Half Asleep.

Take Care Of Him, Soteria. And Remember It Takes Great Courage And Heart For A Man Who Knows No Kindness To Show It To Another. Even The Wildest Of Beasts Can Be Tamed By A Patient And Gentle Hand. (takeshi)

Nick, Fetch My Car, Fetch My Clothes, Sweep The Chimney, Make My Bed, Watch My Psychopath, Fetch My Slippers.

…life Isn’t A Puzzle To Be Solved. It’s An Adventure To Be Savored. Let Every Challenge Be A New Mountain To Climb, Not An Obstacle To Get In Your Way And Stop You. Yeah, It’ll Be Hard, But Once You Reach The Summit Of It, You’ll Be Able To See The World For What It Really Is. And At The Top, It Never Seems To Have Been As Difficult A Feat To Climb There As You First Made It Out To Be. Most Of All, You’ll Know That You Beat That Mountain, And That You Rule It. It Does Not Rule You.

What Does This Daimon Look Like? (xedrix) He’s Tall And Blond. (kyle) Well, That Narrows It Down To Every Daimon Here Except Stryker. What Would That Be? Several Thousand Of Them? Could You Be A Bit More Specific And If You Tell Me He Was Dressed In Black, I’ll Kill You Myself And Spare Me The Agony Of Dying. (xedrix)

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

The Personality Is Defined By Its Inconsistencies, Not Its Consistencies. It's What Makes Us Unique And Who We Are.

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)

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

See I'm The Reckless And Wild One Who Saves Him From Being Boring. It's Why We're Perfect For Each Other. We Balance. - Madame Selena

I Love You, Don’t I? And The Gods Know You Are Definitely Not Easy To Deal With. (aimee) Thanks, Aim. By The Way I Still Have A Tiny Bit Of Confidence Left. Please Make Sure You Stomp On It Too While You’re At It. Gods Forbid It Should Actually Grow Into Something Called Self-esteem. (fang)

Here You’re Just A Person…one With A Life Force That Can Feed Us All. (misery) Baby, I’m Not Worth The Indigestion. Trust Me. (fang)

Settle Down, Pup. I Ain’t Had My Caffeine Yet.” – Sundown

I’m Going To Go Out There And Wait Until You Two Are Dressed. (tiernan) Why Don’t You Keep Walking Until You Get To The Other Side Of The Front Door? (adron)

Who Are You? Really." Nykyrian Shrugged. "never Figured It Out. Takes Too Much Time To Think About Myself, And Time Is One Luxury I Don't Own." Pg.90

Shut Up. Asshole. (shahara) I Live For Your Endearments. (syn)

Let Me Give You Free Advice, Kid. Whenever Something Is Coming For You, Snap Its Neck Or Double Tap. Never, Ever Hesitate. It’s Infinitely Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six.” – Death

You Need To Up Your Vocabulary, Boy. You Can’t Walk Around Letting People Think You’re Stupid. Expand Your Horizons. Besides, It’s Fun To Call People Names They Have To Look Up To Realize They’ve Been Insulted. (mark) Yeah, That’s A Twofer There. You Get Away With It And Then They’re Twice As Mad When They Realize How Bad You Really Insulted Them. Especially If They Mistake It For A Compliment When You Say It And Thank You For It. (bubba)

I Can'tdo It Again,nick. I Can't. And I Would Rather Give My Life For You Than Have You Give Yours For Me.

I Assure You, Princess, If You Saw The Real Me, You’d Run For Cover. (zarek) Only If I Knew You’d Be Waiting Under That Cover For Me. (astrid)

You Have Twenty-four Hours, Horseguy, To Kill Your Betrayer Any Way You See Fit And To Take Your Revenge. Make Them Count. Oh, And Know That You Can’t Let Daylight Touch You. If You Do…well, You Don’t Want To Die Without Your Soul. It’s Highly Unpleasant. Sometime In The Next Few Days, A Man Named Acheron Parthenopaeus Will Find You And Teach You Everything You Need To Know About Being A Dark-hunter. If You’re Smart, You’ll Listen To Him. Welcome To The Madness.” – Artemis

Relax, Medea. We’ve Come To See Your Mother. (tory) Your Funeral. (medea) It’s Always So Good To See You, Too. You’re Just Such A Ray Of Happy Sunshine. I So Look Forward To All Our Interactions. (tory)

(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)

Good Tuna-fish Sandwiches; He’s The Tallest Man I’ve Ever Seen! (pam)

Anyone Can Battle For Pride, Power, Vanity, Greed, Or Hate, But War Should Always Be Approached With An Equal Measure Of Wisdom And Strength. It's Not Just Enough To Know When To Fight, But To Know When To Lay Down The Sword And Negotiate. Not Everything In The World Is Worth Fighting For.

