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Look! You Got Sparklies Like Akri. He Gives All Of His To Me. He Say I Look Beautiful In Sparklies, ‘specially Them Red Ones That Match My Eyes. Here, Astrid. I Know You Can’t See It, Astrid, But It’s Very Lovely, Like You. You Need To Wear That And Then You Have Sparklies, Too. But Still No Hornays. We Need To Fix You Up With Hornays One Day So You Can Be A Demon, Too. It’s Fun Being A Demon – Except When People Try To Exercise You…wait, That’s Not The Right Word. I Forget, But You Know What I Mean. (simi)

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Look! You Got Sparklies Like Akri. He Gives All Of His To Me. He Say I Look Beautiful In Sparklies, ‘specially Them Red Ones That Match My Eyes. Here, Astrid. I Know You Can’t See It, Astrid, But It’s Very Lovely, Like You. You Need To Wear That And Then You Have Sparklies, Too. But Still No Hornays. We Need To Fix You Up With Hornays One Day So You Can Be A Demon, Too. It’s Fun Being A Demon – Except When People Try To Exercise You…wait, That’s Not The Right Word. I Forget, But You Know What I Mean. (simi)

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I Am A Socially Awkward Mandork. (nick)

Socially Awkward

I Want To Go To The Park. (livia) Why? (adron) Because, And I Know This Is A New Concept For You, We Might Actually Have Fun. Can You Imagine? You Might Even Smile And The World Could Come To An End Over It. (livia)

Princess, You Could Never Be That. You Are Unique To Me. (zarek) Am I Your Rose? (astrid) Yes, You Are My Rose. There Is Only One Of You In All The Millions Of Planets And Stars. (zarek)

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

You Know, You Say ‘not Exactly’ A Lot. You’re Not Exactly A Vampire. You’re Not Exactly From Scotland, And You’re Allergic To Daylight. What Else? (sunshine) I Hate Bran Muffins And Grass. (talon)

He Beat Back The Greeks And Reclaimed Rome For Our People. Indeed, He Was The One Who Destroyed The Macedonian Threat And Who Single-handedly Annihilated The Greatest Greek General Who Had Ever Lived. Kyrian Of Thrace.” Real Hatred Gleamed In His Eyes, But She Wasn’t Sure Who It Was Meant For. His Grandfather Or Kyrian. “you Mean Kyrian Hunter?” She Asked. “the Guy With The Minivan Who Lives A Few Blocks Over?” Valerius’s Eyes Sparked At That. “he’s Driving A Minivan?” There Was No Mistaking The Humor In His Tone.

Forgiveness Is The Best Part Of Valor...discretion Is Easy. It's Finding The Courage To Forgive Yourself And Others That Is Hard. [acheron]

Forgive Yourself

I Wish I Could Take Away Your Pain. I Wish I Could Go Back To When You Were Born And Take You Somewhere Safe. Far Away From All The People Who’ve Hurt You. (kiara) You’re Doing That Now. (nykyrian)

I Mumble Hocus-pocus And The Next Thing You Know, I’m A Cat. (ravyn) I Suppose It’s A Step Up. The Last Guy I Had In My House Could Only Turn Into A Beer-drinking Pig. (susan)

If Apollo Caught Sight Of Him Outside Or Near A Window During The Light Of Day, Talon Would Be Nothing More Than A Strip Of Fried Bacon On The Sidewalk. Extra-crispy Celt Didn’t Appeal To Him In The Least.’ (talon)

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

Not To Mention, We’re Using You For Bait. (syn) Are You That Drunk? (nykyrian) What? I Wasn’t Supposed To Tell Her That? (syn) I’m Bait? (kiara) No, You’re Not Bait. Ignore The Alcoholic Whose View Of Reality Is Distorted By His Brain-damaged Hallucinations. (nykyrian)

You Know I Can’t Go Out There. There’s Daylight Outside. (ravyn) Well, That’s What Happens When The Big Yellow Ball Comes Up Over The Mountains. Amazing Isn’t It? (susan)

Writers. For Some Reason, A Lot Of You Reject What You Hear And See In Your Heads. If You Go Too Long Ignoring It, It Builds Up And Then You Do All Sorts Of Weird Things. Mumble To Yourself. Nightmares. Day-dreams. Total Anarchy And Chaos. Before You Know It, The Writer Is Either Sitting In Corner Feverishly Humming To His- Or Herself Or On Prozac. You’re Not On Prozac, Are You? (esther)

(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)

I'm Not People, I Only Eat Them.

