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"Thank you." Gabe lays down and falls asleep almost instantly. Riley walks out of there to let him sleep. This was all unexpected.
"Does he still gotta do what he said? Helping me? Does the Damien deal x that out?" He asks Mari.
"I appreciate it. Maybe him being back can... be a good thing." He says, he smiles at her and gives her a kiss.
"I'll try to keep the peace. For everybody."
Gabe nods, not wanting to poke the bear. Though his energy is returning, all he can think about is sleep. Something he would definitely come to value after so much time being indifferent about it.
"May I take a nap? Please?" He adds on the plea, so tired he is not ashamed to. His eyelids heavy.
"Thank you." Gabe lays down and falls asleep almost instantly. Riley walks out of there to let him sleep. This was all unexpected.
"Does he still gotta do what he said? Helping me? Does the Damien deal x that out?" He asks Mari.
Just so we’re all clear, it is okay to miss people you no longer want in your life.
this is so important
some people genuinely have trouble with never being told this. i am reblogging this post in case that includes any of you in my audience.
You’re missing the memories, not the person them self
You miss the person you thought they were, not who they turned out to be, and that’s okay.
Sometimes you just miss the person you were around them, or the things that happened when you were with them, and you don’t really miss them, and that’s okay, too.
And sometimes you miss the person they once genuinely were, but then they changed for whatever reason and their current self is not that anymore, but you can’t turn back time
Jessica nods.
"That sounds good. We could take essentials and leave the rest." She says and finishes part of the cooking. She steps aside to let Marian use more of the counter.
"Oh god. And everyone snatching up as much as they could and leaving jack shit for the rest of us? That was the worst." She smiles at Marian.
"When do you think we should go? The more we talk about it the more I wanna... just do it."
"You're the boss." Gabe says, not wanting to aggravate this and make it any worse.
"If you think it's reasonable then it is."
Riley smiles.
"Funny how he's suddenly all obedient to save his own hide."
Gabe nods, not wanting to poke the bear. Though his energy is returning, all he can think about is sleep. Something he would definitely come to value after so much time being indifferent about it.
"May I take a nap? Please?" He adds on the plea, so tired he is not ashamed to. His eyelids heavy.
"I wish we could take some weapons and sneak away. Then we wouldn't have to deal with him and we also wouldn't have to worry about protection." She turns back to the food and fusses with it anxiously.
"Do you think we would... try to lock us up or something?"
Jessica nods.
"That sounds good. We could take essentials and leave the rest." She says and finishes part of the cooking. She steps aside to let Marian use more of the counter.
He nods and shakes her hand.
"Glad to hear it. Let me know if you ever think you're about to kick the bucket. Once you die, our deal ends. I'd appreciate the heads up." He smiles a bit, taking a moment before he stands up.
"You probably won't see me for a while."
He looks over at Salvi and nods.
"Good to see you, old friend." He says. Salvi smiles at him and comes over to shake his hand.
"Good to see you, Damien." They share a look and Salvi nods.
"You're the boss." Gabe says, not wanting to aggravate this and make it any worse.
"If you think it's reasonable then it is."
Riley smiles.
"Funny how he's suddenly all obedient to save his own hide."
He nods and shakes her hand.
"Glad to hear it. Let me know if you ever think you're about to kick the bucket. Once you die, our deal ends. I'd appreciate the heads up." He smiles a bit, taking a moment before he stands up.
"You probably won't see me for a while."
He looks over at Salvi and nods.
"Good to see you, old friend." He says. Salvi smiles at him and comes over to shake his hand.
"Good to see you, Damien." They share a look and Salvi nods.
"Maybe if he was a man. I'd say almost dying is enough. But he's a demon, what's a near death experience to a demon?" He laughs darkly.
"I say you probably should set him straight. Remind him who's boss so he doesn't forget."
He nods and shakes her hand.
"Glad to hear it. Let me know if you ever think you're about to kick the bucket. Once you die, our deal ends. I'd appreciate the heads up." He smiles a bit, taking a moment before he stands up.
"You probably won't see me for a while."
He looks over at Salvi and nods.
"Good to see you, old friend." He says. Salvi smiles at him and comes over to shake his hand.
"Good to see you, Damien." They share a look and Salvi nods.
The talisman almost meets her touch as an assurance that it's there. Filling with energy.
Gabe listens and sighs a little.
"Yeah. I definitely learned my lesson." He says, he does wonder what she might do. He has, of course, been tortured before.
Riley smiles a little.
"Babe, do you think he learned his lesson?" He asks Mari.
"I wish we could take some weapons and sneak away. Then we wouldn't have to deal with him and we also wouldn't have to worry about protection." She turns back to the food and fusses with it anxiously.
"Do you think we would... try to lock us up or something?"
"Los Angeles?" She asks, unsure about the relation.
"Did you used to live out that way?" Jessica racks her brain but can't remember if they ever discussed it.
He nods and shakes her hand.
"Glad to hear it. Let me know if you ever think you're about to kick the bucket. Once you die, our deal ends. I'd appreciate the heads up." He smiles a bit, taking a moment before he stands up.
"You probably won't see me for a while."
He looks over at Salvi and nods.
"Good to see you, old friend." He says. Salvi smiles at him and comes over to shake his hand.
"Good to see you, Damien." They share a look and Salvi nods.
Damien disappears, and Gabe sits up, his energy slowly coming back. Very slowly. Florence smiles at Mari, happy to be back and to have everyone back. Salvi also seems pleased.
Riley looks at Mari. He wonders what she's gonna do now. Hunter takes Jameson and goes to change him and feed him. She'd had enough excitement for one day.
