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Ratri: /* Deadbeat No More */

2011-11-14T04:31:22Z

Deadbeat No More

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	"I'm sure not. I don't know about your mom. Maybe it goes back further in the family, I don't really know how that works." I peek up at the sky, through the trees. "I only have another half an hour before I need to go."		"I'm sure not. I don't know about your mom. Maybe it goes back further in the family, I don't really know how that works." I peek up at the sky, through the trees. "I only have another half an hour before I need to go."

	Already, the tears ~~started~~ again.		Already, the tears start again.

	"Shh, I'll come back hon. Right here, tonight, when the sun sets. Now, you need to get home to your mom, okay? But you have to promise you'll never ever mention me."		"Shh, I'll come back hon. Right here, tonight, when the sun sets. Now, you need to get home to your mom, okay? But you have to promise you'll never ever mention me."

Ratri: /* Erie */

2011-11-14T04:21:00Z

Erie

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	"I just wanted to bring her present by. I'm so sorry I missed the party." The tickling on the couch had stopped, and the little girl jumps up and runs over. "Grandma!" She gives my mom a giant hug.		"I just wanted to bring her present by. I'm so sorry I missed the party." The tickling on the couch had stopped, and the little girl jumps up and runs over. "Grandma!" She gives my mom a giant hug.

	I ~~didn~~'t know what to do other than bury my face in my hands. Some time later, I realize Linh has somehow gotten me out of there. But I don't know how, or what happened. Or where we are now.		I don't know what to do other than bury my face in my hands. Some time later, I realize Linh has somehow gotten me out of there. But I don't know how, or what happened. Or where we are now.

	I have a daughter. Why does that make things so different?		I have a daughter. Why does that make things so different?

Ratri: /* Erie */

2011-11-14T04:20:07Z

Erie

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	"Ken, you came here for a reason." Her voice is so quiet, I almost can't hear it. She glanced back up at the window again. "You need to do this." I think I'm just assuming I know what she would say, rather than hearing the individual words.		"Ken, you came here for a reason." Her voice is so quiet, I almost can't hear it. She glanced back up at the window again. "You need to do this." I think I'm just assuming I know what she would say, rather than hearing the individual words.

	I stand and look back in the window again. It's open, a bit, with a cool breeze blowing through the screen. Then, a third person comes running into the room. It looks like a young girl, elementary school age. She's giggling and saying "~~Mommy, mommy~~, come play with me!" I freeze. Sally pulls the girl into her lap on the couch and starts tickling her and laughing. The little girl shrieks with glee.		I stand and look back in the window again. It's open, a bit, with a cool breeze blowing through the screen. Then, a third person comes running into the room. It looks like a young girl, elementary school age. She's giggling and saying "Mom, come play a game with me!" I freeze. Sally pulls the girl into her lap on the couch and starts tickling her and laughing. The little girl shrieks with glee.

	Linh gently takes my elbow and guides me a few steps closer to the back of the house, deeper into the shadows. I don't know whether she heard something, or just knew someone was on their way over or what. Within moments, a car pulls into the driveway. Someone rings the doorbell. Sally's mom gets up to answer the door.		Linh gently takes my elbow and guides me a few steps closer to the back of the house, deeper into the shadows. I don't know whether she heard something, or just knew someone was on their way over or what. Within moments, a car pulls into the driveway. Someone rings the doorbell. Sally's mom gets up to answer the door.

