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--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--

This RP takes place on Friday 25th April 2014.

Deanna: Dea was a little too excited about her evening with Robert. The poor guy seemed to be clueless to the fact that the wraith was growing ever more attached to him and that him being nice to her in any way was making her crush on him worse. “Where are we going to get the movie?” she asked even though the question she wanted to ask was ‘where were they going to watch it’.

Robert: He smiled as he locked up his office in Solace and then headed with the wraith by his side out and into the city. "There's a video store just down the road from the university buildings. So we can get something there I'm sure. Do you know what sort of thing you want to see? What genre?" He smiled, glad he was not only having a night off but also spending some time with Dea and cheering her up, giving her a nice night to herself too.

Deanna: “Mmhhmm. Sure do. I like things about England. I’ll never get to go home so watching things about it are the next best thing. I like watching things from history too. I think they’re called period dramas? I watched a…mini-series I think it’s called recently. Sense and Sensibility. I really enjoyed that. It was written around the time I…well…died. But still. I like it. Do you like things like that?” Dea was babbling and quite clearly excited about the evening that lay ahead of them.

Robert: He smiled and nodded, loving how excited she sounded. "I do. I like them because things seemed.... simpler then. People had manners and knew how to behave. I've been watching a series called Downton Abbey recently. It's been really good! Well, we can start in that section and have a nose around. See if any of the covers and pictures take your fancy" As they walked through the woods, Robert was actually moving and holding the branches aside for her to walk by. Even though she could have easily just walked through them. It was habit for him, and he forgot that she was a wraith sometimes. He was just treating her as he would any woman.

Deanna: She laughed at his behaviour because it was a little silly but she appreciated the thought behind it. “You’re not gonna hurt me if you drop that branch you know. And I’m not sure I’ve seen that series yet. But if you think I might like it I’ll have Keara get it for me. What kind of movies do you like?” Dea wanted to know more about Robert. Their conversations were usually overly polite but Dea always felt she could tell him anything, she just wasn’t sure he felt the same way.

Robert: "I.... huh? What?" He looked at her and then the branch and grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, I keep forgetting you're a wraith so can just, walk through things and such. In my head, you're just another person, like me. So I treat you as I'd treat anyone I cared about." He just shrugged his shoulders and kept doing as he had been. "And hmmm. I like everything really. Depends on what mood I'm in and what I want to feel. Not too keen on the old ones though. By which I mean anything from before the 1990's" He laughed.

Deanna: She hadn’t heard much of what he said after he said he treated her like anyone else he cared about. He cared about her. That made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside, at least it might of if she had insides, but still the psychological affect was there. “This not being keen on old things…I’m assuming that’s limited to your choice in entertainment? Right?” She was suddenly a little concerned that his tastes in general were more towards the modern end of the scale, though if she thought about it for a moment she’d of realised her own tastes were far more modern than perhaps they should have been.

Robert: He laughed and nodded his head. "Of course. As I said when I was talking about Downton - I like that era, I like how people behaved and treated each other. I just like the special effects and the film style better from the more modern things."

Deanna: “Things were not simpler then. They were just as messy really. At least women of this era get to decide things for themselves. In my day were thought of as property. Well... Most of us were. Ven never treated us that way. He fawned over Keara and me. I couldn’t have hoped for a nicer sire. Considering I was training to be a thrall, I was lucky to get a sire at all I guess.” Dea’s voice always sounded ambivalent when she spoke of Ven as there was an equal mix of happiness and pain in remembering him.

Robert: "Sorry, what? You were training to be a thrall? I'm afraid I know nothing of anything before the supposed massacre. Nothing about how the vampires all worked and the society and such. Can you share?"