I’m Not A Child. Don’t Talk To Me Like I Am. (kiara) No, You’re Worse. You’re An Adult Who Still Thinks The World Is A Beautiful Place, Filled With People Who Will Help You Just For The Sake Of Being Nice. Wake Up And Smell The Bloodbath And Humility The Rest Of Us Have To Cope With. (syn)

So What’s On The Agenda For Tonight? (danger) Migraine, Futility, Possible Death. Same As Every Night, I Guess. (alexion)

You Like Being Vague, Don't You? (amanda) It Was A Choice Of Being A Dark-hunter Or A Prophet. Personally I Like The Slash-and-kill Stuff Much More Than Prayers And The Lotus Position. (acheron)

He Probably Couldn’t Turn Off His Sexiness Without Medical Intervention.’ (abbie)

(he Glared At Them While It Rang And Rang And Rang. Grimacing At The Delay, Nick Glanced Toward Kody.) “do Necromancers Not Have Voice Mail?” – Nick

I Am The Earl Of Ravensmoor. And You Are? (sparhawk) Totally Freaking Out. (taryn) Tis A Most Peculiar Name, Milady. Are You By Chance Welsh? (sparhawk)

So What Name Would You Rather I Call You? She Asked As She Headed Out Of The Parking Lot. Ias Or Alexion. He Gave Her A Devilish Grin That Set Fire To Her Hormones. I Would Rather You Call Me Lover. He Wagged His Eyebrows Playfully At Her. Danger Rolled Her Eyes. Like All Men With A Onetrack Mind, He Was Incorrigible. Don't Blame Me, Alexion Said In An Almost Offended Tone. I Can't Help It. You Should See The Way You Fight. It Really Turned Me On. Could You Tell Me How To Turn You Off? -danger And Alexion

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)

Speaking Of Friends…why Did Our New Coyote Buddies Run From You?” – Sundown “i’m That Badass.” – Sasha “seriously.” – Sundown “o Ye Of Little Faith. You Doubt My Rep? My Skills?” – Sasha “and Your Brains.” – Sundown

It's Easy To Look At People And Make Quick Judgments About Them, Their Present And Their Past, But You'd Be Amazed At The Pain And Tears A Single Smile Hides. What A Person Shows To The World Is Only One Tiny Facet Of The Iceberg Hidden From Sight. And More Often Then Not, It's Lined With Cracks And Scars That Go All The Way To The Foundation Of Their Soul.

Success Is When Persistence Meets Preparation.

Best Hope For What, Catman? Death? Bankruptcy? You Know, My Life Was Going Along…well, Rather Crappily, To Be Honest, But At Least No One Was Trying To Kill Me And No One Was Dying Around Me. Since I Met You, My Life Has Taken The High Road To Shitsville, With No Off-ramp In Sight. (susan)

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)

She Went From Angry To Calm So Fast That He Wondered If She Wasn’t The Ferrari Of Moms. Her Top Speed Had To Be .65 Nanoseconds.’ (nick)

Life Was Brutal And It Made Victims Of Everyone.’ (nykyrian)

Adron Always Had A Thing For Expensive Ho’s With The Intelligence Of Backwash. You Look Like You Actually Have Both A Brain And A Soul. (zarina)

Knock, Knock. You Have The Day To Hide. Come Nightfall, We Hunt. (desiderius) Yeah, Yeah...you And Your Little Dog, Too. (kyrian) You're Not Scared Of His Threats? (amanda) Chere, The Day I Fear Something Like Him Is The Day I Lie Down At His Feet And Hand Him The Knife To Cut My Heart Out. The Only Fear I Have Is Getting You Back To Your Sister And Convincing High Queen Hard Head To Leave Off This Matter Until I Can Locate Desiderius And Send His Soul Into Oblivion Where It Belongs. (kyrian)

Weird. I Rang It Three Times.” – Nekoda “there Might Be Something With Out Condo.” ‘other Than The Fact That It Lived Under A Perpetual Dismal Cloud And Was Infested With Roaches The Size Of His Fist. It Was Probably Over A Hellmouth, Too, That Didn’t Allot For Any Kind Of Reception Other Than Two Cans Joined By A Length String.’ – Nick

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?

Sometimes Dead Wasn’t Dead Enough.’ – Sundown

Look, This Isn’t The Mummy. It’s Not Like A Teenaged Girl’s Diary Could Resurrect The Dead Or Anything. It’s Just The Story Of Her Innocuous Life. What On Earth Could An Ancient Girl Have Known That Would Be Worth Killing Someone Over? (tory) You’re Asking Me That Question? People Kill Each Other Over A Pair Of Shoes Or For Wearing The Same Jacket. (acheron)

Killing Someone

Only A Fool Took A Remote From A God.

I Don’t Have To Do Nothing You Say, You Old Heifer Cow. And You Are Old. Really, Really Old. And A Cow, Too. (simi)

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.

My Father Tutored Me Well On Amnesia. He Always Said It Was A Necessary Ingredient For Any Friendship. (kiara)

It's Been A Full Week Since She Left And All You've Done Is Sulk Like A Dying Cow"(kish) Dying Cows Don't Sulk." (sin) How Do You Know? Do You Make It A Habit To Hang Around Dying Cows?" (kish)

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)

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

The Only Clothes Amanda Has Are The Ones On Her Back. (kyrian) From What I Saw, She Had No Clothes Whatsoever On Her Back. Her Front Neither. (nick) One Day, Gaitor Bait... (kyrian) Note To Self- Be Nice To Woman, Keep Mouth Shut. (nick)

We’re Multigenerational Squires. (carl) Which Means What? You Prance Around With Tinfoil Armor And Plastic Swords Pretending To Be Knights? (nick)

We Don't Have To Surrender Our Souls Or Our Compassion.

