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You Want The Bad News, Or The Really Bad News? (eros) Oh, Let’s See…how About We Make My Day Special, And Start With The Worst, Then Work Our Way Up? (julian)

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(ash Used His Powers To Lift Zarek From The Floor And Pin Him Roughly Against The Ceiling.) Stop Pushing Your Luck, Boy. I’ve Had It With You. (acheron) Have You Ever Thought Of Hiring Yourself Out To Disneyland? People Would Pay A Fortune For This Ride. (zarek)

Glad To See You’re Still Breathing.” – Caleb “glad To Be Breathing.” – Nick

Shutup, Lapdog, This Isn’t Your Fight, Either. Boy, You Better Counsel That Tongue Before You Find Yourself Without It.

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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)

No, Simi. No Food. (acheron) No, Simi. No Food. The Simi Don’t Like This, Akri. Katoteros Is Boring. There’s Nothing Fun There. Only Old Dead People Who Want To Come Back Here. Bleh! (simi) Simi...(acheron) I Hear And Obey, Akri. The Simi Just Never Said She Would Do So Quietly. (simi)

It Can’t Eat Him. I Forbid It. (artemis) She Can Do As She Pleases. I Taught Her To Waste Not, Want Not. (acheron)

He Was Through Playing Games. When It Came To Soteria, He Had No Sense Of Humor Whatsoever. Anyone Who Threatened Her, Ended Their Life. It Was That Simple.

The Past Is Dead. Tomorrow Will Become Whatever Decision You Make It. ~ Acheron.

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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)

My Demon Ate Them. (nick) What Happened To The Jocks? (acheron) Riiiight. And I Suppose The Big Bad Wolf Will Be Coming In Right Behind You To Finish Up? Or Is It The Gingerbread Man I Need To Fear? (nick)

Yeah. And Savitar Predates Him. He Has Presided Over This Council Since The Very Beginning, And Notice, Savitar Looks About Thirty. We Don’t Know What He Is, But He Ain’t One Of Us And He Ain’t Human. And Trust Me, You Don’t Want To Mess With Him. (paris) Thank You For That Highly Unamusing Summation. Next Time I Have Insomnia, I Know Who To Call. In The Meantime, Little Lioness Who Would Probably Like To Live Another Year, Don’t Interrupt Me Again. I Don’t Like It And I Tend To Kill The Things I Don’t Like. (savitar)

Does Fang Have An Off Switch? Talon Asked Vane.

You The Dark-hunter?" Kyrian Arched A Brow. "you The Flunky?" "i Don't Like Your Tone." "and I Dont't Like You. Now That We've Dispensed With The Introductions And Have Declared Our Mutual Distaste For One Another, Why Don't You Take Me To The One Who Holds Your Leash?

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

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.

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?

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

Tell Me The Name Of Your Best Friend. (sunshine) Wulf Tryggvason. (talon) Oh My God, You Just Answered A Question. I Think The World May End Over It. (sunshine)

You Can’t Die, Vik. You’re A Mechbot. (syn) They Can Pull Me Apart And Reprogram Me. Trust Me, That’s Death. Now Shush Before They Find Us. Remember – Hide, People, Hide. (vik)

Life Is Gamble, It's Harsh And Painful Most Of The Time, And It's Not For The Timid. Spoils Go To The Victor, Not To The One Who Doesn't Even Show Up For The Battle." -acheron

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

Dammit, Vik. How Can You Not Know What’s Wrong With This Thing? Can’t You Commune With It Or Something? (devyn) My Name Is Not ‘dammit, Vik’ And I Find It Ironic That You Think I Can Commune With All Metal Beings When You Can Barely Communicate Your Point Of View To Your Own Parents. And They Birthed You. I Did Not Give Birth To This Ship. Last Time I Checked, I Was Male And That Would Be Impossible On A Multitude Of Levels. (vik)

Really, If That’s The Case, You Need To Stop Letting Your Mother Dress You Funny. It’s Hard To Take Anyone Serious As A Killer When He Looks Like An Investment Banker. The Only Part Of Me That’s Nervous Is My Checkbook. (kat)

Sweetie, In Our World, Fair’s Got Nothing To Do With Anything. He Who Has The Greatest Power Wins. It’s Why We’re All Willing To Kill Each Other Off Without Flinching. (solin)

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)

I Think We Both Need To Work On Our Communication Skills. (kiara) I Tried That Once. (nykyrian) And? (kiara) Darling Told Me That I Could Never Hold A Job As A Suicide Counselor Or Hostage Negotiator. He Said My Failure Rate Would Become The Stuff Of Legends. (nykyrian)

The Interest Of The Public Is Never Better Advanced Than When We Can Inculcate By Our Rules The Advantage Of Acting Honestly.

