Called 17

[1/16/2018 7:49:00 PM] Ry: YEs! So, Ry is going to text the guy.

[1/16/2018 7:49:28 PM] Josie: What's he going to text him?

[1/16/2018 7:50:45 PM] Ry: "Come back to the house, I have some more information for you." Then another text to Armand that I invited him back.

[1/16/2018 7:52:26 PM] Josie: "OMW" as a reply to the first one, and ""Understood" to the second.

[1/16/2018 7:52:47 PM] Josie: Nonetheless Armand gets to the door first and slips inside.

[1/16/2018 7:54:14 PM] Josie: Armand: What's the plan?

[1/16/2018 7:55:52 PM] Ry: We're going to let her see him, let him think that everything's on the level and she's fine.

[1/16/2018 7:56:43 PM] Josie: Armand: ... essentially, this is all true.

[1/16/2018 7:56:53 PM] Ry: Yes.

[1/16/2018 7:57:11 PM] Ry: Tess and I are posing as distant relations of hers.

[1/16/2018 7:57:45 PM] Josie: Armand nods. "I should make myself scarce, then."

[1/16/2018 7:57:58 PM] Ry: Good idea, but don't go too far.

[1/16/2018 7:59:02 PM] Josie: Armand nods again. "The basement. Call if you need assistance."

[1/16/2018 7:59:14 PM] Ry: WIll do.

[1/16/2018 7:59:28 PM] Josie: He disappears down the steps as there's another knock at the door.

[1/16/2018 7:59:44 PM] *** Ry goes to the door and peaks through the window. ***

[1/16/2018 8:00:24 PM] Josie: It's Salazar again.

[1/16/2018 8:00:49 PM] *** Ry opens it a little. ***

[1/16/2018 8:01:31 PM] Ry: Okay. This is off the record, all right?

[1/16/2018 8:01:41 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... yeah, all right.

[1/16/2018 8:02:00 PM] Ry: I wanted to check with her. Ask her about you. Come in.

[1/16/2018 8:02:22 PM] Josie: Salazar: Her? Elisabeth? So she is here?

[1/16/2018 8:02:29 PM] Josie: He steps in, looking wary!

[1/16/2018 8:04:44 PM] *** Ry nods, and brings him into the living room. "She is.  She's been staying with me and my wife." ***

[1/16/2018 8:05:07 PM] Josie: Tess is there; Liz still isn't.

[1/16/2018 8:05:12 PM] Josie: Tess waves. "Hey."

[1/16/2018 8:05:17 PM] Ry: This is Tess.

[1/16/2018 8:07:27 PM] *** Ry gives him a once over with Aura Vision! ***

[1/16/2018 8:08:10 PM] Josie: Roll a d10!

[1/16/2018 8:08:37 PM] Ry: ((7!))

[1/16/2018 8:09:37 PM] Josie: Threads of light green, plenty of red-orange, violet, and some static.

[1/16/2018 8:11:35 PM] Ry: Do I know what the static represents?

[1/16/2018 8:11:53 PM] Josie: Oh yeah, it's anxiousness. Anxiety, but not in the clinical sense.

[1/16/2018 8:13:02 PM] Josie: Tess: Have a seat. Want something to drink? We have water, beer, um. Darker beer, and orange juice.

[1/16/2018 8:13:42 PM] Josie: Salazar: No, thanks. So Liz is here and she's been staying here. Why the song and dance routine earlier?

[1/16/2018 8:19:21 PM] Ry: She ran away because her Stepfather was beating her up. She's been through a lot since then and she's understandably reluctant to interact with her old life.

[1/16/2018 8:19:36 PM] Ry: So I wanted to ask her if she wanted to meet you.

[1/16/2018 8:20:19 PM] Josie: Salazar: And?

[1/16/2018 8:20:38 PM] Ry: You're here. That should tell you something.

[1/16/2018 8:20:52 PM] Josie: Liz, slightly breathlessly, hurrying up the steps: I'm here, where is...

[1/16/2018 8:21:10 PM] Josie: She kinda trails off and turns bright, bright red when she spots the reporter.

[1/16/2018 8:21:24 PM] Josie: He turns around to look!