Ratri: /* Saskatoon */

2011-11-14T03:21:51Z

Saskatoon

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	I rouse myself early again in the evening and hitch a ride into town. Best place to get some info is a bar, right? It shouldn't be too hard to find a beautiful young Vietnamese woman in Saskatoon. I hit a stroke of luck -- someone telling a story that just has to be about her. Unfortunately, it ends in a way I really don't like. There are some hoots and howls from the other guys, stuff about letting some other guy steal the pretty lady. But this one telling the story just shakes his head. "The guy had a sword, I don't know what the hell was with him." The other guys laugh it off. I wanted more. Buy a man a beer, he's happy to tell more stories.		I rouse myself early again in the evening and hitch a ride into town. Best place to get some info is a bar, right? It shouldn't be too hard to find a beautiful young Vietnamese woman in Saskatoon. I hit a stroke of luck -- someone telling a story that just has to be about her. Unfortunately, it ends in a way I really don't like. There are some hoots and howls from the other guys, stuff about letting some other guy steal the pretty lady. But this one telling the story just shakes his head. "The guy had a sword, I don't know what the hell was with him." The other guys laugh it off. I wanted more. Buy a man a beer, he's happy to tell more stories.

	I'll spare you the info-mongering. It ~~took~~ me the better part of the evening to find her~~. Up~~ on a roof in the industrial section of town, a good 5 or 6 stories off the ground. Facing east. Bound and gagged. So cliche. She's in bad shape. Even with the gag untied, she's not saying much. I'm just starting to untie one hand when the crossbow bolt thunks into my chest.		I'll spare you the info-mongering. It takes me the better part of the evening to find her, up on a roof in the industrial section of town, a good 5 or 6 stories off the ground. Facing east. Bound and gagged. So cliche. She's in bad shape. Even with the gag untied, she's not saying much. I'm just starting to untie one hand when the crossbow bolt thunks into my chest.

	I whip around and draw my gun. The guy is standing there cranking up for another shot. There's the sword, swinging at his hip. And he's wearing armor. Crazy Sir Lancelot armor. What the... Too bad I didn't bring any armor piercing rounds.		I whip around and draw my gun. The guy is standing there cranking up for another shot. There's the sword, swinging at his hip. And he's wearing armor. Crazy Sir Lancelot armor. What the... Too bad I didn't bring any armor piercing rounds.
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	Unfortunately, I hadn't realized just how strong this guy is. Holy shit. We're just barely over the edge, but he's taking me with him. And all the sudden his sword is flying through the air and the pavement is coming up on us real fast. I get a point-blank shot through his elbow, and it's enough to make him let go. Now or never, Ken.		Unfortunately, I hadn't realized just how strong this guy is. Holy shit. We're just barely over the edge, but he's taking me with him. And all the sudden his sword is flying through the air and the pavement is coming up on us real fast. I get a point-blank shot through his elbow, and it's enough to make him let go. Now or never, Ken.

	The crunch when he lands is intense. No amount of chainmail is going to help a man who falls 60 feet to solid pavement. As loud as it is when he lands, the sound on my mind is different. Linh. I can hear her draw in a breath, and hold it. I hear her whisper, "No, please no." It sounds so soft, I'm not sure I could ~~hear~~ it standing right next to her, but I do. And I close my eyes and stretch my wings, gliding silently out, around the building, and back up to where Linh is bound. She's hanging her head low, and doesn't see me at first. I shift my weight and flap my wings a few times, trying to figure out how this body moves. This is going to take a lot of getting used to. And I'm not entirely sure how to get back.		The crunch when he lands is intense. No amount of chainmail is going to help a man who falls 60 feet to solid pavement. As loud as it is when he lands, the sound on my mind is different. Linh. I can hear her draw in a breath, and hold it. I hear her whisper, "No, please no." It sounds so soft, I'm not sure I could have heard it standing right next to her, but I do. And I close my eyes and stretch my wings, gliding silently out, around the building, and back up to where Linh is bound. She's hanging her head low, and doesn't see me at first. I shift my weight and flap my wings a few times, trying to figure out how this body moves. This is going to take a lot of getting used to. And I'm not entirely sure how to get back.

