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When You First Take Someone’s Life, Two People Die. The Person You Just Killed And The Human Being You Used To Be. You’re Never The Same After That—it Changes You Forever And Not In A Good Way —and No Matter How Hard You Try, You Can’t Go Back To The Innocence You Had. Ever.

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When You First Take

Sherrilyn Kenyon

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When You First Take Someone’s Life, Two People Die. The Person You Just Killed And The Human Being You Used To Be. You’re Never The Same After That—it Changes You Forever And Not In A Good Way —and No Matter How Hard You Try, You Can’t Go Back To The Innocence You Had. Ever.

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Menoeceus Is A Great Name. (astrid) For An Old Man Or A Feminine Hygiene Product. Not For My Son. And Next Time I Get To Name The Kid And It Won’t Be Something That Sounds Like Meningitis. (zarek) You Keep That Up And Next Time You’ll Be The One Birthing It, And Don’t Mess With Me, Bucko, I Have Connections In That Department. A Pregnant Man Is Not An Impossibility In My Neighborhood. (astrid)

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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)

I’d Rather Have My Eyes Gouged Out. (urian) If I Do That, Can The Simi Eat Them? (simi) You Have To Share If You Do! (xirena)

Works For Me. For The Ones We Love, Today We’re Allies. Tomorrow We Resume Our Natural Order Of Mortal Enemies. Gentlemen, And I Use That Term Loosely For All Of Us, Have We An Accord? (acheron)

And They Choose Our Mates. (ravyn) So What Do They Do? Jump Here On Earth, Tap You On The Shoulder, And Say, ‘hey, Bub, Marry Her’? (susan)

Simi. Return To Me. (acheron) 'return To Me, Simi.’ Don’t Go Frying The Goddess. Don’t Go Frying Thanatos. I Am Not A Yo-yo, Akri. I Am A Simi. I Hate It When You Get Me All Excited About Going To Kill Something And Then Tell Me No. I Don’t Like That. It Boring. You Don’t Ever Let Me Have Any Fun Anymore. (simi)

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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)

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)

Looks Aren't All There Is In The World, My Lady. They Are Certainly No Protection Against Being Alone. Hearts Never See Through The Eyes. (sebastian)

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)

Jess! Oh My God! Oh My God! Oh My God! Are You All Right? Are You Alive? Did I Hurt You? Jess? Can You Speak?” – Abigail “yeah, I Can Talk. But I Kind Of Like The Attention You’re Giving Me. You Want To Grope A Little Lower, It’d Be Even Better.” – Sundown

I Would Like To Barbecue Those Olympian Gods. They Are Very Tasty. One Day, I’m Going To Eat That Redheaded Goddess, Too. (simi) She Doesn’t Like Artemis. (astrid) The Simi Hates Her, But Akri Says, ‘no, Simi, You Can’t Kill Artemis. Behave, Simi, Don’t Shoot Fire At Her, Don’t Make Her Bald, Simi.’ No, No, No. It’s All I Hear. I Don’t Like That Word. ‘no.’ It Even Sounds Evil. The Simi Tends To Barbecue Anyone Dumb Enough To Say It To Her. But Not Akri. He’s Allowed To Say No To Me; I Just Don’t Like It When He Does. (simi)

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

I'll Be Damned, You Got Laid.

To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine. (acheron) I Don’t Ask For Your Forgiveness. I Don’t Deserve It. I Only Ask For A Chance To Show You Now That I’m Not The Fool I Was Once. (styxx)

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And He’s Just Plain Odd. And What Is Your Problem That You Keep Putting Yourself In My Way? (geary) She’s Feisty, Skotos. I Can See The Appeal. (zt)

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

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)

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)

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I Just Want To Be Warm. Just Once Let Me Be Warm. Is There No Star Capable Of Sharing Its Fire With Me? (zarek)

You Are So Vicious. (tee) Hence The Nickname. (syd) You Know It’s Bad When You Make Me Look Like Glinda The Good Witch, Right? (tee) Just Call Me Elphaba. But Don’t Drop A House On Me, ‘kay? (syd)

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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.

Life Only Has The Value A Person Gives It. If I Killed You Here And Now, Yours Would Be Worthless And No One Would Mourn You. Is That Really What You Want? (sin) I Don’t Own My Life. It Means Nothing To Me. (kish) Then It Means Nothing To Anyone. But If You Had Your Life Again, Would It Still Be Worthless? (sin)

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No Daimon Gets Out Of Here Alive. (they Hit The Invisible Wall And Rebounded Off It.) Man. It Really Makes You Feel For The Bug On The Windshield, Doesn’t It? (acheron)

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Safe. No One Ever Is. No Matter How Hard We Try. No Matter How Much We Plan And Prepare. There Will Always Be An Enemy At The Door And A Storm Trying To Knock Us Down. Life's Not About Security. It's About Picking Up The Peices After It's All Over And Carrying On.