[1/16/2018 8:23:45 PM] Josie: Lizard's wearing some of her nicer new clothes--blue blouse, black capris. Also, incongruously, fuzzy pink socks. (A lot of the floors in this building are tile.) She did re-fix her hair, which is still a bit frizzy, and she did put on a tiny bit of makeup, which gives her a bit of a stronger face and helps her not look quite so vampire-pale.

[1/16/2018 8:24:31 PM] Josie: Salazar stares for a second or two and then smiles. "Hey, it is you. I was starting to wonder. Nice socks."

[1/16/2018 8:25:37 PM] Josie: Liz: You were starting to wonder? I'm not the one who changed their name.

[1/16/2018 8:25:55 PM] *** Ry watches them with Aura Vision! ***

[1/16/2018 8:26:53 PM] Josie: Roll twice!

[1/16/2018 8:27:27 PM] Ry: ((Tonight is the night of 7s. I've rolled two more.))

[1/16/2018 8:29:56 PM] Josie: Salazar's, mostly the light green has vanished. And I have decided to call "relieved" creamsicle, so creamsicle, there's a lot of creamsicle there.

[1/16/2018 8:33:34 PM] Josie: Liz's, well. She's still a vampire, she's still got the outsized, coruscating aura. It's always kind of hard to read hers because it's deepy, but there's some dark reds, blues, indigo-violet, and a few bright stabs of vermilion.

[1/16/2018 8:35:39 PM] Josie: Salazar: It's easier to get hired when your name sounds white. ... and it's easier for people to pronounce it too. You get really sick of being called "Estevez."

[1/16/2018 8:36:29 PM] Josie: Liz: Is that better or worse than "Stebby"?

[1/16/2018 8:37:07 PM] Josie: Salazar makes a face. "Yeah, it's not better. Are you really okay, Liz? This isn't some kind of a weird cult, is it?"

[1/16/2018 8:37:23 PM] Josie: He looks at Liz and then eyes Ry.

[1/16/2018 8:37:46 PM] Josie: Liz: No! It's not a cult, why would it be a cult?

[1/16/2018 8:39:35 PM] Josie: Salazar: A lot of weird people coming in and out. And it's 4 a.m., you don't think that's weird?

[1/16/2018 8:40:26 PM] Josie: (Lizard may or may not be a good liar, but she's not a very convincing truth-teller, either!)

[1/16/2018 8:44:29 PM] Ry: No, we're here at this hour because someone came to our door asking about Liz.

[1/16/2018 8:45:12 PM] Ry: And we've been talking about it since then.

[1/16/2018 8:45:13 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... I can come back tomorrow, if you want.

[1/16/2018 8:46:15 PM] Josie: Liz: No, you can stay! I mean, if you want.

[1/16/2018 8:49:11 PM] Josie: Salazar: Yeah?

[1/16/2018 8:49:18 PM] Josie: He looks at Ry and then Tess.

[1/16/2018 8:49:43 PM] Josie: Tess: Don't look at me, I'm on a nights-only schedule. This is normal time for me.

[1/16/2018 8:53:23 PM] Josie: Tess: Stay all you want.

[1/16/2018 8:56:11 PM] Ry: I figured you would want to see her sooner rather than later. Apparently that makes me a cult leader.

[1/16/2018 8:57:37 PM] Josie: Liz: He's not a detective, he's a cult leader! I mean, he's a detective, not a cult leader.

[1/16/2018 9:00:19 PM] Ry: What she said.

[1/16/2018 9:02:23 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... now you sound like a cult leader.

[1/16/2018 9:03:42 PM] *** Ry rolls his eyes. ***

[1/16/2018 9:05:26 PM] Ry: Anyway, I'm not. TEss and I have been looking after Liz.

[1/16/2018 9:07:15 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... why, though?

[1/16/2018 9:09:59 PM] *** Ry looks at Tess. ***

[1/16/2018 9:12:36 PM] Josie: Tess: Oh, we rescued her from a sleazy kidnapping art dealer. Ry's her uncle.

[1/16/2018 9:12:50 PM] Ry: Well, Tess rescued her.

[1/16/2018 9:16:23 PM] Josie: Tess: Yeah, but you're the one who figured out she was there.