Deanna: “Well I’m not sure everyone worked the way we did. My parents were thralls in Ven’s guild. For us, it was like a term of employment. I guess the closest thing to connect it too is a calling or slavery. One or the other. Basically whole families worked as thralls. They married thralls. They raised thralls. We were treated well. Though I wasn’t keen on the idea if I’m honest. I didn’t want to be at someone’s beck and call. Fate is a cruel mistress eh? I mean that’s exactly how I survive now. Keara wants me and I go running.” She was laughing quite happily at that thought. “Could be worse. I could have been called by Enver.” Her shadowy form shivered softly at that prospect.

Robert: "True, you could have been. But then, you could have been called by me too. So you def got the best of a bad lot!" He chuckled softly. "Poor Leyna eh?" He jumped over a rock and then offered her his hand to help her over, again not thinking properly. "And how fascinating that is. Families of thralls making thralls and being thralls. Thank goodness there's nothing like that now, or that would be another cause for me to take up as I try to free them all!"

Deanna: She shook her head at Robert, not paying any attention to the obstacles of the physical plane. “Actually that’s how Keara ended up with Epsilon. He was a descendant of a family we had helping us here. They kept some of her diaries and things all the time she was gone. Kinda amazing really if you think about it. He recognised her true name from something or other and sought her out. When he asked to be turned, she couldn’t really say no. He was really helpful till he kinda just disappeared one day.”

Robert: "I've never heard of Epsilon I'm afraid. But yeh, that's amazing - that some of her things survived. Did any of yours?"

Deanna: “A couple of my diaries and a silver brush set Ven bought me. I think that’s about it. Keara has them somewhere safe. She knows I’ll never need them but she said I might just like knowing where they are.”

Robert: "Awww. I'm so pleased some of your things survived too! And...." He frowned, thinking of something. "Have you heard of your kind.... possessing another before?"

Deanna: “Possessing what? Wraiths don’t have much use for possessions. If you can’t interact with things, then you have no business owning them. I kinda like that some days. Not having anything. It’s kind of freeing.”

Robert: Chuckles. "No no. Not possessing something, but possessing someone. You say you have a brush set. What if you took over someone's body and just felt the brush in their hair - but it would be your hair, just for that moment. Doesn't Enver have that thrall? Hannah? You could take her over, couldn't you?"

Deanna: Dea shook her head. “Enver has a male now. If it’s at all possible, he’s a bigger waste of space than Enver is. Man’s an idiot. I followed him a couple of times and all he seems to do is hang out and grope women. Crash that is, not Enver. If I could catch him doing that I wouldn’t have to deal with him any longer. Sadly, he barely leaves Keara’s side. And…wait…possess as in take over someone’s body? That sounds…difficult.”

Robert: "Oh. What happened to Hannah? I liked her. And, Dea, do you just not like men?" He chuckled, genuinely wondering. "Are you a lesbian?" They'd reached the edge of the wilderness so he paused to answer her. "And I'm afraid I've no idea how hard or easy it would be to take a body - but Mystics do it when they come back from being dead. So it has to be possible right? Now, we'll be in public, so I can talk to you telepathically. But can you reply in any way without folks seeing you?"

Deanna: “Nope. You’ll be babbling to yourself I’m afraid. I can whisper. And no. I’m not a lesbian. Why would you think that?” She didn’t realised how all her talk of Enver made her come across. “As for Hannah. Best not to ask. You won’t like the answer. Basically he fired her. A month or so later she died.”

Robert: "Oh no! Did Enver send her family a card, flowers, anything? As for why I'd think you're a lesbian.... Well.... you do come off a little like a man hater!" He chuckled and then headed out of the woods towards the store that wasn't too far away and could be seen from where they were. He crossed the road and then let himself in, looking up at the tinkling bell as he went. He stood for a moment, looking around to get his bearings and then headed for the period drama section all while watching her for any hand signals she might give to tell him which she wanted to read the back of or if she found one she liked the look of and wanted to rent.

Deanna: “Erm…” she wasn’t sure how to reply to that because she wasn’t sure if Hannah’s family actually knew she was dead. She was just…missing. She followed him to the store and began looking at what was available. “I don’t know where to start,” she whispered.