Then I’ll Do Some Digging. (fury) You Just Can’t Help This Kamikaze Streak You Have, Can You? (sasha)

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

Fine, But I’m Not Ripping The Head Off A Voodoo Chicken Or Drinking Anything Disgusting. (grace)

If It Makes You Feel Better, I’m Not Happy With The Way All This Went Down Any More Than You Are. But Sometimes Things Have To Go Wrong In Order To Go Right. (acheron)

Life Is Messy, Ren. It's Not Easy And It's Definitely Not For The Timid. Everyone Has A Past.

We Need To Gather Everyone We Can. Damien Scoffed. Uh, Boss, Hate To Be A Pall, But I Think Everyone We Can Gather Is Currently In This Room. Sin Paused To Look At Simi, Xirena, Damien, Kat, Kish, And Xypher. It Was A Pitiful Number Of Defenders. But It Was All The World Had. In That Case, We Need To Seriously Arm Ourselves. Damien Crossed Himself. Hail Mary, Full Of Grace- What Are You Doing? Kish Asked. You're Not Catholic. Yeah But I'm Feeling Really Religious All Of A Sudden And It Seemed Like A Good Idea.

I Have A Computer, A Vibrator, And Pizza Delivery. Why Should I Leave The House? " - Tabitha

I So Love The Smell Of Hatred And Revenge. It’s The Headiest Of Concoctions. (noir) I Personally Feel That Way Toward Blood. No Better Smell In The Universe Than When It’s Combined With The Aroma Of Those Fearing Death. (jericho)

I Love Him. (artemis) How Can You Say That? You Don’t Even Understand What Love Means. Love Isn’t Being Ashamed To Be Seen With The One You Care About. It Isn’t About Punishment Or Hurt. Love Is What Gives You The Strength You Need To Face Anything No Matter How Brutal Or Frightening. It’s What Allowed Ash To Be Beaten Rather Than Tell His Father About You. It’s What Allowed Him To Be Gutted On The Floor At Your Feet Rather Than Publicly Shame You. And You Spat On Him For That Love And Tore Him Apart. For A Goddess, You’re Pathetic. (tory)

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)

I Have A Flamthrower. (zarek) You Have A What? (astrid) It Pays To Be Prepared. (zarek) Well. Those Are Nice For Toasting Marshmallows, But They’ll Only Make Thanatos Mad. Regular Fire Won’t Hurt Him. I Have This Really Neat Gelatinous Goo That Comes Out With My Fire And It Squirts My Victims So That It Don’t Come Off. Wanna See It? (simi) No! (zarek/astrid) No? I Don’t Like That Word. (simi) We Love You, Simi. We’re Just Scared Of Your Goo. (astrid) Oh, That I Understand. Okay, You Can Live. (simi)

It's The Lack Of Humanity In The Human Psyche That Haunts Me. The Hypocrisy. How People As A Group Can Take Something Like Tolerance And Contort It Into A New Form Of Intolerance And Conformity. The Way Humanity Can Justify Any Kind Of Evil.

You Can Be Known As Val Or Babycakes.” His Gaze Darkened. “my Name Is Valerius And I Will Not Answer To Val.” She Shrugged. “fine Then, Babycakes, Have It Your Way.

Shut Up, Already. Just Once, Could I Get A Demon With No Vocal Cords? (anonymous) At Least They’re Not Puking On Us This Time. (wynter) Small Favor That. (anonymous)

His Guilt Is Why Acheron Went Out Of His Way To Make Sure That All Of You Had Servants And Pay For Your Work. The Dark-hunters Owe That Man Everything, And I Do Mean Everything. He Pays In Blood Every Time One Of You Wants To Go Free, And He Suffers Every Day So That You Can All Live Your Cushy Little Lives Of Wealth And Privilege.” … “and I Have To Say That Every Time One Of Your Turns On Him, It Seriously Pisses Me Off. Acheron Asks Nothing From Any Of You And That’s Exactly What He Receives.

You Mean There’s Someone Out There Better Than Your Father? (quills) No, Idiot. My Father Trained Him. Just Fyi, My Father Is Also His Godfather. So You Want To Be Real Nice To Dev. All Of Us Take It Personally When People Aren’t. (adron)

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)

It Wasn’t A Gun Wound. I Just Fell. (zarek) No Offense, But You’d Have To Fall Of Mount Everest To Have Those Kinds Of Wounds. (astrid) Yeah, Maybe Next Time I’ll Remember To Take My Climbing Gear With Me. (zarek)

You Have Some Severe Mental Problem I Need To Be Aware Of, Don’t You? (shahara) Just Because I Eat Babies For Breakfast And Pick My Teeth With Their Bones Doesn’t Mean I’m Nuts. (syn) Any Other Weird Habits I Should Be Aware Of? (shahara) Just My Need To Dance Naked In The Streets Under The Light Of A Full Moon. (syn)

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.)