"Not usually... Gabe's energy revived me. Once I got back, my own energy came back to me. Now that my energy is back, his energy will return to him. Slowly." He inhales deeply and sighs.
"A deal's a deal." He holds out his hand so they can shake on it. Gabe, thankful to be alive, has much less hesitation to be a servant again than he had before. Salvi smiles a bit, everything is being put back right, it seems.
He nods and shakes her hand.
"Glad to hear it. Let me know if you ever think you're about to kick the bucket. Once you die, our deal ends. I'd appreciate the heads up." He smiles a bit, taking a moment before he stands up.
"You probably won't see me for a while."
He looks over at Salvi and nods.
"Good to see you, old friend." He says. Salvi smiles at him and comes over to shake his hand.
"Good to see you, Damien." They share a look and Salvi nods.
Jessica inhales deeply and sighs.
"I hate to say it but... he might be happy to be rid of us. Having to worry what we may do." Heavy on the we, she doesn't want to single out Marian. She pulls back to look at her a little nervously.
"One other thing is... Simon has this place for a reason. There are things out there now that came from the rip and they could be dangerous. Or deadly."
"I wish we could take some weapons and sneak away. Then we wouldn't have to deal with him and we also wouldn't have to worry about protection." She turns back to the food and fusses with it anxiously.
"Do you think we would... try to lock us up or something? It'd be so much easier to just let us go. Unless he doesn't know we're leaving."
Gabe is dropped, along with the two others. He gasps for air.
"I'll take that as, you wanna keep your crew." He says and sits down not far from where Gabe is.
All the chaos has settled some. The hounds are all trying to inspect Damien now. Riley gets Jameson and bounces him in his arms, comforting him. Hunter is still shaken but she is calming, slowly. And the necklace seems as though it's slowly coming back to itself. Its scattered energy all recollecting.
"Not usually... Gabe's energy revived me. Once I got back, my own energy came back to me. Now that my energy is back, his energy will return to him. Slowly." He inhales deeply and sighs.
"A deal's a deal." He holds out his hand so they can shake on it. Gabe, thankful to be alive, has much less hesitation to be a servant again than he had before. Salvi smiles a bit, everything is being put back right, it seems.
Salvi, Florence, and Gabe all gasp suddenly. And in a flash, each of them get flung up against the walls. Hunter shrieks and cowers, almost covering her ears. The hounds are all barking back to back. Jameson screams, startled by the barking and too young to make sense of what's happening.
The whole place has a darkness flooding it, a powerful energy.
The voice is inescapable, in the air, in their ears. The power all around them is bigger than them. Mari's necklace makes a shrill, haunting sound and the light goes out in it. There is no longer energy there, as if it snuffed itself out.
The door flings open and Damien strides in. Gabe's eyes widen. All Damien does is hold up a fist, and Gabe starts losing the last of his energy. Dying, gasping.
"STOP!" Hunter pleads.
Damien looks at Mari.
"A deal is a deal. Three servants, three hellhounds for the book. I can let you keep these three... including this... traitor of the blood pact. Or I can give you new ones. But I want to make a fuckin' clarification.
You do not free them without consulting me."
He says darkly, Gabe kicks his legs against the wall and flails, as he clutches at his throat. Mari has only seconds to choose.
Gabe is dropped, along with the two others. He gasps for air.
"I'll take that as, you wanna keep your crew." Damien says and sits down not far from where Gabe is.
All the chaos has settled some. The hounds are all trying to inspect Damien now. Riley gets Jameson and bounces him in his arms, comforting him. Hunter is still shaken but she is calming, slowly. And the necklace seems as though it's slowly coming back to itself. Its scattered energy all recollecting.
Everyone seems a little, well, sheepish. Salvi racks his brain but is making a heavily confused face. Riley shrugs and so does Florence. Gabe sighs. He sits and pushes his hair out of his face.
He is stressed. Salvi shakes his head.
"I don't think there is a way to link life forces. From something human it might, might be possible. But from a demon? I doubt it."
Riley is thinking. Gabe looks worse and worse by the second. Gabe wheezes a terrible sounding cough, everything is accelerating. Hunter is nervous but empathetic and feels bad for him. Even Riley is anxious. He tries to think about what he would do.
"What if we stop referencing old spells and try to create a new one? Salvi you're great with energy."
"But his energy is draining rapidly. Any energy I give him may also drain at this rate."
Salvi, Florence, and Gabe all gasp suddenly. And in a flash, each of them get flung up against the walls. Hunter shrieks and cowers, almost covering her ears. The hounds are all barking back to back. Jameson screams, startled by the barking and too young to make sense of what's happening.
The whole place has a darkness flooding it, a powerful energy.
The voice is inescapable, in the air, in their ears. The power all around them is bigger than them. Mari's necklace makes a shrill, haunting sound and the light goes out in it. There is no longer energy there, as if it snuffed itself out.
The door flings open and Damien strides in. Gabe's eyes widen. All Damien does is hold up a fist, and Gabe starts losing the last of his energy. Dying, gasping.
"STOP!" Hunter pleads.
Damien looks at Mari.
"A deal is a deal. Three servants, three hellhounds for the book. I can let you keep these three... including this... traitor of the blood pact. Or I can give you new ones. But I want to make a fuckin' clarification.
You do not free them without consulting me."
He says darkly, Gabe kicks his legs against the wall and flails, as he clutches at his throat. Mari has only seconds to choose.
really love dynamics that are like 'it honestly doesn't matter if you view them as romantic or platonic, the point is that they love each other. the type of love is inconsequential, all that matters is that it's there'. gotta be one of my favorite genders.
