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Why Are You Talking To The King Loser Dork? You Want To Talk About Ugly? Look At What He’s Wearing. (stone) I Like A Man Who Takes Fashion Chances. It’s The Mark Of Someone Who Lives By His Own Code. A Rebel. A Real Lone Wolf Is A Lot Sexier Than A Pack Animal Who Follows Orders And Can’t Have An Opinion Unless Someone Else Gives It To Him. (nekoda)

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Why Are You Talking To The King Loser Dork? You Want To Talk About Ugly? Look At What He’s Wearing. (stone) I Like A Man Who Takes Fashion Chances. It’s The Mark Of Someone Who Lives By His Own Code. A Rebel. A Real Lone Wolf Is A Lot Sexier Than A Pack Animal Who Follows Orders And Can’t Have An Opinion Unless Someone Else Gives It To Him. (nekoda)

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You Touch Her, And I Will Take That Dagger At Your Side And Cut Your Heart Out With It. (julian)

I Just Love To Put A Hurt On Evil Things. (katra)

Hey, Sunshine, Your Friend’s Awake. What’s His Name? (starla) I Don’t Know, Starla. I Didn’t Ask. (sunshine) You Look Like A Steve. Are You Hungry, Steve? (starla)

Then He Will Be Called Acheron For The River Of Woe. Like The River Of The Underworld, His Journey Shall Be Dark, Long And Enduring. He Will Be Able To Give Life And To Take It. He Will Walk Through His Life Alone And Abandoned – Ever Seeking Kindness And Ever Finding Cruelty. May The Gods Have Mercy On You, Little One. No One Else Ever Will. (oracle)

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.

We’ve Come To Kill Zarek Of Moesia, And If You Get In Our Way, Little Girl, We’re Going To Kill You. (otto) I’ll Be Damned. He Speaks. Or Rather Growls. (jess) But Not For Long If He Doesn’t Watch His Mouth. For The Record, Squire, It Would Take More Man Than You To Even Scratch Me. (syra) I Live For A Woman Who Scratches. Just Make Sure You Keep It On The Back, Baby. I Don’t Like Scars. (otto)

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

I Don’t Like Being Threatened, Lied To, Or Manipulated. You’d Do Well To Remember That. (simone) Or What? You’re Going To Snivel At Me? (xypher)

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

I Just Don’t See How Anyone Can Be So Cold. (kiara) And You Should Be Grateful, Little Girl, To Whatever God You Worship, That You Can Say That. In The World We Come From, I Don’t Understand How Anyone Can Be Anything But Cold. (syn)

I Never Lied To You. (kiara) Of Course You Did –you Said You Could See The Real Us– That We Weren’t As Bad As We Claimed. But You Didn’t And, Just Like Everyone Else, So Long As We Risk Our Lives To Protect And Save You, We’re Okay. But The Moment We Have To Make A Choice Not Ours, The Moment You See What Our Pasts Have Made Us, You’re Horrified By The Truth And Hate Us For It Like We Had Some Kind Of Choice In What We Are. (syn)

You Know The Incredible Thing About Hearts Is Their Unbelievable Capacity For Forgiveness. You’d Be Amazed What People Will Overlook When They Love Someone. (acheron)

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

(at The Back Of The Cave, Phoebe Placed Her Hand Against One Of The Stones Where A Spring Release Opened An Elevator Door. Chris Gave An Over Exaggerated Gape.) Holy Hand Grenade, Batman, It’s A Bat Cave. (chris)

Vane Passed The Mashed Potatoes Across Bride To Fury, Who Stared At Them With A Fierce Frown "what Are These?" He Asked. "potatoes," Vane Told Him. "what Did They Do To Them?

She Didn’t Judge Him Or Hate Him For Things That Weren’t His Fault. She Accepted Him And That Was The Greatest Miracle Of All.