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)

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)

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)

I Follow After My Father, Who Likes To Protect Mankind, And I Really Don’t Want To See A Bunch Of Demons Eating People. Call Me Sentimental. (kat)

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)

Shut Up. Asshole. (shahara) I Live For Your Endearments. (syn)

That Wasn't Love; That Was Stupidity.

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

Notwithstanding All The Care And Anxiety Of The Persons Who Frame Acts Of Parliament To Guard Against Every Event, It Frequently Turns Out That Certain Cases Were Not Foreseen.

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Don’t You Want Simi To Be Your Family?...this Is The Part Where You Say, ‘yes, Simi, I Would Like To Be Your Family.’ ‘cause If You Don’t, Then I’ll Have To Take My Mitt Back And Barbecue You. Akri Is Still Upset About The Last Dark-hunter I Barbecued And That Was…oh, A Thousand Or So Years Ago. He Part Elephant When It Comes To Remembering Things. (simi)

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

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The Personality Is Defined By Its Inconsistencies, Not Its Consistencies. It's What Makes Us Unique And Who We Are.

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A Human’s Love. I Couldn’t Wish Anything Better For Him. Animals Protect What They Know. They Protect What They Are Bound To, But Humans…humans Have A Greater Capacity For Sacrifice For Those Who Live In Their Hearts. (aristotle)

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Don’t Start On That. When I Offered You Her Gifts, You Told Me To Shove Them Straight Up My Back Orifice. (eros)

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'.

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He Is Kind Of Like Yoda... 'there Is Only Do Or Do Not. There Is No Try.'" That Actually Succeeded In Making Her Laugh Through Her Tears. "you're A Star Wars Fan?" "oh Yeah. May The Force Be With You.

They’re Ogling You, Dude. Talking About Your Assets And The Fact That You’re Nauseatingly Ripped, Which I Would Have Been Had I Not Bit The Dust At Seventeen. I’m Forever Trapped In My Tall, Gangly Phase. (jesse)

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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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)

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.

My People Have A Saying. Kirha Tahanahna Ditari Sukenah. To Deny The Presence Of The Sun Doesn’t Escape Its Blister. I Admire Your Loyalty. But Sometimes You Have To Face The Truth, Even When It Hurts.” – Choo Co La Tah

Has Anyone Ever Won An Argument With You? (syd) Just Tee, And I Was Drunk And Wounded At The Time. (joe)

Man, He Deserves A Hero Cookie. (selena)

That Is The Beauty Of Memory, Isn’t It? Our Reality Is Always Clouded By Our Perceptions Of Truth. (mnimi)

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)

What Do You Want Exactly? (fang) An End To The Mistreatment Of Small, Fluffy Dust Bunnies. (thorn)

My Father Is The Harbinger Of Death And Destruction. My Grandmother The Great Destroyer. My Mother Is The Goddess Of The Hunt. I Think I’ll Be Okay. (kat) Yeah, You Do Have The History Of Absolute Terror And Cruelty In Your Veins. (sin) Remember That If You Ever Come Between Me And My Chocolate Bar. (kat)

They Shot Me. (talon) No, Bud. They Turned You Into Swiss Cheese. (nick)

No One Can Make You Feel Low Unless You Allow Them To. You’re Not Stupid, Alix. And You’re Very Beautiful. I Just Thought You Should Know That. (devyn)

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

When I Was A Little Girl, I Used To Try And Bring Sunshine To My Mother. I Felt So Bad That She Had Never Really Seen Or Felt It. So I Would Try And Catch It In Jars. When That Failed, I Captured Jars And Jars Of Lightening Bugs And Told Her That If We Could Catch Enough Of Them, Then It Would Look Like The Sun. She’d Laugh, Hug Me, And Then Set Them Free And Tell Me That Nothing Should Have To Live Its Life In A Cage. (cassandra)

