"Uh... Well, he... It's a long story."
Admitting that Armand's why he has a bad shoulder and his knees have never been the same might not be the best move if he wants this guy to like him.
Not everyone's a freak like Daniel is.
"All of it. A really long story."
The ππΈπ
Not entirely reassuring.
"Guess I will add him to the list of people who, through no fault of my own, want me dead."
He raises a brow.
"So he wanted to kill you and now you're what? Dating?"
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
Sure, but they're a new development. And plus, they're worse people than he is. Daniel looks like an angel by comparison!
"Uh... pretty high." He admitted with a shrug. "Don't take it personally! He wanted to kill me when we first met, too."
The ππΈπ
Are the vampires not his friends?
Seems to maintain those.
With mild humor, VΓ‘li asks, "What is the likelihood he is going to want to kill me again?"
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
Daniel's a pretty shit friend by his own estimation. But, well, maybe they will balance each other out.
"Yeah, me too. Hate it when a death threat or two gets in the way of a good friendship."
The ππΈπ
Which makes VΓ‘li laugh.
Heβs not great at making friends. Or charming people. But he is good at /being/ a friend.
So maybe they balance out.
βGlad we have that sorted.β
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
That made him laugh. Daniel's really good at charming people, but keeping friends? He wasn't good at that /before/ he got involved with vampires. It's even harder now.
"Hey." He responded, 'casually.'
The ππΈπ
It's reassuring actually that Daniel might actually be worse at making friends than he is.
"Then . . . hey there, friend," he jokes.
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
"You did say that. And when someone promises not to kill you? Pretty decent start."
... Okay, maybe /Daniel/ needs some more friends.
The ππΈπ
Well, it's as good a promise as any.
"Guess I did say I wanted more friends," he jokes.
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
"Nah. Don't worry."
He can't say 'he's harmless,' that's not true. He can't say 'he wouldn't do that,' because he would.
How does he say 'I like you, so he'll stay his hand' without scaring him?
"He won't kill you."
The ππΈπ
VΓ‘li glanced over at the lurking presence and swallows nervously.
βHeβs not going to kill me is he?β
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
And that's when Daniel breaks and starts laughing too, glancing over his shoulder into the darkness.
"Hey, you wanna come help us figure it out?" Long pause. "I think you have him daydreaming about blenders now."
The ππΈπ
VΓ‘li /does/ laugh.
βYour guess is as good as mine.β
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
Correction: His /parents/ are Catholic.
Stares.
Stares.
Doing his very best not to laugh.
"What was that supposed to be?"
The ππΈπ
Heβs a Catholic. Got it.
Umm.
VΓ‘li flails about in an attempt at the sign of the cross but looks like heβs swatting flies.
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
Don't know what that means, but...
And also with him?
The ππΈπ
May the Norns be with him.
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
Yeah, alright.
He'll drink the Mystery Smoothies for the sake of peace.
The ππΈπ
So . . .
. . . yes to the blender then?
VΓ‘li Lokison | Parody
More likely:
He'll run to Daniel with a wild look in his eyes, show him the blender as if it's a holy grail, demand a demonstration on how it functions, then retreat back to his corner and loudly blend things and then force Daniel to drink the product of it.
But it would occupy him!