[1/16/2018 9:16:29 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... which wasn't easy.

[1/16/2018 9:17:19 PM] Josie: Liz: Well, you found me.

[1/16/2018 9:17:35 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... you know, everybody thinks you're dead.

[1/16/2018 9:19:21 PM] Josie: Liz: ... I'd rather they did, though.

[1/16/2018 9:19:38 PM] Josie: Salazar: Yeah?

[1/16/2018 9:25:21 PM] Josie: Liz: Well... yeah.

[1/16/2018 9:25:36 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... and they're not keeping you here against your will or anything?

[1/16/2018 9:25:41 PM] Josie: Liz: Why would you even think that?

[1/16/2018 9:26:21 PM] Josie: Salazar: You have a lot of security cameras and a whole bunch of what, guards?

[1/16/2018 9:28:59 PM] Josie: He eyes Ry again.

[1/16/2018 9:56:40 PM | Edited 9:58:05 PM] Ry: We're friends of the folks who own this place.

[1/16/2018 9:56:55 PM] Josie: ((own?))

[1/16/2018 9:58:23 PM] Ry: Tess works for them.

[1/16/2018 9:58:48 PM] Josie: Salazar: Oh. Pretty posh.

[1/16/2018 9:59:07 PM] Ry: Figg died under.... violent circumstances, too, and we want to make sure Liz is safe.

[1/16/2018 9:59:28 PM] Josie: Salazar: Yeah, they never caught the killer.

[1/16/2018 9:59:41 PM] Josie: Liz shivers.

[1/16/2018 10:00:24 PM] Josie: Salazar: Hey, sorry, let's change the subject. ... in fact, let's go out on the deck, huh? Get away from the grown-ups.

[1/16/2018 10:02:16 PM] Josie: Liz nods, and they head out to the deck together.

[1/16/2018 10:02:33 PM] *** Ry watches them, but lets them go! ***

[1/16/2018 10:03:42 PM] Josie: Tess: ... Did it work?

[1/16/2018 10:04:04 PM] Ry: I assume he's pestering her now for details and making sure we're not holding her hostage.

[1/16/2018 10:04:18 PM] Josie: Tess: And we're not, so... it worked?

[1/16/2018 10:07:11 PM] Josie: Tess: She does have a crush on him, though.

[1/16/2018 10:07:42 PM] Ry: Yeah. She had a crush on him from high school.

[1/16/2018 10:08:51 PM] Ry: But I think it worked. AT least, I don't think he thinks she's a vampire.

[1/16/2018 10:09:59 PM] Josie: Tess: Or that we are. ... Is our little girl ready to find out what it's like now to date a human?

[1/16/2018 10:10:38 PM] Ry: Oof. I don't know that I'm ready.

[1/16/2018 10:11:32 PM] Josie: Tess: Could be worse, she could find out what it's like to eat one.

[1/16/2018 10:13:29 PM] Ry: A boyfriend?

[1/16/2018 10:14:28 PM] Josie: Tess: A human. ... or a boyfriend, yeah. I mean, he does smell pretty good. Think I'll hit the fridge when he heads out.

[1/16/2018 10:14:40 PM] Josie: Ry's cellphone chirps.

[1/16/2018 10:14:53 PM] *** Ry checks it. ***

[1/16/2018 10:15:12 PM] Josie: It's a text from Armand. "Is he gone?"

[1/16/2018 10:15:31 PM] *** Ry looks out at the deck. "Not yet." ***

[1/16/2018 10:16:06 PM] Josie: They are standing pretty close together!

[1/16/2018 10:17:51 PM] Ry: ((Does Aura vision work through the glass?))

[1/16/2018 10:19:29 PM] Josie: Yeah, I would say so. If you can see the person it works.

[1/16/2018 10:19:38 PM] Josie: It might get a little trickier through glass, but that's it.

[1/16/2018 10:20:04 PM] *** Ry will try it, then! ***

[1/16/2018 10:20:21 PM] Josie: Roll the dice! Twice if you're going for both of them.

[1/16/2018 10:20:38 PM] Ry: ((8 and 2!))