Kaiaphas. I See You Finally Made Some Friends. You Must Have Learned To Use A Toothbrush At Last. You Know It’s The Whole Up And Down, Back And Forth That Confuses People…or Demons. (xypher)

You Know It Doesn’t Work That Way, T. I Have To Be Touching The Body Or Something That Belonged To The Victim. Photos Only Give Me A Paper Cut…and The Willies. (simone)

That's Right. Uh-huh. Uh-huh," Nick Said Arrogantly. "you Might Know Karate, Boy, But I Know Gorilla, And I'm A Level 40 Champion In It. Let's Hear It For Diddy Kong! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew!" He Mimicked The Sound Of A Gorilla As He Held On For Dear Life.

Oh, You’re Going To Die All Right. All Of You. And For What You’ve Done To My Brother You Will Suffer Unimaginably! (kessar) Yada, Yada, Yada. Am I The Only One Who Gets Sick Of The Bad-guy Monologue? ‘ooo, I’m The Big Evil. I’m Going To Kill You All. Just Wait While I Bore You To Tears With My Egomaniacal Bullshit. I’m Just A Demon Windbag Who Likes To Hear Himself Speak And I’m Trying To Intimidate You.' (kat)

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)

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)

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)

Atlantis: Fabled. Mystical. Golden. Mysterious. Glorious And Magical. There Are Those Who Claim That It Never Was. But Then There Are Also Those Who Think They Are Safe In This Modern World Of Technology And Weapons. Safe From All The Ancient Evils. They Even Believe That Wizards, Warriors, And Dragons Are Long Dead. They Are Fools Clinging To Their Science And Logic While Thinking It Will Save Them. (thrylos)

Where Are We? (jericho) Noir’s Happy Place. It’s Where He Brings The Beings He Wants To Play With. (asmodeus) Punish. (jericho) You Say Ta-mah-to. I Say To-mah-to. (asmodeus)

She’s Been Hanging Out With Nick.” – Acheron “nick? As In I-hate-your-guts-ash-go-die Nick?” – Tory

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.

Just Out Of Curiosity, How Many Weapons Are In That Thing? (kiara) Enough To Make Me Happy. (nykyrian)

Sanctuary, Home Of The Howlers And Stragglers Of The Were Universe. (damien)

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

Yeah, Well, Your People Happen To Be Soul-sucking Demons. (wulf) You Ever Met A Banker Or A Lawyer? Tell Me Who’s Worse, My Urian Or One Of Them? At Least We Need The Food; They Do It Just For Profit Margins. (phoebe)

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)

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

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)

Someone Else Has To Be Disseminating It. (mark) Dis-a What? (nick) Disseminating. It Means Distributing It. (mark) Then Why Didn’t You Say That? (nick) Remind Me To Get Him A Word-of-the-day Calendar. (mark)

You Need To Modulate That Unwarranted Ire, Buddy. I'm Not Your 'ho And You Ain't My Pimp

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

I’m A Goddess Of Destruction. Tell Me Honestly That You Find Nothing Exciting About The Idea Of A Billion People Screaming Out For Mercy When There’s No One Left Who Cares What Befalls Them. Of The Entire Earth Being Rained On By All Manner Of Demons Bent On Ultimate Torture And Sacrifice. Them Ripping And Shredding Human Flesh As They Claw In A Drunken Frenzy Fueled By Their Hatred Of Everything. Drinking Blood In An Orgy Of Terror...ahhh, The Beauty Of Annihilation. There’s Nothing Like It.(apollymi)

Then What Good Is He? (maggie) I Ask Myself Every Friggin’ Day Exactly What You Did. What Good Am I? The Answer Is Simple. There’s Nothing Good About Me And I Like It That Way. Pride Myself On It, In Fact. (savitar)

This Can’t Be Happening. It’s Just Not Possible. (cassandra) Oh, Well, Let’s Not Have Reality Intrude Now, Shall We? I Mean, Hey, You’re A Mythological Being Descended From Mythological Beings And You’re In The House Of An Immortal Guardian No Human Can Remember Five Minutes After They Leave His Presence. Who’s To Say That You Can’t Get Pregnant In A Dream By Him? What? We’re Jumping Into The Realm Of Reality Now? (katra)

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

Are We Going To Debate Philosophy Or Should I Just Kiss And Make Up With The Demon Now? Let It Get A Good Shot At Your Throat So It Can Rip It Out? (xypher) Put Him Down Mercifully. (kat) Yes, Queenie. I’ll Make Sure And Use A Cushioned Blade. (xypher)

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

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

Simple. Atlantis Can't Be Found." He Scoffed At Her. " You're The Second Person To Tell Me That In Less Than An Hour.

