Kinjaav

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Might jump in with Evren soon-ish. He's not much for the 4:30am bar scene lmao, so he's just having a leisurely stroll through the woods until a little later in the morning. Or until I decide he's done walking because I get bored of him. Whatever comes first

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@Cio

"You wanna stay on the sidewalk and wait for his buddies to show up?" Beck demanded as she struggled. "We both need to get the fuck out of here. Even if he was a liar he might have some liar slayer friends waiting around for him."
As she walked past the unconscious slayer Beck kicked his gun into to shadows of an adjacent alleyway. She mentally kicked herself for not taking it beforehand, but now her hands were a little full. For just a brief moment Beck smiled to herself, though; no mortal would have this much fight after getting shot.
They got to the end of the block and rounded a corner, arriving at the lot where the van was parked. Beck leaned in to unlock the passenger door and kicked it open with the toe of her boot, setting Vanessa on the rear-facing seat to retrieve the med kit under the next row of seats.
"If he was really HG, those were silver bullets. Go ahead and tell me to fuck off again but you can't fix that alone." Beck said simply, ripping a long strip of heavy athletic tape. She wrapped it tightly below her knee to prevent further blood loss. At least she seemed to have calmed down some, even if that was just blood loss. "You'll thank me later. Or you won't and you'll go do whatever you want. I don't care, you're hurt and I'm helping you. Got it?"
She raised her head to look Vanessa in the eyes but felt cool metal against her occipital and she froze. Behind her stood the slayer, somehow conscious after getting the beating of his life, pressing his gun to the back of Beck's head. A long tear had formed on his forehead from where the gun hit, leaking a red river of blood down his nose and off his chin. He held his side with his nondominant hand, breath labored and ragged. He locked eyes with Vanessa but said nothing, perhaps unable to do anything but stare daggers at his target.

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@Cio Also I’m fully relistening to the Sawbones episode about gunshot wounds while I reply... I thought I had a page on my reading list for when this came up but now I can’t find it!! So I might take a minute replying lol.

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@Cio Beck is type B, but that slayer might be A... 👀

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There’s a reason Beck doesn’t work with other slayers, lol. She doesn’t hate vamps, she hates innocent people getting hurt and a lot of vamps use their power to hurt others (obviously lmao). She wants to record history and protect the innocent, so even for a slayer she tends to get along better with actual vampires than other slayers.

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Beck took a shocked step back as Nessa fell before her. Her steely nerve returned to her quickly as she laid eyes upon the other slayer. She took several long strides to close the gap between them, drawing her gun. She held it by the barrel and wordlessly showed it was unloaded, offering a dark chuckle as she returned the chamber.
“You with the HG?” She asked. He hesitated but nodded; Beck interrupted before he could speak again.
“Thought so, a fucking Guard.” She pistol whipped him across the temple as hard and fast as she could, knocking him out. The slayer fell back, hitting the ground and seeming to smack his head badly off the pavement. She returned her gun to the holster on her calf, hands shaking as her composure slipped from her.
“You’re fucking unreal! All of you! I’ve fought all my fucking life and you assholes think you can just blow someone away like that for no reason?!” Beck raged at the still body, kicking him in the ribs but earning no response. “A gun isn’t a fucking toy and you’re not a fucking hero! She could have been anyone! You piece of shit! She didn’t do anything to you!”
Beck caught her breath for a moment as she came back to her senses. That was bad. She could have made things a lot worse losing her cool like that. She grimaced and kicked the helpless slayer one last time before returning to Vanessa’s side.
“Hey, stay alert. I’m gonna get you out of here.” She said, stooping down beside her. Her mind was racing; the hospital was practically on the other side of town, and there weren’t any open medical centers anywhere nearby. Not that a hospital was a perfect place for a vampire to be, even if medical professionals were often sympathizers it was unwise to count on uncertainty. Her van was just over a block away, though, and she had a mid kit there and if need be, it would get them to a hospital much faster than her legs could. Vampires took hits better than humans, sure, but a few bullets would knock the wind out of anyone. Beck thought again, she still wasn’t 100% sure this woman was a vampire.
In the darkness Beck couldn’t tell where the wounds all were. She took one in the calf, Beck had seen that, but the slayer discharged the gun three times. It was hard to say for sure if the other two had hit their mark or if they were stick in the sidewalk a few feet away. There was still too much unknown to take effective action here. She groaned and wiped at her forehead; it had only been a few brief moments but beads of cold sweat were already forming on her forehead. “Alright, we’re getting away from this place and going somewhere nicer. I’m gonna pick you up, real gentle, and I’m not gonna hurt you. I’m not gonna hurt you. Just keep alert, everything is gonna be fine.”
Beck lifted her bridal-style, one arm under her knees and the other behind her shoulders. She stood up carefully and started toward her homestead van as fast as she could without jostling her too much.

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@Cio Ha! I love the drama. Posting soon.

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@Cio
Oh shit! Didn’t see that coming!!
I’m writing my reply now, but just to be sure, is Nessa okay? I know her healing factor is less effective than most vamps, and with the time Beck will want to get her out of the rising sun and dress her wounds asap, but will she need blood or anything?
Because this other slayer is going d o w n for fucking up Beck’s plan. She’s independent for a reason lol.

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@Cio

In her experience, vampires appreciated honesty. She supposed most people did, though, whether they were human or not. The beauty before her, she decided, was more complex than the other vamps she’d known.
”That’s a long walk at a pretty scary time at night. Small town for it; heading for the highway?” Beck paused and chuckled lowly. ”I’m sorry, it’s rude to interrogate a stranger. Sorry for my boldness.”
She peered down the road behind them, clearly giving her an opening to run or even attack if she so desired. Beck wasn’t particularly afraid of her, even if she should have been. She turned back , ”In this economy I guess we have to take what we can get, you know? Even if it means lousy hours.”
Beck smiled, and smiled genuinely. ”I’m more of a wanderer, you’ve probably seen the blue van. It’s a bit forward but if you ever want a ride to work just knock on the window; I’m never far, ‘specially this time of night.”
It seemed to Beck that she didn’t want to be asked directly about vampires. That was fair, she thought, especially with the Holy Guard running around ruining the fun for everyone. Sure she was a slayer, but she wasn’t callous; plenty of vamps made better allies and contacts than tallies in a notebook. She was more than willing to meet the ravenette halfway. And, whether it was recklessness or overconfidence, she was more than confident she could fight her off if need be.

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@Cio

Beck cracked a slight smile. “Trouble, what else?” She joked lightly before clearing her throat and taking a cautious look around; it seemed the streets were still empty. “Not a great time to look for it, I guess; all the humans are still sleeping and the vampires just turned in.”
She looked back at the raven-haired woman; she was pretty sure she was a vampire, and didn’t want to scare her away. But, why be out at such an hour unless you were in the mood for some trouble? “These streets see a lot of action at night; a lot of new blood with no direction. It’s not safe for anyone; more humans are on high alert and more vampires gotta be afraid of leeches or crazy covens.”
She continued, “I just write it all down and try to keep the peace for everyone. So, I’m just curious; what are you up to this early?”
Since the Veil was pierced and the supernatural became mundane, Beck noticed the rapid uptick in new bloods. Really new bloods. Many of them were still warm, so to speak, perhaps just weeks or months old but already completely incensed and frenzied on the hunt for blood. She suspected that this was a covens attempt at rapid growth, but after tonight she wasn’t so sure. Could it just be powerless humans trying to grasp immortality? She couldn’t be sure, not without some help from the inside… and something told her this elegant creature knew some things she didn’t.