The Dive – Thread 2 (Fenced Patio)

[daniel_stacy]

Daniel sat on a picnic table and watched people meander on and off the fenced patio. The band was loud enough to enjoy outside. A cloud of smoke rose above the heads of people looking for space to swing their arms, or just a break from unwarranted body contact. He rubbed his hands together and considered where he was going to get his next meal. It was possible that some drunk or drugged concert goer would let him feed after the show, and he knew he could wait a couple of hours, if he needed to. In the meantime, he wasn’t going anywhere near the peanuts.

The vampire moved his shoe to read the carvings in the bench.

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[holiday_pirner]

Holly made her way through the crowd, shoulders bumping, accompanied by mumbled apologies from some, and stony silence from others. She made it outside, taking a grateful breath of fresh air. She loved going to shows, it felt like coming home, but sometimes the potpourri became a little...much.

The brunette caught sight of Daniel before he did, and she slid onto the wooden bench beside him. "This seat taken?" Her boot bumped against his foot as she intentionally squished against the vampire.

[wolfs_daughter]

Echo noted that Mr. Not-Breathing didn't ask if Holly was okay, but she closed her teeth to keep the spark of annoyance over it to herself. The pendant Cian had given her was on a chain around her neck, nestled between her breasts under her shirt. She wondered if it glowed dimly when a vampire was in range. Probably not. That would be too much like science fiction.

"It doesn't really matter if he's human or not," the hybrid said. "We've all got our little...quirks."

She wished she had another beer, even though it was the cheap stuff, but it would have given her something to occupy her hands with. "I got a tattoo," she said, because she could tell that this was about to turn into an Uncomfortable Moment, and the only thing as bad as having an Uncomfortable Moment of your own was witnessing someone else's in progress. If she changed the subject, it might stave off Daniel's hissy fit.

[wolfs_daughter]

He was making fun of her. He was making fun of her as if he had any right to feel superior. She'd offered him her hand, tried to put a nice face on things, and if her reaction to him was still obvious then she could hardly help that. In the moment of Now, Daniel represented the kids she went to school with after she left the commune, the ones who treated her like a freak, as if they had some right to look down their noses at her. At least she could learn to control what was on the inside.

The worst part was, Holly was taking his side. Criticizing her for not liking him, as if she was supposed to. Echo couldn't help but notice that she didn't say a word of protest about Daniel's talk of territorial pissing. Maybe she even thought it was funny. Making a joke of her. Then again, the popular kids always banded together.

It really hurt her feelings.

"You're right, I don't like him," she told the other brunette stiffly. "I told you how I felt the first time you mentioned him. I'm sorry if I'm not as open-minded as you are."

Suddenly Echo really wanted away from there. Maybe Holly and Daniel deserved each other. The hybrid was certain they'd be very happy if she left. "I'm sorry I bothered you. You can get back to your whatever now."

The brunette turned and began a stiff-legged walk back inside the club. She was going the hell home, to Searchlight, where assholes didn't make fun of you and have their girlfriends back them up.