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People Aren't Just Ants Rushing Around Over A Crust Of Bread. Every Life, No Matter How Isolated, Touches Hundreds 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. One Word Can Give Someone The Strength They Needed At That Moment Or It Can Shred Them Down To Nothing. A Single Smile Can Turn A Bad Moment Good. And One Wrong Outburst Or Word Could Be The Tiny Push That Causes Someone To Slip Over The Edge Into Destruction.

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People Aren't Just Ants

Sherrilyn Kenyon

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People Aren't Just Ants Rushing Around Over A Crust Of Bread. Every Life, No Matter How Isolated, Touches Hundreds 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. One Word Can Give Someone The Strength They Needed At That Moment Or It Can Shred Them Down To Nothing. A Single Smile Can Turn A Bad Moment Good. And One Wrong Outburst Or Word Could Be The Tiny Push That Causes Someone To Slip Over The Edge Into Destruction.

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

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

No Power From Above Can Make One Human Love Another. Love Comes From Within The Heart. (julian)

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Your Mother Was A Goatherder. (savitar) It’s An Honorable Profession. (takeshi) Yeah, For A Goat. (savitar)

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The Innocent Should Never Have To Suffer From The Battles Of Others. (valerius) I Know, But It Seems To Always Be The Case. (acheron) A Furore Infra, Libera Nos - Spare Us From The Fury Within. (valerius)

Relax, Phyra. I’d Be More Concerned If He Were In Here With My Son Than With My Daughter. The Biggest Threat He Poses Is He Might Want To Borrow Her Shoes. (stryker)

Do You Own Anything Not Pink? (talon) I Have A Purple Razor If You’d Rather. (sunshine) Please. (talon) (she Pulled Out A Darker Pink One.) That’s Not Purple. It’s Pink Too. (talon) Well, That’s All I Have Unless You Want My X-acto Blade. (sunshine)

C’mon, Friend. It’s Two On One. You Sure Don’t Look Like You’re Up To Those Odds. (stranger) You Can’t Be Talking To Me. I Don’t Have Prokas For Friends. And I Assure You I Could Gut You Both Before Your Stench Had Time To Catch Up To Your Fall. (syn)

Oh, Good Grief! I’ve Never Had A Man Pick Me Up Before And Not Grunt Like He’s Dying. I’m In Heaven. Marry Me, Ash, Please! (pam) I Would Say Yes, But I Come With More Baggage Than Even Samsonite Can Cover. (acheron)

These Atlantikoinonia. They’re Human? (acheron) What Else Would They Be? Turnips? (tory)

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)

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

I'm Loved By Some, Hated By Many, Envied By Most, Yet Wanted By All. (josiah)

You Should Try Them, Nick. They’re Delicious. No One Makes Cookies That Taste Like This.” – Kara ‘probably Because Arsenic Was A Key Ingredient.’ “have To Watch My Girlish Figure. ‘cause If I Don’t, No One Will.” – Nick

That Would Be Like Making A Pact With Lucifer. (zarek) Yes, But I Don’t Smell Like Sulfur. And I Happen To Dress Better. Luc Always Looks Like A Pimp. (dionysus)

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She Couldn’t Very Well Let Him Join Her In Bed Like That. Sure You Could. No I Can’t. Please? Hush, Self, Let Me Think.’ (grace)

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

Oh No, That’s For You. Presents Make People Happy. The Simi Wants You To Be Happy. (simi) Thank You, Simi. (gallagher) No Need To Thank Me. See, That’s What Families Do. They Take Care Of Each Other. (simi) I No Longer Have A Family. I Had To Give Them Up. (gallagher) Of Course You Have A Family. Everyone Has Family. I’m Your Family. Akri Your Family. Even That Smelly Old Goddess Is Your Family. She’s That Creepy Old Aunt Who Comes Around But Nobody Likes Her So They Make Fun Of Her When She’s Gone. (simi)

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)

Alone At Last. Oh, The Pleasure Of The Pain. (zarek) You Really Do Suffer From Insanity, Don’t You? (thanatos) Hardly. I Have To Say I Enjoy Every Minute Of It. (zarek)

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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)

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

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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)

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)

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

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It's Not Fair!" (ryssa) Because Life Was Ever About Fairness. Oh, To Be As Naive As His Sister.

