it's a mingle, a paisley mingle

[timelapsed]

Who: Paisley crew and/or visitors and/or Chloe
Broadcast: N/A
Action: The Paisley
When: Anytime in March p much

[ Welcome to the Paisley, where the drama's made up and the points don't matter ]

Comments

[stefanged]

[No vampire reflexes can save him here. Stefan's face loses its color as he feels that sudden movement and-- Oh. Of course. That worry melts into a quick,] I thought you were gonna die!

[He can't fight back with his forearms like this, so he settles for huffing a little. Okay, huffing a lot.]

I don't know what you just pulled, but you're okay? Really okay?

[sandhate]

[ Meanwhile, Anakin is rolling to his side and laughing.

Unbelievable. ]

Oh, you should have seen the look on your face. [ He smirks and props himself up, sighing contently at a successfully executed prank. ] I suppressed my life signs with the Force. A little trick Jedi use when we have to "play dead".

[ He pats-- thumps Stefan's shoulder again. ] Lighten up! It's just gum.

[stefanged]

Hysterical. [Stefan's unmoved by that thump - a first, considering how easily he moves at Anakin's touch.] Using the Force over gumballs.

If anything had happened to you on my watch, Skywalker... [He stares down at his hands, now tightly balled into fists, because he's so sure the color's draining from his face (and his eyes too).] Well. I'm glad we're not going down that road.

[sandhate]

Wow. If I knew you were going to be that mad about it, I certainly wouldn't have.

[ He sits up properly and his brow furrows deeper even as his hands comes up, calling it truce. ]

Look, I'm okay. Perfect health. Are you okay?

[stefanged]

[He nods, even though his veins are protruding underneath his (black, emotionless) eyes.]

Yeah, yeah. I um - I'll be fine.

[There's a long moment, before he confesses,] I'm sorry, I just - I'm not exactly human, so when I think I've hurt someone, I freak out.

[sandhate]

[ There's a moment of pause from him. He's not sure if he saw that correctly but he can sense the whispering undertones, a sudden shift in what makes Stefan him. Anakin frowns and quickly comes up to his knees, his hand stays by his side. ]

I'm sorry, I didn't know that it was going to get that kind of reaction. [ He place a hand on Stefan's arm ] What is it?

sorry for the late!

[stefanged]

[Deep breaths, Stefan.]

Not your fault. I haven't been open about this, and uh - [time for a lame joke attempt] I'm not sure what the Jedi Code would've said about vampires.

[sandhate]

[ he doesn't know either. but he offers a small smile, a minimal laugh. ]

I don't really know... what a vampire is, in your world. But the Order has stranger followers. We welcome all.

...I really doubt it matters here, anyway. And it certainly doesn't matter to me.

[stefanged]

[Right, Vima had said something similar...]

Um, well... a vampire's a creature that feeds on human blood. [Quickly,] But I don't, I take blood pills in the lab and I drink animal blood when I get the chance.

Are you sure that still doesn't matter?

[sandhate]

[ He shrugs, maybe a bit too casually. Then again, he's always valued friendship more than anything. ]

As long as you can control your uh hunger. You aren't a danger to us, are you?

[stefanged]

Of course not. Think of it like.... like I'm on a constant diet. As long as I don't stray from that, I'm like everyone else here.

[It's the off-chance that he doesn't stick to animals that worries him.]