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

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

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No Can Do. Wren Stays Here. (dev) Not What I Was Told. (varyk) Well, I Just Told You. (dev)

So What Brings You Here? (devyn) People Needed Killing. (adron)

You Love Her. (shanus) I Barely Know Her. (wulf) Time Has No Meaning To The Heart. (shanus)

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)

Look. Let’s Just Say He’s In Tabitha’s Line Of Work. Okay? (selena) Ladies’ Lingerie? He Hardly Looks The Type To Sell That. (sunshine)

Are You Sure I Can’t Catch It? (nick) I’m Positive. Believe Me, I Know My Zombies. (bubba) (nick Scoffed.) ‘is It Just Me Or Is That Like Saying I Know My Elves And Fairies?’ (nick)

It Is Sometimes Difficult To Get Rid Of First Impressions.

First Impression

No, I Was Just Wondering Who You Killed To Reclaim Your Health. (wulf) I’m Sure The Cows You Eat Aren’t Exactly Thrilled By Their Slaughter Either. (urian) They’re Not People. (wulf) In Case You Haven’t Noticed, Dark-hunter, There Are A Lot Of People Out There Who Aren’t Human Either. (urian)

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

I Think You Need Humour And A Sense Of Fun, Which Is What I Try To Bring To My Books To Leaven The Danger And Action. The Ones That Really Transcend The Genre Always Have A Great Laugh In Them, Such As 'fright Night,' 'lost Boys,' 'american Werewolf In London' - Just To Name A Few.

And I Flunked Anger Management The Moment I Put The Counselor Through A Stone Wall. You Might Want To Keep That In Mind. [thorn]

All Of Us Are Vulnerable, And At Times We All Feel Adrift. But Somehow, We All Muddle Through.

She’s A Slave. (paden) You Better Be Glad I’m Cuffed Or You’d Be Looking For Your Teeth Right Now. Alix Gerran Isn’t A Slave. She’s A Lady, And I Would Die For Her. (devyn)

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

You Know, I Really Hate Romans, But I Have To Say Their Descendants Make One Fine Automobile. (kyrian)

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.

Why Does The Destroyer Hate Artemis? (cassandra) Love. Why Else? Love, Hatred, And Revenge Are The Most Powerful Emotions On Earth. Apollymi Wants Revenge On Artemis For Killing The One Thing She Loved Most In The Universe. (katra) And That Is? (cassandra) I Would Never Betray Either One By Saying It. (katra) Would You Write It Down?...oh, Yeah, Like The Two Of You Weren’t Thinking The Same Thing. (chris)

My Mother Fed My Love Of Demons, Science Fiction, And Paranormal. She Was A Devout Horror Movie Fan Who Kept Me Up Until The Wee Hours To Watch Outer Limits, Night Gallery, Twilight Zone, And Star Trek. We Lived To Watch Those Reruns.

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

Is The Life You Seek To Take Worth The One You Could One Day Create? (savitar)

You See, You’re Doing It Again. Telling Me Nothing. (tory) You Know, Trust Is Always A Good Idea…for Someone Else. Every Time I’ve Ever Made The Mistake Of Trusting Someone…it Was A Mistake That I Regretted And Paid For Dearly. I’m Really Happy That No One Has Ever Hurt You Badly. I Haven’t Been So Lucky, Okay? (acheron)

Cassandra Sat On The Floor With Chris And Kat, Playing Life. They Had Tried To Play Trivial Pursuit Earlier Only To Learn That A Dark-hunter And An Immortal Handmaiden To A Goddess Had A Decidedly Unfair Advantage Over Cassandra And Chris. In Life, The Only Thing That Mattered Was Luck.’ (cassandra)

Come Home With Me, Acheron. I’ll Make It Well Worth Your While. (artemis) I Have A Headache. (acheron) You’ve Had A Headache For Two Hundred Years! (artemis) And You’ve Had Pms For Eleven Thousand. (acheron)

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

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.