Robert: He smiled and telepathically replied. "Just look at the front of the boxes, see if any of them jump out at you. Could be the artwork, the actors or the title, anything really. Then just point, I'll turn it over and you can read. Then thumbs up for rent, thumbs down for shelf. We've a whole store to look through. So take your time and have a good nose!"

Deanna: Deanna looked around, the period dramas all had confusing or boring sounding titles, and so she literally drifted towards other areas of the store, coming to rest in the Sci-fi section which was a lot more colourful and interesting to look at. She waved Robert over and pointed to Alien Resurrection.

Robert: Robert pretended to browse, following her where she went until she pointed at something. Picking it up, he turned it over and pretended to read, but had it tilted towards Deanna, so she could read it instead as he'd be fine with anything.

Deanna: “Have you seen this one?” she whispered. “Is it any good?”

Robert: "Mmm Hmm. It's not great. Kinda cheesey" He replied telepathically

Deanna: "Suggest something good then. Please? I'm lost in here."

Robert: He had a look around the shelves and then picked one up called 'Stardust', showed her the front and then the back to see what she thought.

Deanna: “That looks interesting,” she says having read the back of the box. “Let’s get that one. Have you seen it?”

Robert: He shook his head, still talking to her telepathically. "Nope. But I've been meaning to. The adverts for it all looked good." He took a case from the shelf and returned the display case and then headed for the desk, checked it out with his card, paid the fee and then walked on out through the door and back towards the wilderness. "Happy?"

Deanna: “Very,” she replied in her normal tone. “Keara lets me choose movies and watches things with me sometimes but she’s about the only real friend I have. Yeah I know what you’re going to say. I should give Enver a chance or whatever but spending time with both of them at the same time is…awkward. The expression third wheel is never truer than hanging around with them.”

Robert: "Well, I'm sure they aren't together 24/7? They must have separate lives too? It's not healthy to be around someone constantly. You could maybe try doing something together, just having a chat or something? You know Enver is like a brother to me. But yeh, I know how difficult he can be." Chuckles. "And there's always Leyna too"

Deanna: “They might as well be. If you see one the other’s not usually far behind. They seem to enjoy one another’s company. And yeah but Leyna and I can’t do much either, since you know…no body. I’d bet she’d be good to chat with though.” Deanna didn’t go into the details of her sister’s relationship as she knew Keara wouldn’t like that but she didn’t mind chatting about it in a vague manner. It was odd to her how much she spoke about her, but then it was hardly surprising since Keara was the only real family she had anymore.

Robert: "Oh, Leyna's quite intelligent and well-travelled. She's from over in Europe somewhere originally I think it is. I'm not sure to be honest. So yes, she's got some interesting stories and experiences. You know she was a part of Solace too, back in her day?"

Deanna: “I didn’t know she was from Europe. I guess we have that in common then,” Deanna sounded a little excited by this revelation, not that perhaps Robert would pick up on it, as she’d pretty much been excited and excitable since she arrived at Solace to meet him. “And where are you from?” she brought the conversation back around to Robert, as she was determined to learn as much about him as possible.

Robert: "Oh, nowhere exciting. Just a place called 'Friendship' in Pittsburgh, America. I.... was back there recently actually..." He frowned a little, remembering.

Deanna: “Enver’s from America too isn’t he? I’m sure Keara’s said something about that and did you guys like grow up together? Or did you meet here? How are you two friends? I mean Keara says you remind her of Enver but I don’t see it. I mean you’re like nice and stuff. Enver’s just…well the word *** springs to mind.” She wasn’t sure she wanted to ask him why he frowned, as she didn’t like to see him upset in any way.

Robert: He nodded his head. "Yes, he's from California. He was a movie star for a while. Though I've never seen him in anything myself. But no, we met here. As for how we met... you know, I don't remember exactly. But we're family - in a way. If you follow our line up, we both end at Mircea. But I think it was through fifth column that we met first. And yeh, he can be an ***. But so can I."