My Son Has Few Friends And Even Fewer Who Know Him For What He Is. So Long As You Protect Him, You Live. Sumerian Or Not. But If You Prove False In Anything You’ve Said Here Today, I Will Bring A Wrath Down On You So Sever That You Will Spend Eternity Trying To Dig Out Your Own Brains To Alleviate The Pain Of It. (apollymi)

You Got Guts Taking That Tone With Me. (nykyrian) What You Gonna Do, Oh Great Wounded One? I’m The One With The Injector. (syn)

Acheron Kissed Her Lightly On The Cheek. "rest. We'll Be Back When He Needs You." He Watched Her Climb Into Bed Before He Took His Nephew Down To His Room. "well, It Appears To Be Just The Two Of Us, Little One. What Say You We Get Naked, Drunk And Find Us Some Wenches?" The Baby Actually Smiled Up At Him As If He Understood. Acheron Nodded. "so That's It, Eh? Barely A Month Old And You're Already Lecherous. You Are Your Father's Son.

Hmmm. See, In This World, Xirena, The Simi Does What She Wants And Akri, He Say, ‘okay, Simi, Whatever You Want, Simi.’ Unless It Involves Eating People; Then He Usually Says No, But That’s The Only Time. Other Than That, He Do What The Simi Says. See How That Works? (simi)

Please, Achimou? (tory) You Are The Only Being Who’s Ever Called Me That. (acheron) Well, I’d Call You Babycakes, But I Think That Might Offend You Even More. (tory)

Patience Is A Virtue. (tee) Excuse Me, Pot, Could You Not Pick On The Kettle? (joe)

Patience Is A Virtue

I Learned A Long Time Ago Not To Judge People By What They Look Like, Sound Like, Or By The Clothes They Wear. Just Because A House Is Nice And Shiny Out Front Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Rotting On The Inside. (kyrian)

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

I Will Fear No Evil For I Am The Baddest Beast In The Land. (nick)

Julian Was The Son Of Diokles Of Sparta, Also Known As Diokles The Butcher. That Man Made The Marquis De Sade Look Like Ronald Mcdonald. (ben)

I Never Lied To You. (kiara) Of Course You Did –you Said You Could See The Real Us– That We Weren’t As Bad As We Claimed. But You Didn’t And, Just Like Everyone Else, So Long As We Risk Our Lives To Protect And Save You, We’re Okay. But The Moment We Have To Make A Choice Not Ours, The Moment You See What Our Pasts Have Made Us, You’re Horrified By The Truth And Hate Us For It Like We Had Some Kind Of Choice In What We Are. (syn)

There’s A Human Out There Who Is Killing Off Dark-hunters, And Someone Needs To Stop Them.” – Andy “well, That’s Just Plain Rude.” – Sundown

I Think They’re Having Trouble Adjusting To The Emotions They Have Outside Of Their Dreams. At Any Rate, They Keep Acting Like Demented Teenagers From A Porno Version Of A John Hughes Film. (asmodeus)

Death Always Before Dishonor. (julian)

Because I Don’t Feel Broken When You Look At Me. (acheron) How Could You Feel Broken? (tory) I Was Shattered As A Child And Thrown Away, Like A Piece Of Trash No On Wanted. But You Don’t Treat Me Like That. You See In Me The Human Bit And You Touch That Part Of Me. You Make Me Feel Whole And Wanted. (acheron)

The Strongest Of Metals Is Forged Under The Most Violent Of Conditions, My Lord. It Is Buried Deep In The Hottest Coals And Then Beat And Pounded Until It Is Bent Into Shaped. Then It Becomes The Strongest, Most Lethal Of Weapons. A Thing Of Absolute Beauty And Force