See... I Knew Baby Marissa Was Quality People, Look How She's Eating The Head Off The Red-headed Artemis Doll. Simi Need To Teach Her To Belch Fire, Then Introduce Her To The Real Heifer-goddess Herself(simi)

Whoever Had Said That The Hand Rocked The Cradle Ruled The World Must Have Has A Southern,born Bred Mother.

How Nice Of Acheron To Send Us A Playmate. (daimon) Play Is For Children And Dogs. Now That You Have Identified Which Category You Fall Into, I'll Show You What Romans Do To Rabid Dogs. (valerius)

Yes, I'm A Small, Emaciated Teenage Girl Who Struts Around Fighting Vampires In Earrings They Would Rip Out Of My Ears And Shove Up My —

He’s Ours Now. Not Made By Evil, But Birthed By Human Cruelty. (mortent Leader)

I Do Know How To Operate A Computer. (joe) Yeah, Right. What Was It You Said Just Ten Minutes Ago? Get This Damned Thing Off My Desk Before I Shoot It? Now Make The Call, Mr. Hunt-and-peck. (tee)

Im Not Tense, Just Terribly, Terribly Alert." Nick

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

You’re Seriously Not Joking?” – Sundown “really? How Many More Times Are You Going To Ask Me That? I Could Be On A Beach Right Now With My Wife, Son, And Daughter, Baking In The Sun While They Frolic And Play. Am I? No. I’m Here, And I Want Nothing More Than To Yank You Around With Bullshit ’cause This Gets Me Off More Than My Wife Running In A Bikini.” – Zarek

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

Not Many People Carry Out Thoughts They Know Going Into It Are Stupid…morons Not Included. (apollymi)

I Didn’t Know They’d Do This To You. (syd) It’s Okay, Syd. Who Could Have Imagined That A Man Who Heads Up A Company Of Paid Assassins And Mercenaries Would Be Psychotic? (steele)

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

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

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.

Apprentices And Servants Are Characters Perfectly Distinct: The One Receives Instruction, The Other A Stipulated Price For His Labour.

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

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

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

If You Knew This, Why Did You Wait To Bring It Before The Omegrion? (savitar) Because I Was Afraid To Come Forward...(zack) And Now You're All Better? (savitar)

Is There A Point To Your Latest Irritation, Kish? (sin) Had A Sudden Death Wish. Felt The Deep Need To Come Up Here And Have You Freeze Me. (kish)

I’m Telling You Right Now I Could Make Him Pop An Aneurysm And No One Would Know. (nero) Doesn’t That Kind Of Murder Bother You At All? (alix) Given Everything People Have Done To Me In My Life, Little Girl, Especially In My Childhood When I Was Helpless Against Them, Humanity Is Lucky I’m Not On A Perpetual Killing Spree. As For The Merjacks…i Owe Them A Debt That No Amount Of Violence On My Part Will Settle. So, No. Nothing About Killing Him Would Bother Me. (nero)

I’ll Abide By My Word, But You Will Never Win Me Back! Believe Me, In Two Weeks I Will Slice Open Your Throat, Drink From Your Blood, And Then Pierce Your Heart And Laugh While Your Body Explodes Into Dust. (zephyra) Beautiful Imagery. You Should Write For Hallmark. (stryker)

With My Background And Genetic Makeup,buddy, You're Lucky I'm As Normal As I Am. (katra Agrotera)

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)

The Chinese Say That You Should Never, Ever Buy A Used Desk Unless You Know The History Of It. They Claim That If It Belonged To A Bad Businessman, His Karma Will Befall You. This One Here Belonged To President Kennedy. So What Do You Think That Means? (randy) I Don’t Know, But If I Were You, I Wouldn’t Ride Through Dallas In A Convertible In November. Bad Feng Shui. (steele)

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

Fine. I’m A Skotos (xypher) That Means What? You Have Toe Jam? (simone)

Ectoplasmic Plane? What The Devil Is That? (simone) It’s Jargon From Those Of Us Who Are Corporeally Challenged. It’s The Great Beyond Where We Bounce Into Each Other Like Floundering Atoms. It’s Really Kind Of Gross – Which Is Why I Hang Out With You. But Only Because You’re Less Gross Than They Are. (jesse)

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.)