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)

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)

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Words Are Easy To Say, But Emotions Betray The Best Intentions.

Success Is When Persistence Meets Preparation.

.’..all This Talk About Your Son’s Loyalty And Fidelity Has Made Me Feel A Sudden Urge To Go Riding.’ His Father Scowled. ‘you Shouldn't Ride In Your Condition. You Could Fall From A Horse And Lose Or Injure The Babe You Carry.’ Holding Styxx’s Hand In Hers, She Paused To Smile Graciously At Him. ‘i Never Said Anything About Horse, Majesty. It’s Your Son I Intend To Mount And Ride. Good Day.

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

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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)

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

I Have You – A God Of Mixed Heritage – On An Expedition That Could Unleash The Destroyer From Her Hole. Arikos, Another God, On The Same Team Who Is Masquerading As A Human. The Demigod Solin, Who I Have To Ride Herd On Constantly Anyway, Who Gave Them Their Permits. Megeara, A Human Who Is Sensitive And Subjective To The Voices Of The Gods. And The Pissed-off Goddess, Apollymi, Who Will Do Anything To Be Free, And Once Free Wouldn’t Hesitate To Destroy Every One Of Us. I Can’t Imagine Why I’m Concerned Over This, Can You? (zt)

If You Really Love Her, Cratus, Let Her Know It Every Day. And Always Put Her Before You And Your Wants Just As You’ve Done Here Today. Take It From Someone Who Knows. Love Lost Is The Hardest Burden To Shoulder, And It’s One You Can Never Get Under. (artemis)

Yes,yes I Did. I Told Them To Come In And Make Themselves At Home And While They Were At It, To Immobilize Me And Stab Me Straight Through The Heart 'cause I'm Just That Effing Bored." (sam)

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)

Pain Doesn’t Respect Age, My Lady.

Everyone Suffers At Least One Bad Betrayal In Their Lifetime. It’s What Unites Us. The Trick Is Not To Let It Destroy Your Trust In Others When That Happens. Don’t Let Them Take That From You.

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)

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)

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)

You Mean You Don’t Know? (wulf) No. In Fact, I’m Thinking Right Now That One, If Not Both Of Us, Needs To Put Down The Crack Pipe And Start This Night Over. (cassandra)

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)

You’re Really Not Right, Are You? Yeah, I Know. It Was All The Paint Chips I Ate As A Kid. They Were Good, But Chromosomally Damaging. (nick)

Val- I’m On Bourbon– (acheron) I Will Not Venture Down That Street Of Crass Iniquities And Plebeian Horror, Acheron. It Is The Cesspit Of Humanity. (valerius)

The One Thing All That Battle Taught Me, Is That No One Walks Away Without Scars. No One. (bad Moon Rising)

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

Your Destiny Is Shaped By Choice, Never By Chance. Beware The Decisions You Make, No Matter How Small, For They Will Be Your Salvation...or Your Death.

Decisions You Make

In Our Past Lies Our Future. By Our Own Hands And Decisions We Will Be Damned And We Will Be Saved. Whatever You Do, Put Forth Your Best Effort Even If All You're Doing Is Chasing A Never Ending Rainbow. You Might Never Reach The End Of It, But Along The Way You'll Meet People Who Will Mean The World To You And Make Me...mories That Will Keep You Warm On Even The Coldest Nights

You Do Know I Am My Father’s Son, Right? People Don’t Talk To Me That Way And Live. (syn) Oh, Like I Fear You. Never. Besides, A Fight Might Dislodge Whatever Has Crawled Up Your Sphincter And Bring Back The Much Nicer Version Of You. (shahara)

Now There’s A Sight You Don’t See Every Day, Huh? Two Punked-out Goths Throwing A Christmas Party For Sick Children. (doctor)

I Wasn't Born, I Was Unleashed.

Yes, He’s Like A Rash For Which There’s No Cure. It Only Goes Away For A Bit Before Returning Unexpectedly To Ruin Every Pleasurable Experience. He Should Have Been Named Herpes Rather Than Zt. Or Maybe Just Herpes Z, Since He’s A Very Special Irritant. (arik)

I Feel Like I’ve Known You Forever. Like I’ve Held You In My Heart For Centuries. (talon)

Please Don’t Let It Be Another Cop. I’m Outta Bail Money. Wait A Minute…i Could Sell You On Ebay And Make A Killing. (mark) Not In My Current Condition. You’d Have To Sell Caleb Or Madaug. I’m Sure There’s Someone Willing To Buy Two Perfectly Good White Boys. (nick)

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.