Don't Be Cocky, 'pride Cometh Before The Fall

But He’s Never Been Interested In Me, And The Last Time I Made A Move On Him, Caillen Almost Tore My Arm Out Of Its Socket. Lesson Learned. Syn Off-limits. (kasen)

Please Nothing, She’s A Vicious Piranha. She Looks All Cute And Cuddly, Then She Opens That Mouth And Lets Loose So Much Venom She Could Double As A Nest Of Scorpions. (leo)

What If There Is No Dirt On Merjack? Oh, I Can Answer This One. (omari Raised His Hand Like He Was In A Classroom, Then Dropped It To His Side.) We All Die. (omari) I Just Love Teenage Angst. By The Way, Chip, There Are Worse Things In Life Than Dying. (nero) Like What? (omari) Living As A Slave. (alix)

I Would Kiss You Anyway, But I Have A Feeling That If I Tried– (rafael) I’d Kick You In The Nuts And Tear Your Ear Off. (celena) That Would Hurt. (rafael) That’s The Idea. (celena)

Akri Hides From No One. He Don’t Need To. Anyone Hurt My Akri, I Eat Them. (simi)

Well . . . He Lets It Ruin His Life. He Gets So Obsessed With Going After The One Thing That Hurt Him That He Loses Sight Of Everything Else. He Becomes Isolated From Everyone And Everything. Paranoid. He Feels Like He Can't Trust Anyone Around Him Ever. In The End, He Loses Everything, Even His Life. And For What? Total Stupidity, If You Ask Me.

I'm Not People, I Only Eat Them.

Hey. (she Took His Chin In Her Hand So That She Could Move His Head Back And Forth While She Examined Him.) You’re Hurting In There. That Would Make Akri Very Sad. He Doesn’t Like For His Dark-hunters To Hurt And The Simi Don’t Like It When Akri Is Sad. Why Are You Hurt? (simi)

I Wasn't Going To Say Anything About That, Tabitha," He Said Quietly. "i Only Wanted To Tell You That Your Compassion For Other People Overwhelms Me.""oh." She Offered Him A Tenuous Smile. "i'm Just Used To People Condemning Everything I Do."he Lifted Her Hand To His Lips And Kissed Her Knuckles. "i Don't Condemn You, My Lady. I Only Admire You.

What I Like To Believe, And What I Do Firmly Hold To, Is That In Us All We Do Have The Ability To Remain Honorable, No Matter What Has Been Done To Us. No Matter What Horrors We've Witnessed.

Sanctuary, Home Of The Howlers And Stragglers Of The Were Universe. (damien)

Dammit, Vik. How Can You Not Know What’s Wrong With This Thing? Can’t You Commune With It Or Something? (devyn) My Name Is Not ‘dammit, Vik’ And I Find It Ironic That You Think I Can Commune With All Metal Beings When You Can Barely Communicate Your Point Of View To Your Own Parents. And They Birthed You. I Did Not Give Birth To This Ship. Last Time I Checked, I Was Male And That Would Be Impossible On A Multitude Of Levels. (vik)

You Two Go And Have Fun. I Have Plenty Of Stuff Here To Entertain Me With. Plato Rocks! (tory)

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.

Where Are The Cops When You Need Them? (nick) Probably Eating Beignets. As The Old Saying Goes, When Seconds Count, The Police Are Just Minutes Away. (caleb)

Stop Calling Your Akri Your Daddy. It Makes My Wings Droop. (xirena) My Akri Is My Daddy. He Said So And It Is So, So Your Wings Can Droop All They Want, ‘cause It Won’t Change Anything! (simi)

You Need To Modulate That Unwarranted Ire, Buddy. I'm Not Your 'ho And You Ain't My Pimp

Why’d He Call You?” – Sundown “my Charming Personality.” – Zarek

So Are We Going To Continue Glaring Angrily At Each Other While We Pose In Our Tough Stances? Or Use Our Time To Work Out A Plan That Hopefully Doesn’t End With Our Mutual Deaths? (acheron)

You Know The Incredible Thing About Hearts Is Their Unbelievable Capacity For Forgiveness. You’d Be Amazed What People Will Overlook When They Love Someone. (acheron)

Even If He Doesn’t Eat, He Knows The Cookies. I’ll Bet His Mother Stuffed Him Full As A Kid. (tory) Not Really. My Mom Wasn’t The Betty Crocker Kind. (acheron) (not Unless It Involved Napalm Or Plagues.)

