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[dj_mort]

Ok, app submitted...now to twiddle our thumbs, yeah?

[Somehow I don't think that's what you have in mind, Lucas.]

Hah! You're right. It's time for a bro-off. I'll go first! [Wait, what? I'm not even a bro!] Whatever, broseph, brony, Brosideon King of the Bros. Brohemian Rhapsody...My Chemical Bromance...uh, damnit I know I had some more.

[Oh god, someone send help.]

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[immortalrose]

[ Eyebrow raise. ]

...What manner of insanity is this?

[dj_mort]

[That gets a mature response...PBBBHTBBHTHBHT.] Not insanity.

Boredom.

I'm boooooored, dude.

[immortalrose]

[ Now he's just staring at the human with a look of mild annoyance. ]

Put your tongue back in your mouth, please.

[dj_mort]

[And he does just that, though he does give Augustus a look.] Kay.

Still bored though.

[immortalrose]

Then go climb a tree or kick rocks, and all that fun stuff.

[ He gives the youth a flippant response since he's currently eying through a gaming magazine. ]

[dj_mort]

I already went for a run to---hey, whatcha got there.

[Trying to get a peek at whatever it is, then trying to grab for it because why not.]

[immortalrose]

None of your bus--HEY!

[ There goes his magazine. A solid five dollars and ninety-nine cents gone in just a flash. ]

Listen you, you better return it.

[dj_mort]

Chill, broseph, I'm just looking.

[He flips through a few pages and grins.] A gamer vampire, huh? Who'da thunk it!

[immortalrose]

[ Knowing the magazine has just been forfeit, Augustus sits back and tries to relax. ]

A proper vampire must always have a hobby or two.

[dj_mort]

Everyone should. Only the really weird people don't, you know.

[He hands the magazine back with a shrug.]

So, lemme guess...your favorite game is Cooking Mama. [Lucas adds a smirk to that, it's meant as a joke.]

[immortalrose]

[ For that comment, Augustus does his best to kick him. ]

No, fool.

[dj_mort]

[Lucas doesn't quite dodge the kick, and it smarts, but he's laughing way too hard anyways. Boredom problem is solved.]

Well! What do you play, man, tell me!

[immortalrose]

[ The brunt of that kick must've hurt, and for a second there the vampire shows remorse. ]

I didn't rattle you too badly, did I?

[ A vampire who shows concern for others? That's an oxymoron. ]

If you must know, I'm the reigning Champion of the Chinatown Arcade in the game of Dance Dance Revolution.

[ A pause. ]

...And Pac-Man.

[dj_mort]

Nawh, I kinda had that one coming anyways. [He smirks, which widens at mention of the vampire's gaming habits.]

Seriously!? Awesome.

[immortalrose]

[ Augustus can't help but look a tad smug now. If he had those blasted wings out, he would be strutting around like a proud peacock by now. ]

Of course! Did you honestly believe that mundane humans could out dance a vampire?

[dj_mort]

You've got an unfair advantage, dude! Inhuman reflexes and all that.

[He raises his eyebrows a bit.] So, play any first person shooters?

[immortalrose]

[ He laughs at that before answering the follow up question. ]

Of course I do. Modern Warfare for starters, although I do realize most of their games are alike.

[dj_mort]

Yeah, one shoot 'em up game is pretty much the same as any other. Team Fortress is pretty entertaining though!

[immortalrose]

I've heard about that game from others, but doesn't seem to appeal to me.

[dj_mort]

It's fun to roll in and mess with people. Because online games are serious business. [Sage nod.]

I'm too white and nerdy to be any good at DDR.

[immortalrose]

[ He tilts his head to the side quizzically. ]

...You're more of a chestnut color in truth.

[dj_mort]

...What.

[immortalrose]

Come now, you must realize by now that you have a healthy tan. You're much tanner than I.

If anything, I must appear like a ghoul in comparison to you.

[dj_mort]

'Cause I actually go outside during the day more than you, I bet.

But that's not what I was trying to say, it's just...uh, phrase. And a song! It's supposed to be a joke...you gotta keep up with the times, man!

[immortalrose]

That was a joke? Truly? Then that was really terrible.

[ He scoffs. ]

Of course vampires don't go outside during the day! We would perish as soon as sunlight touches our pale skin.

[dj_mort]

Sucks to be you, then. Where I'm from vampires can actually walk around in the sun, they just bitch about all their powers being reduced to human levels. Or close enough for their tastes, I guess.

[He shrugs.] The internet age is a place for weird, terrible jokes.

[immortalrose]

Then those things who call themselves "vampires" aren't true vampires. They are merely skinwalkers or something mundane like that.

[ He says this with the utmost authority on the subject of anything vampiric. ]

[dj_mort]

Well, according to rules on your planet, but not mine, dude. Life would be sooo much easier if we could just wait until dawn, like in the movies.

[immortalrose]

Goodness gracious! Then maybe I shouldn't have told you that.

Now you know my weakness...

[ Please note how he doesn't seem worried. ]

[dj_mort]

[Lucas huffs in annoyance. He should really expect a vampire to be aloof, though, honestly.] Well, you're lucky vampire hunting really isn't my thing, then.

Most of the time.

[immortalrose]

[ Hey, sometimes things honestly just fly over Augustus' head. ]

Oh, I doubt I would have much to worry about.

[dj_mort]

How'd you get interested in video games, anyways? You seem a little too prim and proper for that sort of thing.

[immortalrose]

Never judge a book by its cover, friend. Don't you already know that saying?

[ He gives his young companion of toothy grin. ]

Mutual acquaintances of mine. When I first arrived in this odd world, it was Addison herself who taught me all about video games.

[dj_mort]

Yeah, yeah, I know that sayi--wait. [the last part of Augustus's words finally register.] woah, back up there...'When you first arrived'?

Are you an alien vampire? [Because that totally explains the hair.]

[immortalrose]

[ C-Crap! Did he really just slipped that through? He meant to say something about awaking from a long sleep in a dark coffin, but the truth accidentally reared its ugly head just now. ]

I-I well....I...

[ He laughs albeit nervously. ]

There's many different kinds of vampires!

[dj_mort]

Uh huh. Oh, do tell, Augustus. [Lucas looks pretty unconvinced, but hey, he'd probably buy the alien vampire story if the supposed vampire went for it. Probably.]

[immortalrose]

You see there's your traditional vampires, the ones who sleep in coffins and come out at night, and then there's the "others" who hail from distant realms beyond your earth.

I'm one such vampire. A special breed, you could say.

[dj_mort]

...Kay. [Not that he sounds convinced, but Lucas will just file this under 'investigate later' in his brain.]

So, an alien vampire who plays video games. Anything else crazy up for your sleeve?

[immortalrose]

[ At least he dodged the awkwardness for now. ]

If I tell you, then I will have to kill you.

[dj_mort]

Pffft, yeah, sure. Next thing I know, you work for the M.I.B. or something.

[immortalrose]

You'll never know, that's for certain.

[ Grinning from ear to ear. ]