[1/16/2018 10:21:26 PM | Edited 10:24:11 PM] Josie: He's definitely got some blue and dark  red threads that weren't there before, and a fair amount of silver, too.

[1/16/2018 10:22:05 PM] Josie: Liz has a bit more dark red than before.

[1/16/2018 10:23:16 PM | Edited 10:27:16 PM] Ry: Hmmm. He's a bit sad about something. Not sure what.

[1/16/2018 10:24:00 PM] Josie: ((oh, sorry, I made a mistake there.))

[1/16/2018 10:24:15 PM] Josie: ((Fixed!))

[1/16/2018 10:26:34 PM] *** Ry sighs. "He's not moving in." ***

[1/16/2018 10:26:58 PM] Josie: ((Anyway, you can edit that.))

[1/16/2018 10:27:03 PM] Ry: Just putting my foot down now.

[1/16/2018 10:27:21 PM] Josie: Tess: Aww.

[1/16/2018 10:28:30 PM] Ry: But I guess it'll be helpful.

[1/16/2018 10:28:43 PM] Ry: For her to get used to the whole masquerade thing.

[1/16/2018 10:31:00 PM] Josie: Tess: Lying to people? ... eventually you just start hanging around other vampires because it's easier.

[1/16/2018 10:35:47 PM] Ry: I mean for her to interact with people without subverbally saying things like 'I'm in a blood drinking cult'.

[1/16/2018 10:37:24 PM] Josie: Tess: ... yeah, she does need practice on that one.

[1/16/2018 10:38:37 PM] Josie: There's an odd whump sound from the deck, and Lizard runs back in. "Help! He just... he just fell *over*!"

[1/16/2018 10:38:52 PM] *** Ry goes over. ***

[1/16/2018 10:39:37 PM] Josie: He's apparently unconscious on the deck.

[1/16/2018 10:39:58 PM] *** Ry checks his pulse. ***

[1/16/2018 10:40:15 PM] Josie: Mal and Armand come running up the steps--both of them look ready to fight monsters!

[1/16/2018 10:40:27 PM] Josie: He still has one! It's pretty thready, though.

[1/16/2018 10:40:27 PM] Ry: Relax and get back inside.

[1/16/2018 10:40:38 PM] Josie: Tess: ... Liz, did you... you know.

[1/16/2018 10:40:46 PM] *** Ry looks for wounds! ***

[1/16/2018 10:40:46 PM] Josie: Liz: No! I didn't do anything!

[1/16/2018 10:41:06 PM] Josie: Mal mutters something that sounds like a curse but does head back inside.

[1/16/2018 10:41:45 PM] Josie: Armand ... doesn't, but it's sort of like he's not there anymore. There's just a shadow that doesn't look quite right in the darkest part of the deck.

[1/16/2018 10:42:24 PM] Ry: Armand?

[1/16/2018 10:42:37 PM] Josie: No wounds that he can see. There's a lot of bruises on one of his arms, though.

[1/16/2018 10:43:10 PM] Josie: Armand: He's dying. ... not immediately, but soon.

[1/16/2018 10:43:46 PM] Ry: From what? Tess, help me get him inside.

[1/16/2018 10:44:10 PM] Josie: Tess picks him up by herself, pretty easily. He's tall, but he's not terribly heavily built.

[1/16/2018 10:45:41 PM] Josie: She brings him inside and puts him down on the couch, carefully.

[1/16/2018 10:46:03 PM] Josie: Armand: I'm not sure. I'd have to touch him to find out.

[1/16/2018 10:47:24 PM] Ry: Is there a reason you don't want to do that?

[1/16/2018 10:47:54 PM] Josie: Armand: ... no, but I thought you wanted me to stay hidden. I misunderstood.

[1/16/2018 10:48:14 PM] Ry: It's fine, he knows there's security here.

[1/16/2018 10:48:31 PM] Ry: Yeah, if you can, tell me what's wrong with him.

[1/16/2018 10:49:07 PM] Josie: He steps out of the shadow, which looks like an ordinary one again, and lays two of his fingers on Salazar's neck, almost like a doctor taking a pulse.

[1/16/2018 10:50:01 PM] Josie: Liz: He can't be dying, he's practically my age!

