Re: The Bitch is Back
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:01 am"...that makes two of us," she mumbles as Tereza goes.
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:01 amRe: The Bitch is Back
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:32 amSometime later, Sam's phone rings with a Chelmsford number.
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:34 amSam lets out an unladylike noise from where she's been sulking and sprawls to pick up her phone.
"...hello?"
"...hello?"
Re: The Bitch is Back
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:36 am"This is a customer satisfaction survey call from the Raven's Crest," says Erica's unmistakable voice.
Re: The Bitch is Back
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:37 am"...so you noticed. I thought I sensed you."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:40 am"I knew you were there and then you decided to turn my club into... well, I'll just say I've been in secret druid groves that were less sacred than what you turned my club into last night."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:45 am"I was showing my girlfriend a good time. Something felt familiar, and something clicked."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:48 amThere's a soft snort on the other end of the phone. "Clicked, yes. Business was *exceptionally* good last night. People celebrated as if tomorrow was not going to come."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:52 am"People tend to do that when death is near, don't they?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:55 am"Something like that," Erica agrees, "I did have some concerns about you reminding the *werewolf* of that."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:56 am"You've still got a club, don't you?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:08 am"Yes, because you kept the leash on her," Erica says, "But far be it from me to complain when you did me a favor."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:14 am"...she's not a pet," she retorts, the frown almost audible.
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:24 am"Pardon the impolite euphemism then," Erica soothes, "though watching her, she was as much in your thrall as some of the club-goers."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:38 am"She's... it's complicated. I'm not sure I understand it yet."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:13 am"'Complicated' is one of the reasons I washed my hands of werewolves a long time ago."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:19 am"I mean I suppose she's... a worshipper. Some of the time?"
"...that's not a euphemism, I swear."
"...that's not a euphemism, I swear."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:21 am"Everyone's a worshipper some of the time. Maybe not of you, but regardless there's power in worship."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:24 am"I got a feeling of that last night. Just the sense that everyone in the club... believed, for a little bit."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:36 am"Exactly so," she says, "And even if they didn't understand, the effects were undeniable. You have that effect on people. Always have."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:41 am"I'm still not sure why I honed in on that particular..."
There's a pause as the other shoe drops.
"...bloody hell, I rolled up as your ex, didn't I?"
There's a pause as the other shoe drops.
"...bloody hell, I rolled up as your ex, didn't I?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:49 am"It was certainly a very familiar air, even if it had your own touches to it. The Morrigan in full throat, gracing a celebratory gathering with her presence."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:30 pm"I take it my more recent incarnations have been more... low-key?"
Re: The Bitch is Back
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 4:29 pm"A bit. The world hasn't had time for gods and goddesses... until recently, when everyone become intensely worried about the super-powerful in their midst."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:32 pm"Then maybe it's... it's just time."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:34 pm"Oh, you'll get no argument from me. I like my deities being easier to find."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:45 pm"...such as having their cell number."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:19 pm"That was a particularly easy bit of divination," she laughs.
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:22 pm"I suppose I don't object to... blessing your club every now and again."
"It has a good feel to it."
"It has a good feel to it."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:27 pm"Then by all means. As you know, I prefer to work with you."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:37 pm"Bit like the old days, aye?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:54 pm"A bit. There is a lot to be said for modern conveniences though."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:50 pm"I'm not saying I want to always be in feathers and paint, but it's... freeing."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:11 pm"Darling, you do what you need to do. You're a bloody goddess. One who's still coming into her own, but still, a goddess."
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:16 pm"Aye, well, was this... all you wanted to call about?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:19 pm"Aye," Erica responds, "I just wanted to call and thank you. Your time is, of course, valuable, so I'll stop consuming it. Come back to the Raven's Crest anytime."
Re: The Bitch is Back
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:20 pm"Your Irish is showing," she says with a weary chuckle.
"I'll see you around."
"I'll see you around."