Sebastos Eudorus Parthenopaeus. He Is Really Going To Hate Us When He Has To Learn To Spell All That.” – Acheron

I Would Have Bought You Some More, But Since They Didn’t Have Tags In Them, I Didn’t Know What Size To Buy. (sunshine) Great. I Live To Be Stuck In Strange Places, Naked. (talon)

Fine, You Fun-vampire. I’ll Take My Scroll Over Here And Play By Myself. (kat) Fun-vampire? What Is That? (sin) That Would Be You Sucking All The Fun Out Of Life. (kat) You Have The Most Interesting Terms For Things. (sin) Yes, But Notice Mine Are Creative, Unlike The So Stellarly Named Rod Of Time. (kat)

Just Out Of Curiosity, Can An Immortal Choke To Death On A Bagel? (francesca)

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

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)

Next Time I’ll Just Send The Three Of You E-mails. What Was I Thinking When I Decided To Have This Meeting? (acheron) Oh, I Know. That Men Who Are A Couple Of Thousand Years Old Could Actually Behave Like Grownups? (nick) (zarek Elbowed Nick In The Stomach.) Oops. Involuntary Arm Spasm. (zarek)

I Won’t Die Like This Again. (zarek) Backbone. How I Love It. But Not As Much As I Love Sucking The Marrow From It. (thanatos)

A Man May Publish Anything Which Twelve Of His Countrymen Think Not Blamable.

Tell Me, Is It Better To Know Love And Have Lost It Or To Have Never Known It At All? [camulus]

The Only Thing That Was Sharper And That Scarred More Was The Selfish Actions Of Those You Loved When They Made It Crystal Clear That They Cared More For Themselves Than They Did For You. Especially When It Was Someone You Trusted To Always Put You First.

You Can’t Die, Vik. You’re A Mechbot. (syn) They Can Pull Me Apart And Reprogram Me. Trust Me, That’s Death. Now Shush Before They Find Us. Remember – Hide, People, Hide. (vik)

I Learned The Bad Guys Are Not Always Bad, The Good Guys Are Not Always Good, And To Quote Captain Barbossa, The Parameters Are Like Rules, Mostly Guidelines. And That It Takes A Little Bit Of Bad Boy To Fight The Evil In The World. --terri Mitchell

How Did You Fastforward And Turn It Off? (danger) I Wanted It Off And Off It Went. (alexion) Wow, That’s Amazing. I Guess This Makes Me The Luckiest Woman In The World. (danger) How So? (alexion) I’ve Found The Only Man Alive Who Won’t Ever Shout Out, ‘honey, Where’s The Remote?’ Then Tear My House Apart In Pursuit Of It. (danger)

The Simi Is Very Environmentally Sound. Eat Everything Except For Hooves. I Don’t Like Those, They Hurt My Teeth. Thanatos Don’t Have Hooves, Do He? (simi) No, Simi, He Doesn’t. (acheron) Ooo, Good Eating Tonight. I Get A Daimon For Barbecue. Can I Go Now, Akri? Can I? Can I? Can I, Please? (simi)

You Worthless Sonofabitch. You Should Never Have Been Anything More Than A Cum Stain! (stryker)

Because I Took An Oath To Help People. To Protect Them From The League And Any Corrupt Government. (devyn) Yeah, And I Know People Better Than To Believe That For Even An Instant. Altruism Is Dead. People Use And They Take Until You’re Nothing But A Bleeding Corpse On The Ground At Their Feet. (alix)

Bubba Was The One Person Who Wouldn’t Even Bat An Eyelash That Nick Was Talking To An “imaginary” Friend. Heck, He’d Probably Bring One Of His Own Out To Play, Too. ~nick

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)

The Popish Religion Is Now Unknown To The Law Of This Country.

We Have Certain Demons Who Are Motivated By The Smell Of Food. They Tend To Get Rather Violent Whenever They Smell It. I Personally Wouldn’t Be Caught Eating Anything Because I Would End Up Dead. You Might Not. But You’d Still Have To Fight Them, And Since Some Of Them Are Rather Ugly And Really, Really Smelly, It Might Spoil Your Appetite. Then Again, Maybe Not. Doesn’t Spoil Noir’s. I Think It Makes Him Hungrier, Especially When He Guts Them. Sick, But True. (asmodeus)

What Do You Mean I Have A Predetermined Death?” – Nick “did I Stutter?” – Death “no.” – Nick “do I Look Like Webster’s?” – Death “no.” – Nick “then You Should Understand What I Said, Since I Didn’t Speak In Code. Every Mortal Creature Is Born With An Expiration Date. Some Immortals, Too. Set By The Big Clockmaker. But Excessive Stupidity And Moronic Tendencies Can Shorten It. Pissing Me Off Is One Really Good Way To Cut Yours Down To Three Seconds From Now.” – Death

Come, My Lady Dangerous, Your Daimons Await. (valerius)

Are You Suggesting I’m Not Normal? (nykyrian) Oh Yeah, Baby, You Ooze Normality. From The Top Of That Assassin’s Braid To The Tip Of Those Boots That I’m Pretty Sure Conceal Retractable Blades. You’re Just An Average Joe. No Doubt About It. Cause, You Know, Everyone Sits For Hours Doing Nothing But Typing. (kiara)

Look At His Hair. He Looks Like His Father. (cassandra) He Has Your Lungs. (wulf) Oh, Please! (cassandra) Trust Me. Every Apollite Here Knows That My Parents Were Unmarried At My Birth, And That If You Survive The Night, You Plan On Making Me A Eunuch. (wulf)

By The Way, You Guys Seriously Screwed Up Just Now. (nero) We Know. (they Said In Unison.) Yeah, Well, What You Don’t Know Is How Grateful Your Girl Is To You. I Just Thought You Should Know That You Guys Are A Hero To Her…and She Thinks We’re All Idiots. (nero)

You Could Have Said ‘excuse Me.’ (zarek) I’m Not Talking To You. (astrid) Love You, Too, Babe. (zarek) You Really Are An Animal, Aren’t You? (astrid) Woof, Woof. (zarek)

That’s Right. Get Thee Behind Me, Bitches. I Don’t Got No Time For You. Ha! (tabitha)

The Fork Was Invented Sometime In The Fifteenth Century, I Believe.” “really?” She Asked. “were You There?” His Features Blank, He Looked Up And Asked, “what, For The Invention Of The Fork Or The Fifteenth Century?