Hey, Just Be Grateful I’m Old. When An Arcadian First Starts Time-walking, We Only Have About A Three Percent Chance Of Success. I Once Ended Up On Pluto. (sebastian) Are You Serious? (channon) They’re Not Kidding About It Being The Coldest Planet. (sebastian)

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

It’s Been A Full Week Since She Left And All You’ve Done Is Sulk Like A Dying Cow. (kish)

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

He’s A Tough Little Son Of A Biscuit Eater. (bubba)

Fang Let Out A Low Whistle. "anyone Know That Amazons Could Ride A Giant Bird?" Ethon Gave Him A Duh Stare. "those Of Us Who Fought Them, Yeah, We Know. How You Think They Keep Kicking Our Asses?" "cause You're Pansies. Everyone Knows That.

Why Would You Do That? (delphine) Why Do You Think? (jericho) Because I’m A Bossy Hag And You’d Rather Be Enslaved To A Man You Hate Than Deal With Me. (delphine) You Know…you’re Not Funny. (jericho) I Think I’m Hysterical. (delphine)

Nick’s Right, You Are Psychotic. (talon) The Correct Term Is Sociopathic And Yes, I Am. But At Least I Have No Delusions About Myself. (zarek) Meaning? (talon) Take Your Meaning Wherever You Can Find It. (zarek)

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

Here I Am! Now What Are Your Other Two Wishes

Because She’s Acheron Companion. (astrid) Ash Has A Companion? (zarek) (the Demon Snorted. She Stood Up And Whispered Loudly In Astrid’s Ear.) Dark-hunters Are Cute, But Very Stupid. (simi)

Patience Is A Virtue. (tee) Excuse Me, Pot, Could You Not Pick On The Kettle? (joe)

Patience Is A Virtue

I Have More Important Things To Do Anyway. I Have A Hangnail That Needs My Attention. (dev)

Kicking A Police Car? Really?' Caleb Shrugged. 'car Offended Me. It Was Sitting Right Where I Wanted To Stand. What Would You Do?

I Like That Zarek. He Quality People! He Even Gave Me A Can Opener So I Don’t Have To Use My Fangs. I Like That. Metal Is Hard On The Teeth. Pork And Beans Popsicle. Yummy! My Favorite! (simi)

You Don’t Know About Travis Fimmel? Oh, Sister, You Are Deprived. He The Finest Man Alive. (simi) You Lust For Men? (xirena) Well, I Certainly Don’t Lust For Women. (simi) No, I Mean You Lust For Humans? (xirena) Well, Don’t You? (simi) Ew! What Have You Don’t To Her? You Have Corrupted A Good Demon! (xirena)

You Can’t. He Has It Shielded. Besides, He’s A God And Can Be A Nasty One If You Upset Him. You Try Popping Into Any Place Where His Beloved Wife Is And You’ll Get Fried Faster Than Chicken At Kfc. He Doesn’t Have A Sense Of Humor When It Comes To Her. So Wipe The Frown Off Your Face Before You Hurt Her Feelings And Get Gutted For It. (phobos)

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

The Use Of Cases Is To Establish Principles; If The Cases Decide Different From The Principles, I Must Follow The Principles, Not The Decisions.

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)

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)

Because I Cursed Him To It. (acheron) Be Glad I’m Not Physically There Or I’d Slap You Upside The Head. You Know How Free Will Works, So Stop The Whining And Get Off The Cross. Someone Needs The Wood. (savitar)

Human Will Is The Strongest Will Ever Created. There Are Those Who Are Born To Succeed And Those Who Are Determined To Succeed. The Former Fall Into It, And The Latter Pursue It At All Costs. They Won’t Be Denied. Nothing Daunts Them.

Determined To Succeed

Didn't I Tell You Not To Touch The Lamborghini? (kyrian) (hunter Groused An Instant Before He Cut The Wheel And Sent The Vampire Flying Through The Air.) And They Told Me You Guys Couldn't Fly. (kyrian)

Everyone Is In Pain.no Matter Where They Come From Or What You Think Of Them. Sorrow Spares No One

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

I'm Sorry," He Breathed. "you're Just Extremely Irresistible." "strange, Men Have Been Resisting Me For Years.

