jawstheme | (no subject)

Are you afraid of him?

[ A moment of consideration. ]

I probably should be, but no, I'm not.

It probably keeps him interested in you.

[ Are we talking about Karl or you, Jerry? ]

That or the fact that I'm snack sized.

[Bats will be bats.]

Honestly I've met smaller.

Children don't count. Though I guess they would be the real snacks. I think I'd be more of an appetizer.

[ Ariadne you know he's a vampire, why are you having this conversation? Oh right, because you're not afraid of him, either. Stupid. ]

[Now now, where's her proof??]

Did you call me to complain about the guy or are you really asking me how to get him out on a date?

[ ... Ed? ]

I try not to date people who are obviously insane.

You don't do a lot to keep away from them either.

[The kid's dating a pyrokinetic human chick, come on who are you going to believe, Ariadne.]

[ She likes Charlie. :C Besides, Charlie was the one who told her. Ed is just the proof. ]

The desert thing doesn't count.

This guy's not stalking you, is he?

The finger-chomping vampire? I don't know.

[ Pause. ]

He did threaten me because I had a picture of him missing an arm. I made sure to meet him in public to give it to him -- not that that means anything, lately.

[Now THAT is interesting...]

Just the picture? Not the arm? [That's a joke, if Ariadne had the arm he figures she'd have told him already.]

Just the picture. It was all... black and weird looking where the injury was.

I hope you made copies. Blackmail's great for keeping creeps off your back.

Isn't that why I have you? [ She's teasing... mostly. She knows that most of her friends would have her back against Karl in an instant, she's just not sure if Jerry would. ]

Are you sure? I think you're supposed to say the magic word.

[He's also teasing in his own duplicitous way.]

[ Snort. ]

Please keep the creeps off my back?

[ Or did he mean some other magic word? She remembers saying several of them. ]

[There's a toothy smile on this end of the line.]

I'll look into the guy.

[ She should probably feel bad about this, but hey. Vampires.

But Jerry doesn't know she knows, so-- ] You're not worried about the teeth? [ Look Eames, she's learning. ]

[It's enough he knows she suspects, just like Charlie Brewster.]

I don't plan on inviting the guy to my birthday party.

It was an open invitation, I couldn't exactly take it back. He can smell fear.

[ Pause. ]

When is your birthday, anyway?

I thought you weren't afraid of him. And get planning ahead of time off your mind.

I'm not afraid of him. That doesn't mean he doesn't creep me out.

Come on, Jerry. [ There are doe eyes on her end of the line, even though he can't see them. ~~Unless he's found his way to outside her window in the middle of the conversation.~~ ] If I don't know when it is, how can I get you a decent present?

I don't need presents, Ariadne, but thanks.

[He speaks like he means to imply without actually saying 'it's a personal matter'...of like 400 years.]