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)

Look, I Admit You Seem Like A Decent Person. For All I Know You Stop And Move Turtles Out Of The Road Whenever You See One To Keep Someone From Running It Over. But This Turtle Is Tired Of Having Its Guts Spattered On The Pavement While Other People Drive Right Over Him. I Just Want To Scrape Myself Up And Hide In The Woods, Okay? (aiden)

What Are You Doing Here Snooping Around, Tory? (medea) I Didn’t Think I Was Snooping. It Didn’t Feel Like A Snoop. I Have Snooped Before And Can Honestly Say This Isn’t It. (tory)

He Had Fangs. So What? Plenty Of Things Not A Dark-hunter Have Fangs, Including Hollywood Actors And Kids Playing Vampire. You Should Have Checked His Membership Card Before You Attacked. Good Grief, What If You’d Run Across A Masquerade Group?” – Sundown

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)

Uh-huh. You Know With That Sinister Tone You Should Look Into Working For The Irs. I’m Sure They’re Desperate For People Who Can Cow Others With A Single Growl. (susan)

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

You Would Make A Great Teacher. (grace) Commander To Teacher. Why Not Call Me Cato The Elder, And Really Insult Me While You’re At It? (julian)

So, Does This Make You Visibly Challenged? (nick) No, But If You Don’t Lay Off Me, I’m Going To Make You Breathing Impaired. (acheron)

Why Have I Always Been Forbidden To Touch Him? (stryker) Ours It Not To Question Why. Ours Is But To Live Or Die. (apollymi)

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)

A Court Of Equity Can Mould Interests Differently From A Court Of Law; And Can Give Relief In Cases Where A Court Of Law Cannot.

You Look So Out Of Your Element. (savitar) I Am Out Of My Element. Much Like You In A Seattle Goth Club. (acheron) I’m Never Out Of My Element, Atlantean. And It Must Be Dire Indeed To Get You In Shorties, And On A Board. One Day I’m Actually Going To Get You To Say ‘rad Four-mill Steamer, Dude! (savitar)

Adron! Don’t You Hurt Him. (kiara) I’m Not Going To Hurt Him, Mom. I’m Going To Kill Him. (young Adron)

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

You Told Me Once, Long Ago, To Look Into A Mirror And See Your Face. I Refused To Then. But Now Mnimi Has Forced Me To Look At My Own Reflection. I’ve Seen It Through My Eyes And I’ve Seen It Through Yours. I Wish To The Gods That I Could Change What Happened Between Us. If I Could Go Back, I Would Never Deny You. But I Can’t. We Both Know That. Now I Just Want The Chance To Know You As I Should Have Known You All Those Centuries Ago. (styxx)

Did They Launch The Last Space Shuttle Yet?” – Sundown “i Don’t Follow.” – Ren “i’m Just Thinking Maybe We Should Evacuate The Whole Planet. I’ve Heard The Moon Is Kind Of Nice This Time Of Year.” – Sundown “focus Your Add, Jess.” – Ren “i Gotcha, Brother. What You’re Forecasting Is Six More Plagues Coming Out Of The Northwest At Maximum Velocity With A Mild Chance Of Survival. Followed By The World Getting Swallowed Whole In A Vat Of Evil.” – Sundown

Ash Paused As He Entered The House To Find The Three Women Lined Up And... Singing To... Dear Gods, Anything But This. "fergilicious." All He Needed Was For Simi To Be Here And Off-key With Them Since It Was Her Favorite Song And He'd Spent The Better Part Of The Last Year Cursing Whoever Was Dumb Enough To Introduce That Song To A Hormonal Teenaged Demon. Worst Part? Simi Wanted Him To Call Her Similicious.

Julian Dipped His Head To Her Ear Where He Nuzzled Her Neck. “i Will Love You Forever,” He Whispered.

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)

I’d Rather Be Short, Fat, And Ugly Than Take After That Man. (nick)

You Smoke? (randy) Only When I’m On Fire. (steele) I Don’t Appreciate Your Humor, Mr. Steele. (randy) I’m An Acquired Taste. (steele)

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

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)

You’re Not Weird, Are You? (jack) Not Particularly, No. (syd) Well, Good. I Got Enough Weirdness For The Lot Of Us. Don’t Want To Share It. (jack)

Why Would You Help Us? (delphine) I Hear Stupidity Is A Fatal Disease. Doing My Own Experimentation To See If That’s True Or Not. If I Survive, We’ll Know It’s Not. If I Die…well, It’ll Suck. Bad. And I Won’t Be Happy. (asmodeus)

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

Talon Glanced Around The Loft. It Looked As If A Bottle Of Pepto-bismol Had Exploded, Or The Cat In The Hat Had Come For A Visit.’ (talon)

Oh, Goodie! I Get To Make The Redheaded Goddess Mad! (simi)

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)

He’s A Tough Little Son Of A Biscuit Eater. (bubba)

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.