Greek Mythology

He Looked Down At Her. "have You Found That Peace?" Yes, She Had. But It Was So Corny And Cliched That She Couldn't Bring Herself To Admit It. "a Wise Man Once Told Me That Peace Has To Come From Within. We Have To Learn To Like Ourselves Before We Can Find Our Place In The World.

Can You Stand? (aimee) I’m Not Helpless. (fang) Oh, Look! Mr. Macho Is Back In All His Glory. Hello, Mr. Macho, It’s So Not Good To See You Again. But You Know, Mr. Macho, That You’ve Been Bedridden To The Point That Your Legs Aren’t Used To Carrying Your Weight And You’re Not Really Human. So If You Want To Get Up And Fall, Gods Forbid I Do Anything To Stop It. After All, I Live For America’s Funniest Home Videos. Should I Fetch A Camcorder Now? (aimee)

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)

What Are You Doing Here? (devyn) I Love You, Too, Pookie Bear. (zarina)

I’m No More Used To Being Without A Weapon Than You Are. (cassandra) She’s Right About That. Her Teddy Bear Is A Six-inch Retractable Knife With A Snub-nosed .38 Special. (katra)

I Don’t Know Who Has It, But Apparently Other People Have Been Playing It Which Is Why We Have Zombies Cropping Up All Over The Place. (madaug) Yeah, Two And Three At A Time, ‘cause God Forbid Kids Should Do What We Did Back In The Old Days And Play In A Room By Ourselves. What Kind Of Geeks Are They Raising Nowadays? Geeks With Friends Who Play Video Games Together. Whoever Heard Of Such? It’s The End Of Days, I’m Telling You All. (bubba)

Oh, This I Have To See. I Love It When You Go For The Vernacular. Jugular.

It Seemed His Demon Couldn't Tell The Physical Difference Between When He Was In Danger And When He Was "in" Danger.

Pain Doesn’t Respect Age, My Lady.

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)

You Must Be Pain In The Nick.” – Dev “huh?” – Nick “don’t Wet Your Pets. Just A Figure Of Speech. Your Mom’s Been Talking About You All Day, Boy. You Are Her Favorite Topic.” – Dev “well, I Try Hard Not To Be Her Favorite Hemorrhoid.” – Nick

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)

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)

Look What You Did. (jericho Snapped At Zarek.) I Broke It. (jericho)

Vik? You Ready? (devyn) Your Stupidity Is What I Live For, Captain. (vik)

You’re Not The Only One Who’s Loyal And Decent, Ture. It’s Why I Won’t Betray Darling. He Wouldn’t Betray Me And I Know It. When Someone Really Loves You, They Find A Way To Get To You, Even In The Darkest Night, Against All Odds. Through The Worst Nightmares, They Are There, Holding Your Hand. They’re There To Stand With You To The End. I Don’t Just Believe That. I Know It. - Zarya Starska

I Worry About The Men Of Your Time, Grace. They All Seem To Be Great Fools. (julian)

You Know, Your Sarcasm Isn’t Appreciated Right Now. I’ve Been Drugged, Beaten, Nearly Raped, Saved, Drugged Again, Hijacked, And Now Threatened By You. Tell Me, What Else Should I Look Forward To? Torture, Or Just A Good Maiming? (kiara)