In The End, Life Makes Victims Of Us All.

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.

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

She Didn’t Hurt You? (acheron) Nope. I’m All Hunky-dory. (tory)

How Do You Feel? (maggie) Like I Got Hit By A Bus That Decided To Back Up A Few Times And Make Sure It Finished The Job. I Think It Must Have Ground Its Tires On My Ribs During The Last Run. You Know, Just In Case I Might Actually Want To Breathe Again In My Lifetime. (wren)

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)

Little Brother, I Don’t Mean To Be A Downer, But We’re Talking About War Here. There’s No Way To Mitigate Damages. He Won’t Let Us. I Was There With Twenty-five Chthonians To Fight Him And He Spanked Our Hides Like We Were Lemurian Slave Women. Two Of Us Had Our Hearts Ripped Out And Shoved Down Our Throats While He Laughed, Then He Licked The Blood Clean From His Fingers And Came At The Rest Of Us. (savitar)

You Know, Talon. Towels Look Really Good On You. You Go Outside Like That And You’ll Start A Whole New Fashion Craze. (sunshine) Do You Always Say Everything That Comes To Your Mind? (talon) Mostly. I Do Have Some Thoughts I Keep To Myself. I Used To Not Care And Would Say Anything At All, But Then One Time My College Roommate Called The Psycho Unit On Me. You Know, They Really Do Have White Coats. (sunshine)

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

Here I Am! Now What Are Your Other Two Wishes

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)

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

Charonte Are Guarding A Dimme? Is The World Coming To An End And I Missed The Memo? (stryker)

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

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)

I Want You To Know That I Fought You Fairly. Equal To Equal. I Could Have Used My Powers Against You, But I Didn’t. (stryker) Should I Warm To Oven And Bake You A Batch Of Hero-cookies? (zephyra)

What’s This? (fang) One For All And All For Fun, My Friend. You Didn’t Think I’d Let You Fight Demons All On Your Own, Did You? (thorn)

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

Because I Don’t Feel Broken When You Look At Me.

What A Way To Pay A Man Back For Helping You. Gah, I Suck As A Human Being.’ (shahara)

A Court Of Equity Knows Its Own Province.

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)

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)

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)

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.

But This…this Kid Wasn’t Dead Yet. Makes No Sense To Me. (bubba) Maybe Someone Spiked His Wheaties? (nick)

Lady, Right Now You Could Tell Me To Throw Myself Under A Bus To Make You Happy, And I’d Oblige You. (xypher)

Still Waters Run Deep. ~tabitha

Everything That Happens To Us, Good And Bad, Leaves A Lasting Impression In Our Souls. You Take One Part Of That Out, And You Can Completely Rewrite Something Crucial About Us. By And Large, We're Not Shaped By The Big Things. It's The Little, Day-to-day Moments That Make Us Who We Are. Who We're Going To Be. (nekoda To Nick)

Lasting Impressions

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)

We’re Not Dead Yet.” – Sundown “yet Is The Operative Word. If That’s All That’s In The Way, I’ll Kill You And End It. Ren? Give Me Your Knife.” – Sasha “it’s Their Decision.” – Ren “oh, That’s It. You’re Fired Buddy. Get Off My Island Until You Learn To Be A Team Player.” – Sasha

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)

If People With The Very Best Intentions Carry On Prosecutions That Are Oppressive, The End May Not Always Perhaps Sanctify The Means.

Believe Me, Lady, My Strength Is The One Thing I Never Doubt. (vane) It’s Amazing The Lies We Tell Other People, Isn’t It? (sunshine's Grandmother)

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

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?