Guess We're Going North," Dev Said Slowly. "everyone, Follow Lassie.timmy's In The Well.

Yeah, Well, If Ifs And Buts Were Candy And Nuts, Then We’d Never Go Hungry. (syn)

You Want To Live, Right? (syn) Absolutely. (kiara) Then We’re Where You Are, Bathroom Breaks Being The Only Exception – Unless You’re In Public, And Then We Get To Risk Additional Arrest Records. (syn)

I Have Found My Star. She Is Beauty And Grace. Elegance And Goodness. My Laughter In Winter. She Is Courageous And Strong. Bold And Tempting. Unlike Any Other In All The Universe, And I Cannot Touch Her. I Dare Not Even Try." [zarek]

Are We All Ready? (deimos) (letting Out A Blood-chilling War Cry, He And The Rest Of The Dolophoni Ran Through The Caverns.) I Hate Their Dramatics…and Their Decibel Level. (m'adoc)

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)

Men Can Beat Each Other To A Pulp And Still Walk Away Friends. With A Woman, Once An Enemy, Always An Enemy. Women Will Sit Like A Spider, For Years, Waiting For The Chance To Strike. They Never Forget And Seldom Forgive.

Oh Contraire, Mon Frère. I’m Able To Annoy All Adults In Ten Syllables Or Less. Sometimes, I Don’t Even Have To Speak At All. I Just Walk Into The Room And It Rankles Them.

Asteros's Motto: "most Experience Comes From Bad Judgement.

This Is So Unfair To You. (ryssa) Life Isn’t About Being Fair. It’s Not About Justice. It’s All About Endurance And How Much We Can Suffer Through. (acheron)

Well, Lord Debonair And Lady Lethal, If We Can Have A Minute Of Your Time, We Do Have A Psycho To Hunt. (allen) (jess Glared Over His Shoulder At Allen, But Before He Could Comment, Syra Shot Another Bolt From Her Crossbow. Allen Went Flying And Landed Flat On His Back In The Snow. Syra Walked Over To Him And Stared Down.) I Don’t Particularly Like Squires And I Really Hate The Blood Rites. So Save Yourself Some Pain And Don’t Speak To Me Again. (syra)

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.

Nick Was Dressed In Jeans, A Dark Green Sweater, And Bomber Jacket–the Perfect Image Of A Rich College Student. Talon Looked Like A Biker Who Had Just Left Sanctuary, New Orleans’s Premier Biker Bar. Acheron Looked Like A Refugee From The Dungeon–the Local Underground Goth Hangout. Valerius Was The Professional Contingent, And Zarek…zarek Just Looked Like He Was Ready To Kill Something.’ (talon)

Yeah. Just Keep The Live Feed Going So That I Can See It And Pretend I’m There, Too. (tory) Yes, My Queen. Anything Else You’d Like? (geary) A Million Dollars And Brad Pitt. (tory) You Forgot World Peace. (geary) I’m Feeling A Bit Selfish Today. Teenage Hormonal Overdose, I Think. Or Just General Excitement. (tory)

I’m Going To Be Exposed, Aren’t I? (acheron) I Don’t Know. You Planning On Dropping Your Pants Around Me? If So, Warn Me First. I Don’t Want To Go Blind. (savitar)

I’m An Executioner, Leta, Hence My Demon Nickname. They Send Me In To Take The Heads Off People And Gods Who’ve Stepped Over The Line, Usually Only Because Someone Has Pms. You Want Justice, Themis’s Office Is Down The Hall On The Left. You Want Death And Dismemberment, I’m Your Man…or Rather God. (deimos)

What Are You Doing? (amanda) I'm Getting Into My Car. (kyrian) You Own This?! (amanda) No. I'm Stealing It With The Key In My Hand. (kyrian)

When Someone Is Drowning And You Try To Save Them, They're More Likely To Drown You Before You Pull Them Out.