Good God, Dev. Have You Completely Lost Your Mind? Don’t Tease The Psychotic Tiger. He’s Getting All Angry And Frothing At The Mouth. Someone’s Going To Think He’s Rabid. (serre) Yeah, But Teasing Him Is Like Throwing Meat At Kyle. It’s Highly Entertaining. (dev)

I Know What It’s Like To Be Torn Between A Love So Pure It Burns You Deep Down In A Place You Didn’t Know Someone Could Touch You And Between Your Oath And Duties. Between The Love Of A Father You’ve Always Known And One You Know You Can Depend On Forever Versus A Love That’s New And Untested. But You Know What I Learned? It’s A Lot Easier To Live Without My Father’s Love Than It Is To Live Without Phoebe’s. (urian) (acheron Didn’t Speak As Urian Left Him Alone.) That Just Makes You Want To Vomit, Doesn’t It? (jaden)

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.

You Have To Remember That What We’re Dealing With Here Are Sumerian Gallu Demons. The Next To The Lowest Form Of Demon On The Demon Food Chain. They’re Simple Demons Really. Lowly. You Know…morons. (jaden)

Yeah, Well, I Guess I Feel Like All Of Us Misfits Need To Hang Together. At Least That Way We Don't Swing Along. (tabitha)

We Never Let Our People Just Go. (joe) What Are You? Wolfram And Hart? (steele) Oh, No, Sweetie, They Just Take Your Soul For Service. We Intend To Take Even More Than That. (tee)

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)

Grim Sighed Heavily. "i Swear I'm Getting A Migraine." "my Mom Suffers From Those A Lot, Too." "being Around You, I Imagine She Does.

I Don’t Like Your Hair Black. (artemis) And I Don’t Like Your Head Attached To Your Shoulders. Guess We Can’t All Have What We Want, Huh? (acheron)

Grudges Seldom Hurt Anyone Except The One Bearing Them.

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.

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.

How Do You Know That? (stryker) I Know Everything. I Feel Every Heartbeat In The Universe. Hear Every Scream For Mercy And Feel Every Tear Of Pain. (jared)

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)

You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me. I Thought You Were The Most Powerful Of Beings. Even The Gods Fear You. (stryker) We All Have Predators. The Entire Universe Exists In A System Of Checks And Balances. I Just Met My Zero Balance. (war) Are You Honestly Telling Me That The Most Powerful Creature On This Planet Is A Pathetic Cajun Guttersnipe Who Offed Himself Because One Of My Men Killed His Mommy? (stryker)

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.

Val, I'm On Bourbon—” “i Will Not Venture Down That Street Of Crass Iniquities And Plebeian Horror, Acheron. It Is The Cesspit Of Humanity. Don‟t Even Ask It.” Ash Rolled His Eyes At The Roman‟s Arrogant Tone. “i Need You In The Swamp.” Silence Answered Him. "we Have A Situation." “where Do You Need Me?

You Live Your Life Like It’s A Rare Treasure To Be Savored. You Take Pleasure From The Simplest Of Things And You Never Take Them For Granted. I Saw The Joy On Your Face And The Life In Your Eyes When You Cradled The Permits To Your Chest. I’ve Never Seen Anything Lovelier. I Actually Thought You Would Cry Just From The Joy Of Touching Them. I’ve Been Numb All My Life, Megeara, But You…you Feel On A Level That I Can’t Even Imagine, And For A Little While I Wanted To Feel That, Too. (arik)

Then Why Can’t I Bully You Into Procreating? (wulf) See! I’m The Only Human In History To Have Viking Yenta Of His Very Own. God, How I Wish My Father Had Been A Fertile Man. (chris)

I Can’t Believe I’m Mated To Someone Who’s Allergic To Me. (ravyn) You? I’m The One Who Should Be Having A Hissy. How Do I Introduce You To People? Hi, This Is My…what? Significant Other? Mate? Pet? (susan)

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

Are You Out Of Your Collective Minds? I Swear I Can’t Leave You Two Alone For Three Seconds That You Don’t Go Off And Hurt Yourselves. I Expect Stupid Out Of You, But You Know Better.” – Caleb “i Tried To Tell Him That. He Won’t Listen To Me. Tag. You’re It.” – Nekoda