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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)

What? Had A Dry Spell Of Killing People Lately? (susan) As A Matter Of Fact, Yes. If It Doesn’t End Soon, I Might Get Out Of Practice. (otto)

But Don’t You Find The Concept Of Love Unusual? (alix) Not At All. Love I Understand Completely. It’s Hatred That Puzzles Me. I Don’t Comprehend Finding Pleasure In Cruelty. (vik)

Don’t Be Stupid, Katra. Never Speak In Anger And Never Try To Force Your Will Onto Someone Else. You’ll Never Find Peace In That. (acheron)

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

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

Not To Mention, It’d Be Worth Guarding Her Just For The Eye Candy Alone – Sheez, Can You Imagine Being Around That Day In And Day Out. Wonder If She Sleeps Naked…bet She Showers That Way. Every Day Even. Think About It. I’ll Even Bet She’s Naked Underneath Her Clothes. (syn)

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Honey, There’s Not A Single Woman In This Town Who Doesn’t Know About Sanctuary, Land Of The Bodacious Gods. Heck, Me And My Girlfriends Want To Get Together And Vote Mama Lo An Award For Her Policy Against Hiring Any Man Not Seriously Buff…not That You’re Not Buff. You Can Certainly Hold Your Own Against The Sanctuary Hotties. But Face It, Haven’t You Ever Noticed That This Place Is Like Hooters For Women? (sunshine) No, I Can Honestly Say That I’ve Never Noticed How Good-looking The Men At Sanctuary Are. Nor Have I Ever Cared. (talon)

It’s True, And I Was Really Hideous As A Preteen. Tall And Gawky. I Used To Bump My Head Into Everything. Still Do Sometimes. (kat) You Are My Daughter. (acheron) Sure I Am, I Can’t Imagine You Ever Being Uncoordinated. (kat) Oh, I Assure You I’ve Nailed Quite A Few Signs With My Forehead. It’s A Wonder ‘exit’ Isn’t Permanently Imprinted Right Between My Eyes. (acheron)

You Know The Beauty Of Driving One Of These? (wulf) No. (cassandra) You Can Swat A Daimon Like A Mosquito. (wulf) Well, Since They’re Both Bloodsucking Insects, I Say Go For It. (cassandra)

So What’s It Like To Live Without Emotions? (geary) It’s Hard. Imagine A World Without Taste. A World Where You Can See The Colors And All, But You Can’t Feel It. A Beautiful Clear Day Can Never Choke You Up. A Child’s Laughter Doesn’t Make You Smile. You Don’t Look At A Bunny And Think ‘how Cute.’ You Feel Absolutely Nothing. It’s Like Being Wrapped In Thick Cotton All The Time. (arik)

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

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.

We Are Coming Up On The Sumerian Apokalypsi–. (artemis) I Don’t Think They Use That Word. (kat) Who Cares What Word They Use? End Of The World Is End Of The World Regardless Of Whatever Term You Use For It! (artemis)

Desi, Babe. Still Playing Your Little Games, I See. Now Why Don't You Be A Good Daimon And Show Yourself To Me? (kyrian)

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)

What? Was That A Laugh? (delphine) No. (jericho) Yes, It Was. I Heard It. Holy Cow, Call Hermes To Spread The News. I Think I Just Started The End Of The World…it Has To Be A Sign Of The Apocalypse. (delphine)

If It Is Our Destiny To Be Hit By The Train, We Will Be Hit By The Train. The Only Thing We Can Change Is How The Train Turns Us Into A Hamburger.

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)

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)

Better To Be Judged By Twelve Than Carried By Six

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)

All That Matters To Me Is The Man In Front Of Me Right Now. (tory) I’m Not A Man, Soteria. (acheron) I Know. But If You Think Your Godhood Excuses You From Putting The Toilet Seat Down, Think Again. (tory)

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

Look, Bud. I’m Trained. Ticked Off. And I Have A Loaded Weapon. You Should Take Particular Note Of The Loaded Weapon Part When Annoying Me. (terri)

My Friend Died. (astrid) Died How? (zarek) Mmm, He Had Parvo. (astrid) Isn’t That A Dog’s Disease? (zarek) Yes. It Was Tragic. (astrid) Hey! I Resent That. (sasha) Behave Or I Will Give You Parvo. (astrid)

Relax, She’s Not Really Converting. (acheron) Look At Her! She’s Not Exactly Baking Cookies! (xypher)