	Linh sees the movement and jerks her head up. I've never seen so much surprise in her eyes. I must look terribly uncomfortable, because she immediately knows what to say. "You have to know who you are Ken." It's still almost a whisper, raspy and exhausted. "Picture yourself. You can do it."		Linh sees the movement and jerks her head up. I've never seen so much surprise in her eyes. I must look terribly uncomfortable, because she immediately knows what to say. "You have to know who you are Ken." It's still almost a whisper, raspy and exhausted. "Picture yourself. You can do it."
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	Immediately, she slumps against me. So pale, paler than usual. Without really thinking, I offer her my wrist, and it seems like she waits a very long time, but she has no choice. After she takes what she needs, she flows gracefully again to her bat form and wings a few feet away. Then she looks back and waits.		Immediately, she slumps against me. So pale, paler than usual. Without really thinking, I offer her my wrist, and it seems like she waits a very long time, but she has no choice. After she takes what she needs, she flows gracefully again to her bat form and wings a few feet away. Then she looks back and waits.

	I did it so fast last time, I'm not sure I really know how. I need to take myself by surprise again. I close my eyes, and believe I'm a bat, and there I am ~~again~~. It starts fast, but takes a while. And we fly. I could get used to this.		I did it so fast last time, I'm not sure I really know how. I need to take myself by surprise again. I close my eyes, and believe I'm a bat, and there I am. It starts fast, but takes a while. And we fly. I could get used to this.

	Peng is waiting at the door to let us in. I come back to myself faster than Linh, just in time to catch her before she falls to the floor.		Peng is waiting at the door to let us in. I come back to myself faster than Linh, just in time to catch her before she falls to the floor.

Ratri: /* Saskatoon */

2011-11-14T03:04:17Z

Saskatoon

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	He nods. "I will keep an eye on him. Your hunt must begin soon."		He nods. "I will keep an eye on him. Your hunt must begin soon."

	She looks at me. "You can understand being haunted by a soldier from your past. I have one such demon to kill. I'll be back tomorrow night, and we can move on." She gets up and, in one fluid motion, keep standing upwards, growing wings, and flying out the open window. That's a different Linh. There ~~was~~ no softness there, no teaching, nurturing, no meditative peace. If she is hiding me from her demons, then powerful demons they must be.		She looks at me. "You can understand being haunted by a soldier from your past. I have one such demon to kill. I'll be back tomorrow night, and we can move on." She gets up and, in one fluid motion, keep standing upwards, growing wings, and flying out the open window. That's a different Linh. There is no softness there, no teaching, nurturing, no meditative peace. If she is hiding me from her demons, then powerful demons they must be.

	Her friend, Peng I guess, is watching me watch her go. "Forgive me, Ken. Welcome to the beautiful city of Saskatoon. I apologize for my manners. I have not seen Linh in person for so long, and many things weigh on me." He stands up. "There are many facets to our situation. It would be best if you do not hunt here, even if, as Linh tells me, your favorite prey are muggers. Let me get you something." He's smiling for the first time, revealing exaggerated fangs. I'm watching him walk towards the door, trying to figure out why he walks so strangely, like he tiptoes everywhere. As he turns to go up the hallway, I can see he has a tail, bushy and white like a silver fox. He pauses at the doorway. "If Linh hasn't already impressed this upon you -- I recommend you avoid losing your temper."		Her friend, Peng I guess, is watching me watch her go. "Forgive me, Ken. Welcome to the beautiful city of Saskatoon. I apologize for my manners. I have not seen Linh in person for so long, and many things weigh on me." He stands up. "There are many facets to our situation. It would be best if you do not hunt here, even if, as Linh tells me, your favorite prey are muggers. Let me get you something." He's smiling for the first time, revealing exaggerated fangs. I'm watching him walk towards the door, trying to figure out why he walks so strangely, like he tiptoes everywhere. As he turns to go up the hallway, I can see he has a tail, bushy and white like a silver fox. He pauses at the doorway. "If Linh hasn't already impressed this upon you -- I recommend you avoid losing your temper."