[1/16/2018 10:51:52 PM] Josie: Armand: ... cancer of the brain.

[1/16/2018 10:57:21 PM] *** Ry frowns. ***

[1/16/2018 10:58:04 PM] Josie: Armand: I think he's being treated for it. It's that or somebody's poisoning him.

[1/16/2018 10:58:15 PM] Josie: Liz: ... but we can do something, can't we?

[1/16/2018 11:01:34 PM] Josie: She looks at Ry. "... can't we? Isn't there something?"

[1/16/2018 11:02:23 PM] Ry: We should get him to a hospital.

[1/16/2018 11:02:50 PM] Josie: Liz: I meant something useful!

[1/16/2018 11:11:46 PM] Ry: No. We can't make him a vampire, that's one of our big rules. Right now, we need to get him to a hospital.

[1/16/2018 11:12:46 PM] Josie: Armand: ... here, let me at least...

[1/16/2018 11:13:13 PM] Josie: Salazar starts to come to a little bit.

[1/16/2018 11:13:22 PM] Josie: Liz: I didn't mean that, I just meant...

[1/16/2018 11:16:02 PM] Josie: Salazar: ... ng. What happened?

[1/16/2018 11:16:12 PM] Ry: You passed out.

[1/16/2018 11:16:25 PM] Ry: Cigarattes aren't good for you.

[1/16/2018 11:17:28 PM] Josie: Salazar: What does... no, I'm just on medication that makes me woozy sometimes, that's all.

[1/16/2018 11:18:17 PM] Josie: He looks around at everybody, and blinks at Armand.

[1/16/2018 11:18:39 PM] Josie: Liz bursts into tears. ... bloody tears.

[1/16/2018 11:22:58 PM] *** Ry goes over and hugs Lizard, hoping to block Salazar's view. ***

[1/16/2018 11:23:30 PM] Josie: He blinks confusedly for a moment, then shakes his head.

[1/16/2018 11:24:25 PM] Josie: Salazar: Hey, wow, calm down, Liz. I'm fine, just a little lightheaded, is all.

[1/16/2018 11:24:29 PM] Josie: He eyes Armand again.

[1/16/2018 11:24:51 PM] Josie: Armand: ... I'm part of the security detail.

[1/16/2018 11:25:18 PM] Josie: Lizard cries into Ry's shoulder.

[1/16/2018 11:27:44 PM] Josie: Salazar turns his attention back to Lizard, and stands up, wobbling a little bit, and tries to pat his friend on the shoulder. "Hey, hey, it's fine, I'm fine, see?"

[1/16/2018 11:34:47 PM] *** Ry wipes Liz's face, trying to make it look like a nosebleed if he has to. ***

[1/16/2018 11:35:51 PM] Josie: Mal is heading up the stairs too by this point. "Hey, are you guys sure ever... yeah, everything does not look all right."

[1/16/2018 11:36:22 PM] *** Ry shakes his head at him meaningfully! ***

[1/16/2018 11:38:02 PM] Josie: He rolls his eyes and crams a stocking cap over his ears.

[1/16/2018 11:39:25 PM] Josie: Ry is pretty effective in making it look like a potential nosebleed, actually. He ends up in an awkward three-way hug with Liz and the reporter, who keeps telling her he's just fine. It's not really helping.

[1/16/2018 11:42:23 PM] Josie: Armand: ... maybe you should sit down.

[1/16/2018 11:42:32 PM] Josie: Mal: Yeah, what's going on, anyway?

[1/16/2018 11:42:55 PM] Josie: With the cap on, he can pretty much pass as a fairly scrawny, scruffy human.

[1/16/2018 11:42:57 PM] Ry: ANd yes, you're not helping. sit down, we'll get you to a hospital.

[1/16/2018 11:43:14 PM] Josie: Armand: And let me check your pulse.

[1/16/2018 11:43:21 PM] Josie: Liz mostly stops crying.

[1/16/2018 11:43:26 PM] Josie: Salazar: Oh come on, I'm fine!

[1/16/2018 11:43:30 PM] Josie: Liz: Just let him.

[1/16/2018 11:43:42 PM] Ry: You're not.