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

Honestly? I Don’t Want People Around Me For Two Reasons – They Ultimately Betray You Or They Die On You. Either Way, You’re Screwed And You Spend All Your Time Obsessing On Why You Didn’t See It Coming. Or That You Did Something Or Didn’t Do Something To Cause It. No Offense, But I Don’t Like To Be Hurt And I’d Rather Just Avoid It.(ravyn)

Know What? (wulf) If Halflings Live Past Twenty-seven. But Then Anything Is Possible. I Say In A Few Months We Should Pop Us Some Orville Redenbacher’s, Then Sit Back And Enjoy The Show. (spawn)

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.

Should I Be Offended? (livia) Please Don’t Be. I Pride Myself On Being Socially Inept. But The Only People I Ever Intentionally Offend Are My Bevy Of Brothers. And Speaking Of, Where’s Big Bad Angry One? (zarina)

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)

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

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)

Stop The Pain.” – Tory “you Know I Can’t.” – Acheron “fine. But Next Time You’re The One Who’s Doing Labor Duty. I Get To Sit There And Hold Your Hand.” – Tory (and Again He Laughed. She Glared At Him.) “you Have No Sense Of Self Preservation, Do You?” – Tory

Every Person You Meet Is Waging His Or Her Own War Against A Callous Universe That Is Plotting Against Them.

No, It Was The Brutal Loss Of His Family That Haunted Him And For That Nykyrian Couldn’t Fault Him At All. Syn Had Been Put Through A Meat Grinder By Life. The Fact That Man Could Still Get Up And Make It Through A Day Without Blowing His Brains Out Amazed Him.’ (nykyrian)

I Just Know That I’m Not Willing To Let Anything Happen To You. When Nynia Died, I Was So Lost And Cold, And I Haven’t Been Warm Since. Not Until I Felt Your Hands On Me. The Only Way I’ve Been Able To Cope Without You Is To Bury What I Feel, But I Can’t Seem To Do That Anymore. When I’m With You All I Can Do Is Feel And Need. (talon)

You Be Really Careful.” – Sundown “always. You Have To Be Careful When You Fly, Or You End Up Smeared On The Side Of A Building.” – Ren

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)

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

All Of Us Have Darkness Inside Us, And At Times It Possesses And Seduces Us In Ways We Never Thought Possible.

Even If I Were Lying On The Sun Itself, I Would Be Freezing There Without You. (zarek)

I’m Not A Child. (zarek) No, You’re Not A Child. You Never Were. Children Are Supposed To Be Protected And Cared For. You Had No One To Hold You When You Cried. No One Ever Soothed You. They Never Told You Stories Or Made You Laugh When You Were Sad. (astrid)

Laugh It Up, Asshole. But She Who Laughs Last Laughs Longest, And I Intend To Belly Roll Tonight ~tabitha

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

In Case You Haven’t Noticed, There’s Not A Plethora Of Engineers Here. (devyn) Plethora? What Kind Of Girl Word Is That? (sway)

I Hate You! (artemis) Don’t Keep Saying That, Artie. It’s Cruel To Get My Hopes Up. (acheron)

Oh, Gross! Zombie Goo. (caleb) Ooo, I Wonder If It Tastes Like Chicken? What Do You Think? (simi) I Think I’m Never Eating Guacamole Again As Long As I Live. (caleb)

Nice Knees, Bud, But The Hairy Legs Could Use A Bush Hog. (kyrian)

Why Are You Helping Me? (fury) I Don’t Know. Apparently I’m Having A Moment Of Extreme Stupidity. (angelia)

There Are Cases Where Examinations Are Admitted, Namely, Before The Coroner, And Before Magistrates In Cases Of Felony. That Appears To Me To Go Rather In Support Of The General Rule Than In Destruction Of It. Every Exception That Can Be Accounted For Is So Much A Confirmation Of The Rule That It Has Become A Maxim, Exceptio Probat Regulam.

Don't Let Those People Steal Your Day

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

Humans Aren’t A Protected Class. (acheron) Really? (jaden) Yeah. Savitar Shares Your ‘all Humans Are Vermin’ Mind Set. (savitar)

Your Boyfriend Is…well, Way Buff. Monster Buff. Lord, King Buff. (sunshine)

Okay, I’m Dreaming. Hallucinating. Brought On By Stress. I Had A Hard Day Today And This Is My Mind Trying To Protect Itself From…from Stuff. Lots Of Stuff. (geary) (arik, Trieg, And Zt Stare At Geary.) Oh, Like I’m Any Less Sane Than The Three Of You Just Because I Talk To Myself. (geary)

You Are The Energizer Bunny For Badasses. -ash

You Don't Believe In Love, Do You?" - "i Think It Exists. I Just Don't Think It Will Ever Exist For Me.