Simple. Atlantis Can't Be Found." He Scoffed At Her. " You're The Second Person To Tell Me That In Less Than An Hour.

Greek Mythology

Hopeless Implies That At One Time There Was Hope. And That's Another Word I Don't Understand. Hope Only Exists For People Who Have Choices. [zarek]

I Pity Those Born Of The Lighter Side. They Have No Understanding Of How Seductive Cruelty Is. The Music Made Out Of Screams And Pleas For Mercy. Mmmm. Nothing Better. (noir)

Maybe They’re Customers. (simone) For A Doll Store? Yes, I Can Just See Them Now…i’ll Take The Frilly Pink Baby Doll. (liza)

I Want The Tigard. (varyk) And I Want You To Leave. Guess Who’s Going To Win This Argument? And In Case You’re Even Denser Than You Appear, It’s Not You. (dev)

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)

I'm The Top Of The Food Chain And Well...you're The Food.

You’re Such A Crybaby. (tee) Let Me Almost Shoot Off One Of Your Testicles And See How You Cope. (joe) You Shouldn’t Have Moved, Joe. It Was Your Fault. (tee) Yeah, Everything’s My Fault. (joe) Good, Then We Agree. (tee)

Good Lord, Woman. Didn’t Anyone Ever Tell You That Men Have A Specified Word Count Set Aside Each Day And If I Don’t Stop Talking, My Tongue Will Explode? (syn)

You’re A Wondering Soul, Looking For A Peace That Doesn’t Exist. Lost You Will Be Until You Find The One Inner Truth. We Can Never Hide From What We Are. The Only Hope Is To Embrace It.’ (old Seer)

The Ones Here Know I Own This Place And They Give It Space. After All, Unlike The Dark-hunters, I’m Not Banned From Hitting Or Killing Them, And They Know It. (sin) You’re Just Such A Sweetie Pie. I Can’t Imagine Why The Other Dark-hunters Won’t Let You Play Their Reindeer Games. Shame On Them All. (kat)

Your Mama-akra Sent That To You, Akri, To Hurt The Heathen-god. Now It’s Dimonique Time. The Simi Can’t Be Bothered We No Greek God Messing With The One Who Pays The Plastic Bills. Can The Simi Have That Black Metal Card She Loves So Much? (simi)

What? It's Not My Fault I Stab All The Fanged People. They Shouldn't Look Like Daimons. (tabitha) I Didn't Look Like A Daimon, But You Stabbed Me. (valerius) Yeah, Well, You Looked Like A Lawyer So I Had To Kill You. It Was A Moral Imperative. (tabitha)

Don’t You Have A Girlfriend Or Family You’d Rather Be With? (geary) Only Solin, And Honestly, He’s Not This Soft. Even If He Was, It’d Be Gross. (arik)

Let Him Go, Julian. His Entire Body Isn’t Worth One Molecule Of Yours. (grace) (to Paul) Where I Come From, We Butchered Worthless Cowards Like You Just For Practice. (julian)

Grandma, Please. It’s Okay. Dad’s Doing A Great Job. I Give Him Kudos For At Least Being Calm And Rational, And Not Losing His Temper With Everyone Around Him Who Isn’t In Childbirth. And He Has Yet To Start Shooting Lighting Bolts At People. Poor Damien Still Has A Burn Scar.” – Kat

Yeah, But You’re A God Of Fate. Can’t You Change That? (kat) You’re Thinking Like A Child, Katra. Things That Appear Simple Very Seldom Are. It’s Like The Mechanic Who Goes To Fix The Carburetor And In Doing So Accidentally Puts A Hole In The Radiator And Causes Even More Damage. Every Person On This Planet Is Connected. Sometimes Those Lines Are Easy To See, And Others Are More Complex. You Change One Insignificant Thing And You Change The Very Core Of Humanity. (acheron)

Excuse Me, Scary People. (alix)

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)

You Know, Vik, You’re Amazingly Human At Times. (alix) I Know. But I Wonder If The Feelings I Have Are Real Or Just Electrical Stimulations In My Cortex That Simulate Human Emotion. I Wish I Knew If They Were Real Or Imagined. (vik) And That Makes You Completely Human, Sweetie. We All Have Those Doubts. (alix)

You'll Never See The Moments Coming That Will For Ever Mutilate Your Life-at Least Not Until After They've Mowed You Down. -savitar

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?

