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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

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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

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

And If You Eat Enough Of Those Souls, They Begin To Corrupt You Until You Become One Of Them. Everyone Knows That. (kat) Only If You’re Stupid. I’m Two Hundred Years Old And I Haven’t Turned Yet. You Just Have To Learn To Hum A Lot So You Don’t Hear Their Bullshit Echoing In Your Head. (damien)

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.

Have You Ever Wanted To Put Your Head In A Blender And Turn On The Liquefy Switch? (tate)

No. What Part Of ‘no Charity’ Have You Missed?” – Cherise ‘the Part That Said He Couldn’t Eat.’ – Nick

Fang, I Think You Better Stop Or Talon Might Turn You Into A Wolf Kabob. (vane)

Why Do I Constantly Feel As If All Of You Are Speaking A Foreign Language? What Is ‘grabbing A Burger At The Hard Rock’ Supposed To Mean? (julian) The Hard Rock Café Is A Restaurant. (grace) You Eat At A Place That Advertises Its Food Is Hard As A Rock? (julian)

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.

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)

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

I'm A Gunfighter, Jim, Not A Demonologist." Sin Moved Past Him So That He Could Burn The Body O N The Ground. "nice Bones Impression. Roddenberry Would Be Proud.

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

Verbal Blows Cut To The Soul And Ate At The Heart For Eternity.

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)

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

Ah, Those Were The Days…the Dark-hunters Hunted Us, We Slaughtered Them. We Made Our Homes In Underground Catacombs And Crypts Where The Hunters Couldn’t Go Without Getting Possessed. It Was An Interesting Time To Be Apollite Or Daimon. But That Was Before We Discovered Civilization And Modern Conveniences. Before The Human World Developed Enough To Where We Could Exist At Night Under The Pretense Of Being One Of Them. Apollites Owning Businesses And Houses. Daimons Playing Nintendo. What Is This World Coming To? (thanatos)

Actually, It’s My Younger Brother Who Has Me Ticked, But Since You Brought Up The Boyfriend Thing, Take My Advice; Be The Black Widow. Find A Guy, Have Fun With Him, Then Eviscerate Him In The Morning Before He Can Brag About It To His Friends. (chrissy)

I’m Giving You That Chance Now. (stryker) It’s Too Late. Too Many Centuries Have Passed. There Was A Time When I Lived Only To Hear A Kind Word From Your Lips. But That Ship Sank Under An Assault Of Bitterness That No Amount Of Charm Or Guile Will Recover. (zephyra)

It’s A Gift. (artemis) Nothing Is Ever Freely Given. (acheron)

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)

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

Life Is All About Finding Your Place. All Of Us Are Vulnerable, And At Times We All Feel Adrift. But Somehow, We All Muddle Through. He'll Be Fine. Like The Rest Of Us. We Just Need Some Faith.

I Accept You As You Are, And I Will Always Hold You Close In My Heart. I Will Walk Beside You Forever. (fang)

Sure. My Ego's Had Enough Time To Recover A Modicum Of Dignity. Let's Make Sure We Crush It Again Before I Mistake Myself For A God. -acheron

Did You Get Hungry And Eat My Colleagues?

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)

Are We Even Now? Or Do You Want To Rape My Body As Much As You’ve Raped My Soul? (acheron)

It’s Entirely Up To You, Artie. He Lives Or Dies By Your Word. (acheron) No, Akri! Don’t Ask Her That. She Never Let Me Have No Fun. She A Mean Goddess! (simi)

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

And If We Fail? (delphine) It’ll Suck To Be Human. (madoc)

You Know, I Met A Wise Man Centuries Ago In China Who Said To Me, ‘he Who Lets Fear Rule Him, Has Fear For A Master. (acheron) Confucius? (talon) No, Minh-quan. He Was A Fisherman Who Used To Sell What I’m Told Was The Best Zong Zi Ever Made. (acheron)

I’m Sorry. I Was Just Thinking Of That Stupid Song, ‘seasons In The Sun.’ You Know, ‘we Had Joy, We Had Fun, We Had Seasons In The Sun.’ Good Grief, I Should Be A Mental Patient. (cassandra) You Have More Strength Than Any Warrior I Have Known. Don’t Ever Apologize To Me Again For Those Few Times When You Show Your Fear To Me, Cassandra. (wulf)

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

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)

The Family Consists Of Those Who Live Under The Same Roof With The Pater Familias ; Those Who Form (if I May Use The Expression) His Fire-side.

In The Land Of Badass, You’ve Just Been Trumped. If Dark-hunters Had Inmates, These Would Be They. Known As The Dogs Of War Because That’s What They Thrive On, They’re Cold-blooded And Intolerant. Congratulations, Bud, These Are Your New Protectors. (acheron)

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.