Ratri: /* And Then There Was One */

2011-11-13T22:44:21Z

And Then There Was One

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	The people I choose -- they have high morals, great ideals, grand plans for fixing the world. But they don't live up to it. They make great martyrs. But I don't want a great martyr. I want a survivor, a fighter, a hunter. One who can hold these ideas, understand them, and take one tiny step at a time. I need someone who knows that a war is not won in a day, but over years and years of individual battles. Celebrating small triumphs, overcoming setbacks, fighting for every shred of progress. Perseverance. Tenacity. What kind of man -- or more importantly, what kind of ~~beast~~ -- can embody all of that, without losing sight of the humanity of his goal?		The people I choose -- they have high morals, great ideals, grand plans for fixing the world. But they don't live up to it. They make great martyrs. But I don't want a great martyr. I want a survivor, a fighter, a hunter. One who can hold these ideas, understand them, and take one tiny step at a time. I need someone who knows that a war is not won in a day, but over years and years of individual battles. Celebrating small triumphs, overcoming setbacks, fighting for every shred of progress. Perseverance. Tenacity. What kind of man -- or more importantly, what kind of Beast -- can embody all of that, without losing sight of the humanity of his goal?
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Ratri: /* Stories */

2011-11-13T22:31:50Z

Stories

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	== Stories ==		== Stories ==

			===Edmonton===

	Cobblestone alleyway -- I take a fast turn and duck down a little, past the trash bin and into the alley. Good, there's a no light. Don't look behind you, just go. Listen. You can hear them anyway. Drop the coat.		Cobblestone alleyway -- I take a fast turn and duck down a little, past the trash bin and into the alley. Good, there's a no light. Don't look behind you, just go. Listen. You can hear them anyway. Drop the coat.
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	Out onto main, up the street, the sun starts to peek over the horizon. I start to smoulder a little as I jump over the fence and into the snow. Need to get out of sight. Between a few trees, and right onto more ice. I feel the crunch in my ankle as I'm still falling, sliding, under the row of hedges. Finally on dirt. As I fade into the ground, all I can think is how angry Linh will be. She won't show it. But she'll be angry.		Out onto main, up the street, the sun starts to peek over the horizon. I start to smoulder a little as I jump over the fence and into the snow. Need to get out of sight. Between a few trees, and right onto more ice. I feel the crunch in my ankle as I'm still falling, sliding, under the row of hedges. Finally on dirt. As I fade into the ground, all I can think is how angry Linh will be. She won't show it. But she'll be angry.

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		====What's for dinner?====

	The world is slow to come back. It doesn't come into focus, really, when you're still melded with it. But you gradually become aware that you're there, when moments ago you weren't aware of it. No way to check if anyone else is around, so I meld back out of the soil and lie there for a moment, still mostly under shrubs. Take a few minutes and fix the ankle before you get up. It'll go better.		The world is slow to come back. It doesn't come into focus, really, when you're still melded with it. But you gradually become aware that you're there, when moments ago you weren't aware of it. No way to check if anyone else is around, so I meld back out of the soil and lie there for a moment, still mostly under shrubs. Take a few minutes and fix the ankle before you get up. It'll go better.
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	I still don't know how I feel about going home. But it's where I need to go. I'm feeling thankful that it has been, and continues to be, a long journey.		I still don't know how I feel about going home. But it's where I need to go. I'm feeling thankful that it has been, and continues to be, a long journey.

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		===Saskatoon===

	Knock knock. Linh's friend opens the door. He's an older man, of Asian descent for sure, though it's unclear to me exactly which country is his origin. His hair is more gray than not, and wrinkles cross his face. Somehow, despite his undead pallor, his skin still looks weathered and leathery, like some kind of albino elephant. Lean, sinewy arm end in long fingers tipped with claws. Shifting hair reveals pointed ears, and the moonlight glinting across his face lights up a predator's eyes.		Knock knock. Linh's friend opens the door. He's an older man, of Asian descent for sure, though it's unclear to me exactly which country is his origin. His hair is more gray than not, and wrinkles cross his face. Somehow, despite his undead pallor, his skin still looks weathered and leathery, like some kind of albino elephant. Lean, sinewy arm end in long fingers tipped with claws. Shifting hair reveals pointed ears, and the moonlight glinting across his face lights up a predator's eyes.
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	I stumble down the stairs, and fall into the earth.		I stumble down the stairs, and fall into the earth.