What Fools These Mortals Be. (acheron)

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 Too Young, Too Smart, And Too Good-looking To Die. Yeah, And Then Some. The World Needed Him To Improve The Gene Pool. Not To Mention, At Fourteen He Hadn’t Even Had His First Date Yet. He’d Only Just, This Night, Had His First Kiss. He Should Have Recognized That Alone As A Sign That The Apocalypse Was Coming And That His Death Was Imminent.’ – Nick

Don’t, Cassandra. (wulf) Oh, Please. I Just Want To Choke Her For A Few Minutes. (cassandra)

My Father Is The Harbinger Of Death And Destruction. My Grandmother The Great Destroyer. My Mother Is The Goddess Of The Hunt. I Think I’ll Be Okay. (kat) Yeah, You Do Have The History Of Absolute Terror And Cruelty In Your Veins. (sin) Remember That If You Ever Come Between Me And My Chocolate Bar. (kat)

Desi, Desi, Desi What Am I Going To Do With You? (kyrian) Don't You Dare Take That Flippant Tone With Me! (desiderius) Why Ever Not? (kyrian) Because I Am Not Some Scared Little Daimon To Run Cringing From You. I Am Your Worst Nightmare. (desiderius) Must You Resort To Cliches? C'mon, Desidisastrous, Couldn't You Think Of Anything More Original Than That B-movie Dialogue Staple? (kyrian)

Worst Nightmares

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

You Be Really Careful.” – Sundown “always. You Have To Be Careful When You Fly, Or You End Up Smeared On The Side Of A Building.” – Ren

Look, There’s Nothing I’m Ever Going To Tell You About Me That’s The Truth. The More You Know About Me, The Shorter Your Life Span Is Going To Be. All You Need To Know Is That I Don’t Miss. In Fact, You Don’t Even Need To Know Exactly How Good I Really Am, Because If You Ever Find Out, You’re Going To Be Dead. (steele)

Hey, Man. Where Have You Been? (dev) Out And About. You? (talon) (dev Gave Him A Wicked Grin.) Mostly In And Out. (dev)

I Know Everything About Everything And Before I Dry Off Completely, Which Is Something I Truly Hate, You Better Go Outside, Collect Trates, And Have Both Your Asses Out Of Here Or I’m Going To Lose What Little Patience I Have. You Will Play By The Rules I’ve Set Up For Sanctuary, Or I’ll Use Your Entrails For Armbands. (savitar)

Are You Up? Dressing? (astrid) No. I’m Pissing On Your Rug. What Do You Think I’m Doing? (zarek) I’m Blind. For All I Know You Really Are Peeing On My Rug, Which Is A Very Nice Rug Incidentally, So I Hope You’re Kidding. (astrid)

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.

You Are One Seriously Testy Creature Of The Night. (amanda)

Creatures Of The Night

And I’m Calling In A Favor. (savitar) Sav, You Can’t Keep Doing This. I’m Running Out Of Places To Put The Bodies. (takeshi)

The One Thing I Try To Do With Everything I Write Is Open People's Eyes To Those They Normally Ignore Or Dismiss. To Make People Aware Of The "other" Side Of Things. That Someone's Circumstances May Not Be What You Think They Are Or What They Show To The World.

...you're Omniscient, Right?" "for The Most Part, Yes." "then You Have To Tell Me This ‘cause I Have To Know. What's At The End Of Everything?" He Shrugged. "that's Easy Enough." "then Tell Me." "the Letter G.

I Want To Hate You, But I Can’t Even Stay Mad At You. (jericho) You Know, I Think You’re More In Need Of Lessons On How To Seduce Than I Am. Why Don’t You Call Me Fat And Ugly While You’re At It? (delphine)

He Didn't Want The Respect Of People Who Weren’t Worth Wiping His Nose On—people Who Weren't Worth The Spatout Gum Attached To The Bottom Of His Worn-out Shoes. The Only Respect He Wanted Was From Himself And The People Who Really Mattered In His Life. The People Who Really Loved And Cared About Him.