I Am Darkness. I Am Shadow. I Am The Ruler Of The Night. I, Alone, Stand Between Mankind And Those Who Would See Mankind Destroyed. I Am The Guardian. The Soulless Keeper. Neither Human, Nor Apollite, I Exist Beyond The Realm Of The Living, Beyond The Realm Of The Dead. I Am The Dark-hunter. And I Am Eternal…unless I Find That One Pure Heart Who Will Never Betray Me. The One Whose Faith And Courage Can Return My Soul To Me And Bring Me Back Into The Light. (dark-hunter Creed)

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)

It's Like Trying To Train An Add Cat In A Mouse Factory.

Um, Dr. Alexander, There’s A Couple Out Here Who Say They’re Related To You. They…um…they’re Biker People. (nurse) Hey, Julian. Tell Attila The Hun Here That We’re Okay So We Can Come And Ooh And Aah Over The Babies. (eros)

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

Oh Yeah, This Was So Comforting. Like A Porcupine In A Condom Factory.’ (danger)

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

Let’s At Least Hope It’s Not A Gallu. Why? They’re Not All Bad, In A Smelly, Need-to-be-killed Kind Of Way.

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

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

What Do I Do? (jeff) Well, Not To Insult A Man Who Looks Like A Rocket Scientist In Comparison To You, But…run, Forrest, Run. (rafael)

You Know, There Are Just Some Things You Never Expect To Face Even On This Job. A Flying Primate That Shoots Fire Out Its Nose Is One Of Them.

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)

Stay Out Of This, Zebulon. (dolophoni) You Guys Come To My Town, You Don’t Call. You Don’t Write. And You Expect Me To Just Let You Run Amok In Front Of The Humans? Really, Deimos, Don’t Tread Here Unless You Want To Bleed. (zt)

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

Kyra Is Working On A New Program And I’m Going To Test It. (chris) That’s One Way Of Putting It. (urian)

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 Rang, Mino- Well, You’re Not Really The Minor Master Anymore, Are You? What Should I Call You? (asmodeus) Think Of A Polite Term, Demon. (jericho) Mister Master It Is. What Can I Do For You? (asmodeus)

In Case You Haven't Noticed, They're Moving A Lot Faster. I Don't Know About The Laws Of Physics On Your Planet, But Where I Come From An Object Moving At Subclass Speed Can't Catch Up To One Running At Starclass. But If You Know Something About Turbines, Thrusters And Engines, Quantum Or Classical Physics That I've Somehow Missed, Then Please Enlighten Me. - Caillen Dagan To Desideria Denarii

There’s No Reason For You To Know All That About Me. My Memories Have Never Served Good To Anyone. (acheron)

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

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

Nick Cleared His Throat. “do Not … And I Mean Do … Not … Take This The Wrong Way, Okay?” He Wrapped His Arms Around Ash And Hugged Him. “i Will Always Be Your Brother,” He Whispered In Ash’s Ear. “and I Won’t Ever Hate You.

Fang Laughed As He Shoved Vane Away 'man, Quit Hugging On Me. You Are A Perv." Vane Punched Him In The Arm. "you're Such An A**hole," Trace Gasped. "daddy Said A Bad Word!" Fang Said "you Tell Him Pup. Keep Your Daddy Straight.

The Only Way To Have Eternal Love Is To Never Let Your Heart Forget What It’s Like To Live Without It.

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

Don't You Have Class Today? (kyrian) Boy, I'm A Backwoods Cajun, I Ain't Never Got No Class, Cher. (nick) (he Cleared His Throat And Dropped The Thick Cajun Accent.) And No, Today's Registration. I've Got To Figure Out What I'm Taking Next Semester. (nick) I Have A Few Things I Need You To Do Today. (kyrian) And That Is Different From Any Other Day How? (nick) Sarcasm, Thy Name Is Nick Gautier. (kyrian)

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.

