Curiosity

[tiny_dancer81]

She'd meant to check out Ragnarok anyway.

The upper level of the attraction was a haunted house, and Theresa entertained herself by trying to tell what species some of the staff might be. She even struck up idle conversation with a couple of them. When the vampire was pointed towards the entrance to the lower level, she descended the stairs, then paused at the bottom step.

She didn't even know if Katherine would show up or was going to be around. The other vampire had seemed like the secretive type, but Theresa's curiosity was piqued enough that she at least wanted to have a look around.

There was a bar, and she ordered three shots of tequila. She would hang out and see what happened. There were worse ways to kill a night.

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[stakes_and_daggers]

"The way I hear it, they've got some kind of... Vampire ESP - hence, the crowd. Not sure if it's true, but why take risks, y'know? They're like the Supergirl crossed with the Duracell Bunny, except way more tasty. Gives you the hots, too. Dunno' why, but I ain't arguing. Must make 'em nympho as hell, if you ask me... Like, all the time."

What else did Katherine have to go on but supposition? Although, technically, Slayerhood could give the girl in question a buzz. Just not 24/7.

"Found her, waited around and..." Katherine mimed a short, sharp stabbing motion. "Not my preferred method, but if she pulls through this? Now she's got a hard-on for me, I'll get another chance..."

[tiny_dancer81]

She still didn't know who the 'lucky' girl had been, but it probably didn't matter. Still, Katherine's ambition to bag a Slayer set her apart from most vampires, who weren't either brave or stupid enough to confront one of the chosen. Theresa pondered that for a second.

"So you get, like, money for that?"

How much was a Slayer's life worth? If the taller vampire's attitude was any indication, she'd have done it for free. But if you were getting paid to do what you loved, wasn't that the best of both worlds?

"What's the going rate?"

[stakes_and_daggers]

Quite honestly, Katherine had no reason to yet reveal her target's name. Had assumed the 'what' was more important than the 'who' of it. Certainly didn't suspect the other vampiress might have known them. Knowing that would have led to Katherine being the one to ask some questions, not the other way around.

"Job's a job," the elder brunette shrugged. "But some pay better than others, sure... Let's just say I could buy a place like this and still have beer money left over."

[tiny_dancer81]

"Fuck. Seriously?"

Now Theresa was interested. Like most members of the oldest profession, she was a capitalist at heart, even if she hoarded money rather than spend it. Being more or less free what to do what she wanted now, she was taking small steps towards forging her own path. What her own path entailed had yet to be determined.

"Blonde or brown hair? The Slayer, I mean?"

[stakes_and_daggers]

"Seriously."

Not above a boast, but not about to start trumpeting it, either. Not quite yet.

"Red," Katherine said, then smiled. "Brunette, actually... What makes you say blonde or brown?"

[tiny_dancer81]

That meant it was Rhiannon. She was probably supposed to feel bad about that. She kind of liked Rhiannon, at least more than she liked Valerie, but that made it a low bar to leap. A couple of beers and a conversation about sex did not a friendship make.

"No reason," Theresa answered with a one-shouldered shrug. "A little bird told me those girls can be sneaky. Like, they're basically secret agents and stuff. James Bond with tits."

[stakes_and_daggers]

There was a snort captured half-way between Katherine's throat and freedom. "That's, uh... Quite the visual, yeah," she agreed with a chuckle. "But you're better off thinking of She-Ra."

Supergirl could fly, after all. Didn't want Theresa getting too many false assumptions. The day a Slayer could fly was the day the world would turn crazy.

"Without the sword, that is. Although, not always..."