Good Grief. You Two Look Like Village Of The Sofa Damned. (cassandra)

Return With Your Shield, Or Upon It.’ (julian's Stepmother)

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)

You're Not An Idiot. You're Just Eccentric. (selena) That's What They Said About Mary Todd Lincoln. Until They Locked Her Up. (grace)

Let Me Out Of Here, Katra. Now. (sin) I Can't. (kat) Then I Hope You Can Live With The Death Of Humanity On Your Conscience. I’ll Just Sit Myself Over Here Until It’s Over. You Got Any Good Dvds I Can Watch? It’ll Help Drown Out The Screams For Mercy. Especially From The Kids. Those Are Always The Hardest To Ignore. (sin)

This Is Where Wulf’s People Would Get Drunk And Party For A Week. All Hail The Vikings, Forerunners To The Frat Boys! (chris)

Everyone Is In Pain.no Matter Where They Come From Or What You Think Of Them. Sorrow Spares No One

A Woman After My Own Heart. (stryker) You’re Absolutely Right About That. Nothing Would Please Me More Than Ripping That Organ Out Of You And Feasting On It. (zephyra)

Happiest Day Of My Life When My Dad Made Him Human. (devyn) Happy For You, Bonebag…it Cost Me My Girlfriend. (vik) It Was A Lamp, Vik, Not A Girlfriend. (devyn) I Really Loved That Lamp. She Lit Up My Entire World. (vik)

Everyone Cries Sometimes, Tory. There Are Some Pains That Run Too Deep For Even The Strongest To Take Without Breaking. I Don’t Think Any Less Of You For It. (acheron)

You Know, I’ve Had A Really Wonderful Night Tonight. I Got To Tell Kyrian And Julian That Valerius Is In Town And Spent, Oh I Don’t Know, Three, Four Hours Trying To Keep Them From Going After The Roman. Then, Just When I Could Relax And Do My Job, I Find Out There Are Daimons In The Swamp And No Talon To Kill Them. And Why Wasn’t Talon Here? Because Tarzan Was Swinging Off A Balcony To Save Jane From Cheetah. Now All I Can Do Is Stand Here And Say, Next Fiasco, Please, Right This Way. (acheron)

How Do You Do That? (abbie) What, Sweetheart? (hunter) Make Me Crazy To Beat You One Minute And Crazy To Love You The Next. (abbie)

Yeah, I’m Thinking It’s A Reunion Or, Since It Is Our Classmates, A Collection Of Idiots. Let’s Call It A Meese. Like Geese, Only With Morons. (caleb)

Then Why Are We Being Shot At? (syd) ’cause The Sonofabitch Can’t Tell Time. (steele)

Are You Calling Me Out? (varyk) I’m Calling You Slow. Not Out. (dev)

Redemption Is Never Where You Expect To Find It.

Because I’ve Lost My Children, Too, And I Know The Ache That Lives Inside The Heart That No Amount Of Solace Or Alcohol Will Squelch. I Know What It’s Like To Have The Powers Of A God And To Not Be Able To Hold The One Thing That Means The Most To Me. And If You Think For One Minute That I Would Ever Serve That To Another Being, Even Artemis, Who I’d Like To Torture For Eternity, Then Go Ahead And Call Down Your Army On Me. I Would Deserve Whatever Death They Give. (sin)

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)

Tell Me Of A Happy Memory, Zarek. One Thing In Your Life That Was Good. (astrid) You. (zarek)

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

...it’s Not The Lies That Hurt People. It’s The Willingness Of Everyone Else To Believe Them..." Aiden, Upon The Midnight Clear By Sherrilyn Kenyon

Vane Passed The Mashed Potatoes Across Bride To Fury, Who Stared At Them With A Fierce Frown "what Are These?" He Asked. "potatoes," Vane Told Him. "what Did They Do To Them?

