11-13-2004, 10:28 AM
Alex had watched the team testing each other with a detached interest which belied his physical or mental age. Ekimus had been schooling him hard to mind his temper and not rush in without a thought. It was difficult at times not to dive headlong into the situations which presented themselves to Alex. He was still technically a teenager and thus felt it was his right to act foolishly without thought for the repercusions to follow.
But this was different. At the moment he felt no feelings towards these people or their quest other than interest. From what he could gather, the majority of them did indeed seem to be parahuman. These 'heroes' were indeed a mixed bunch. He sensed good in them all, shining like a beacon to his vampiric lust, although in some it was deeply buried beneath a troubled existence. No doubt he would learn more of this as time went on. As the tension in the Watcher's chamber escalated, Alex elder could not help but be reminded of his initial thought. "They are just like comic book characters. Even down to the team bickering." he almost chuckled as that thought had entered his head, reminding him of the happier days of childhood spent reading adventures rather than being in them. He had always wanted to be up there, flying and fighting for a good cause. He just didn't think it would happen like it had. It had taken his death to bring him to the life he had dreamed of. Perhaps the price was too high. Perhaps not. He had seen much in his few years since his death of which the world around him knew nothing.
And now here he was in yet another reality, something that he had never really thought about although now that he did, what was heaven or hell but another dimension? And he knew for a fact that both of those existed, for better or worse. The moon had dissolved from view leaving them in this almost idyllic village. The sorceror had seen fit to draw Alex's hood up over his head, protecting him from the harsh sunlight above. "That could have been the shortest trip in history!" thought Alex as he pulled Ekimus' scarf tighter around his face, leaving only his eyes uncovered. Patting his jacket carefully he was pleased to find he had an ample supply of blood packs. It didn't look like there was a friendly blood bank in the area and the last thing Alex wanted to do was start feeding on the local animal life, let alone the population. "I wonder if they have dragons here." he thought as he licked his lips behind his makeshift mask, the thought of dragonblood making his mouth water. "Oh stop torturing yourself kid!"
Stepping forward after Victoria, he said. "Perhaps there is a tourist information office in the village square?"
But this was different. At the moment he felt no feelings towards these people or their quest other than interest. From what he could gather, the majority of them did indeed seem to be parahuman. These 'heroes' were indeed a mixed bunch. He sensed good in them all, shining like a beacon to his vampiric lust, although in some it was deeply buried beneath a troubled existence. No doubt he would learn more of this as time went on. As the tension in the Watcher's chamber escalated, Alex elder could not help but be reminded of his initial thought. "They are just like comic book characters. Even down to the team bickering." he almost chuckled as that thought had entered his head, reminding him of the happier days of childhood spent reading adventures rather than being in them. He had always wanted to be up there, flying and fighting for a good cause. He just didn't think it would happen like it had. It had taken his death to bring him to the life he had dreamed of. Perhaps the price was too high. Perhaps not. He had seen much in his few years since his death of which the world around him knew nothing.
And now here he was in yet another reality, something that he had never really thought about although now that he did, what was heaven or hell but another dimension? And he knew for a fact that both of those existed, for better or worse. The moon had dissolved from view leaving them in this almost idyllic village. The sorceror had seen fit to draw Alex's hood up over his head, protecting him from the harsh sunlight above. "That could have been the shortest trip in history!" thought Alex as he pulled Ekimus' scarf tighter around his face, leaving only his eyes uncovered. Patting his jacket carefully he was pleased to find he had an ample supply of blood packs. It didn't look like there was a friendly blood bank in the area and the last thing Alex wanted to do was start feeding on the local animal life, let alone the population. "I wonder if they have dragons here." he thought as he licked his lips behind his makeshift mask, the thought of dragonblood making his mouth water. "Oh stop torturing yourself kid!"
Stepping forward after Victoria, he said. "Perhaps there is a tourist information office in the village square?"
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