The Way To Overcome The Angry Man Is With Gentleness, The Evil Man Goodness, The Miser With Generosity, And The Liar With Truth. (indian Proverb) It Sounds Good, Doesn’t It? If Only People And Life Were That Effing Easy. Trust Me, It Takes More Than A Friendly Biscuit To Tame A Hungry Lion. And It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Hurt. Then It’s War. (savitar)

Are You Calling Me Out? (varyk) I’m Calling You Slow. Not Out. (dev)

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

I Hope You Find Peace, My Brother. (acheron) Peace Walks Hand In Hand With A Quite Conscience. (savitar)

Have You Been Drinking This Morning? How Did You Miss Me? I Swear I’ve Fought Old Women With Better Reflexes. (takeshi) The Fact You Fight Old Women Tells Me Just How Rusty You’ve Become. What? Your Ego Needed The Boost And They Were The Only Ones You Could Find You Could Beat? (savitar)

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.

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

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

If I Want To Play Mind Games, I'd Buy A Rubik's Cube. ~ Acheron, A Character.

If I Could Have One Wish, It Would Be For People To Look At One Another With Open Hearts And Minds. Most Of All, To Look At Each Other With Compassion. No Matter Who They Are.

I Waited Two Thousand Years For You, Grace Alexander,” He Whispered In Her Ear. “and You Were Worth Every Second Of It.

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

Chris Would Disagree With You. (wulf) I Think Chris Would Disagree With A Signpost. (cassandra)

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

He Doesn’t Anger Easily. This Is Good. (takeshi) Yes, I’m More Of A Simmer Slowly Until It Boils Over And Ruins Everything Kind Of Man. (acheron)

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 Mean Teletubbies? (berith) The Fact That You Know What They’re Called, Berith, Truly Scares Me. (jericho) As A Demon Of Torture, It Behooves Me To Know All Things That Are Deeply Annoying. You’d Be Amazed How Many People In The Modern Age No Longer Fear Zombies As Much As Teletubbies. (berith) Not Really. I’d Rather Battle A Brain-eating Zombie Any Day Than Hear Them Sing. (jericho)

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

Little Chickie La La, Isn’t Dumb Enough To Fall For That, Guys. (tabitha)

Life Is A Tapestry Woven By The Decisions We Make.

Decisions We Make

Not Everyone Who's Homeless Is A Drug-addict Or In Need Of Mental Health Care. Some Are Normal People Who've Been Knocked Down, And It Can Happen To You, Too. Not All Of Us Made Bad Life Choices.

Syn May Be Too Much Of A Gentleman To Hit You, But I’m Not. I’m Not Only Ashamed To Call You Human, I’m Completely Disgusted That We Share The Same Gender. You Want To Know The Truth? The Only Filth In This Room Is You, And You’re The One Who Doesn’t Deserve To Breathe Our Air. Decent’s Got Nothing To Do With Birthright. It’s All About Actions, And Trust Me, You’re The Lowest Form I’ve Ever Met And I’ve Taken In The Worst Scum Imaginable. But I’d Rather Sit At The Table With Them Than You Any Day. (shahara To Mara)

You Woke Up On The Wrong Side Of The Oak Tree, Didn’t You? (acheron)

Keep Your Lips And Other Body Parts To Yourself Or You’ll Be Headless. (apollymi)

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

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)

Everyone Has A Choice. (kiara) No, Princess, They Don’t. Choices Aren’t Always Up To Us. Life And Circumstances Can Shred Even The Stoutest Soul. No Matter How Pure And Untainted You Think You Are, I Promise You That You, Too, Can Be Shoved Into The Darkness, Just Like We Were. (syn)

Love Is Deceitful And Sublime. In Its Truest Form, It Brings Out The Best In All Beings. At Its Worse, It's A Tool Used To Manipulate And Ruin Any One Who Is Stupid Enough To Hold It. Don't Be Stupid.