Then He Will Be Called Acheron For The River Of Woe. Like The River Of The Underworld, His Journey Shall Be Dark, Long And Enduring. He Will Be Able To Give Life And To Take It. He Will Walk Through His Life Alone And Abandoned – Ever Seeking Kindness And Ever Finding Cruelty. May The Gods Have Mercy On You, Little One. No One Else Ever Will. (oracle)

He Won’t Last Long, Akri. Thanatos Is Barbecue. And I Like My Barbecue. Just Tell Me How You Want Him, Akri, Normal Recipe Or Extra Crispy. I’m Partial To Extra Crispy Myself. They Crunch Louder When Deep-fried. Reminds Me, I Need Some Bread Crumbs. (simi)

Looks Like The Safest Spot Here For A Human Who Doesn’t Want To Get Eaten. (kish)

I’m Getting All Warm And Fuzzy Inside At The Prospect Of These Demon Things Roaming The Street, Preying On Us. (tate)

You Know The Saying, Don’t Kill The Messenger? Hold That Thought Really, Really Close To Your Hearts. (hermes)

Technical Advisor. Since You Know Our Enemies So Well, We’re Going To Pick Your Brain. (jericho) I’ll Tell You What You Want To Know. There's No Need To Torture Me For It. (asmodeus) Pick Your Brain Is An Idiomatic Expression, Asmodeus. It Means We’ll Have You Tell Us Things. We’re Not Actually Going In There To Mess With Your Head. (delphine) Oh, Thank The Source. I Can’t Stand It When Someone Opens My Skull. It Really Hurts. (asmodeus)

No, But It’s What I Need To Know The Answer To. (sin) Yes, Sin. I Missed You. I’ve Mourned For You. I’ve Hated You. I’ve Wanted To Sic Simi On You With Barbecue Sauce And I’ve Done Nothing But Think About How Much I Just Want To Hold You…and Yes, I’ve Missed Every Part Of You, From That Annoying Little Sound You Make When You’re Irritated To The Way You Hold Me When We Sleep. Now Are You Happy? (kat) I’m Delirious. (sin)

I Prefer Sidekick. I Tried Once For The Title Of Padawan, But Bubba Wigged Out Saying That Mentors Are Always Killed Off In Books And Movies And He’d Be Damned If He Was Going To Die Once He Taught Me Everything I Needed To Know About Killing Zombies. (mark) Then Why Let You Be His Sidekick? Isn’t That The Same Thing? (nick) Uh, No. In The Movies, The Sidekicks Are The Ones Who Die. (mark)

I'm Beginning To Think My Name Has Been Changed To 'damn It' Or 'asshole'” Styxx

So Why Did You Get Shot? One Of Your Witticisms Go Awry? (nekoda)

Look What You Did. (jericho Snapped At Zarek.) I Broke It. (jericho)

He Is Kind Of Like Yoda... 'there Is Only Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try.'" That Actually Succeeded In Making Her Laugh Through Her Tears. "you're A Star Wars Fan?" "oh Yeah. May The Force Be With You.

We Come From A Long Line Of People Who Live To Read Boring Texts – I Think It May Be Why We All Die Young. Complete Boredom. (geary)

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

Things Are Always Given To Us When We Need Them... You Just Have To Decide If You're Strong Enough, Brave Enough, To Seize It And Make It Yours. (acheron)

Shut Up, Sit Down, And Read. (tory) Please? (acheron) You Need Something? (tory) You To Be Polite To Me, Ms. I Own The World- Now Do What I Say You Pathetic Pleb. (acheron) You Don’t Strike Me As The Kind Of Guy Who Takes Orders Anyway. (tory) Yes, But A Simple Please Goes A Long Way. I’m The One Doing You A Favor Here. (acheron) Fine. Please Sit Down, Shut Up, And Read. (tory)

She’s Best Friends With My Wife. (julian) Gracie? You’re Married To Gracie? That Was You? You’re Mr. Hot Bottom! (sunshine)

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)

Yeah, And Mr. Cuddles Is A Jealous Sort. He Doesn’t Share Us Well. (geary) Does This Mean I’ll Have To Fight Him? (arik) You’d Never Win. Mr. Cuddles Cheats. You Think He’s Just A Pushover Teddy Bear, But He’s Vicious, I Tell You. Vicious. (geary)

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

(the Baby Sneezed. Wulf Jumped As Fire Shot Out Of Its Nostrils And Almost Singed His Leg.) Excuse Me. I Almost Made Dark-hunter Barbecue, Which Would Be Really Sad ‘cause I Ain’t Got No Barbecue Sauce With Me. (simi)

