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[h1][color=f7941d]Dakota Brookes[/color][/h1]
[sub]Interacting with: [color=DodgerBlue]Damien[/color] [@Achronum] and [color=0072bc]Joryldin[/color] [@Jade Blades][/sub]
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Dakota didn’t have much to offer the other mage aside from a shrug of the shoulders. Such behavior wasn’t exclusive to vampires, there had been plenty of it within the mundane world. People were always all too willing to fall in with what the rest of the crowd wanted, even if said person was meant to be in charge. It could be rather difficult to maintain leadership if you didn’t agree with the masses, and most humans cared more for what semblance of power they could grasp than the people their decisions affected… It wasn’t much of a stretch between the two worlds now that Dakota could finally see the other side.

Damien’s laughter brought the youth back to the present as he began poking fun at the solemn vampire.

“[color=f7941d]I don’t know if it’s so much ‘everyone hates me’ as it is ‘everyone should hate me’. Eternity is a long time to have to feel like that. Maybe a prank or two will cheer him up![/color]” A bout of laughter was interrupted by the buzzing of a cell phone, Dakota glancing at their screen to see there was a text from Jory.

“[color=f7941d]Ha, would you look at that. Speak of the devil.[/color]”

[color=0072bc][i] >Hey Kota, I’m headed out to town to run some errands. When I get back I’m probably gonna crash right away, so if we don’t see each other before tomorrow; Enjoy the sunrise, ok?[/i][/color] Dakota’s expression shifted slightly, a bit of concern breaking through the initial amusement. The mage tapped at the screen a few times before pocketing the device and returning their attention to Damien.

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[color=f7941d]>Yeah, sure thing![/color]
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“[color=f7941d]He’s acting weird.[/color]” It was a strange feeling to have as Dakota hadn’t really had the chance to get to know the guy at all. But there was something about his sudden disappearances that was setting off the big sibling alarm.

“[color=f7941d]Hey… Would you mind if we looked for something in town? I wanna check something out.[/color]”

Before Damien had a chance to respond, though, Dakota felt something knock into their shoulder. A soft voice delivered an apology but it clearly didn’t belong to the culprit of the insult, the mage making an irritated noise as they called out.

“[color=f7941d]Tch, I thought you snaggle-tooths were supposed to have superior eyesight. Why don’t you try using it sometime.[/color]” Dakota growled out of habit.