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[orangetoughguy]

I'm doing a whole lot better since Saturday.

So much better I'm pretty willing to hear whatever you've got to say.

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[orangetoughguy]

What?

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[fatespoken]

Getting screwed with is the normal course here.

You're alive, what else do you want?

[thenormalsquint]

What happened Saturday?

[orangetoughguy]

I had an accident, I'm doing alright now though.

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[orangetoughguy]

A little regard for human life? A little regard for what danger you pose to other people?

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[fatespoken]

Let me put it this way. The next time I bite someone spontaneously, the most it'll do is bruise.

Normally, I'm not a blood sucker.

[thenormalsquint]

What kind of accident?

[orangetoughguy]

Someone bit me.

[Yes, that's a someone, not a something.]

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[orangetoughguy]

You still don't sound all too surprised.

[thenormalsquint]

A vampire?

[Because Angela's been living here long enough to know just what kind people bite other people on the first guess.]

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[fatespoken]

Maybe I've been here too long. You learn to deal with shit like this and move on. You'll know when someone you know might stab you in the back, or bite you in the neck. [ Frankie, for instance. ]

What the fuck do you want? I'm not giving you an apology.

[orangetoughguy]

I'm tryin' to figure that out. I mean teeth in the neck and a whole lot of bloodsuckin' sounds like a vampire to me.

[He's trying to downplay the incident but really, it was fucking scary.]

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[orangetoughguy]

Next time you might not be so lucky to mess with an easy guy like me, you piece of shit.

[thenormalsquint]

Sounds like one to me.

[Hell, Angela wonders how he sounds so calm about it. She would have had a nervous breakdown about it.]

You won't turn into one, though. I had a friend that was one. He was nice, didn't eat people. [Somehow she feels the need to defend Angel's honor, even if he isn't here anymore. He truly was the only vamp she felt comfortable enough to invite in.] He told me you'd have to die with a vampire's blood in you first. Don't worry, okay?

[That last part is more for herself than for him, actually. It doesn't sit well with Angela that there's a potential vampire running around the City looking for succlent necks.]

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[fatespoken]

Isn't it enough that I gave you a valid explanation? Or are you just bitching because I bit into your pride?

[orangetoughguy]

I figured that out when I woke up after sunrise.

It's alright though. I got my blood tested you know, just in case. [Freddy would be lying if he said vampirism was scarier to him than AIDS or Hepatitis.] Thanks.

Did your friend know any of the other vampires around here?

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[orangetoughguy]

You didn't give me shit when I was laid up. You didn't give me shit when I was sitting around waiting to see if I got fuckin' AIDS or whatever. You know what's worse than an apathetic motherfucker? It's a motherfucker who's apathetic to hide the fact that he's a pussy. We're done here.

[thenormalsquint]

[She huffs a laugh that's part amusement, but mostly relief.]

Yeah, well, I'll wait until you step out into the sun to trust you.

[A thoughtful hum.]

Just the one that came from where he was from, but I think he left with Angel. And then there was Eric, but he left too.

[orangetoughguy]

You ain't gonna hold it against me cause I don't tan easily.

[It's said with a laugh before Freddy returns to a little bit of seriousness again.]

Ever hear of a kid called Amory?

[thenormalsquint]

Amory?

[Angela hopes he's not going where she thinks he's going with this.]

Yeah, he works at the Blue Light. I've spoken to him a few times before.

[orangetoughguy]

Is he normally a jackass?

[It is going where she thinks it's going, for better or worse.]

[thenormalsquint]

Personally, I don't know, but I'm going to assume he's the one who bit you. Add that with Claire's very strong opinion on him and you might get your answer.

[orangetoughguy]

Claire don't seem to know the guy real well. You ain't the first person to sound not too surprised by it either. This happen often?

[He's trying to keep the good cop out of his voice.]

[thenormalsquint]

Him biting people? No, I didn't even know he was a vampire. I just know she called him an ass or a jerk a couple times before. To be honest, I'll have to call him that too for going around biting people.

[orangetoughguy]

I see. I ain't sayin' you oughta wear a neckshield around the guy or anything.