So What Are You In The Mood For? (sunshine) How About Naked Sunshine Al Dente Covered In Whipped Cream And Chocolate? We Could Even Put A Cherry On Top. (talon)

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

Hey, Aren’t We Forgetting Something? (savitar) Your Dignity? (takeshi) No, You Have Me Confused With You Again. Aren’t You Supposed To Be Training Him? (savitar) So You Admit My Superiority By Deflecting My Attention To The Neophyte. (takeshi)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

All I Did Was Go To Sleep. There Shouldn’t Be Anything Safer Than That. (kiara) Spoken Like A True Civilian. Trust Me, Princess, That’s The Most Dangerous Thing Anyone Does…well, That, And Go To The Can. (nykyrian)

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)

Every Life, No Matter How Isolated, Touches Hundred 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.

Don’t Yell At Me When I Just Survived A Near-death Experience. (abbie)

Near Death Experience

The Worst Wounds, The Deadliest Of Them, Aren't The Ones People See On The Outside. They're The Ones That Make Us Bleed Internally.

Of Course, It Would Help If She Could Stay Focused, But She Had The Attention Span Of A Sick Flea.’ (sunshine)

The Simi Has Needs. Lots Of Needs. I Need Akri’s Plastic Card, For One Thing. It Very Nice. People Give Me Lots Of Stuff When I Hand It To Them. Ooo, I Really Like The New Plastic Card He Gave Me With My Own Name On It. It Blue And All Sparkly And It Says Simi Parthenopaeus. Doesn’t That Have A Nice Ring To It? I Have To Say It Again. Simi Parthenopaeus. I Like That A Lot. It Even Has My Picture In The Corner And I Am A Very Attractive Demon If I Do Say So Myself. Akri Says It, Too. ‘simi, You Are Beautiful.’ I Like It When He Tells Me That. (simi)

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

He Says He’d Rather Be Dead Than Leave Me. According To Him, We’re Family. I Guess That Makes Me The Psycho Uncle No One Wants To Talk To. And He’s The Kid With Only Imaginary Friends For Company. ‘normal’ Rockwell, Here We Come. (jared)

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

Hey, Vader, Keep Your Jedi Mind Tricks To Yourself. That Hurt! (jesse)

Aren’t You Forgetting Something?” – Acheron “what?” – Artemis “your Payment.” – Acheron “the Happiness On Your Face When First You Touched Him Was Enough. I Only Wish You’d Been There When Your Daughter Was Born, But That Was My Fault. I’ve Had A Lifetime Of Joy, Hugs And Love From Her And You Missed All Of That Because Of My Stupidity And Fear. His Life Is My Gift To Both Of You. Let’s Hope The Future Is Much Kinder To All Of Us Than The Past Has Been.” – Artemis

It's Easy To Misjudge Others. The One Thing I Try To Do With Everything I Write Is Open People's Eyes To Those They Normally Ignore Or Dismiss. To Make People Aware Of The "other" Side Of Things.

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)

Here. (zarek) What Is It? (astrid) Arsenic And Vomit. (zarek) Really? And Yet You Managed To Hack That Up So Quietly. Who Knew? Thanks. I’ve Never Had Vomit Before. I’m Sure It’s Extra Special. (astrid)

If You Or One Of The Blind Fools Who Follows You Honestly Believe You Can...bring It On. I'm In The Mood For Slaughter. Killing And Murder, Too. ~ Jericho A.k.a. Cratus

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

Death Is Just A New Beginning…at Least In My Religion. And Extreme Inebriation Seriously Helps. (syn)

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)

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

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)

How Do You Know All This? Jeez, Tory, You’re A Kid. Act Like It. (geary) (tory Reached Out And Punched Her On The Arm.) Ow! What Was That For? (geary) Unexpected And Irrational Emotional Outbursts. Isn’t That What Teenagers Are Supposed To Do? Oh, And Sulk. A Lot. (tory)

I Wish I Had Left Him As He Was. I Wish You Had Told Me This Would Happen. (amanda) Told You What, Amanda? That The Two Of You Would Spend The Rest Of Your Lives Loving Each Other? Raising Your Kis? Neither One Of You Have Any Idea How Miraculous Your Life Is. How Many People Would Gladly Sell Their Souls For What You Have. Forget Artemis And Immortality. What You Have Is Infinitely More Previous And Rare. (acheron)

There Are Some Things That Sorry Can't Fix. - Acheron Parthenopaeus

You Don’t Like People Who Have Money, Do You? (astrid) I’m Not Prejudiced Against Anyone, Princess. I Hate Everyone Equally. (zarek)

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)

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

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.