Deanna: “Really? I don’t believe that. Enver’s a huge ***. At least to me he is. He can be a bit of an *** to Keara too but I don’t think she sees it. Or if she does she ignores it. I have no idea.” Dea fell silent for a few moments as she tried to recall what Mircea’s clan were better known as. “Odd that you’d met through a random group rather than your bloodline. What is your Bloodline called. The main one I mean. The clan. It begins with a G right?”

Robert: He nodded his head. "Yes. Grigori. But my sire split from them as did Enver's sire - I think. And then I've split from my sire too. So yeh, it's all split up and segmented. It's a mess, like - a horrible mess. They're all assholes in that line, looking out for themselves instead of for each other as a family is supposed to"

Deanna: She nodded but it barely showed in her shadowy form. “I kinda know what Keara would say to that. She’d say you are all of the same source or something, and that means you are family like it or not. Only she’d say it differently than that. She never used to speak like that you know. She was just as quiet though. But yeah. Families fight and argue. Isn’t that kind of normal?”

Robert: "Oh, it is. But my sire - as an example - disowned me, then used a ritual to locate me that she could only do because I was her childe. Then, after managing to avoid Tyt who wanted to kill me for a couple of weeks, she told them where I was and they swooped in and killed me, sent me to the realm of shadows. Which they'd never have been able to do if it wasn't for her betraying our blood bond. Most of the Grigori would rather I was dead and had never existed. Enver and Oria are the exceptions."

Deanna: “Your sire really did that? That’s awful. Sires should be supportive. If not that, they should at least be loyal. Why’d they hand you over? That’s absurd. I don’t know if Keara could do that. Sure she can’t lie but she could say she was refusing to help. Though I’m not sure if that is what she’d do. She doesn’t believe in killing our kind but she doesn’t believe in betraying our secret either. Oh…I’m sorry. I talk about her too much don’t I?” Dea suddenly realised she didn’t shut up about her sister. It was partially a nervous thing, talking about what she knew.

Robert: "I don't mind hearing about Keara. She's obviously important to you, it's nice that you have someone like that. I would like someone like that myself to be honest. I'm hoping maybe, with my kids.... I don't know. Maybe. But yes, she did that. And you can feel free to ask her if you see her, she never told me why, and has never spoken to me since."

Deanna: “Aw Robert I’m sorry. That’s awful. And you deserve someone like Keara. You do. And erm… did you tell me before that you had kids? That seems like something I’d remember. Though maybe you just said it in passing before. Like now. How old are they? Where do they live? Do you still see their mother?” They were perhaps intrusive questions but she couldn’t stop them from flowing out of her consciousness and into the world.

Robert: "No, I.... didn't know before. And they're 17 and 24. They actually, seem to live here, in Harper Rock. And yeh, I saw Marie a few weeks ago. It was.... odd."

Deanna: “How could you not know? And how did your marriage with… Maire was it? How’d that end? And if I’m being too nosy feel free to say so. You don’t; have to answer if you don’t want too.” Deanna wanted to know if he still loved Marie and if by “odd” he meant oddly familiar and if he was pining to go back to the life he had with his family.

Robert: "It's a bit of a sad story, my past. You sure you want to hear it before the film?" He asked as he opened the door to one of his private homes and let her in.

Deanna: “Only if you wanna tell me. The movie will cheer us up after…right? And all else fails I could give that possession thing a go and see if I can take control of you,” she laughed at the idea of herself in a man’s body.