And You Plan To Do This Alone? You Think A Lot Of Yourself, Don’t You Animal? (stone) Oh, Punk, Please. Believe Me, When Dealing With Wusses Like You Who Have To Gang Up On A Kid To Feel Powerful, I Don’t Need Any Help. (fang)

Now Would Be A Good Time To Tell Me You Have Your Sais With You, Kat. (cassandra) Nada. You Got Your Kamas On You? (kat) Yeah. I Tucked Them Into My Bra Before I Left Home. (cassandra)

Hard To Argue With A Woman, Period. Only Time A Man Wins With One Of Them Is When The Woman Is Either On Tv Or Dead. (jack)

Were You Raised In A Barn? You Don't Just Walk Into Someone's House." Ash Laughed. "i Have An Open Invitation To Enter Whenever I'm Here." "yeah, But What If He's Naked Or Something?" Ash Led Him Into The Foyer. "i've Known Kyrian For Over Two Thousand Years, And I Can Honesty Say That I Have Never Once Caught Him Naked In His Living Room." The Door Closed Behind Them Without Ash Or Nick Touching It- Something That Always Unnerved Nick When Ash Did It. "besides, Rosa's Still Here. I Know He's Not Walking Around Bare-assed With Her On Duty.

And I Don’t Want His Body Touching Something I Wear. He’ll Contaminate It. (sasha) Oh, Good Grief, Sasha. Grow Up. You’re Four Hundred Years Old And You’re Acting Like A Whelp. It’s Not Like He Has Cooties Or Anything. (astrid) Yes He Does! (sasha)

Don't Let Those People Steal Your Day

But As The Roman Playwright Terence Once Wrote, From Many A Bad Beginning Great Friendships Have Formed

Great Friendship

Show No Fear To Your Enemies. Only Contempt. Never Let Anyone Look Down On You. You're Just As Good As Any Of Them. I Don't Care Who They Are. Better In Fact. In Our World, Dagans Are Royalty And You, My Son, Are A Prince.

Man, I'm Messed Up Right Now. My Best Friend Is My Father? The Man I Idolized As A Kid... Whose Tattoo Is On My Arm... And He's Younger Than Me. Yeah, I Don't Think I Can Handle This. Mindwipe Me, Somebody... Please! Where's That Dragon From Sanctuary? Simi, Go Get Max. I Need Him.

Cause Hearts Are Amazing Things. They Get Lots Bigger To Make Room For New People To Love Alongside The Old People You Love. -simi

To Quote The Tsalagi, You Should Never Allow Your Yesterday To Use Up Too Much Of Today. The Past Is Gone And Tomorrow Is At Best A Maybe. Live For This Moment Because It May Be All You'll Ever Have.

One Of You Guys Is Going To Have To Feed The Vampiric Lawyer Some Blood And It Can’t Be Me. (caleb) Why? You Afraid Of A Little Bite? I’m Anemic. (nick) And I’m Catholic. Doesn’t That Knock Me Out Of The Running? (nick)

I Love You, Man. You Rule! Thanks For The Food. It Touches Me Deep In My Tender Place. (sway) I Don’t Want To Know Nothing About Your Tender Place, You Freak. (devyn)

So, Magellan, Where Are We Going? (danger) Away. I’m Open To Any Location, So Long As It Doesn’t Involve Returning To Your House While Wart-head Is There.

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)

Start Walking. When You Hit A Spot Where You’re Gasping For Breath, That Should Tell Us Our Limitations. (xypher) Oh, Joy. I Can’t Wait To Be The Guppy. (simone) Glub, Glub, Little Fishy. Start Walking. (xypher)

What Was Dionysus Going To Go? Send Him Back To His Hellish Isolation? He’d Been There, Done That, And Had The Ozzy T-shirt To Prove It.’ (styxx)

But You’re Human, Aren’t You? (kat) I’m Human, Except When I First Wake Up In The Morning. Even I Don’t Want To Be Around Myself Then. (kish)

I’m A Professional Bodyguard. (leta) Yeah, Right. (aiden) Nope. All True. I Know Seventy-two Ways To Kill A Man And Sixty-nine Of Them Look Like An Accident. (leta)

What Happened To Your Hair, Tiger? (fang) It Fell Off. (wren)

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