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[h2][i][color=olivedrab]Brian McConaughan[/color][/i][/h2][hr]

McConaughan’s smirk instantly dissolved into a look of surprise and then annoyance. [color=olivedrab]“Aw, come on!”[/color] he exclaimed, slapping his hand onto the bar countertop. [color=olivedrab]“You ruined the dramatic reveal! God, this new world...it seems nobody’s shocked by anything anymore!”[/color] He leaned in toward the younger man who still seemed susceptible to the unease of the situation.

[color=olivedrab]“Aye,”[/color] McConaughan said, a bit softer now. [color=olivedrab]“Vampire blood. Isn’t that ironic?”[/color] He broke out into a fit of genuine laughter and slapped his knee. [color=olivedrab]“For the prey to become the predator! It’s poetic justice, don’t you think?”[/color] His tone became more serious as he continued. [color=olivedrab]“The leeches think they can eat us because they’ve been damned by God. But we, his chosen, we can fight back.”[/color] Within his voice was the clearly audible disdain for the creatures. He couldn’t help the rising red in his cheeks, his nose, his forehead. But then his eyes narrowed. [color=olivedrab]“Say, you’re not a couple of sympathizers, are you?”[/color]


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[h2][i][color=crimson]Lucifer[/color][/i][/h2][hr]

A shadowy figure stepped out into the brisk air from the balcony of a penthouse on Main Street. He was dressed in a light blue button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows and a pair of dark grey slacks. The music from the night club below him drifted its way up and its rhythmic beating mingled with that of the heartbeats of dancing humans. It was a calming sort of ritual for Lucifer to come out onto his balcony and just listen for a while, no distractions, nothing but sensual enjoyment. He lingered there for a few moments, looking out across the colorful lights of the city, then he took a deep breath and vanished in a dark cloud of mist. In the alleyway below, he reappeared in that same dark mist and took a moment to brush it off his clothing. Once he was satisfied with his appearance, he began to walk.

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It was only 12 minutes and 16 seconds to his destination on foot. He knew because he had timed it before. The weathered VW bus was a familiar sight to Lucifer and he couldn’t help but internally smile every time he came upon it. Lucifer stepped up to the side door and gave a couple of gentle knocks against the metal.

[color=crimson]“Evren? May I come in?”[/color]

He hadn't needed to ask for an invitation; he'd been here countless times before and no invitation was needed to enter the lair of another vampire, but it was still polite to ask.

When he got no answer after quite some time, Lucifer furrowed his brow. It was strange that his friend wasn't in the bus at this time. The one thing about his immortal companion that Lucifer could be sure of was that he had habits that were unshakable. And for this schedule to be broken concerned Lucifer greatly. He turned on his heels and started at a supernatural pace for Evren's usual haunt: the edge of the wood. If he was somewhere of his own accord, it certainly had to be either the woods or the older part of town that was more familiar to him. Lucifer had only reached the blocks nearest the forest when he came upon his friend. He gave a sigh of relief and called out to him.

[color=crimson]"Evren! I've found you!"[/color] But just as the words left his lips, he realized Evren was calling out to someone else. Or rather, [i]something[/i] else.