When Everything Else Falls Down Around Us, Just Knowing That There's Another Person Who Will Miss Us When We're Gone Is Enough To See Us Through Our Darkest Moments.

Like This Cake. It’s Really Very Good. (arik) As The Girth To My Hips Will Attest. (geary)

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’ve Been Around A Lot Of Wraiths, And He Doesn’t Feel Like That Either, Though. It’s A Strange Sensation. Like Human Wrapped In Evil.” – Caleb “oh, Great. Our Coach Is A Pig-in-the-blanket For Satan.” – Nick

Sway’s An Idiot Who Didn’t Order Them When We Used Up The Last Bunch. (vik) Isn’t That Your Job? (devyn) No. I’m The Sub-idiot. Sway’s Head Idiot Because The Company Refuses To Deal With Mechas. Since I’m Not Organic, They Think I Can’t Pay. (vik) Thanks, Vik. (devyn) Ever My Pleasure To Irritate You, Sir. (vik)

Can’t You Nudge Her Into Submission? (taryn) Are You Kidding? As Stubborn As She Is? I’d Fry My Brain Trying. (sphinx)

Aren’t You Afraid One Of Them Will Betray You? Take It All Away? (shahara) I’m Sure One Will Eventually, But That’s The Least Of What Keeps Me Up At Night. Trust Me, There Are A Lot Worse Things In Life Than Loosing A Few Credits. (syn)

Pulling Out His Daggers, He Kept Them In His Sleeves, Just In Case He Happened Upon Someone Who Wouldn’t Understand Why A Tall, Dark-haired Man Wearing Really Dark Sunglasses And Unseasonably Warm Clothing Would Be Armed To His Fangs. Really, Officer, I Was Trying To Protect Humanity By Killing These Things That Suck Human Souls Out To Live Past Their Twenty-seventh Birthday Just Didn’t Cut It. Why No One Would Believe That, He Couldn’t Imagine. Really, The Audacity Of Modern Courts And Judges.’ – Sundown

There Were Only So Many Kicks A Dog Could Take Before It Turned Vicious.’ (acheron)

In Time, You Won’t Need It To Do That. You’ll Be Able To Access That Part Of Yourself Anytime You Need To. But For Now, You’ll Require A Tool To Help You Channel All That Teenage Hormonal Add That’s Bouncing Around And Through You.” – Death

Yeah, Well, He’s Still On Dark-hunter Payroll, So Tell Him To Keep His Phone Turned On. (talon) Ooo. Getting Testy In Your Fierce Nakedness. (kyrian)

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!

Someone Please Tell Me That We’re Not Seriously Having A Friggin’ Debate Over The Genius Of ‘karma Chameleon’ At Seven O’clock In The Morning? (xypher)

The Smallest Decisions Made Had Such Profound Repercussions. One Ten-minute Wait Could Save A Life… Or End It… One Wrong Turn Down The Right Street Or One Seemingly Unimportant Conversation, And Everything Was Changed. It Wasn’t Right That Each Lifetime Was Defined, Ruined, Ended, And Made By Such Seemingly Innocuous Details. A Major Life-threatening Event Should Come With A Flashing Warning Sign That Either Said Abandon All Hope Or Safety Ahead. It Was The Cruelest Joke Of All That No One Could See The Most Vicious Curves Until They Were Over The Edge, Falling Into The Abyss Below.

Over, Under, Around, Or Through. There Is Always A Way. - Soteria

There Is Always A Way

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

You're So Afraid Of Being Hurt That You Attack First. Only Those Who Really Care About You Will Weather The Assault Of Your Verbal Attacks And Stay. The Rest Will Fall Away.

You Know, I Would Date, If I Could Find A Man Worth Shaving My Legs For. (grace)

What Made You So Unforgiving? (simone) Be Grateful That You Have The Luxury Of Asking Me That Question. Pray To Whatever God You Worship That You’ll Always Be Ignorant. (xypher)

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)

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)

"i'm At Your House?" Kody Asked."you Don't Have To Sound So Offended. I Do Have People Clean It, You Know?""sorry." She Sighed Wearily. "you Have No Idea How Confusing It Is To Wake Up In A Strange Place With No Idea How You Got There."caleb Laughed. "sure I Do. Happens To Me Frequently."she Rolled Her Eyes At His Frightening Lifestyle. "yes, But I Woke Up In This Bed Alone."

I Agree, Dad. I Was Just Explaining To The Woman Why We Don’t Look Anything Alike And Why You Would Have Been Younger Than Me When I Was Born. It Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Love You ‘cause You Know I Do. Make One Snotty Comment In Anger When You’re Twelve Years Old Going Through Puberty And Getting Grounded, And You Pay For It For The Rest Of Your Life. Parents Ain’t Got No Sense Of Humor. (omari)

You Will Fail And I’ll Dance On Your Grave. (apollymi)

Life Isn't Finding Shelter In The Storm. It's About Learning To Dance In The Rain.