--The following transcript was a live chat roleplay--

Robert: He closed the door behind them and then walked into the living room, taking his leather jacket off so he was left in just his T that clung to his thin frame and accentuated all the toning and muscles he'd developed as a vampire. There were a number of spirits floating around that he'd summoned earlier, ready for this evening, but they were just shades of people, not actually people with personalities. And they were all that remained of some of Muga's minions - in Robert's mind - and he was ridding the world of them for good by consuming them. Sitting himself down on the couch, after popping the DVD in, he patted the seat beside him and put his arm along the back of the couch behind her spot. "Well, the long and the short of it is..... As a human I was the cause of an accident that killed my sister. This drove me insane, and I was sentenced to time in a mental asylum instead of prison. While there, I had electric shock therapy, and the scarring on my brain made me forget my children and wife. Recently, I got that read memories power and it kinda, broke through the scarring and I got this flood of forgotten memories of my own. So I went back and found them all, to try and reconnect."

Deanna: Deanna wasn’t sure where they were when he opened the door but was kind of excited by the fact they she was spending time with Robert outside of Solace. When he seated himself on the sofa she moved to join him. While he did have an attractive form, she tried not to think about it as it didn’t do her any good to think about it. “So…You want your old life back?” she asked, desperately wanting to reach out and pet his knee or his hand or something.

Robert: "I've thought about it. Yes." He said softly, looking a little broken as he did.

Deanna: “I get the feeling you don’t think that’s possible. I mean just because you’re a vampire doesn’t mean to say you can’t be with the people you love. Does it? I mean you’d never hurt them right?”

Robert: "What? No! Of course not!" He said hurriedly, surprised she'd even suggest he might. "But, what of the good I could do here, am doing here? How can I abandon that for my own, possible, happiness?"

Deanna: “Because you deserve to be happy too Robert. Don’t you like see that? Are you really so altruistic that you’d neglect what you need? You know you have more than one life right? Like you could look after you family and come back to Solace after.”

Robert: "And how many people would die and lose their one life because I'd been selfish?" There was no anger or judgement in his voice, it was just a matter of fact question.

Deanna: “What’s the point in living if you aren’t happy?” she countered. “If you’re so busy making everyone else happy and don’t take time for yourself you’ll lose the will to live. It can happen. I mean I haven’t seen it myself but Ven did. I don’t want you to be lost like that.” She was trying to make Robert see that his needs were just as important as anyone else’s but she wasn’t sure he was getting it.

Robert: "Well, to make other people happy and to save them. That's such a better point to live than to just serve yourself and your own needs. I do take time for myself, like tonight, with you. It's just secondary to helping others is all."

Deanna: “We’re not gonna agree on this are we,” she laughed. “You got all funny about the thought of thralls being slaves but you’re basically a slave to your business ain’t ya? Admit it,” she teased.

Robert: He just grinned at her and shrugged. "I am what society needs me to be and has made me become. If they will not be responsible and helpful, then I will have to be it for them"

Deanna: “You’re a slave,” she laughed. “So…Slave..Wanna put the film on?”

Robert: Nods his head and winks at her. "Yes mistress" Then chuckling, he picked up the remote and pushed play so the TV came on automatically with the start of the credits.

Deanna: “Pfft. You wish you had a mistress half as nice as me,” she settled back on the sofa as best a wraith could, folded her spectral arms over her chest and looked towards the television.

Robert: "Of course. You're fab, and anyone would be lucky to be attached to you" He smiled as he spoke, looking to the TV and the trailers for something or other that looked crap.

Deanna: She wasn’t expecting that reply, so kind of just went silent for a few minutes as she tried to concentrate on what they were watching. “Thanks.”

Robert: He was a bit perturbed by her silence so turned and looked at her with concern on his face. "You ok?"

Deanna: “Oh yeah. I’m good. Why? Is something wrong?”

Robert: "No, not on my side anyways. You just went a bit quiet. I wondered if I'd upset you was all."

Deanna: “Oh no. You haven’t upset me. You’re just being really nice. This night was a great idea. For both of us. I hope the film doesn’t disappoint you.”

Robert: "Or you" He said with a smile and wriggled in his seat as the film started.

