When he made me a vampire. I'd been set on by some gang of thugs, and maybe
he'd had a hand in that or maybe he was just drawn to the scent of blood.
I'll never know.
'Death or immortality' didn't feel like much of a dilemma at the time. I
thought he was helping an influential member of the judiciary, not
acquiring a slave.
[Well, she's probably not going to love the full 'brain worm'
explanation soooo]
It's a long story. The short version is that I and a handful of others were
recruited by a powerful, mysterious benefactor to save the world. We were
afforded certain protections while getting the job done.
I could theoretically have wandered off on my own whenever I pleased, but
not long into our venture we crossed paths with a monster hunter searching
for me - me, specifically, not just 'some vampire killing the local
wildlife'. He knew my name. Working on Cazador's orders, I believe.
After that, safety in numbers seemed the wiser option, so I earned my keep.
...Do you know, I wasn't really counting the days? At least a month. There
was a lot of excitingly hectic bloodshed and magic nonsense, interspersed
with long bouts of trudging through the countryside.
Invested? I'm offended. I did at least put some blood, sweat and tears
into this world-saving exercise and now she's going to just going to have
the Admiral snap his fingers.
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Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:08 pm (UTC)It was!
If I'd been able to read the small print of his offer to 'save' me while I was bleeding to death, well, I'm not sure what I would have chosen.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:09 pm (UTC)The... first time?
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:16 pm (UTC)When he made me a vampire. I'd been set on by some gang of thugs, and maybe he'd had a hand in that or maybe he was just drawn to the scent of blood. I'll never know.
'Death or immortality' didn't feel like much of a dilemma at the time. I thought he was helping an influential member of the judiciary, not acquiring a slave.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:19 pm (UTC)What disrupted the connection?
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:24 pm (UTC)[Well, she's probably not going to love the full 'brain worm' explanation soooo]
It's a long story. The short version is that I and a handful of others were recruited by a powerful, mysterious benefactor to save the world. We were afforded certain protections while getting the job done.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:29 pm (UTC)[That twist of bitterness might be a surprise in the moment, along with the soft snort.]
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:32 pm (UTC)[Astarion laughs.]
Darling, I didn't even get a chance to sign the proverbial contract this time. 'Chosen Ones' aren't granted many choices of their own, you know?
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:33 pm (UTC)Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:54 pm (UTC)I...didn't think you'd want to know? It's not as if it was my fault.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 01:57 pm (UTC)[The rustle of movement on her side, her chair creaking, breathing out.]
It's hard to know, isn't it? Where the line is. How much to say, how much matters.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:00 pm (UTC)Well, I apologise if you felt misinformed.
In my defence, I barely contributed to the cause. Gale and Karlach were much more enthusiastic.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:02 pm (UTC)Don't apologize. I was just messing with you.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:10 pm (UTC)I know, darling, don't worry.
I could theoretically have wandered off on my own whenever I pleased, but not long into our venture we crossed paths with a monster hunter searching for me - me, specifically, not just 'some vampire killing the local wildlife'. He knew my name. Working on Cazador's orders, I believe.
After that, safety in numbers seemed the wiser option, so I earned my keep.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:13 pm (UTC)Gale and Karlach. And whoever else.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:20 pm (UTC)Yes. Not at first, but...over time, we all became very familiar with each other's tragic backstories.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:21 pm (UTC)Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:34 pm (UTC)...Do you know, I wasn't really counting the days? At least a month. There was a lot of excitingly hectic bloodshed and magic nonsense, interspersed with long bouts of trudging through the countryside.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:37 pm (UTC)[It relaxes something in her voice, something subtle but definitive, like a finger on a trigger.]
You like having them here?
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:39 pm (UTC)I...I don't mind it.
Karlach's deal is idiotic and that's extremely annoying, but she's got time to rethink it.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:40 pm (UTC)Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:43 pm (UTC)She is indeed! I'm not going to push her on the subject because she could break me in half without effort, but...ugh.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:47 pm (UTC)At least you're invested.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:51 pm (UTC)Invested? I'm offended. I did at least put some blood, sweat and tears into this world-saving exercise and now she's going to just going to have the Admiral snap his fingers.
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:54 pm (UTC)[She considers a few things to say, to ask. Rejects them all, staring at her hands in the dark of her cabin instead.]
Did I tell you I tried to save the world, once?
Re: Private
Date: 2024-05-27 02:57 pm (UTC)...No, you didn't.
What did you do?
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