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[ He feels as dusty as his books, but every well-read book needs to be cleaned off every now and again, doesn't it? ]

So we return here. An inconvenience? No. Time is something I find that I am burdened with in grand abundance. Though I cannot help but recall that the last...endeavour that you undertook could hardly be considered pleasant.

[ No, in fact it had been a scene of depravity and consequently the blessing of almost humanity mixed with something far less desirable. Nothing that he wants to revisit. ]

Do not yet name me a willing accomplice, I still have my reservations. At your insistence, if this is to be then what would you have me do?

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Honestly. Will you ever not protest being asked to live a little, Louis?

[Really. It's the sort of thing Lestat cannot begin to fathom.] What could possibly be so unpleasant that being left on a shelf forgotten and gathering dust is preferable?

[But then again, not like Lestat can pretend he hasn't had his multiple decades of sulking.] How bad could it be?

I would hardly call this living.

[ Having your actions dictated through another's fingers isn't exactly his idea of expanding his metaphorical horizons. ]

If you had seen what I had seen--

[ ...then again. ]

...then again, if I recall, you rather enjoyed yourself, if but through a different orchestrator.

There is too little that you would call living that you can actually live.

[Well, not that Lestat enjoys being a puppet, but better a puppet performing than one tucked away in a display case.]

Oh? Well, good. I must imagine my presence was a comfort for you as well. [Have a smile. He knows that's not exactly true, at all.] Or perhaps not. But why not enjoy myself, no matter who is orchestrating. One must enjoy what one can. I have seen enough to have learned that lesson.

[ Louis' narrowed gaze says it all. Of course, to some degree there had been comfort in a familiar face, but their relationship had been, as always, complicated. The only blessing had been that Claudia had been well and alive and inhabiting a body she was proud of. Naturally, that too would be taken from him.

But then he raises his brows. ]

You learned a lesson? [ Just when he thought miracles weren't possible. ] That is something I never thought I would hear from you.

[ Armand is just going to hover for a moment, the older vampire amused at the sight of him. At least for the moment.] I'm afraid you've put me in a awarked position of agreeing with your maker. Sitting on a shelf is hardly the way you should...spend your time. Though, you do seem to find your calling sitting on the sidelines.

[ Since calling it living was clearly going to get the same response.]

You're as beautiful as I remember, Louis.

[ Armand and Lestat seeing to eye to eye on any subject is, indeed, a cause for worry, but it's somehow fitting to him that it would be at his expense. ]

Where is the harm in wishing to be free of disaster that always follows this sort of undertaking? Is it wrong to desire a few moments of peace?

[ Though he believes he knows the answer to that as well. ]

Armand. It has been some time.

[ Even a wrong clock is right every once in a while. Louis might be not something they agree on, but it's certainly common ground.]

We live such long lives, there's always time for reflection. But you can't let it consume you. No matter how dire the situation.

[ The teenage looking vampire was just going to reach a hand up to brush his fingers down the others jawline.]

Too long. Louis.

[ Consume? Perhaps that is what it is. But his motivations behind it are not always so self-deprecating. It's comforting, not quite content, but as close as he can be. There's security in inaction. He knows what to expect. ]

It is dire. If it is at all like the last time I was out... [ He does not want an encore of that performance. It had been relief when he could finally retreat back into the shadows.

Louis allows the touch even if he does not necessarily welcome it, taking in the soul of someone much too old to sit behind a face that young. ]

I trust you found something of interest to occupy yourself.

[ Perhaps a bad choice of words for what they were but his point still stand. While there's security inaction, there's also like watching sand drip away between your fingers. Armand at least embraced life, in his own way. ]

Which was when? Exactly? [ Timelines being what they were. It was hard to get a handle on them, most of the time.

He's happy enough that Louis did'nt pull away from his touch. They were lovers, that familiarity was always going to be there. At least for Armand.]

I have my vices. If that's what you mean, but my keeper hasn't sent me anywhere.

[ Louis has always been one to watch things happen, often to his own disadvantage. Old habits die hard is a saying that might apply, but Louis can be roused into action on occasion. This isn't one he wants to have his hand forced, however. He averts his gaze for a moment. ]

The lesser half of a decade. Not long in our eyes, but it certainly felt like ages wasted in iniquity.

[ Which is putting it lightly if you ask him, and a bit dramatically if you ask his mun. ]

There are places we would be welcome, it appears.

I must say seldom anything they propose could be considered pleasant.

My sympathies for having your mundane's attention again.

I can hardly reserve those for myself.

[ As absorbed in his own misery as he can be, Louis is not blind to the plight of others. This is one misfortune all share, regardless of their former situation. ]

We are all, I believe, "in the same boat" as the saying goes.

...

[ She gives a somewhat blank stare as response and would argue they are not sailing, but he mentions a saying. It must be popular after the 5th century. ]

Yes, I suppose that is an appropriate saying. [ She understands the metaphorical meaning. ] At least, you could be fortunate if they do not have immediately plans to imprison you. Their attention wanes too easily.

[ Louis is notably not the best source for modern idioms, but he reads and watches enough to pick up some vernacular. He has a fondness for words, after all. ]

No, I believe there is a small reprieve in that. My Mundane has yet to make a decision, although making this entry in the first place doesn't necessarily bode well either.

I understand. Although, I have observed that they are usually indecisive and fickle in their conduct. You might be spared unless they possess one of these "applications" partially written.

...

[ That certainly raises new fears in his mind. ]

There are a few complete ones she could employ if she wished.

[ Now he's a bit restless. ]

I see. How unfortunate. I wrongly assumed that you could have been spared as long as we counted in their lack of diligence.

I find that is rarely the case.

[ Still, he offers a wry smile. ]

The consideration is appreciated nonetheless.

Yes, it sounds that way.

[ She mentally sighs. Tyranny of any form bothers her. ]

Then at least I wish you good fortune, sir...?

Hm. I do think I introduced myself. Forgive my rudeness, I am 'Saber'. It is a pleasure.

Think about it this way, Lou-- you'll have a story that'd make even Lestat jealous. A journey with the devil? That's nothing. Try an adventure in another dimension.

Drawing any ancillary contempt or attention from Lestat is not my intention.

[ He can barely handle with what he does receive, Daniel. You were one who listened to him for hours talking about it, weren't you? You should know. ]

Okay, maybe that's more something that I'd do.

[ Hard for him to not think of visiting another world as a perfect opportunity. Enduring curiosity, investigating the unknown, the unexplainable-- he's still that reporter in the end. ]

Nearly two fifty years and an eternity to go, and you don't think a complete change of pace would be kinda exciting? Interesting, at least?

Of course. I won't deny that there is something inherently fascinating about the unknown and exotic, however...

[ Does it really outweigh the risks? ]

In situations like these, it is not so much left up to chance but to the whims of another who delight in the suffering of those they control.

[ Muns... ]

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omg a daniel

8DDD louis

this makes me ridiculously happy, you never see anyone play him