Believe In Love

Let Go Of Me, Celt, Or I’ll Rip Your Arm Off. And You Know What? I Don’t Care If I Lose Both Of Mine In The Process. That’s The Difference Between Us. Pain Is My Friend And Ally. You Fear It. (zarek)

How Can I Ever Trust You? (acheron) You Can’t. But I Have Lived Inside Your Memories For The Last Three Years. I Know The Pain You Hide. I Know The Pain I Caused. If I Stay Here, I Will Go Mad From The Screams. If I Return To The Vanishing Isle, I’ll Languish There Alone And In Time I Will Probably Learn To Hate You All Over Again. I Don’t Want To Hate You Anymore, Acheron. You Are A God Who Can Control Human Fate. Is It Not Possible That There Was A Reason Why We Were Joined Together? Surely The Fates Meant For Us To Be Brothers. (styxx)

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

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?

Yes, But I’ve Already Made My Fortune In Other Things. (solin) Such As? (geary) Viagra. My Brother Learned To Take A Personal Problem And Profit By It. (arik) It’s True. It Pained Me To See A Man As Young As Arik Stricken With Impotency. Therefore I Had To Do Something To Help The Poor Soul. But Alas, There’s Nothing To Be Done For It. He’s As Flaccid As A Wet Noodle. (solin) How Creative Of You To Project Your Problem Onto Me. But Then, They Say Celibacy Is Enough To Make A Man Lose All Reason. Guess You’re Living Proof, Huh? (arik)

I Want Blood! Two Of Aksel’s Dogs Cornered Me Near Tondara. They Shot Me. Those Bastards Actually Shot A Hole In My Stabilizer The Size Of Mirala…aren’t You Going To Say Something? (syn) Were You Hurt? (nykyrian) No. (syn) Then Why Are You Having A Fit? (nykyrian) I Don’t Know, It Just Felt Right. You See Why I Don’t Like Being Sober? I Overreact Like An Old Woman. (he Opened His Flask, Then Slammed It Down On Nykyrian’s Desk.) Figures The Damned Thing Would Be Empty. (syn)

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)

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)

No. Real Love Takes Time To Build. What You Feel Is Just Infatuation. (geary) But It Doesn’t Feel Temporary. (arik) It Never Does At Its Onset. It’s Only In Hindsight That We Realize The Difference Between Infatuation And Love. (geary)

Because If I Don’t, Fang Will Die. (aimee) Are You High? (dev) No. (aimee) C’mon, Aim, Admit It. Heavy Amounts Of Drugs Are Involved Here. (dev)

Oh, Goodie. Let The Bloodbath Commence. (zarek)

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

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)

Keeping Pushing, Andrei, And You And I Are Going To Play A Game. (esperetta) And What Game Is That, Princess? (andrei) Find The Ball In My Hand. (esperetta) I Don’t See A Ball, Princess. (andrei) Oh, You Will, Just As Soon As I Snap It Off Your Body. (esperetta)

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)

Jess:"sasha? I Need Some Tissue To Pack My Nose With." Sasha:"is That Hygienically Sound?" Jess:"sasha..." Sasha:"fine, But If You Get Toxic Shock Up Your Nose, Buddy, Remember I Warned You." Jess Pulled A Couple Out And Wedged Them Into His Nostrils. He Gave Abigail A Sheepish Smile. "sexy, Right?" Abby: "oh Yeah, Baby. You're So Hot Right Now, If I Was A Chicken I'd Lay Hard-boiled Eggs.

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You! And If You Ever Die On Me Again, I'll Kill You So Dead! (tabitha)

It’s Not Manly To Hurt Others Or Belittle Them. Respect And Kindness Require More Courage Because People Take Advantage Of Those.

And I Can’t Let You Out Of Here Until I Know What Your Plans Are. (kat) To Stop The Annihilation Of Mankind And The Earth. It’s A Simple Plan, Really, But An Important One. Can I Go Now? (sin)

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)

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

The Practice Of The Court Forms The Law Of The Court.