Life Is Serious. (valerius) No, Life Is An Adventure. It's Thrilling And Scary. Sometimes It's Even A Bit Boring, But It Should Never Be Serious. (tabitha)

Which Is Why You Deal With Demons. (acheron) Who Are Even More Pathetic Than Humans When You Think About It. Personally, I’d Rather Play Video Games. Wouldn’t It Be Great If We Could Suck The Souls Of The People We Hated Into The Box, Shoot Them Down And Then Dance On Their Entrails? (jaden)

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

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

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)

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.

We Must Not, By Any Whimsical Conceits Supposed To Be Adapted To The Altering Fashions Of The Times, Overturn The Established Law Of The Land: It Descended To Us As A Sacred Charge, And It Is Our Duty To Preserve It.

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)

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

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)

What Are You? (nick) Completely Perplexed. You Remember Everything That Happened. (acheron) Yeah. Duh. Not Like You’re Going To Forget The Killer Zombie Stalkers And Psyched-out Kitchen Staff. What Kind Of Freak Show Is This? (nick)

Remembers Everything

I Love You, Devyn Wade Kell, With Everything Inside Me. But It’s Okay If You Don’t Feel The Same. I Know I’m Just A Piece Of Trash In Your World, And I Don’t Expect You To Share My Feelings. (alix) Don’t You Ever Say That To Me Again. Trash Is Something People Throw Away, Alix. I Intend To Keep You For The Rest Of My Life. (devyn)

What Do You Do When Mom Leaves You Alone Like This? (kat) I Write Romance Novels. (acheron)

In Your Past Lies Your Future. [acheron Parthenopaeus]

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

And As I Recall, You Told Me To Shut Up. (acheron) I’m An Asshole. I Admit It. I’ve Been Going To Weekly Assholes Anonymous Meetings, But It Takes A Long Time To Undo A Few Thousand Years Of Habit. And To Think You Have Even More Years To Undo Than Me. (zarek)

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)

Uh, Folks, I Think That’s Our Boat Trying To Kill Us. (scott)

I Have Some Telekinesis, Which You Already Discovered. Premonitions. Can See Auras And…i Make A Killer Omelet.” – Sundown

What Are You Doing Here, Simi? (astrid) Feeling Peckish. Is There Any Food? Something Not Too Heavy. Maybe A Cow Or Two? (simi)

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)

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)

Why Do You Tolerate It? (kat) The Same Reason Sin Hasn’t Resigned Himself To Death. There Are Six Billion People On Earth Who Need Someone To Protect Them From Things That Are Scarier Than The Tax Man Or A Knife-wielding Stranger. Things That A Gun Won’t Stop. As Long As Their Lives Hang In The Balance, What’s A Little Humiliation For Me? (acheron)

Don’t You Have Something To Do? (sin) If Not For The Fact It Would Result In Your Breaking Every Bone In My Body And Making Me Cry For Mommy, I’d Be Calling Some Cops. As It Stands, I Think My Neck Is Best Served By Trying To Talk Sense Into You. (kish)

I Scoured Myself With Lye Soap From Head To Toe To Get The Evil Funk Of Demon Snot Off Me. I Have Flossed Things The Gods Never Meant To Be Flossed And Used Things That Would Be Toxic To Most Living Organisms. All To Sanitize My Body For Your Chewing Pleasure.

Why Is It When You Want The Ground To Swallow You Whole, It Decides To Stop Trying? -ethon

All Right, Kids. We’re Going To A Party Where They Don’t Like Us Very Much. Everyone Know What They’re Doing? (sin) Not A Clue, But I Think Certain Death And Dismemberment Is In My Forecast, Followed By A Light Rain Of Guys And Flayed Skin. (kish)

Look And You Wlll See, That Which Was Can Never Be. When They Seek A Boy Your Age, Run, You Flippin Moron, Run!

Please, By All The Blessed Saints And Their Bladders, Tell Me You Two Didn’t…have You Lost All Semblance Of Intelligence? (syn)

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)

Sometimes Dead Wasn’t Dead Enough.’ – Sundown

What Now? (shahara) I’m Thinking. (syn) Could You Think A Little Quicker? (shahara) You’re Not Helping. (syn) You’re Lucky You’re Still Breathing And Not Limping. (shahara)

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)

You Want Something To Drink?” – Nick “human Blood Would Be Fabulous. But Since I Doubt You’re Donating, Let Me Suffer For A Minute Longer.” – Caleb

You Really Turning Mercenary On Your Favorite Older Brother? (dev) No. I Would Never Do That To Alain. (aimee) Ouch! Bearswan Got ‘tude. (dev)

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

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

Talon Glanced Wistfully At His Drink As He Debated What Should Take Priority. 'coffee... Daimons... Coffee... Daimons...

