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that he'd always thought he was. It was amazing what a little food could do.
That reminded him to try and catch another snack on the way out of the frozen
yogurt place. It was getting late enough that, while Lenore was still there and
several other Vampires had come in, no doubt on business, Edom, the assistant
Ambassador was there too. So was his little friend, Barb.
She
looked at him nervously, but managed to smile, which was better than his
greetings from her lately. Since two weeks before when she'd found out he wasn't
just a regular Human, to be specific.
"Barb!
Looking awake and healthy, I see. So, when are we getting together for that
date?" He was teasing her a little bit, since they technically had gone
out once already. He hadn't slept with her, since that was literally the day
he'd started seeing her mother. Lenore. It was hard to remember that, since the
'daughter' looked about six years older than the pale strawberry blonde woman.
Her skin wasn't dark, but she had that blush of youth still, for a Vampire. Her
dark hair offset her skin, but she didn't have that dry feeling that the oldest
of her kind got. At least if Bey was any indication.
"Hey
Zack. Yeah, I... You know, let's do that? It was pointed out to me that I've
been a bit of a ditz lately, treating you differently than before. I mean, if
you aren't the same person, or want to be treated differently, you'd just order
me to, right?" She grinned at least.
He,
for his part, rolled his eyes.
"Yeah,
sure. Or, you know, I'd gently suggest it? Still, I am going to get all
demanding right now, and ask for you to whip up some treats? Um..." He
looked at the menu, and then shrugged, he got it all for free, didn't he?
"One of everything on the menu. Try to do it well, since you know that Lenore will come and check your work."
That
got the other woman, who was at a booth across the room, talking in a low tone
to a man that looked huge for a Vampire, and had skin nearly as dark as Edom.
His bald head and stark black beard made him look tough too. He was younger
than the rest, clearly. Enough so that he kept raising his voice.
"I
cannot allow that! They must be removed."
What
the issue was, Zack didn't know, but he was willing to leave it alone, unless
it turned out to be about his little Vampires. The ones that were at the old
summer camp that Zack owned. Or at least Bey kept trying to give him. He didn't
have the paperwork on it, but he sort of thought that such things weren't all
that important to the very old. The words were said and that was good enough.
He
was thinking of them, naturally enough, since two of them were sitting in the
first booth, looking highly nervous. Watching him. Rowan and Roland. He nearly
smiled, seeing they were both still alive and everything. It hadn't been, and
probably still wasn't, certain at all that they would survive, but they'd
lasted months. It was a good sign.
He
didn't wave , since that would be a bit too cute, and he had a real
mission. Instead he headed directly to the back, as Barb gave him a dirty look
and muttered something about kiss-ups. Marissa wasn't alone in the back, sitting
in conference with the local Police Chief, who was a Vampire that looked to be
in her late forties... and was probably a whole lot older than that. Chief
Sims. The woman stood up when he walked in, which was a first. The last time
they'd met she'd barely noticed he was there, at first.
"Line
Walker! I... Meant no disrespect." She looked down and then actually got
to her knees, while Marissa hid a smile with her right hand. It was an affectation,
but she still did it pretty well.
"I did warn you that he was here, Althea." She seemed amused, as the
slightly older looking woman in her professional outfit, which was a dark blue,
with a stark white blouse underneath, started to beg. For her life. For the
lives of her people in the area. Including he noticed, a bit abstractly, the
police department. He just waved at her.
"That's
all
that he'd always thought he was. It was amazing what a little food could do.
That reminded him to try and catch another snack on the way out of the frozen
yogurt place. It was getting late enough that, while Lenore was still there and
several other Vampires had come in, no doubt on business, Edom, the assistant
Ambassador was there too. So was his little friend, Barb.
She
looked at him nervously, but managed to smile, which was better than his
greetings from her lately. Since two weeks before when she'd found out he wasn't
just a regular Human, to be specific.
"Barb!
Looking awake and healthy, I see. So, when are we getting together for that
date?" He was teasing her a little bit, since they technically had gone
out once already. He hadn't slept with her, since that was literally the day
he'd started seeing her mother. Lenore. It was hard to remember that, since the
'daughter' looked about six years older than the pale strawberry blonde woman.
Her skin wasn't dark, but she had that blush of youth still, for a Vampire. Her
dark hair offset her skin, but she didn't have that dry feeling that the oldest
of her kind got. At least if Bey was any indication.
"Hey
Zack. Yeah, I... You know, let's do that? It was pointed out to me that I've
been a bit of a ditz lately, treating you differently than before. I mean, if
you aren't the same person, or want to be treated differently, you'd just order
me to, right?" She grinned at least.
He,
for his part, rolled his eyes.
"Yeah,
sure. Or, you know, I'd gently suggest it? Still, I am going to get all
demanding right now, and ask for you to whip up some treats? Um..." He
looked at the menu, and then shrugged, he got it all for free, didn't he?
"One of everything on the menu. Try to do it well, since you know that Lenore will come and check your work."
That
got the other woman, who was at a booth across the room, talking in a low tone
to a man that looked huge for a Vampire, and had skin nearly as dark as Edom.
His bald head and stark black beard made him look tough too. He was younger
than the rest, clearly. Enough so that he kept raising his voice.
"I
cannot allow that! They must be removed."
What
the issue was, Zack didn't know, but he was willing to leave it alone, unless
it turned out to be about his little Vampires. The ones that were at the old
summer camp that Zack owned. Or at least Bey kept trying to give him. He didn't
have the paperwork on it, but he sort of thought that such things weren't all
that important to the very old. The words were said and that was good enough.
He
was thinking of them, naturally enough, since two of them were sitting in the
first booth, looking highly nervous. Watching him. Rowan and Roland. He nearly
smiled, seeing they were both still alive and everything. It hadn't been, and
probably still wasn't, certain at all that they would survive, but they'd
lasted months. It was a good sign.
He
didn't wave , since that would be a bit too cute, and he had a real
mission. Instead he headed directly to the back, as Barb gave him a dirty look
and muttered something about kiss-ups. Marissa wasn't alone in the back, sitting
in conference with the local Police Chief, who was a Vampire that looked to be
in her late forties... and was probably a whole lot older than that. Chief
Sims. The woman stood up when he walked in, which was a first. The last time
they'd met she'd barely noticed he was there, at first.
"Line
Walker! I... Meant no disrespect." She looked down and then actually got
to her knees, while Marissa hid a smile with her right hand. It was an affectation,
but she still did it pretty well.
"I did warn you that he was here, Althea." She seemed amused, as the
slightly older looking woman in her professional outfit, which was a dark blue,
with a stark white blouse underneath, started to beg. For her life. For the
lives of her people in the area. Including he noticed, a bit abstractly, the
police department. He just waved at her.
"That's
all
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