you're hearing rumors and you can't stomach the thought of someone touching my body

[dazzlingyou]

WHO: The Shade and Edward Cullen
WHERE: a coffeeshop somewhere in the city
WHEN: Afternoon time on Thursday
WARNINGS: Bad ass old men.
SUMMARY: A conversation over coffee that will not turn into anything more. Sorry, Shade, he's not that kind of girl.
FORMAT: WHATEVER. Quick to start out.

[ Edward doesn't order anything, instead taking a table away from the entrance. He wasn't expecting a lot of privacy but he'd go for as much as he could get. This man - Shade - was intriguing to him. He hadn't managed to tail him in any way in the city despite his efforts, which only served to intrigue him further. He was glad that he could find such interesting people in this city, whereas back home finding interesting people took a century, as was the case with Bella.

He watches the door, his face free of any emotion. Except possibly boredom from the thoughts of hipsters and teenagers also in the coffeeshop. ]

Comments

[foreshadower]

A long life means that you must experience more. It's to be expected that people who live longer would commit more questionable acts.

[ He smiles, but just sips his coffee. ]

And you? Have you committed some?

[dazzlingyou]

More than my fair share, I would say. [ Nobody was morally perfect, except perhaps for Carlisle. While he'd like to say every man he's killed was a criminal, it wouldn't be true. There were a few that were innocent, merely wandering home when he, starved for blood, pounced. He tried to bury those memories. ]

But when one is not in the right state of mind, that is to be expected.

[foreshadower]

Ah, yes. In the wrong state of mind. [ He pauses, before he laughs. ]

I suppose for some, it would require that.

[dazzlingyou]

Hunger for my kind is much different than your own.

Other than that, however, I try not to go out of my way to commit morally reprehensible acts.

[foreshadower]

Of course, of course. I suppose not being human puts a new spin on things, at least it did for me.

[dazzlingyou]

[ Oh, so he was one of those. ]

So you prefer to abuse your power simply because you are not human?

[foreshadower]

Abuse? [ He lifts an eyebrow. ] I would hardly call it abuse. I simply did what I was hired for, or for my own amusement. I wouldn't say that some parts were enjoyable, but they were necessary. [ The killing, obviously. ]

Sometimes, it takes a direct approach.

[dazzlingyou]

A direct approach to prove what?

[foreshadower]

There's nothing to prove! [ He just lifts a shoulder. ]

It just takes a direct approach to get what you need. For some time, what I needed was something to do. People hired me to perform a service, and I did so. I occasionally do still, if needed.

[dazzlingyou]

Hm. That reflects poorly on your character, to need others to provide you something to do.

[foreshadower]

I don't. [ He waves a hand dismissively ] But I have certain talents, and a service could be provided with those talents. I would much prefer to sit back and observe, but occasionally, things are needed to maintain a certain lifestyle. Particularly an immortal one.

[dazzlingyou]

Naturally, of course. Money and a plethora of entertainment options keep our lifestyle interesting.

[foreshadower]

Precisely! Once one achieves a particular... [ He pauses, waving his hand, ] State, we must continue to find entertainment to retain a measure of humanity.