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)

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 Can Tell You Love Him. (syn) Yeah, Like A Boil In My Nether Regions. (kiara)

I Swear If That's A Pair Of Demon Horns Digging Into My Belly And Stabbing Me Right Now, Ash, I'm Going To Beat You After It's Born." 'cause Face It, Horns On The Head Didn't Come From My Side Of The Family Or Genetic Code.

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

I Warn You Now. Anything Happens To My Mate Or My Son, We Will Hunt You Down And Rip You Into So Many Pieces They’ll Never Find All Of You. (vane)

Want To Come Back To The Morgue With Me After Lunch? (tate) I Shudder At The Thought Of The Pickup Line You Must Have Used The Night You Met Lashonda. Come With Me, Baby, And See My Collection Of Stiffs. (simone)

Far Be It From Me To Ever Let My Common Sense Get In The Way Of My Stupidity. I Say We Press On.

So You're The Infamous Acheron. (amanda) Lord And Master Of The Great Barbarian Horde That Roams The Night. (acheron)

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)

St. Ash – Who Knew? (gallagher)

You Are The Energizer Bunny For Badasses. -ash

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)

They Had Seen Zarek Take Out A Pair Of Daimons. Great. Just Great. He Closed His Eyes And Cursed. This Night Was Starting To Rate Right Up There With Abscessed Teeth.’ (talon)

I Love You, Baby. And I Want You To Stay With Me. Always. (devyn) Believe Me, There’s No Place Else I’d Rather Be. (alix) Me, Either, But I Would Rather We Be Naked. (devyn)

But It Was For Your Own Good.” – Nick “so’s The Spanking I’m About To Give You.” – Cherise “i’m Too Big To Spank.” – Nick “fine, You’re Grounded Until Your Grandkids Are Old.” – Cherise “kind Of Hard To Do. How Am I Supposed To Have Grandkids If I’m Grounded?” – Nick “precisely My Point, You Demon Spawn. You’re Never Going To Get Off Restriction.” – Cherise

Mind Control Won't Work On Those Who Are Really Hardheaded. You Know… Creatures Like You.

Never Take Your Eyes Off Your Opponent. And Never Think You Don’t Have To Work For A Victory. Even Now, You Could Surprise Me. (takeshi)

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)

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)

Fifty Dorcas They’re Setting Up An Ambush Near My Ship. (nykyrian) No Bet. I Know They Are. They’re Too Stupid To Not Be Obvious And Predictable. Gah, I Hate Abiding By The Law. Too Bad You Can’t Slaughter Them Where They Stand. (syn)

It’s Been A Whole Day Since I Last Killed Someone, And I’m Getting Antsy. (maxis)

A Plaintiff Who Comes Into A Court Of Justice Must Show That He Is In A Condition To Maintain His Action.

I Swear It On Solin’s Life. (arik) Uh, Excuse Me? (solin) I Would, But There’s Truly No Excuse For You. (arik)

I Apologize For Pam. I Accidentally Hit Her In The Head With A Baseball When We Were In Fifth Grade And Knocked Her Out Cold. She’s Never Been Right Since. (tory)

For The Moment, He's Off Plotting His Igoresque Revenge. I Don't Know About You, But I Have This Image Of Him Rubbing His Hands Together And Laughing Like Dexter From Dexter's Laboratory. (kyrian)

Life Is A Tapestry Woven By The Decisions We Make.

Decisions We Make

If Sasha’s Threatened, Astrid’s Upset. If Astrid’s Upset, I’m Going To Kill Whatever’s Upsetting Her Until She’s Happy Again. (zarek)

You’re Barely One Step Up From The Australopithecines, Aren’t You? (acheron) Hey, Be Respectful When You Say That, Snot Nose. Haven’t You Seen The Commercials? Us Cavemen Are Very Sensitive People. (savitar)

So, You Got Qvc? (simi) Afraid Not, Sweetie. (astrid) You Got Soap Net? (zarek Shook His Head.) You Got Any Tv? (simi) Sorry. (zarek) Are You Kidding? You Boring People. A Demon Needs Her Cable. Akri Done Tricked Me. He Didn’t Tell Me I’d Have To Go Without Cable. (simi)

Tabitha Was Always Trying Unorthodox Ways To Set Her Up With Guys. Although, To Be Fair To Her Sister, Tabitha Didn't Usually Knock The Guy Unconscious Before She Forced Them Together. Still, With Tabitha There Was A First Time For Just About Anything. And Extreme Blind-dating Was Very Vintage T.