And You Plan To Do This Alone? You Think A Lot Of Yourself, Don’t You Animal? (stone) Oh, Punk, Please. Believe Me, When Dealing With Wusses Like You Who Have To Gang Up On A Kid To Feel Powerful, I Don’t Need Any Help. (fang)

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

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

One Word Can Give Someone The Strengththey Needed At The Moment Or It Can Shred Them Down To Nothing. A Single Smile Can Turn A Bad Moment Good. And One Wrong Outburstcould Be That Tiny Push That Causes Someone To Slip Over The Edge Of Destruction.

(zarek Slammed His Combined Fists Down Across Thanatos’s Back.) If Anyone Has Any Suggestions On How To Kill This Guy, I’m Open To It. (zarek) I’m Out Of Dynamite. You Got Any Grenades? (jess) Not On Me. (zarek) Say Die, Dark-hunter. (thanatos) Fine. Die, Why Don’t You? (zarek)

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

Don’t Ask Me Any More Questions, Keller. I’m Just Going To Lie To You And I’d Rather Not Have The Stress Of Trying To Remember What Lie I Handed You. (alexion)

You Know, It’s Amazing To Me The Wounds We Carry For Eternity. But What Has Fascinated Me Most These Last Few Years Is How The Right Person Can Heal Them. I Remember A Wise Man Once Said To Me That Everyone Deserves To Be Loved. Even You. (zarek)

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)

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

You Are Such An Optimist. My Spidey-sense Is Tingling All Over The Place. (tory) That’s From Eating The Ice Cream. Relax. (acheron) Relax. Trust Me. It’ll Be All Right. Isn’t That How I Ended Up Dead? (danger) Stop Feeding Her Anxiety. (acheron) Anxiety. The Simi’s Never Eaten That Before. Is That Tasty? (simi) Not Really. (danger) Oh. Maybe We Should Put Barbecue Sauce On It. Everything’s Better With Barbecue. (simi)

How Long Till Our Powers Are Back? (kat) A Few Hours According To Last Time. (sin) Sweet, And We Have How Long Till The Bitches Awake? (kat) Less Than Two. (sin) Can You Say Screwed, Boys And Girls? Yes, I Thought You Could. (kat)

All Right, The Pendulum Isn’t Working. Sometimes You Need An Accelerant To Help It.” – Death “like Gasoline?” – Nick “yes, Nick. We’re Going To Set The Book And Your Pendulum On Fire And Then Use Them ’cause We’re Just That Intelligent.” – Death

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

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)

All Right, Everyone. Fess Up. Who Just Shat In Their Pants? C'mon. Admit It." He Raised His Hand. I Know I Did And I'm Wolf Enough To Own It." Jess Ignored Him. "are You All Right?" He Asked Abigail. She Was Still A Little Too Pale For His Tastes. "i Think I'm Going To Own Sasha's Question. Definitely Put Me On Your List.

Take Care Of Him, Soteria. And Remember It Takes Great Courage And Heart For A Man Who Knows No Kindness To Show It To Another. Even The Wildest Of Beasts Can Be Tamed By A Patient And Gentle Hand. (takeshi)

I've Been A Dj, Janitor, Ditch Digger, Waitress, Computer Instructor, Programmer, Mechanic, Web Developer, Clerk, Manager, Marketing Director, Tour Guide And Dorm Manager, Among Other Things.

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)

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

Hopeless Implies That At One Time There Was Hope. And That's Another Word I Don't Understand. Hope Only Exists For People Who Have Choices. [zarek]

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 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.

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.

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

I Want To Hate You, But I Can’t Even Stay Mad At You. (jericho) You Know, I Think You’re More In Need Of Lessons On How To Seduce Than I Am. Why Don’t You Call Me Fat And Ugly While You’re At It? (delphine)

The Simi Is Environmentally Sound. Eat Everything Except For Hooves

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

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)

Tell Him To Leave Me Alone, Astrid. Else I’ll Have To Barbecue Him And Make Akri Angry At Me. I Don’t Want To Make Akri Angry. (simi) Simi? Is That You? (astrid) Yes. C’est Moi. The Little Demon With Hornays. (simi)

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)

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)

Let Me Out Of Here, Katra. Now. (sin) I Can't. (kat) Then I Hope You Can Live With The Death Of Humanity On Your Conscience. I’ll Just Sit Myself Over Here Until It’s Over. You Got Any Good Dvds I Can Watch? It’ll Help Drown Out The Screams For Mercy. Especially From The Kids. Those Are Always The Hardest To Ignore. (sin)

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