Move Or Die. (quills) Never Give Someone A Choice That Doesn’t Leave Them With Any Way Out Except To Hurt You. (devyn)

Shut Up, Sod Off, And Let Me In. (fury)

I’m Here Because I Know The Sadness Inside You. I Know What It Feels Like To Wake In The Morning, Lost And Lonely And Aching For Someone To Be There With Me. (sebastian)

You Of All Beings Know How Fate Works. What Happened To You As A Human Happened Because Everyone From Your Parents On Down Tried To Circumvent What Was Supposed To Be – Which Ultimately Was The Destruction Of The Atlantean Pantheon. There Was No Changing That Prophecy. But The Way You Suffered Was Completely Unnecessary. Had Your Parents Embraced Their True Destiny, You Would Have Been Saved Years Of Torment. Fate Will Not Be Denied. We Can Sculpt It, But In The End We’re All Pawns To Our Final Destinies. Good, Bad, Or Indifferent. (savitar)

Kid?” – Kyrian “i’m Not Worthy.” – Nick “what?” – Kyrian “dude, That’s A Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, And Bentley. And I’m Not Talking The Cheap Models. Those Are The Top Of The Top Of The Top Of The Line, Fully Loaded. I Swear, That’s Real Gold Trim In The Bugatti. There’s More Money In Metal In Here Than My Brain Can Even Tabulate. Oh My God! I Shouldn’t Even Be Breathing The Same Air.” – Nick

Do People Always Act This Way Around You? (kiara) You Should Have Seen The Reactions When I Wore A League Uniform. Those Were Actually Comical. Except For The Ones Who Lost Control Of Their Bowels. Then It Was Just Messy. (nykyrian)

The Tiger Lies Low Not From Fear, But For Aim. ~wren

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

Great Friendship

Didn't I Tell You Not To Touch The Lamborghini? (kyrian) (hunter Groused An Instant Before He Cut The Wheel And Sent The Vampire Flying Through The Air.) And They Told Me You Guys Couldn't Fly. (kyrian)

Actions That Sometimes Seem Mean Aren’t. Rather They Are Done By The Ones We Love In Order To Protect Us Without Our Knowing It. (acheron)

Living Was Okay, But It Wasn't The Breaths People Took That Measured A Life. It Was The Moments That Took Those Breaths Away That Mattered The Most. And Dev Did That Every Time He Looked At Her. Naked Or Not.

Can You Believe Our Ash Is Getting Laid? Our Baby Is Growing Up. I'm So Proud!

No Problem, But Just Know That No One Steals From Nero. He Knows Who You Are And He Will Hunt You Down And Make You Pay In Ways You Can’t Imagine – Including This Whole Brain Squeeze Thing He Does That Will Leave You With A Migraine So Bad, You’ll Wish You Could Bleed Out Your Eyes To Stop The Pain. He’s Nasty That Way. (syn)

You Dare To Stand With My Enemy? (stryker) Against You, Father, I’d Stand With Mickey Mouse. (urian)

Yes, But If We Hurt The Abadonna In The Process, We’re Going To Find Out What It Feels Like To Be Turned Inside Out. Literally. Like Most Beings, I Actually Like The Fact That My Skin Is Outside My Body. (urian)

He Made A Sound Of Disgust In The Back Of His Throat. "oh Thank You So Much. That's What Every Man Wants To Hear About His Name. You Might As Well Call Me 'little Pecker' While You're At It And Tell Me You Would Love To Have Me Go Shopping With You For Feminine Hygiene Products. Oh And By All Means, Carry A Big, Sparkling Pink Bag With Flowers On It And Make Me Hold It.

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)

Hey, Dad, You’ve Got To Taste What We Just Did. It’s Actually Good. (omari) That Is Good. What Did You Two Do? (devyn) No Idea. We Just Added Spices Until It Didn’t Suck Anymore. (omari)

It Is A Maxim In Our Law That A Plaintiff Must Shew That He Stands On A Fair Ground When He Calls On A Court Of Justice To Administer Relief To Him.

Does Fang Have An Off Switch? Talon Asked Vane.

Don’t Worry If I Lay My Head Back And Start To Snore While We’re Flying. It’s Normal. I’m Just Here In Case Jake Has A Stroke And Dies. (tony)

(the Tree Bend Over. Suddenly, A Hiss And A Meow Sounded An Instant Before Two Cats Darted Off Across The Backyard.) Look, Lanie, It’s Mr. Tomcat Come To Save Me From My Celibacy. Oh, Help Me, Moon Mistress. Whatever Am I To Do With The Attentions Of Such An Unwanted Suitor! Help Me Quick, Before He Kills Me With My Allergies. (grace)

Oh, Gross! Zombie Goo. (caleb) Ooo, I Wonder If It Tastes Like Chicken? What Do You Think? (simi) I Think I’m Never Eating Guacamole Again As Long As I Live. (caleb)

That Is The Beauty Of Memory, Isn’t It? Our Reality Is Always Clouded By Our Perceptions Of Truth. (mnimi)