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		====It's the trip====

	I look at Linh, waiting to see whether we're going to run or fly.		I look at Linh, waiting to see whether we're going to run or fly.
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	Ten days travel, in total, and we arrive in Winnipeg. We take a few days to feed and rest in a somewhat more traditional way for our kind. Between the long nights traveling, and the leisure we take in Winnipeg, I have a lot of time to think. Maybe a wolf's brain processes through things differently, but I'm finding myself more and more ready to seek my home and learn what has become of the people I care for. Becoming the beast without seems to have helped me closer to peace with the beast within.		Ten days travel, in total, and we arrive in Winnipeg. We take a few days to feed and rest in a somewhat more traditional way for our kind. Between the long nights traveling, and the leisure we take in Winnipeg, I have a lot of time to think. Maybe a wolf's brain processes through things differently, but I'm finding myself more and more ready to seek my home and learn what has become of the people I care for. Becoming the beast without seems to have helped me closer to peace with the beast within.

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		===Erie===

	We leave Winnipeg and just forge across the wilderness. I don't know exactly when, but at some point we cross into Minnesota and keep going east, through Wisconsin, until we get to the lake. The nights get shorter, the trees get greener, and by the time we cross into Pennsylvania, spring is in full bloom. We arrive in Erie to see the moon glinting off the lake, quiet and still. I walk with Linh through the streets, remembering. We reach Sally's street. Her father passed away a few years ago, but her mom is still alive as far as I know. I suspect Sally would have moved back in with her. But now that I'm here, I'm beginning to doubt.		We leave Winnipeg and just forge across the wilderness. I don't know exactly when, but at some point we cross into Minnesota and keep going east, through Wisconsin, until we get to the lake. The nights get shorter, the trees get greener, and by the time we cross into Pennsylvania, spring is in full bloom. We arrive in Erie to see the moon glinting off the lake, quiet and still. I walk with Linh through the streets, remembering. We reach Sally's street. Her father passed away a few years ago, but her mom is still alive as far as I know. I suspect Sally would have moved back in with her. But now that I'm here, I'm beginning to doubt.
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	I have a daughter. Why does that make things so different?		I have a daughter. Why does that make things so different?

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		====Prince Charming====

	When I wake up, we're in the woods again. Linh walks up next to me.		When I wake up, we're in the woods again. Linh walks up next to me.
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	That night, I learn that when a vampire cries, he sheds tears of blood.		That night, I learn that when a vampire cries, he sheds tears of blood.

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		====Deadbeat No More====


	It's about an hour before dawn when she wakes. She looks up at me, blinking a few times, and her eyes grow wide. I tried to smile without showing my fangs. "Dad? Dad!" She leaps up and hugs me. I don't know what to do. I hug her back. She's crying and doesn't know what to say first.		It's about an hour before dawn when she wakes. She looks up at me, blinking a few times, and her eyes grow wide. I tried to smile without showing my fangs. "Dad? Dad!" She leaps up and hugs me. I don't know what to do. I hug her back. She's crying and doesn't know what to say first.
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	"You're my dad anyway. But I won't tell." She runs off. Watching her go is difficult. I want the best for her. But I'm afraid to tell even Linh. I think this is the first task of my afterlife that I have to do without her.		"You're my dad anyway. But I won't tell." She runs off. Watching her go is difficult. I want the best for her. But I'm afraid to tell even Linh. I think this is the first task of my afterlife that I have to do without her.