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

I’m Assuming Those Are Daimons. (susan) No, They’re Avon Ladies. (ravyn)

That Depends On The Man. I Like Breasts Myself. A Nice Rack Goes A Long Way In Getting Me To Do Just About Anything. Even Stupid Things. (phobos) You Are So Offensive! (delphine) Oh, Please, I’m Ten Thousand Years Old. You’re Lucky I’m Not More Chauvinistic Than I Am. Babe, I’ve Come A Long Way. (phobos)

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

You Swore An Oath, Just Like The Rest Of Us. I Won’t Have You Preying On Innocents In My Town. (talon) Ooo. How Cliché, Little Partner. Wanna Tell Me To Be Out By Sunup, Or Better Yet, This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Two Of Us? (zarek)

Where I Am Always Thou Art. Thy Image Lives Within My Heart.

Are All Knights So Gentle? (taryn) I Know Not, Taryn, Since I Don’t Make It My Habit To Lie Abed With Other Knights. (sparhawk)

You Should Be More Careful. You Could Have Broken Your Neck Or As Big As You Are Landed On Someone And Killed Them. (tory)

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.

I’m Stuck Fighting. (acheron) You’re Stuck Fighting. But You’re Welcome To Come Share My Beach Any Time You Get Tired Of The Brawl. (savitar) Save Me A Spot. If This Blows Up In My Face, I’ll Be Back With My Tail Forever Tucked Between My Legs. (acheron)

You Were Supposed To Die. It Would Have Been A Good Start. (kessar) I Don’t Know. I Die, You Get Bored. World Ends. Doesn’t Really Fit, Does It? Besides, I Can’t Make Things Too Easy On You. What’s Life Without Pain? (sin)

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

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)

How Old Are You?” – Nick “that Many Zeros And You Just Get Tired Of Counting.” – Caleb

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

Where Are You Anyway? (acheron) I Don't Know. I Hear Some Godawful Kind Of Music From Outside, Horns Blaring, And I'm In A House With A Mohawk Cuckoo Bird, A Transvestite, And A Knife-wielding Lunatic. (valerius) Why Are You At Tabitha's? (acheron)

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)

Wolves Don’t Socialize With Humans. You Guys Tend To Freak Out When You Learn What We Are. Not To Mention, Your Females Are Rather Frail. I Don’t Like Having To Hold Back For Fear Of Bruising Or Killing My Partner When I Mate. (vane) And People Think I Speak My Mind. Jeez. You Will Just Say Anything, Won’t You? (sunshine)

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

What Would You Like? (maggie) I Don’t Care. I’ll Eat Anything Not Tylenol Or Chocolate. (wren)

Were You Raised In A Barn? You Don't Just Walk Into Someone's House." Ash Laughed. "i Have An Open Invitation To Enter Whenever I'm Here." "yeah, But What If He's Naked Or Something?" Ash Led Him Into The Foyer. "i've Known Kyrian For Over Two Thousand Years, And I Can Honesty Say That I Have Never Once Caught Him Naked In His Living Room." The Door Closed Behind Them Without Ash Or Nick Touching It- Something That Always Unnerved Nick When Ash Did It. "besides, Rosa's Still Here. I Know He's Not Walking Around Bare-assed With Her On Duty.

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

I Assure You, Princess, If You Saw The Real Me, You’d Run For Cover. (zarek) Only If I Knew You’d Be Waiting Under That Cover For Me. (astrid)

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

Note To Self On Waking. Lay Off The Beer On An Empty Stomach. This Dream Is Even More Screwed Up Than The Time I Had A Donkey And A Corkscrew. (aiden) Donkey And A Corkscrew? (leta) I Don’t Know You Well Enough To Fill You In On Those Details. (aiden)

Yeah, Well, I’ll Be Glad To Birth It If It Means I Can Name Him Something Normal. (zarek) Yeah, Yeah. This From A Man Who Whines Like A Two-year-old When He Stubs His Toe. I’d Like To See You Survive Ten Hours Of Childbirth. (astrid)