I Would Have, Had Someone Not Detonated Their Charges Prematurely. (nykyrian) Yeah, Cruel. You Have To Watch That Premature Detonation Problem Of Yours. (hauk)

I Wish I Could Be Whole For You…i Wish I Could Hold You And Dance With You, Take You In My Arms And Make Love To You The Way I Want To. (adron) And I’m Just Grateful I Have You At All. It’s Not Your Body Or Face That I Love, Adron. It’s Your Heart, Your Soul, And Your Mind. (livia)

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)

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)

Oh. Sorry About The Muzzle. But It Was Necessary To Protect You From Your Own Stupidity. (thorn)

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.

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

So Long As You Minded Your Manners And Kept Your Weapons Concealed, They Let You Enter And Leave In Peace. Those Who Broke The One House Rule Of “no Spill Blood” Quickly Found Themselves Leaving In Pieces.’ (gallagher)

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

My Father Was A Drill Sergeant, And I've Always Had That Mentality Drilled Into Me Of 'you've Got To Do Better, You've Got To Do Better.' I Just Try To Listen To The Characters. That's What Works For Me.

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

Tell Me, Acheron, Is There Anyone You Will Ever Trust Enough To Release Your Soul? (artemis) You Know Better. You’ve Tutored Me Too Well On How Vicious Women Are. On How Much Love Ruins And Destroys. Thank You For The Lesson, Artemis. It Was Just What I Needed. And I Assure You, It’s One I’ll Never Forget. (acheron)

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

What Happened To Him? (lioness) He Pissed Me Off. (savitar) Why Hasn’t One Of The Other Jaguars Taken His Place? (lioness) He Pissed Me Off...big Time. (savitar)

Old Enough To Know Better, Pissed Enough Not To Care. (jaden)

I Love Wren And He Knows It.” “yeah, But He Seems Like He Wouldn’t Welcome It.” “sometimes He Doesn’t. But It’s Like Cherise Says, The Hardest Ones To Love Are Always The Ones Who Need It Most.” (aimee To Fang)

Is There A Phone I Can Use? (talon) In The Kitchen. (sunshine) Could You Please Bring It To Me? (talon) It’s Not Cordless. I Always Lose Those Things Or I Drop Them Someplace And Break Them. The Last One I Had Ended Up Drowning In The Toilet. (sunshine)

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

No. He’s The Personification Of Human Fear. (leta) Oh, Goody. Just What I Wanted To Add To My Dream. Should We Invite Him Over For Tea? (aiden)

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 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)

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

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)

It’s A New World, Brother. And We, The Downtrodden, Are Taking It Back. (madoc)

Baby, I Don’t Feel Pain. Ever. (talon) Really? Not Even A Little? (sunshine) It’s A Waste Of Time And Energy. It Also Drains The Mind And Makes It Weary. (talon) But Without Pain, You Can’t Have Joy. It’s The Balance That Makes Us Appreciate The Extreme. (sunshine)

My Enemies Can Take What They Want, But My Life Is Mine And So Long As I Breathe, It Has Value. I Won't Ever Give Up. Not Again.

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

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

How Could One Sentence Uttered In Anger Cause So Much Damage? But Then Words Were The Most Powerful Thing In The Universe. Cuts And Bruises Always Healed, But Words Spoken In Anger Were Most Often Permanent. They Didn’t Damage The Body, They Destroyed The Spirit. (acheron)

My Niceness Has A Very Low Threshold And That Little Girl Just Sucked It Dry, So Don’t Push Me, Olympain. I Don’t Want So Much As A Single Atlantean Stone Overturned. Guard It With Your Life Because The Next Time I Come Here, That’s The Price I’m Going To Demand For Your Incompetence. (zt) Nice Talking To You, Zt. I So Look Forward To Your Visits. Next Time We’ll Do Pastries, ‘kay? (kat)

Do Y’all Have Enough Stun Guns For Them? (madaug) Does A Bear Defecate Rurally? What Kind Of Question Is That For Someone Who Owns The Biggest Gun Store In Town? Of Course I Got Plenty. I Got Enough Tasers To Light Up New York City And Boston Just For Giggles. (bubba)

Unfortunately, The Heart Played Its Own Tune, And It Was Deaf To What The Head Tried To Tell It.’ – Abigail

You Can Take My Life, But You'll Never Break Me. So Bring Me Your Worst... And I Will Definitely Give You Mine.

You Know, I Keep Having This Really Weird Feeling That You’re Going To Take Me Someplace Later And Tie Me Up So That Your Friends Can Come Laugh At Me. (channon) Does That Happen To You Often? (sebastian) No, Never, But This Night Has The Makings For A Twilight Zone Episode. (channon)

You’re Being Remanded Into Gourish Custody…dead. (a Partini) ‘cause Let’s Face It, Dead Was Just Easier. Or So They Thought.’ (syn)

Have You Ever Noticed That Salvation, Much Like Your Car Keys, Is Usually Found Where And When You Least Expect It? (acheron)

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