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"You've reached Caroline! I'm not here right now so just leave me a message after the beep! BEEP."

( please specify which game/verse in the subject line. )

I'll be careful. What is up with the weather here?

I'm not certain.

Some appear to be troubled by it, and others less so. At the risk of sounding like a Stark...Winter is cruel in all its many forms. This one in particular is not natural and my instincts tell me to tread carefully.

I would caution you to do the same, Caroline.

You mean it's like a bad omen or something?

I wouldn't go so far as to say that.

Perhaps...it is advantageous to people or things that do not always have the best intentions in mind.

Oh. [She sounds like she doesn't really get where he's going with that.]

...Bad people or things come out to play when things are hazardous for good people.

[So. Dry.]

Oh, well, I mean... I hope that doesn't happen.

I hope for the same.

[But he doesn't sound hopeful.]

At least I'll have my weapons. And you get your knife back.

Edited 2012-02-02 03:50 (UTC)

What would you say if I asked you to keep it?

What? No, I couldn't. [She sounds flattered, okay?] It's yours. And it's like... really nice.

I do not consider myself a specialist in combat whatsoever, but tactics...well. I don't much care to lose, either. Let's put it that way.

So I want you to listen to me.

Crossbows, whatever their size, take time to reload, and they work best from a distance besides. If something is quick, Caroline, and it gets too close, your bolts won't be as effective.

You would be undoubtedly safer to have an alternative means of defending yourself on your person at all times. That is where the blade comes in handy.

[A pause...and then...]

Regardless of what you're fighting, creatures that can see all have a universal weakness. Please, keep the blade.

[She opens her mouth to tell him that she really doesn't need a knife, that she can easily overpower most things. And if a wooden stake can't take it down, then she's screwed either way. But she remembers that to everyone else, she's just a pretty blonde girl. Who she used to be. She has to play the part.

She just feels guilty keeping something so valuable, something he might need for himself or something he cares for. So she closes her mouth, nodding before she remembers this is voice so she speaks up, her voice soft.]

Okay. I will. [The nervousness in her voice is real though, she doesn't like the idea of hurting anyone or having to. Vampire or not.] Thank you.

No, thank you.

As I've said before, I would be quite cross if anything were to happen to you.

Don't worry, I can handle myself. [She sounds extremely sure about that.]

[He's not certain he believes it, but for now? Why argue.]

Good. Maintain that confidence. It's attractive for a woman to have spirit.

Not everyone agrees with that. [And she sounds sad about that.]

It is the same where I am from.

[A sigh.]

But you cannot help being who you are, Caroline. Believe me, I know.

[She's so glad he can't see her face right now because she's so touched and looks it, that he'd probably wonder why. She speaks softly.] I just wish other people would too.

As do I, but it is not so rare a characteristic that it is never seen at all.

We can dream, right?

Highly recommended.

I'll see you soon?

I'll be waiting.

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