If They Can’t Survive Alone For Four Days Once A Year, They Deserve To Die. (acheron) That’s Harsh, For You. (dante) Harsh? Tell You What, You Take My Phone And Skim Through The Three Thousand Phone Calls I Get Every Day And Night And See How Harsh I Am. I Truly Hate Modern Technology And Phones In Particular. I Haven’t Had A Full Four Hours Of Sleep In Over Fifty Years. ‘ash, I Broke A Toenail, Help Me. Ash, My Head Hurts, What Should I Do?’ (acheron)

Any Problems With Your Flight? (acheron) I Didn’t Eat My Pilot If That’s What You Mean. And Little Nicky Here Is Still Breathing And Not Bleeding. (zarek)

Be Kind To Dragons, For Thou Art Crunchy When Toasted And Taste Good With Ketchup. (sebastian)

Look, I Promise I’m Not Psychotic. Eccentric And Idiosyncratic, But Not Psychotic. (sebastian) I’ll Bet The Prisons Are Full Of Men Who Have Told Women That. (channon)

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)

I Have Much To Teach You. Come And Learn The Art Of War From The One Who Invented It. (takeshi)

How Can I Ever Trust You? (acheron) You Can’t. But I Have Lived Inside Your Memories For The Last Three Years. I Know The Pain You Hide. I Know The Pain I Caused. If I Stay Here, I Will Go Mad From The Screams. If I Return To The Vanishing Isle, I’ll Languish There Alone And In Time I Will Probably Learn To Hate You All Over Again. I Don’t Want To Hate You Anymore, Acheron. You Are A God Who Can Control Human Fate. Is It Not Possible That There Was A Reason Why We Were Joined Together? Surely The Fates Meant For Us To Be Brothers. (styxx)

My Weaknesses Are Women In High Heels, Freedom Under Siege, And Ebay. (steele)

There Is Some Pain That Nothing Heals" [zarek}

Fine. Sit Around Being Inconsiderate Asses…and You Wonder Why None Of You Are Married. (zarina) (sway Cleared His Throat Meaningfully.) Oh, Shush. You Don’t Count. You Had An Arranged Marriage. These Losers Can’t Get A Girl For More Than Three And Half Minutes It Takes Them To Embarrass Themselves With Their Feeble Gropings That Always Disappoint. (zarina)

No Offense But I Don't Relish Being Someone's Science Experiment. Been There, Done That, And Sold The T-shirt For Profit. (sebastian)

That’s Ash’s Baby. (kyrian) Lucy, You Got Some ‘splaining To Do. (wulf)

Sway Says You’ve Been Taking Really Good Care Of Him For Me. (claria) Well, His Mom Did A Great Job Housebreaking Him, So He Doesn’t Require Too Much Work. Not To Mention Vik Doesn’t Mind Walking Him Once A Day. It’s All Good. (devyn) You’re Such A Smartass. (claria)

How Many More Are There Like You? (maggie) Enough To Make The Cast Of A Cecil B. Demille Film Look Like A Two-man Opera. (wren)

You Have To Sleep Sometime. (xypher) So Do You. (julian) Down, Boys, Down. Please, I Just Want To Be Free Before I Get Testosterone Poisoning. (simone)

She’s Special. We Used To Unleash Her On Ancient Battlefields Just To See Soldiers Chop Their Best Friends Into Pieces Before Falling On Their Own Swords. (deimos)

The Wife Correct " Lorelei Prompted. "she Makes Sure Her Husband Is Treated With The Proper Regard And She Is The One Who Sees After His Care Just Like You Would Do A Treasured Pup." Annabeth Frowned. "i Suppose That's True." "thank You " Lorelei Said. "now If You Wish To Train A Man To Listen To You You Never Shout You Whisper. They Take Extra Special Care To Listen To A Quiet Tone While They Automatically Shut Out Loud Ones. And Just Like You Would A Dog When He Comes At Your Bidding You Reward Him. That Way He'll Always Come Instead Of Ignoring You Or Putting You Off.

Courts Of Equity Make Their Decrees So As To Arrive At The Justice Of The Case Without Violating The Rules Of Law.

So How Do You Know Him? (shahara) I Knocked On His Door One Day And Said, ‘hi, I’m Here To Rob You. Hope You Don’t Mind. Oh, And By The Way, Will You Be My Friend?’ (syn)

What Was That Action? (aimee) Chuck Norris Meets Jet Li. (dev)

You Better, Artemis. Because If You Don’t Get Him Under Control, The World Is Going To Become The Very Thing That Makes You Wake Up Screaming At Night. (acheron)

All Right." He Straightened Up And Seemed To Be True To His Promise To Let It Go. "i Will Be A Man About This." That Lasted Until He Saw The Scratches On The Hood From The Mountain Lion And The Front Fender, Where Abigail Had Dragged It Off The Driveway. Wailing, He Went To It And Sank To His Knees. He Sprawled Over The Hood And Laid His Head On The Damaged Fender. "i'm So Sorry, Bets. I Should Of Hidden The Keys. Booted Your Tires. Something. I Had Know Idea Anyone Would Hurt You So, Baby. I Swear I'll Never Let Anyone Hurt You Again. Ayyy, How Could They Do This To You? How? Oh The Humanity!

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)

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