Hi, Mom…yes, I Know My Heart Rate’s Dangerously Elevated. That Sound? I’m Being Shot At, Ma. Gotta Go Now. Love You Much. Hugs And Kisses. (devyn)

He Would Remember Their Kiss Forever. She Wouldn’t Recall Him At All.’ (wulf)

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

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)

Well, Isn’t That Interesting. (bubba) I Ain’t Your Science Experiment, Bubba. I Don’t Want To Be Interesting And I Definitely Don’t Want To Be A Nubby Treat For The Zombies. (nick)

Sometimes We Don’t Realize How Destructive Our Creations Are Until It’s Too Late. And Sometimes Those Creations We Make Turn On Us And Seek Only To Kill Us Even Though We Loved And Succored Them. (apollo)

Why Are You So Sad, Akri? (simi) I’m Not Sad, Simi. (acheron) Yes You Are. I Know You, Akri, You Gots That Pain In Your Heart Like The Simi Gets Whenever She Cries. (simi)

Anyone Ever Tell You You Should Be A Lawyer? (otto) Only Bill When We Argue. Besides, I Like Killing Bloodsuckers Too Much To Ever Be One Of Them. Tabitha Deveraux. Pleased To Meet You. (tabitha)

Keep Your Shirt On," She Said With A Laugh At Her Bad Joke. "your Clothes Are At The Laundry. They'll Deliver Them As Soon As They're Ready." "and In The Meantime?" "looks Like You're Naked." His Jaw Worked As If He Couldn't Believe What He Was Hearing. "i Beg Your Pardon?" "beg All You Want, You're Still Going To Be Naked." Tabitha Paused At The Wicked Image In Her Mind. "come To Think Of It, A Gorgeous, Begging, Naked Man… That's The Stuff Of Fantasies. Begging Won't Get You Your Clothes, But It Could Get You Something Else." She Wiggled Her Eyebrows At Him.

You Still Haven’t Eaten Your Muffin. (sunshine) ‘yeah, Right. He Still Hadn’t Eaten His Boots Either, And He’d Rather Feast On One Of Them Than That Thing In Her Hand.’ (talon)

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

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

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)

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)

What Four Realms? (amanda) Time, Space, Earth, And Dreams. (talon) Okay, Now That Is Scary. Some Of You Guys Walk Through Time? (amanda) And Space And Dreams. (talon) Ah. So Rod Sterling Was A Were-hunter? (amanda)

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

We Don't Have A Choice In How Or When Our Bad Days Will Blindside Us. But What We Do Choose Is How We Allow Them To Leave Us Once They're Gone. You Can Use Those Moments As A Catalyst To Spur You On To Greater Things Or You Can Let It Be The Event That Breaks You And Leaves You Shattered And Forever Lost In Darkness.

You Ever Think About Having Kids?” “all The Time.i´d Love To Have A Houseful. Then One Of My Nieces Or Nephews Turns Exorsist On Me And Spews The Most Discusting Things Imaginable Out Both Ends — Things That Make The Demon Snot Feel Like A Bubble Bath. That Usually Cures Me Of That Stupidity For At Least A Day Or Two.” (sam & Dev)

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

I Really Hate Squires. (syra) (she Pulled Another Flat Bolt Out And Loaded It, Then Shot It At Otto. Moving So Fast He Could Hardly Be Seen, The Squire Turned Around And Caught It Without Flinching. He Held The Bolt Up To His Nose And Inhaled It Lovingly.) Mmm. Rose. My Favorite. (otto) Perhaps We Should Leave You Two Alone. (jess) Yeah, This Does Remind Me A Bit Of The Mating Rites Of The Mean And The Surly. (allen)

I Know Better Than To Get In Between Three Women Arguing. If You’ll Remember, The Whole Trojan War Started Over That. (wulf)

It’s As If Your Kind Needs Adversity In Order To Achieve. (leta) No, We Don’t. That’s Just A Lie People Tell Themselves To Feel Better About All The People Who Kick Them In Their Teeth When It’s Just As Easy To Help A Man Up As It Is To Knock Him To The Ground. That’s Why I’ve Withdrawn From This World. I Don’t Want To Have To Watch My Back All The Time And I’m Tired Of Trying To Figure Out If The Loyalty Someone Professes Is Real And True, Or Just Another Lie That Will Crumble The Instant They Taste Jealousy. (aiden)

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

I'm Not Sure I Know What "normal" Is.

