rainbows are visions, but only illusions

[glowsferatu]

WHO: Kanaya Maryam and YOU!!
WHERE: Around The City
WHEN: March 13th, afternoon
WARNINGS: Creeping, stalking, awkwardness, potentially a little blood?
SUMMARY: Kanaya's been thirsty lately, and it's led to her stalking shadows a little more often, creeping around, thinking about how people might taste. Bright feelings and bad ideas.
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[ terezi had crashed shortly after they returned from school. she still wasn't used to the daylight hours, and despite every assurance kanaya could possibly give, still wasn't comfortable under the sun. she only stayed up to keep an eye on kanaya, but it was clear that it was wearing on her. kanaya had tucked her in with her scalemates before sneaking out herself.

she finds herself stepping along the edges of the rooftops, leaping across the walls, dancing across the city as though it was her own personal studio. it helps to clear her head, but also recalls the last time she did this, reminds her of her need. it isn't as easy this time, though, she knows better.

but a resolution not to take doesn't erase the strength of her want. she slides down a fire escape, kicks against the wall, and softly lands in the alley below. she's not sure how she'll manage the thirst for now, but the romance of the hunt is certainly tempting as she sees the passersby on the sidewalk. she can't stay here long, she'll have to keep moving if she wants her thoughts to keep from settling on the subject too strongly. ]

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[glowsferatu]

[ and kanaya's just looking at her like she's suddenly sprouted a third ocular orb ]

W-what are you doing?

[slingshots]

You're hungry, I got more blood'n I really need. [ Cocking a brow at her. ] Or did you wanna do the whole fight thing first.

[glowsferatu]

[ wow carrie, that's a pretty direct way to get her blushing ]

Well, uh, not unless... [ no, not that way. carrie may not understand what additional implications the fight may carry in this context, but she's already made clear where this won't be going between them, so it would be best not to let that mix in with this. it's complicated enough as it is. ]

No. No, that shouldn't be necessary.

[slingshots]

So we cut the fight outta this round. [ With a shrug, like it's no big deal, and she rubs her wrist. ] Need a knife?

[glowsferatu]

I'm...supplied my own means on puncture.

[ she scoots over on the bench, gradually glowing brighter as she does, but it isn't quite enough. the reversion has taken yet, it would have to be forced.

so she thinks of every awful thing she can imagine, every single doomed possibility her life is inevitably building toward, even that redbird's only doing this as a trap. she pulls up every source of stress she keeps shoved to the side, buried underneath, until it compounds to such a degree that she finally changes with a blinding flash. ]

[slingshots]

[ whoa. that's pretty cool. She blinks, shields her eyes, and grins. ]

Keen. [ Aaanndd her eyes are over the dazzle, so she drops her hand and offers out the wrist instead. ]

So, uh, bon appetite.

[glowsferatu]

Right, uh...

[ she takes redbird's arm in her hands and traces the veins with a finger, opting for an area closer to the elbow than the wrist where there was a bit more meat, moving the sleeve up to expose the skin there.

she brought the arm up to her lips, positioning herself better to dig in, but couldn't help hesitate before doing so. jesus, carrie, that grin isn't helping anyone. it's like having your food smile up at you gleefully as you eat it.

this whole thing is completely stupid, kanaya thinks, as she sinks her teeth into her arm. ]

[slingshots]

[ Well, that's never getting any less weird. Ever. The grin is gone, at least, but she takes care not to flinch. This? This is nothing. She's practically had worse shots at the doctor's before.

But she adverts her eyes anyway, looking out over the City and trying not to look uncomfortable as she waits for her to finish. ]

[glowsferatu]

[ she doesn't want to be greedy, but the temptation is there to just keep drinking until there's nothing left. she ignores it, cutting herself off after a little under a minute.

once she pulls away, she realizes with some embarrassment how little she'd prepared herself to feed. nothing to cover the wound, nothing to help redbird recover from it. she may have her own bandages, at least, but this is a clear oversight.

kanaya figures she might as well give her back her arm so she can get to it, at least. ]

[slingshots]

[ Well. That wasn't so bad. Not even as bad as last time, because at least this time around she'd been a volunteer. She takes her arm back as soon as Kanaya's done, reaching into one of the pouches for a roll of gauze. And as she wraps, a smile! ]

Easier'n hunting someone down, I figure.

[glowsferatu]

I'm not sure that's exactly how it's supposed to progress, the prey finding me.

[ she wipes her lips with two fingers, licking off any lingering blood ]

[slingshots]

Yeah, well. Capes never do anything too normal, I guess.

[ She's pulling on her glove again, and finding it slowly easier and easier to act like this is all totally normal. ]

All you gotta do's ask, by the way.

[glowsferatu]

[ it isn't the blood that even strikes kanaya as abnormal, it's the willingness that keeps throwing her off ]

I'm really not sure of the wisdom in practicing this regularly.

[ honestly, carrie, you really shouldn't tease her like that ]

[slingshots]

Why not? [ Glove's back in place, gauze is packed away again. She straightens her pouches and stands up, looking ready to disappear the way she'd come. ] I happen to manufacture a whole lotta blood, here.

[glowsferatu]

But enough to match my appetite? I find that unlikely.

[ she slumps against the bench, still glowing brightly as she finds a way to word this. it isn't as though carrie is unaware of how she feels, so she might as well just come out and say it. ]

You're communicating some very mixed signals with such an offer.

[slingshots]

Well, enough to help...

[ There was going to be more to that, but then the comment about mixed signals, and she's pretty much lost all track of her train of thought. Mixed signals is basically the last thing she wants to do, and it makes her immediately look a little miserable. ]

What's food got to do with-- romance?

[glowsferatu]

Well, maybe nothing from your end, but you haven't experienced what the sensation is like to experience firsthand. It's more than a weapon, or a means by which to receive sustenance. It can be rather...intimate.

Especially when practiced willingly. [ but mostly when your ideas of romances have been shaped by vampire novels ]

It's entirely possible you didn't intend it that way, but...knowing what infatuations I am working to exorcise already, and knowing your statements to the contrary of fulfilling those inconvenient inclinations, I feel it would be imprudent to repeat this level of interaction.

[ tl;dr stop leading me on, girl ]

[slingshots]

[ oh god oh god accusations of flirting?? that is totally her cue to go. so she reaches a hand to one of her pouches, like she's just felt the buzz of an incoming alert there. ]

Right. Uh, we can do this later, maybe. I gotta go.

[ And she's standing, pulling out her grappling gun— ] Nice talking with you. [ —and gone. ]

[glowsferatu]

Uh. [ she might add more, but carrie's already gone. which is a shame, because kanaya was hoping they could pretend to deal with this maturely and rationally.

instead she's left burying her face in her hands in embarrassment. she'll just chill there for about five minutes before continuing on. >]