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

Man, He Deserves A Hero Cookie. (selena)

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)

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

Yeah, But I Don’t Want To Be In Pain, And I Definitely Don’t Want To Suffer.” – Nick “well…the Only Way To Avoid Them Is To Die.” – Death “okay, Let’s Change The Topic Now. Oh, Look! A Chicken.” – Nick

Desi, Desi, Desi What Am I Going To Do With You? (kyrian) Don't You Dare Take That Flippant Tone With Me! (desiderius) Why Ever Not? (kyrian) Because I Am Not Some Scared Little Daimon To Run Cringing From You. I Am Your Worst Nightmare. (desiderius) Must You Resort To Cliches? C'mon, Desidisastrous, Couldn't You Think Of Anything More Original Than That B-movie Dialogue Staple? (kyrian)

Worst Nightmares

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)

So Is There Any Part Of You That’s Not A Lethal Weapon? (kiara) No. Even My Wits Are Sharpened. (nykyrian)

Asmodeus! You Don’t See Her, Do You Hear Me? (jericho) Completely Blind, Minor Master. Hearing Is Intact. Is There Anyone Here Besides The Two Of Us? No? Good. I’m Leaving Now Unless Minor Master Has Another Preferably Nonpainful Task For Me. (asmodeus) You're Dismissed. (jericho) Cool Beaners. (asmodeus)

So Eager To Die Are You? (zakar) Not Particularly, But I’d Rather Go Down Clubbing Kessar Than From Boredom. (kat)

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

Then You’re Going To Stay In That Net Until Eternity Comes To Pass. (sin) Well, That’s Really Intelligent, Isn’t It? What Are You Going To Do? Put Drinks On Me Or Just Use Me As A Conversation Piece Whenever Friends Come Over? And Let’s Not Even Think About What’s Going To Happen When I Need To Use The Restroom, Shall We? I Hope You Have A Standing Order At Sofa Express. (kat)

Where Are You Going? (nykyrian) To Get A Drink And Kill Cruel…not Necessarily In That Order. (syn)

Simi, Why Did Acheron Send You Here? (astrid) To Protect You From Thanatos So That Your Sisters Don’t Get All Freaky And Destroy The World. Or Something Like That. I Don’t Know Why All Of You Fear The End Of The World. It’s Not So Bad, Really. At Least Then Akri’s Mama Be Free. Then She Wouldn’t Be So Cranky At The Simi All The Time. (simi) Ash’s Mother Is Still Alive? (zarek) Oh, Akri Get Mad Whenever I Tell That. Bad Simi. I Not Talk Anymore. I Need Food. (simi)

People Make Their Own Reality. That Was What Praxis Had Taught Him Years Ago. A Hundred People Can Witness The Exact Same Event, And Give Two Hundred And Three Different Accountings Of It.

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

My Mission Is To Kill The Bad Guy, Save The World, And Hopefully End Up With The Girl. (steele)

My Ma Used To Say That Crying Is Good For You. Tears Are The Path That Free Your Mind Of Sorrowful Thoughts.

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

But If Fate Won’t Be Denied...if It’s Set, How Could There Be Infinite Possibilities? (kat) Only Certain Aspects Are Fated. The Outcome Isn’t. It Was Fated That Sin Would Loose His Godhood. The Means And What Followed Were Determined By Free Will. Free Will Is That One Scary Variable That Sets So Much Into Motion That No One, Not Even I, Have Control Over. (acheron)

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

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

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)

What Do You Want From Me?” – Nick “normally, It’d Be Your Life And Your Soul. Unfortunately, I Can’t Take Either Right Now. Sucks To Be Me Today.” – Death

I Don’t Wanna Die, Man. They’re Not Playing. Have You Seen How Many Of Them Are Out There? One Just Took A Shot At Me, So Unlike You Morons, I’m Hiding. Hiding Is Nice. (vik)