Deanna: Dea went quiet and watched the beginning of the movie, all the while thinking that Keara might like it, even if it already did seem to be more of a romantic type of movie.

Robert: He reached out his hand and brushed against her shoulder, feeling the cool fog like substance that she was and offering her his magic.

Deanna: Dea was smiling. Robert was so sweet and sensitive. She wished more people were like him. “Thank you,” she said as she felt the flush of warmth pass through her. He made her feel stronger, more connected to this realm but she wasn’t sure why that was really. “You know you don’t have to do that for me. Right? I’d still hang out with you.”

Robert: "I know. But you like it right? And you don't get it from anywhere else, not without putting you in danger. And see - it made you smile! And as I said before - I like helping people, being there for them and giving them what they need."

Deanna: “Yeah I get that and I do like it. I just don’t want you to think I want anything from you. This is supposed to be your night off and you’re still helping someone.” She wanted to poke her tongue out at him but he’d likely not notice, so she looked back trying to figure out what the big deal about “the wall” was.

Robert: He just laughed and shrugged. "That's what makes me happy though. And it's easy being around you - it's not work at all. And I know you don't want or need anything from me - what I offer, I offer freely and because I like you."

Deanna: Dea practically bounced in her seat at that one, or would have done if such a thing were possible but her shadowy form was noticeably mobile in that way. “Okay then. I’ll stop worrying about you being too helpful then. Are you liking the movie so far?” They’d started talking so she wasn’t sure if he was bored or not.

Robert: He nodded his head, having been watching and listening the whole time. "Yes. I like the feeling he's got. Where you like someone so much you feel you have to prove it to them somehow or other. How about you?"

Deanna: “I’m not sure love should be like that to be honest. I kinda get the feeling she’s a heartless *****. I mean people shouldn’t have to prove their love like that. Keara doesn’t show she loves that way. Though…” she thought about it. “They do get gifts for one another but I don’t think it’s meant in the same way as this. That’s not so much proof of their love as … Hmm… Maybe it is. But neither of them expects anything from the other.”

Robert: "Yeh, it's hard to explain." He smiled. "I didn't mean that you 'have' to, but that you want to."

Deanna: “I guess that means I’ll be alone for eternity then. My sister aside. I mean it’s not like I can give a guy anything. Information maybe. But that’s like it,” She went quiet again. She never used to worry about stuff like this. Even when Keara first started dating Enver, it never bothered her, she’d accepted what she was. Only now she kind of wanted more.

Robert: "Well, there's always your company, care, understanding. You've got ore to offer than you think Deanna"

Deanna: “Yeah I have a voice. That’s it. Platitudes and sarcasm. Know any guys that just want someone to talk too?” she rolled her non-existent eyes to herself, her tone little lighter.

Robert: "A few. Yes." He nodded, intrigued by a part in the film

Deanna: Dea turned her attention back to the film, she knew Robert was just being nice, she’d heard Keara speak about what guys want with one of her kids and it certainly didn’t seem to be conversation. She mused on the idea of it all. Keara and Enver talked quite a lot, more than they mauled one another, so that was a little encouraging…maybe.

Robert: When things in the film quietened again, and you didn't need to pay it as much attention, he went back to their conversation - taking in a spirit's energy as he did. "So, did you have a husband, girlfriend, partner? Before?"

Deanna: “Me? When? Before? Erm…No. I didn’t. Haven’t. And it would have been a guy. I like men. Not women. I just never found anyone. Of course I was supposed to marry someone, continue the family line and all that but then I kinda…got ill and died.”

Robert: "What? You got ill?" He frowned in concern. "What happened?"

Deanna: “Didn’t I tell you I got ill? That’s why Ven turned me. It was this or death. Well not this exactly but you get what I mean. It was a long voyage from England and back then you didn’t have aeroplanes. Keara wasn’t best pleased with Ven’s decisions but we kinda grew on one another in the years that followed.” She tried to explain and shrug it off, it had been a long time ago and she didn’t dwell on it much these days.