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)

Every Time I Think That It’s Not Worth It – That The People In It Deserve The Misery Of Their Lives – I Come Across Someone Who Makes Me Rethink That.

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

Things Were About As Normal As A Luddite Working For Bill Gates.’ – Sundown

You Know, Bud, I Don’t Know You From Adam, But That’s My Baby Sister You’re Hanging On To. So I’m Thinking The Wisest Course Of Action For You Is To Let Her Go And Introduce Yourself. Pronto. (rain)

This Is Getting Ugly.” – Abigail “like My Great-aunt’s Underpants.” – Sundown

You’ve No Idea...my Tongue Has Been Known To Let Blood On Four Continents. (geary)

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)

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

See What? I Didn’t See Anything. There Were No Scary People There. Nothing Freaky. I’m Going Home Now And Tomorrow I’m Going To Have The Doctors Check For A Brain Tumor. Full Battery Of Tests. Whole Nine Yard. Whatever’s Wrong With Me, We’ll Find It And Deal With It. At This Point, My Vote Is Either Tumor Or Space Alien Testing. Either One Works For Me. (geary)

So Long As You’re Not A Snap, You’re Safe. (nykyrian) Snap…syn Used That Term. (kiara) Single. Naïve. Amateur. Person. (nykyrian)

I’ve Lost Her. Can You Give Me Any Guidance?” – Sundown “on What? A New Personality? Car Buying? I’m A Wolf, Cowboy, Not A Life Counselor.” – Sasha

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

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.

Oh Yeah, Scooby, It Does. You And I Have Gone Round Many A Day. I’m The Reason You Keep Thinking You’ve Had Alien Abductions. (caleb)

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

When A Cow Lives With The Butcher, Sooner Or Later He Gets Eaten Unless He Helps The Other Cows Off To Their Slaughter. (nick)

So Just Look Mean And Don’t Make Eye Contact With Anyone. (syn) Gee, Hon, You Take Me To The Most Wonderful Places. (shahara)

You Don’t Trust Any Man, Ephani. (danger) And Neither Should You, Little Sister. Take A Bit Of Amazon Advice. Ride Him Into The Ground All Night Long, Then Slide A Blade Between His Ribs Come Morning. (ephani) That's Harsh. (alexion) So Is Life. (ephani)

Contrary To What You Think, Not All Preternatural Beings Hang Out At The Local Supernatural Pub Looking For Humans And Dates.

I Want My Fluff-fluff! (bob) Fluff-fluff… (zarek Looked Panicked.) (zarek)

I’ll Go And Help. (chris) What Are We Supposed To Do With You, Chris? Lob You At Them? (wulf)

You Really Don’t Want To Take That Tone With Me. (varyk) Well, I Do Have Several Others We Can Choose From. Contemptuous. Angry. Snide. Aggravated. How About I Just Settle On Extreme Sarcasm And We Call It Even? (dev)

Do That Again And, Bracelet Or No Bracelet, I’ll Tear Your Head Off And Use It For A Doorstop. (xypher)

What If One Of Her Father’s Soldiers Panicked And Fired For No Reason? Though Pilots Were Carefully Trained, Mistakes Happened And She Didn’t Want To Be Included In A Statistics Report Under “uh-oh, My Bad.”’ (kiara)

You’ve Got On A White Coat. (ephani) Awesome Cognitive Powers You Have There. (alexion)

A Pox On Both His Testicles! (esperetta)

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

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)

It Is A Rule That Those Who Come Into A Court Of Justice To Seek Redress, Must Come With Clean Hands, And Must Disclose A Transaction Warranted By Law.

Is He A Good Boy? (cherise) No, Mom, He’s Satan Incarnate. In Fact, Once It’s Over, We’re Going To Get Liquored Up And Tattooed, Then Find Some Cheap Hos And Have A Good Time With His Trust Fund. (nick)

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)

No! I Don’t Want To Ouija, Or Do The Pendulum Thing, And I Swear If I See One Tarot Card Or Rune Stone I’ll Yack Cupcake All Over You. (grace)

Oh, I Remember How Beautiful You Were. You Didn't Have Any Hair. You Were Such A Bald Little Booger, I Thought I Was Going To Have To Save Up To Buy You A Toupee.

He Was Death, And He'd Ridden In On A Pale Horse.

These Are Used Solely For Blood Rites. (leo) Is That Like Special Ed? (susan)

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)

Why Would You Train An Instrument Of Destruction? (jericho) We All Choose Our Destinies. Our Birth Doesn’t Dictate Our Future Unless We Allow It. (acheron)

Dragons Have Sharp Talons. Sometimes I Don’t Get Out Of The Way Quickly Enough. (sebastian) Maybe You Should Fight Smaller Dragons. (channon)

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