			====I'm gonna make you an offer...====

	It takes me six months, but I find one. I operate as carefully as I can, up in New York, outside my prince's domain. Further from the majority of the Nosferatu's eyes and ears. I come into her range as a wolf, and invite her to find me. And as wolves, we speak the same language. An offering of peace -- a lost cub. In return, I have demands for her. Leaving me to my woods. Letting Linh come and go. A truce, as it were.		It takes me six months, but I find one. I operate as carefully as I can, up in New York, outside my prince's domain. Further from the majority of the Nosferatu's eyes and ears. I come into her range as a wolf, and invite her to find me. And as wolves, we speak the same language. An offering of peace -- a lost cub. In return, I have demands for her. Leaving me to my woods. Letting Linh come and go. A truce, as it were.
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	And I speak none of it to Linh.		And I speak none of it to Linh.

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		====Fury====

	I can tell something is wrong when I reach the house. I hear a shriek and, when I get closer, words. "Oh my God! Sandy? Sandy!" I recognized Sally's voice. I perch on the window -- Sally is backed up against the bedroom door in a panic, and a large wolf is tearing up the room, about to lunge towards her. In a flash, I'm flying straight at the window, as fast as I can, changing from bat to wolf at the last second, crashing through. Sally's shrieks escalate as I attempt to pull Sandy's attention to me instead.		I can tell something is wrong when I reach the house. I hear a shriek and, when I get closer, words. "Oh my God! Sandy? Sandy!" I recognized Sally's voice. I perch on the window -- Sally is backed up against the bedroom door in a panic, and a large wolf is tearing up the room, about to lunge towards her. In a flash, I'm flying straight at the window, as fast as I can, changing from bat to wolf at the last second, crashing through. Sally's shrieks escalate as I attempt to pull Sandy's attention to me instead. "Don't you dare hurt my baby!" she screams. But she can't do much about it.

	As we tussle, I manage to knock Sally down, away from the door, and break it open. I sink my teeth into Sandy's shoulder, and then run -- sure enough, she's ready to chase me and leave her mother behind. I run down the stairs and launch myself straight out the screen door. She is foaming at the mouth, her eyes gleaming with rage. This is just the kind of frenzy I've been taught to avoid, and now I'm actually trying to make her chase me? You're nuts, Ken. Certifiably nuts. You sure Linh isn't a Malky who's just been lying to you all along?		As we tussle, I manage to knock Sally down, away from the door, and break it open. I sink my teeth into Sandy's shoulder, and then run -- sure enough, she's ready to chase me and leave her mother behind. I run down the stairs and launch myself straight out the screen door. She is foaming at the mouth, her eyes gleaming with rage. This is just the kind of frenzy I've been taught to avoid, and now I'm actually trying to make her chase me? You're nuts, Ken. Certifiably nuts. You sure Linh isn't a Malky who's just been lying to you all along?
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	I count seconds, waiting. Minutes, an hour. It's past midnight now. Dare I come out, or do I wait for tomorrow night?		I count seconds, waiting. Minutes, an hour. It's past midnight now. Dare I come out, or do I wait for tomorrow night?

	~~Finally I decided all~~ the stories I have heard of these frenzies say they end quickly, and with exhaustion. I coalesce back up out of the earth, and find myself lying in a pool of my own blood. She is still sitting against a tree nearby. I can tell she's been crying. She jerks her head up when she sees me, and runs over.		All the stories I have heard of these frenzies say they end quickly, and with exhaustion. I decide to chance it. I coalesce back up out of the earth, and find myself lying in a pool of my own blood. She is still sitting against a tree nearby. I can tell she's been crying. She jerks her head up when she sees me, and runs over.

	"Please tell me your shoulder is okay, hon." My voice is just as much a disaster as the rest of me. I can't even stand. I don't want to know how bad I look. I drag myself out of the bloody mud.		"Please tell me your shoulder is okay, hon." My voice is just as much a disaster as the rest of me. I can't even stand. I don't want to know how bad I look. I drag myself out of the bloody mud.
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	I laugh helplessly. "Yours is pretty bad too, hon. Doesn't your mother make you brush your teeth?"		I laugh helplessly. "Yours is pretty bad too, hon. Doesn't your mother make you brush your teeth?"