[1/16/2018 11:44:03 PM] Josie: Salazar: It's just a little dizziness.

[1/16/2018 11:45:14 PM] Josie: Armand takes his wrist... and then grabs him to keep him from falling as he lapses back into unconsciousness, struggling a bit with how much taller Salazar is than him.

[1/16/2018 11:45:26 PM] Josie: Armand: ... I put him to sleep, before you ask.

[1/16/2018 11:45:59 PM] Josie: Tess takes the unconscious guy and sets him back down on the couch.

[1/16/2018 11:46:19 PM] Josie: Liz: You did what?

[1/16/2018 11:51:29 PM] Ry: He needed rest, Liz.

[1/16/2018 11:51:45 PM] Josie: Liz: Oh! Literal sleep.

[1/16/2018 11:51:58 PM] Ry: Not metaphor forever sleep, no.

[1/16/2018 11:53:07 PM] Josie: Armand: ... I would not do that. Though I do think I will need some refreshment in case something else happens. I would not like to hurt your friend.

[1/16/2018 11:53:23 PM] Josie: He checks Salazar one more time and then heads for the kitchen.

[1/16/2018 11:54:02 PM] Josie: Liz: ... there has to be something we can do.

[12:05:28 AM] Ry: I'm sorry, Liz. We're not gods.

[12:05:35 AM] Ry: Despite the way a lot of us act.

[12:08:23 AM] Josie: Mal: ... didn't you say you could do some gross blood-drinking thing to heal someone?

[12:09:07 AM] Josie: Tess grabs a Kleenex and tries to wipe the blood off poor Lizard's face.

[12:12:10 AM] Josie: Liz lets her.

[12:12:20 AM] Ry: We can. But it tends to lead to a lot of questions about a miraculous recovery.

[12:13:04 AM] Josie: Liz: ... how does it work?

[12:18:05 AM] Ry: You feed someone your blood. They become stronger and healthier, but very often wind up addicted to it, and also magically bound to your will.

[12:18:56 AM] Josie: Liz: ... he'd have to do what you say?

[12:20:55 AM] Josie: Tess: I don't think Ry wants a ghoul.

[12:21:15 AM] Josie: Liz: ... he'd have to do what I say?

[12:21:25 AM] Josie: Mal: Like we all don't already do that anyway.

[12:21:28 AM] Josie: Liz glares at him.

[12:24:57 AM] Ry: I really don't want a ghoul... and I really dont' think you do, either.

[12:25:25 AM] Josie: Liz: Well I really don't want him to die.

[12:26:06 AM] Josie: Armand returns to the room, quietly. Or maybe he was there before. It's kind of hard to tell--he's very quiet.

[12:26:42 AM] Josie: Tess: ... you'd have feed him your blood.

[12:28:42 AM] Ry: You just need to think about it. IT could be that one 'dose' is enough.

[12:29:32 AM] Josie: Liz: ... what would happen with one dose?

[12:35:50 AM] Ry: He'd get stronger, healthier. I don't think it would cure cancer, but you might revitalize him.

[12:36:15 AM] Josie: Liz: What about two?

[12:39:02 AM] Ry: It's like... medicine. Give him a whole bunch at once won't do much more than just the one dose. Generally the way it works with ghouls is that you give them a little blood each month. But a lot of humans don't last long before the addiction kicks in. And they're usually bound by three.

[12:39:27 AM] Josie: Armand: She's not ready for that.

[12:44:01 AM] Josie: Liz: No one asked you!

[12:44:19 AM] Josie: Armand: ... this is true, but it doesn't mean I'm wrong.

[12:48:26 AM] Ry: No.. And again, there's no guarantee one dose will do much, or cause more harm than good.

[12:49:25 AM] Josie: Armand: ... and the emotional element could be a problem.

[12:50:00 AM] Josie: Liz: What emotional element?

[12:51:28 AM] Josie: Armand looks to Ry on that one. It's awesome to be the group dad!

[12:52:19 AM] Ry: He's got a crush on you.

[12:53:40 AM] Josie: Liz turns red again. "No, he doesn't, I haven't even seen him for years. Besides, why does that matter?"

