► two → video/action。

[feigns]

[When the video first clicks on, all that's visible is Will's face and the top of his shoulders. The feed shifts slightly, and from the angle it's being held at, it would be reasonable to assume he's led down, and even more reasonable -- from the slight squint and the admittedly somewhat dirty red bricks visible in one corner of the screen -- to think that he's outside and on a wall. After a moment, he appears satisfied that the device is, in fact, turned on, and places it somewhat clumsily behind his head, slightly further along the wall.]

I assume if this were normal, it would have been mentioned somewhere in between the rampaging wooden animals and the impromptu, temporary marriages ― perhaps just after cats, but before the clones. I shan't complain, though I feel as if I ought to be speaking of― [he pauses for a moment, waving a hand vaguely and briefly adopting something approaching a passable West Country accent] ―thic faraway lands, visited only by a daring, and arguably foolish, few on gurt maggoty ships.

[He sits up suddenly, and turns round to study his device; he looks cheerful, albeit slightly grubby and fairly nonplussed by the situation as a whole, although it soon fades into poorly concealed irritation.]

Perhaps Bristol's only up the road, or Teignmouth to the west and Torquay just below that. I suppose we shan't ever know; in a few hours more, we'll be somewhere and somewhen else entirely, taking part in a wholly ridiculous scavenger hunt. Why would it be as simple as playing along in what amounts to a bastardised children's game?

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

Dull is better than being eaten or stomped on or worse.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

I've not experienced being eaten, so I can't say I'd know.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

You can't use your imagination?

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

In this case, I'd rather not.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

Okay then.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

I'm glad we could come to an agreement.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm Jill. And you are?

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

William Herondale.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you William, even if you have a picky imagination.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

I'm less conscientious when it comes to nearly everything else, if you were curious.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

Curious is something I do often. Let's see, I'm trying to decide what nearly everything else entails.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

Then I hope you share no similarities with cats.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

No, cats are cute and furry and smart. I'm just me. Sometimes I think it might be nice to be a cat though... or a bird.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

Supposedly, curiosity and cats don't mix particularly well, so perhaps not in your case.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

I like to think my inquisitive nature only adds to the mess that is me. So no, not like a cat.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

[He continues as if he hadn't heard her.] Although, I once heard someone mention that satisfaction brought it back after all was said and done. [He pauses, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips.] Would that be an adequate addition to the mess that is you?

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

[She arches a brow, considering that for a moment with her chin resting in the palm of her hand.] Probably an addition, yes. Although have you ever really been truly satisfied?

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

Never to the point that I believe it would resurrect me from death.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can see how that would be pretty extreme. Me either.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

[He glances briefly up at the sky.] How fortunate to know that I'm not alone.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

If you were resurrected from death, would you rather be a brain eater or a blood drinker? ...given that that were the only two options.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

Neither. I'd rather be left to rot. [He pauses and sighs audibly.] But if those were truly the only options, I'd choose to be a vampire.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

I think I'd go with vampire too if only because brains seem yuck... probably texture yuck too. Blood, I could probably get used to if I had to.

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[bitesvampires.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't have a choice.

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[sempreadagio.livejournal.com]

True. We do what we have to do to survive, I guess.