Robert: "Oh. Ok. So.... you're like, her little sister?"

Deanna: “God yeah. Couldn’t tell that huh? She had a couple of centuries on me…or near enough. It was just her and Ven till I came along. So you’d think I’d be used to being a third wheel.” She laughed heartily. “But yeah. Wasn’t so bad back then. Ven and Keara had a totally different relationship to the one she has with Enver.”

Robert: He was silent for a bit as air pirates appeared on the screen and he followed along, laughing as it was revealed the captain was a cross dresser. "How so?"

Deanna: “If I tell ya. I think she’ll send my *** back to the realm of shadows. And I’m not even joking. They are crazy private about their relationship. I guess I just think Ven treated her with more respect.” She knew she wasn’t allowed to discuss or admit they had a sex life, but she was allowed to share some of what she thought, after all it was different and Keara would admit that herself to Robert if he ever had cause to ask.

Robert: "Well, I'd miss you if that happened. So I won't push. I just find it interesting is all."

Deanna: “Why’s it interesting? I mean people on this side of time marry their sires too right? Or are you trying to imagine Keara pre-death?”

Robert: "Oh, I'm just a nosey ****" He chuckled. "I like knowing everything about everyone"

Deanna: “Keara was a bit of a cold ***** in her first life. But don’t tell her I said that. I mean yeah she was nice to Ven and eventually me but if she didn’t know you, she’d stab you in the back, sooner than look at you. This time around she’s oddly caring. I don’t recognise her these days, but I guess that’s a good thing. And god help me for saying this, but I think Enver might have softened her up further. Well maybe not softened. But she kinda…well…woke up maybe? I dunno. He did something.” She was back to babbling about her sister again.

Robert: He grinned, because Dea had just said something nice about Enver.

Deanna: “Oh don’t give me that look,” she said knowing the reason as to why he was likely smiling at her. “He’s still an ***.”

Robert: "Yeh, sometimes." He chuckled. "But I made you say something nice about him. You recognise that he's good for Keara. And because you love her so - you can't deny it!" He was still grinning like a loon as he spoke, so pleased for his friend.

Deanna: “Yeah well I think she’s good for him too. They’re so wrapped up in one another it’s not like either finds much time to do anything stupid. He damn near broke her heart when he ran off to duel that woman and they were only just dating then. If he died now I’m not sure I’d be able to stop her from following him. And she hates that realm. Like is seriously afraid of it. And yet she went there twice for him. I wouldn’t have believed it, if I hadn’t of seen her fade away.”

Robert: Nods his head slowly. "Well, she needs to be ready for it. It will happen. The next time the tits get a bee up their asses. Both he and I will be down in the realm, dead, again."

Deanna: Dea pouted, though it was barely noticeable. “Oh great. Guess it’ll be just me and Leyna then. Well that sucks. I half think Keara will kill him again just for dying on her. She’s weird like that. I’ve never seen her so…I dunno, so crazy over someone. If she were human, that guy would be her air. It’s kinda like that I guess.” Dea had almost forgotten about the film but then got sucked back in by the colours and the noises.

Robert: "Might not even be Leyna" He mumbled, watching too while giving her a little more of his magic and then taking another spirit. "They like to banish her to the realm too"

Deanna: “Oh fantastic. I’ll be left behind with yappy the wonder puppy. Guess I’ll have to get Peter to look after that cos I won’t be able to help it and it’ll starve to death. Then I’ll have that on my conscience.” She sighed. The prospect of everyone going to the shadow realm scared her as she didn’t want to be left behind but then neither did she want to go with him. “Guess I best try and keep Keara sane then. Catch her before she goes all doolally and tops herself. Gizmo might be of some use in that. Dea began to finally see some worth in the fuzzy critter, as Keara killing herself certainly wouldn’t help the thing.