You Freaking, Flippin’, Moronic Frat Boy!

I’m So Sorry! Are You Okay? (shahara) Other Than The Fact That I Feel Like My Rib Just Punctured A Lung, Sure, I’m All Right. (syn)

Relax, The Bad Guys Don’t Knock. (romeo)

You Were First-string Running Back Last Year. What Happened?” – Coach “stone’s Mouth Happened. It Needed To Be Closed, And I Was A Little Too Obliging To Shut It.” – Nick

I Tried To Pick Nykyrian’s Pocket Last Year. (jana) And You Let Him Live? (kiara) I Have An Age Requirement Before I Kill Someone. (nykyrian)

It Was One Of The Few Places Where Someone Remembered His Name. Yeah, Okay, So He Felt Like Sam Malone On Cheers, But There Was No Norm Or Cliff Sitting At The Bar Here. More Like Spike And Switchblade.’ (wulf)

I Don’t Intimidate You At All, Do I? (acheron) Well, When You Chased Me Through Kyrian’s House, I Did Wet My Pants A Bit. Guess I’m Not Housebroken After All. My Mom Will Be So Disappointed After All She Went Through To Potty Train Me. But Once You Let Me Live…your Big Mistake…now I Know You Think I’m Too Cute And Fluffy To Kill. (nick)

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.

It’s A Belgian Beer, Sweetie. Please Tell Me You’ve At Least Heard Of It. (blaine) Boy, I Was Born In Brussels And The Last Time I Checked, This Was My New Homeland, America, Not My Birthplace. So You Can Either Order An American-made Beer Or I’ll Bring You Water And You Can Sit There And Act All Superior Until You Puke, Okay? (aimee)

Got To Say, Dying Would Really Wreck My Best Day. Been There, Done That, And Now That I Think About It, Artemis Forgot To Give Me The T-shirt.

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

They’re Lucky I Didn’t Rip Their Arms Off For Touching Her. (devyn)

Nothing Is Ever Truly Set By Fate. In One Blink, Everything Changes. Even Though It Should Be A Clear, Sunny Day, The Softest Whisper Into The Wind Can Become A Hurricane That Destroys Everything It Touches. (acheron)

How Did You Escape? (syd) I Fought My Way Out In A Manner That Would Have Made Rambo Proud. And When I Got Home Without His Body Because I Couldn’t Pull Him Out Without Getting Myself Killed, I Got Slapped In My Face By Everyone Around Me. So Don’t Talk To Me About Death, Little Girl. I Wrote The Book On It. (steele)

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

You Okay? (grace) Oh, Yeah. I’m Just Fine Considering The Fact I’ve Walked Through Burning Fires That Hurt Less Than My Groin Does Right Now. (julian) I Said I Was Sorry. Okay, Can You Reach The Pedals? (grace) I’d Like To Reach Your Pedals…(julian) Julian! Would You Concentrate? (grace) All Right. I’m Concentrating. (julian) I Don’t Mean On My Breasts. (he Dropped His Hungry Gaze To Her Lap.) Or There, Either. (grace)

Oh, I Never Kid About Artemis. I Promised Her I’d Sit Here And Do Nothing, So Here I Am Doing Nothing. Much Like A Really Tall, Bored Guard Dog. Personally, I’d Rather Be Throwing Myself Onto An Electric Fence- Be About The Same, I Think. (acheron)

I Can’t Believe You Cheated! (phobos) I Can’t Believe You Didn’t Know It. Man, What Kind Of God Are You? I Never Knew Stupidity Had A Divine Representative. Guess I Was Wrong, Huh? (deimos)

The Most Beautiful Heart Of All Is The One That Can Still Love Even While It Bleeds, And Especially After Its Been Broken Into Thousands Of Pieces.

You’re Selfish And You’re Cold, And I’m Tired Of Getting Frostbite When I Touch You. (acheron)

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