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki~~		====A Tangled Web====

	I manage to lug myself back to my home base, not that same night, but early the next. Linh is waiting for me. Before she notices me, she looks cross. Once she sees me, her whole face changes.		I manage to lug myself back to my home base, not that same night, but early the next. Linh is waiting for me. Before she notices me, she looks cross. Once she sees me, her whole face changes.
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	"I don't think I have a choice right now."		"I don't think I have a choice right now."

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		====Shock, Betrayal and the Strength of Blood====

	The next night, I go back to Sandy's clearing. Still hurt and using all my power to heal, I go on my normal two feet. It takes a long time. Much longer than flying, and I'll probably have to spend the day here.		The next night, I go back to Sandy's clearing. Still hurt and using all my power to heal, I go on my normal two feet. It takes a long time. Much longer than flying, and I'll probably have to spend the day here.
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	Walking out of that clearing is the hardest thing I've done.		Walking out of that clearing is the hardest thing I've done.

	~~<nowiki>* * *</nowiki>~~		====And Then There Was One====

	Linh takes another week nursing me back to health. It's longer than she really needs to, but I'm happy enough to have some rest after all the tumult in my life. Normally, I talk these things through with her. This time, I can't. Somehow, I'm managing it all anyway, and I feel okay about where things are.		Linh takes another week nursing me back to health. It's longer than she really needs to, but I'm happy enough to have some rest after all the tumult in my life. Normally, I talk these things through with her. This time, I can't. Somehow, I'm managing it all anyway, and I feel okay about where things are.

Ratri: /* Stories */

2011-11-13T22:16:20Z

Stories

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Ratri: /* Backstory */

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Backstory

Ratri: /* Description */

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Description

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	* age early/mid 20s when embraced		* age early/mid 20s when embraced
	* born in 1940		* born in early 1940's
	* 8th Generation		* 8th Generation
	* Survivor (Caregiver)		* Survivor (Caregiver)

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	* Her teachings meshed well with the self-discipline he had learned in the armed forces		* Her teachings meshed well with the self-discipline he had learned in the armed forces
	* After traveling for about a decade, they came back to his hometown		* After traveling for about a decade, they came back to his hometown
	* His girlfriend was still there -- with her 9-year-old daughter		* His girlfriend Sally was still there -- with her 9-year-old daughter
	* She was still wearing the ring he gave her on a gold chain around her neck		* She was still wearing the ring he gave her on a gold chain around her neck
	* Their daughter was a beautiful young girl		* Their daughter was a beautiful young girl, Sandy
	* He stayed a near them for a few years, working to come to terms with himself and his feelings		* He stayed a near them for a few years, working to come to terms with himself and his feelings
	* During this time, their daughter started to have some odd problems as she grew up		* During this time, their daughter started to have some odd problems as she grew up
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	* After a while, her mom found out		* After a while, her mom found out
	* She brought her mother one night to see Ken		* She brought her mother one night to see Ken
	* Ken hoped to set her ~~(the mom)~~ free from him finally. Asked her to go ahead and live her life, as he could no longer join her		* Ken hoped to set her Sally free from him finally. Asked her to go ahead and live her life, as he could no longer join her
	* Promised to keep an eye on ~~(their daughter)~~ for as long as he could		* Promised to keep an eye on Sandy for as long as he could
	* Traveled on and off, but came back every few weeks to spend at least a month in his woods, watching out for them		* Traveled on and off, but came back every few weeks to spend at least a month in his woods, watching out for them
	* ~~Early in this time, he scouted~~ a ~~couple~~ of the ~~closest werewolf packs he could find~~		* He found her a Garou mentor to help her through the rest of the Change
	* He told (the daughter) about them so she could choose one to go to for better guidance
	* He cut back on his visits after she graduated from college		* He cut back on his visits after she graduated from college
	* Still, he continues to visit her every now and then, even though she is quite grown up		* Still, he continues to visit her every now and then, even though she is quite grown up