Robert: He nodded his head. "Mmm Hmm. Point out that without her or Enver, it will die. And yeh, you needed to know the reality of being friends with Enver and I. The community kill us, regularly and repeatedly. It's the way of the world"

Deanna: “That’s stupid. I mean seriously. I know what that guy’s been doing and I’m pretty sure it’s not worth his life. Some days he barely moves. He’s like a statue. And you. You’re just way to nice and helpful. I don’t see why anyone would want to kill either of you.” She wasn’t joking, she didn’t see it. Neither of them were particularly terrifying.

Robert: "Well, maybe you should become our pep team!" He chuckled. "Do a bit of PR for us so folks can realise we're not the biggest threat to vampire kind there's ever been"

Deanna: “Anyone that spends five minutes in a room with either of you could figure that out,” she said happily. “I’m not sure the word of a wraith would get you very far.”

Robert: "Hey, the word of a wraith - especially you - is more than I have just now. You never know the power of a voice until that voice speaks out"

Deanna: “We’re gonna miss the end of the movie,” she said cheekily. “So shush.” She settled back to see how it all ended. The film was seriously soppy in places and so it was no great surprise how it played out.

Robert: He chuckled and nodded his head, keeping quiet and watching to the end of the film with her in a contented silence.

Deanna: “So…what did you think?” She asked once the credits started. “I quite liked it. The story was quite…cute I guess.”

Robert: He nodded his head. "It was certainly different, in a way. I liked it. You?"

Deanna: “Yeah. It was a little slow in places but I didn’t mind that. It gave us a chance to talk. And I like talking to you. Even if all I do is prattle on about my sister and that *** she calls her husband.” She was joking now. Truth was she was warming up to Enver a little, not that she’d want him to know that and even if he did know he’d likely think it was all some sort of trick.

Robert: "Good. I'm glad you enjoyed the evening. However, it went on longer than I thought and we started late, after chatting for so long. You know what they say - time flies when you're having fun." He smiled at her fondly. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to head to bed before the sun comes up."

Deanna: “Oh. Yeah. Of course. I’m sorry. I didn’t think of that. You don’t have that power then to stay awake in the day? I’ll get going. Thanks for a great night Robert. I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun.” She floated up from the seat so it looked as though she were ready to leave, but she wouldn’t go without waiting to see what he said first.

Robert: "Nothing to apologise for" He smiled, standing up and turning off the TV. "I don't pass out dead or anything like that - I just get tired. Just like a human would at night." He leant in to her and kissed the air beside each of her cheeks and then walked her to the door. "You enjoy until I see you again ok? Take care of yourself Dea. And my best to Keara and Enver"

Deanna: She wanted to fan her cheeks when he air kissed her but she composed herself as this was nothing new to her anymore, this was just the way that Robert was. “I will and I will,” she replied before she started to disappear through the door. “Sleep tight Robert.” Dea was going to go home only, she stopped down the road and decided to wait until the sun was up and sneak back and check up on him. She didn’t really see the harm in watching over him and it wasn’t’ like Keara was going to need her. With the sun up, she knew exactly where she’d be and with who and what they’d be doing.

Robert: With her gone, he headed through to the bathroom and stripped, showered and then changed for bed - by putting a clean pair of boxers on. Ready for bed, he headed through and climbed in, settling down after a long week of work and fell asleep almost instantly.

Deanna: When she was sure that he’d be asleep, she crept back. She wasn’t sure if he’d be angry with her and it wasn’t like she could hide from him but in that moment it didn’t matter, she was going to be brave. Moving through the door, she explored the property, eventually finding him asleep. He looked cute all tucked in, cute and comfortable. Having not really given it much thought she wondered how long to stay and eventually talked herself into “laying” down on the bed next to him for a bit. She’d only planned to stay a few minutes but time crept by. A few hours later, for fear of being discovered, she left, quietly content with how the evening had gone.