Tell Me Something, Adron. Sometime You’ve Never Shared With Anyone Else. Not Even Thia. (livia) I’m The One Who Glued Zarina To The Toilet Seat When She Was Seven. (adron)

Only Because I’m Not A Morning Person. (joe) And You’re Not A Night Person Either. Face It, Babe. You’ve Only Got Two Good Minutes A Day. The Minute Before Noon And The Minute Right After. (tee)

Okay. That Was Nice. Clothes. You Need Clothes Before I Do Something I Might Not Regret. What Was Your Size Again, Steve? (sunshine) Talon. (talon) Talon. Size. Clothes. Cover Him Up. I’m Going To Go Get Talon Clothes. Keys. Need Keys For Car. Purse. Money For Clothes. Shoes. Must Have Shoes To Shop And Keep Feet Warm. (sunshine) What About A Coat? It Is Wintertime. (talon) Coats Are Good In The Winter. (sunshine)

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)

What Are You Doing Here?! (aimee) Come To Inadvertently Insult You Some More Apparently. Who Knew? (fang)

Yeah, I Know, But Word Came From Artemis Herself That She Wanted Him Here. Looks Like We’re Having A Psycho Reunion This Week…oh Wait, It’s Mardi Gras. Duh. (talon)

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

You Need Anything Else... You To Touch Me Like I Matter.

Then Shut Up Or Grab A Sword And Come Help. (takeshi) Is That A Challenge? (savitar) It Would Be If I Didn’t Know For A Fact That You’re Too Lazy To Rise To One. (takeshi)

Don't Let Those People Steal Your Day

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

Life Before Toilet Paper Was Not Worth Living.

My People Never Dreamed Of A World Like This. Of Having So Much Without Backbreaking, Debilitating Work. And Yet For All The Physical Improvements, People Are Still People. They’re Killing Each Other To Get More To Prove A Point Only The Killer Understands. Still Brutalizing And Torturing Each Other Over Things That In Another Hundred Years Won’t Even Matter.

Syn Has A Brain Disorder That Causes Him To Lie Most Of The Time. Ignore Him. (nykyrian)

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

If I’m Not Back In A Few Hours…well, I Don’t Want To Think About That. I Might Change My Mind About Doing This. I’m Thinking Happy Thoughts. Creamed Dog Innards And Rotten Steak. Yeah. Yum! (asmodeus)

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

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

But I Have A Gut Feeling On This And It’s Not The Oh-look-it’s-a-bright-shiny-world Kind. (tate)

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

Here We Are. Maybe I Should Warn You Before We Enter...(asmodeus) (jericho Stepped Past Him And Threw Open The Door.) Or Maybe Not. Let’s Just Barge In And Be Surprised, Shall We? (asmodeus)

Yeah, Right. I Don’t Believe That One For A Minute. What Do You Think? I Fell Off A Turnip Truck? (simone) Honestly? All I Was Thinking About Was How Beautiful You Are. How Much I Wanted To Feel Your Skin Against Mine And How I’ve Never Been This Attracted To A Woman Before. (xypher)

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

Creatures Of The Night

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)

Little Late For That Now. I Don’t Think An ‘oops, My Bad, My Weapon Accidentally Misfired Two Dozen Rounds’ Will Work To Get Me Out Of This. (devyn)

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

Yes, He’s A Good Boy. Never Been In Trouble At School And He’s On The Honor Roll. Captain Of The Football Team. All-around Psycho Serial Killer Who Hides Bodies In The Fridge Whenever His Parents Go Out Of Town. (nick) I Also Eat Babies For Breakfast And Torture Small Animals For Fun. My Therapist Says I’m Making Real Progress Though. (caleb)

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)