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 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

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

What Are You Doing Here? (artemis) I Wanted To Thank You For What You Did Tonight, But As I Considered That, It Dawned On Me That You Have Never Once In Eleven Thousand Years Done Anything For Me For Free. The Sheer Fear Factor Of That Realization Alone Has Made Me Come Seeking You. So What Gives? (acheron)

Let's Play It Safe. I’m Not In The Mood To Run Right Now And I Know Fighting Is Suicide. Last Thing I Want To Do Is Make My Enemies Happy By Dying. (syn)

So Why Did You Get Shot? One Of Your Witticisms Go Awry? (nekoda)

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

You Know, If My Life Was A Horse, I’d Shoot It. (susan)

Don't Cross Me Scooby-doo. I'm Not An Old Man In A Mask Waiting To Be Thwarted By You Meddling Kids.

I Swear, Kat, You Drive Like You’re Playing A Video Game. (cassandra) Yeah, Yeah. Wanna See The Ray Gun I Have Under The Hood To Zap Them If They Don’t Get Out Of My Way? (katra)

Don’t Worry, Chris. The Day That Sony Playstation Attacks The World And Threatens To Destroy It, We’ll Give You A Call. (katra)

You Risked The Cub? (dev) He’s Not Just A Cub. (aimee) You’re Right. He’s The Passenger Who Fell Off The Short Bus. (dev)

Marriage And Friendship Were Built On Trust And Loyalty. Not Deceit And Lies. Love Could Only Be Given. It Could Never Be Demanded.

Now That System Has Weakened To The Point He And His Worst Disciples Are Able To Be Free. He Wants Total Mayhem And Bloodshed. Most Of All, He Wants Sin To Suffer For Helping To Lock Him In There. (zakar) Oh, This Just Gives You The Warm And Fuzzies, Doesn’t It? (kat)

There Are Some Pains That Run Too Deep For Anything To Absolve Them. The Best We Can Do Is Pick Up The Pieces And Hope For The Strength We Need To Keep Going.

Have Any Of You Taken A Look Out At Greece In The Last, Say, Hour Or So? (hermes) What? Are They Reacting To The Fact I Cursed The Apollites? (apollo) I Don’t Think That Bothers Them Nearly As Much As The Fact The Island Of Atlantis Is Now Gone And The Atlantean Goddess Apollymi Is Cutting A Swathe Through Our Country, Laying Waste To Everyone And Everything She Comes Into Contact With. And In Case You’re Curious, She’s Headed Straight For Us. I Could Be Really Wrong Here, But I’m Guessing The Woman’s Extremely Pissed. (hermes)

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)

I'm Beginning To Think The Only Choice Anyone Has In Life Is Between Either A Bad Choice Or A Worse One.

I Swear, Daimons Or Not, If You Don’t Behave, Z, I’m Going To Send You To Antarctica And Leave You There To Rot. (acheron) Ooo. I’m Terrified. Those Killer Penguins And Hairy Seals Are Really Scary. (zarek)

Don’t Play That Game With Me, Acheron. Tell Me What I Need To Know! (xypher) Nice Tone. We Should Rent You Out To Record Halloween Albums. (acheron)

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

By The Way, Don’t Breathe On The Upholstery Or I May Have To Gut You. (nick)

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

Remember What I’ve Told You. Looks Can Often Deceive You. A Poor Man Can Don The Robes Of A Prince And A Prince Can Be Shoeless In The Street. We Judge People By What Their Actions Are, Not By The Clothes They Wear. (eleni)

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)

When You Dance With The Devil, You Don't Get To Pick The Tune.

He Said He–meaning You–had Been Addicted To This Drug He Fed Sunshine. Getting Anything That Personal Out Of You Is Like Removing A Tooth From A Lion Without A Tranquilizer. (talon)

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.

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

Now You’re Thinking Like Me. A Little Eye-gouging, Some Slit Nostrils…i Could Seriously Get Into That. (acheron)

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