[Voice]

[deservinghell]

[For Henry, the past month has been rougher than any other in recent memory. Confessing to the only person in this wretched place he is comfortable calling a friend that she'd been keeping intimate company with a vampire was more emotionally trying than he expected. But that paled in comparison to a week spent living--finding himself with a pulse for the first time in four and a quarter centuries--and then having it taken away again.]

Surely I'm not the only one who'd rather our personal timelines never sorted themselves out.

Comments

[totallytrustworthy]

Yeah well it goes without saying, darling, that you're stuck with us. For the moment, anyway.

[Which means yes, she's getting over her anxiety.]

Having lived so long I'd assume adaptability is one of your stronger traits; best put it to good use.

[deservinghell]

[Stuck for the next fifty or sixty years, anyway. An immortal living among mortals is asking for an eternity of pain, and he's always known that. It's only in the last hundred and fifty years that Henry has begun to understand it's worth it.]

I'll keep that in mind.

Thank you, Chloe.

[totallytrustworthy]

[Hey, if this place means to keep them alive, she's holding out hope.]

If it makes you feel any better, they'll both love the fact that you are one. Giant nerds that they are, I'm sure they'll be all over you.

--you know. Figuratively.

Mostly.

[deservinghell]

Believe it or not, there is a difference between enjoying a good monster movie and enjoying the company of one in the flesh. [But he does smile.] Still, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

[totallytrustworthy]

Yeah, they're much harder to ignore when they're being a bloody pain in the ass. [wink wink nudge nudge]

Trust me, you're gonna be fine.

[deservinghell]

[Remarkable how easy it is for them to shed any hint of seriousness that tries to sneak into one of their conversations.]

Of course. And I'm happy to be a pain in your ass any time you'd like.

[totallytrustworthy]

Oh, you always are.