And Neither Do I, Asshole. (wren) Wow. Multiple Syllables And A Whole Sentence From The Tiger. Who’d Have Ever Thought It? Whoever She Was, She Must Have Had A Lot Of Talent To Make You Speak. Next Thing You Know, She’ll Have The Dead Walking. Quick, Call A Dark-hunter. I’m Sure Some Of Them Would Like Another Resurrection. (dev)

Sunny, Tell Me Truthfully, What Are Your Intentions Toward Talon? (selena) What Are You? His Mom? I Promise I’ll Respect Him In The Morning. (sunshine)

Now You Know I’m A Reporter, So You Might As Well Answer My Question Truthfully, Or I’ll Just Keep Asking It Until You Lose Your Mind. (susan)

Just Remember, Sometimes People Will Put You Ahead Of Themselves. It Does Happen. (leta) Yeah, The Whole World Is Just Rainbows And Puppies. Boy Scouts Really Do Help Old Ladies Cross The Street Without Mugging Them And No One Ever Ignores A Trauma Victim’s Screams. (aiden)

Mrs. Gautier, I Hear There Are Places Online Where You Can Sell Children For A Good Price. Nick Is Still Young Enough, He Should Fetch Enough To Tide You Over For A Bit.” – Rosa

Would Like To Join Me? (astrid) I Think I’d Look Strange In A Bikini. (zarek) Was That A Joke? Can It Be You Made A Real Joke? (astrid) Yeah, I Must Be Possessed Or Something. (zarek)

People With Weaknesses Get Killed By The People Who Lack Them. Notice I'm Not Dead.

What An Alliance, Huh? A Dark-hunter And A Spathi United To Guard An Apollite. Who Would Have Ever Imagined? (wulf) Love Makes Strange Bedfellows. (acheron) I Thought That Was Politics. (wulf) It’s Both. (acheron)

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)

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

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

Everyone Deserves To Have Someone Who Loves Them.

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

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

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

He Offers You A Chance To Surrender. (female Gallu) I Told Him To Quit Sucking The Blood Of Idiots. It’s Now Infected His Own Intellect. (stryker)

A Clever Enemy Would Kiss My Hand, Then Stab At My Back While I Was Distracted. (stryker) A Coward’s Action. Truly. Don’t Insult Either One Of Us With Such A Suggestion. I Don’t Believe In Petty Juvenile Attacks. I Go After What I Want, And When It’s The Life Of An Enemy I Don’t Want There To Be Any Mistaking My Intention. If You’re Worth My Hatred, Then You’re Worth My Letting You Know That I’m Coming For You. (zephyra)

In Your Palms, I’ve Placed My Life, My Secrets. I Give You Freedom To Leave Me At Any Time. I’m Not Easy To Love. No One Ever Has. All I Ask Is That You Always Keep Your Silence, If Not For Me, Then For The Families Of The Others You’d Destroy. (nykyrian)

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

His Mom Always Said That Trust Was Something You Earned. And It Wasn't Something You Gave Easy. Too Often, It Was A Tool Your Enemies Used To Hurt You With. 'give Them Nothing, Baby. Not Until You Have No Choice. The World Is Harsh And It Is Cold. People Can Be Good And Decent, But Most Of Them Are Only Out For Themselves And They'll Hurt Anyone They Can'.

Xenon? What Kind Of Name Is That?” – Nick “the Only Kind I Answer To.” – Xenon “don’t Eat The Help, X. We Need Him.” – Caleb

Or More Precisely, Is There Anything I Can Do For You, Ma’am? (waiter) ‘how About A Bag For My Head, Or A Stick To Beat Lanie With?’ (grace)

I Don’t Feel Brave, Especially Not Right Now. (delphine) That’s What Bravery Is, Especially For A Woman Not Used To Having Emotions. When You Feel Deep, Paralyzing Fear And You Don’t Let It Stop You, That Is True Courage. There’s Never Been Bravery Without Fear. Just As There’s No Love Without Hate. (m'adoc)

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