[12:54:38 AM] Josie: Armand: ... because if you blood-bond him, he'll have stronger feelings than that and it won't be entirely of his own free will.

[12:56:39 AM] Josie: Mal: Maybe we should just let him die.

[12:57:15 AM] Josie: Liz: Maybe you should stop being awful!

[12:59:37 AM] Josie: Mal: I'm not awful, I'm just saying it's maybe not a great position to be in!

[12:59:47 AM] Josie: Liz: It's still better than being dead!

[1:02:30 AM] Ry: It'd be like putting a love spell on him, Liz.

[1:03:13 AM] Josie: Liz: I don't want to do that, but I also don't want him to die.

[1:03:23 AM] Josie: Armand: ... perhaps we should ask him, yes?

[1:07:03 AM] Ry: The other thing, Liz, if that he becomes a Ghoul, he leaves the rest of his life behind in devotion to you.

[1:08:11 AM] Josie: Liz: But at least he gets to have a rest of a life.

[1:08:38 AM] Josie: Mal: If that even counts as a life.

[1:09:50 AM] Josie: Armand: He must be asked. He should be the one to decide.

[1:11:08 AM] Josie: Tess: ... yeah. Yeah, I think he's right. I mean, nobody asked me or Ry but being a vampire isn't quite as... limiting. And we can't do that, it'd take months to get the paperwork and approvals.

[1:15:36 AM] Josie: Armand: He doesn't have months.

[1:16:48 AM] Ry: Yeah.

[1:17:05 AM] Josie: Liz: ... I thought we weren't allowed to tell him.

[1:17:42 AM] Ry: He'd have to know.

[1:19:03 AM] Josie: Liz: Then we'll ask.

[1:19:19 AM] Josie: Tess: Tomorrow, Lizard. Let him sleep. We should, too.

[1:23:25 AM] Ry: It's been a long day.

[1:24:16 AM] Josie: Liz: Fine. ... Goodnight.

[1:24:24 AM] Josie: She turns to Mal. "I hate you."

[1:24:32 AM] Josie: Then she heads downstairs to her room.

[1:25:17 AM] Josie: Mal: ... next time I have a bright idea just punch me in the mouth until I shut up.

[1:25:35 AM] Ry: Will do.

[1:26:03 AM] Josie: Mal: Good. I'm going to bed.

[1:26:15 AM] Josie: Mal goes down the stairs too, shaking his head.

[1:27:56 AM] Josie: Tess yoinks Salazar around so that he's lying down on the couch, removes his shoes and stuffs a pillow under his head. "He gonna be okay until morning?"

[1:28:24 AM] Josie: Armand: Most probably. I'll sleep here on the chair, just in case.

[1:29:28 AM] Josie: Tess: You sure?

[1:30:17 AM] Josie: Armand shrugs. "I cannot cure cancer but I may at least be able to tell what it is if something does go wrong. Go, sleep, both of you."

[1:30:41 AM] Ry: Thanks.

[1:31:50 AM] Josie: Tess: ... yeah. Thanks. You know... nevermind. Plenty of time for that tomorrow. Goodnight.

[1:32:15 AM] Josie: Tess: ... good morning. Great, now it sounds wrong both ways. Fuck it, time for bed.

[1:32:36 AM] Josie: She heads for the master bedroom, shaking her head, and Armand sits in the recliner.

[1:33:36 AM] Ry: ... just... keep an eye on him, all right? Don't let anything happen to him.

[1:33:43 AM] *** Ry gives Armand a meaningful look. ***

[1:33:56 AM] Josie: Armand: I think she cares for him, yes?

[1:34:11 AM] Ry: Yes, apparently.

[1:34:43 AM] Josie: Armand: Then I will certainly not let anything happen to him.

[1:36:46 AM] Ry: All right.

[1:36:53 AM] Ry: Thanks, Armand.

[1:37:24 AM] Josie: He nods.

[1:38:56 AM] *** Ry goes to the bedroom and sits on the bed. ***

[1:39:11 AM] Ry: What's the first thing that I said?? "He's not moving in."

[1:41:09 AM] Josie: Tess: I think he's moving in, Ry.

[1:42:59 AM] Josie: And there we'll stop!