( a vampire, and you don't want to know, emery. )

[fanshaw]

A what is doing what with my only* daughter?



* Probably.

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[norea]

He's actually quite good to her, I promise.

Hello, Emery.

[fanshaw]

Hello, beautiful. Might I just posit - for the sake of argument - that perhaps someone without teeth the size of my little finger could be equally good to her? Even moreso?

[ or in fact she could not date at all. ]

[norea]

Maybe. But we want who we want, and there's not much that can be done about it. Sorry, darlin'.

[fanshaw]

I'm really having a bit of trouble with this teeth business.

[ look at his terrible sad face. ]

[norea]

You realize I am probably not the woman to talk to about this kind of thing. [ given her... range of conquests INCLUDING EMERY HIMSELF. ]

[fanshaw]

[ Emery on the other hand considers himself an expert on the sort of men his daughter should not be dating, especially because he is the way he is. SEE, HE KNOWS. HE KNOWS. ]

I'm buggered if 'do as I say and not as I do' is really such a dreadful philosophy.

[norea]

I don't think it's ever worked for any parent anywhere, I'm afraid.

I'm looking out for her, though, all right?

[fanshaw]

You're the loveliest thing.

--it has been an age, hasn't it. How are you?

[norea]

Well--you've probably seen the papers more than anything else. I keep busy, you know me.

Whenever I manage to get back to Italy, I'll come see you, how about. We can catch up. [ ... yes. ] Just like old times?

[fanshaw]

[ ... yes. ]

You'll find me utterly unchanged. [ sad but true. ]

[norea]

And I'll be very glad for it.

[fanshaw]

I am never more satisfied than in pleasing beautiful women.

--well, no, there are other things, but I promise you, it is very high on the list.

[norea]

That suits me just fine. You're pretty good at it.

[fanshaw]

We all must have a skill. I conveniently happen to have several.

[ emery stop talking ]

[gruagach]

What the fuck's a what?

[fanshaw]

A vampire.

[ euan don't make him say the second part :( ]

[gruagach]

[nooo :(]

A —what the hell? [.........sudden alarm from the faery dude right here.]

[fanshaw]

I know.

[ surely they enjoy this moment of shared paternal alarm. ]

Euan, you are the most responsible man I know-- [ which is a disquieting thought, actually, and he's fleetingly diverted from his purpose by a wholly new kind of alarm mostly to do with how short and disturbing the list of 'competent gentlemen Emery knows' happens to be ] --and coincidentally the only one going. You will keep an eye on her, won't you? I know she's grown--

[gruagach]

--but I'll mince his fucking balls if he tries anything untoward.

[Don't worry Emery, he's got this one. Also everyone enjoy that image.]

[fanshaw]

[ emery visibly relaxes. that is not at all disturbing. ]

I have seen you work magic with a beef tenderizer.