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[untiltheend]

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[untiltheend]

Yes?

[atowncalledtreffy]

I need...

[this is hard to say. Trevor struggles for a moment before deciding;]

Aerith's in the same mood I get when I need to get black-out drunk. But instead of alcohol, she's choosing to get bitten by one of the vampires here. And if I know that mood - which I do - I know that embarrassing her or forcing her to confront the problem is going to make it worse.

The thing that got me out of it was having a purpose. A reason to get up and make trouble again.

...Is there a way for us and your master to...I don't know. Create chaos that she needs to react to, that won't put the Earl at risk?

[untiltheend]

I see. How very unfortunate. [By which he means "bothersome".]

Well. I have no interest in embarrassing Miss Aerith or making her confront her issues, but I will say I have had some luck in the past making people remember their responsibilities. With that said...

[Hmm.] The young master could of course order me to go on a rampage, or any some such, [he says comepletely casually] but that would fall more on Mr Cho's table... Then again, he is currently in a coma, and so I suppose a case might be made that Miss Aerith would be the one responsible to deal with it.

If I may: aside from bloodloss and the obvious risk of death, what negative side-effects come from being bitten by a vampire? To the best of my awareness, in my world they are the stuff of fiction.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Yeah.

[Trevor agrees, on both accounts]

Tons of things. Fatigue, mostly. I'm afraid she's going to fall asleep when Ciel needs her, or at some crucial moment. Dizziness, loss of appetite, fading. It's more the worry that she needs to do it that's compelling me to act, but the side effects themselves aren't fun, either.

And it's addicting. Vampires back home enthrall others into becoming blood slaves. The bite's like a drug or beer, it carries you away from a place you don't want to be anymore. Makes the consequences seem less important.

[untiltheend]

Miss Aerith being asleep while the young master is in acute need of assistance will not be an issue. I will protect him, and as a safeguard I have enlisted a number of people who have agreed to protect him, should there be need for it.

[Should he notice any signs of long-term neglect of her duties to the young master, that will be a different story, and a very harsh conversation.]

Have you an idea of what to do, then? I have already offered my first suggestion.

[And while it's not like Sebastian is incapable of scheming or brainstorming, he does tend to suggest violence as his go-to solution, and leave the in-depth planning to his master.]

[atowncalledtreffy]

That's good. Should have figured you'd be on top of things.

[he did have a pretty good guess but it's nice to confirm]

That'd depend on what the Earl is up for.

[untiltheend]

Just a moment, then.

[Sebastian goes to Ciel - they're never far apart - and shows him this conversation.]

[thespareone]

[He sees this exchange and sighs deeply, why are adults so weird sometimes?]

So it seems telling her she's being absurd is out of the question. [Bah. It'd be so much easier.]

I don't mind ordering you to make a mess, but I don't want that to cause them to limit your daily time as my servant even more. [Priorities.]

[atowncalledtreffy]

Yeah, already tried that.

Mmn. How good are you at acting?

[thespareone]

[Has to laugh a little. Oh, if anyone knew how much of his life involved acting.]

Pretty decent, I guess. What did you have in mind?

[atowncalledtreffy]

I'm not sure. Normally I'd say we could make it look like you got injured - that would bring Aerith out for certain - but that would also risk making Sebastian look incompetent.

Do you have anyone on board you don't like?

[thespareone]

Since you're the one asking, you're the one who should get hurt for this. We can say I was practising with my knives. She didn't seem to like them much.

[atowncalledtreffy]

That works. Sebastian may need to head off Collins, but I'm not positive. He might just say I deserve it for fucking around.

[thespareone]

Good. You can even pick the knife.

[atowncalledtreffy]

That works.

I have a coin that'll prevent me from bleeding out. Debating if I should nix it for now.

[thespareone]

I suppose it depends on how dramatic you want to be.

[atowncalledtreffy]

It's been a while since I truly felt like my life was in danger. How good are you with those knives of yours?

[thespareone]

I'm meant to be practising with them. [Perfect timing!]

[atowncalledtreffy]

All right. Let's pick a time and stab me.

[thespareone]

It should be somewhere she can see it, or else there's not much point to it.

[atowncalledtreffy]

The greenhouse where she works. Bonus if you can get me to bleed into one of the ponds, fuck up the filter.

[thespareone]

Sure. I should be practising my aim, in any case.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Are you practicing with throwing knives or knives that stab into you?

[thespareone]

The second. I don't think I have the strength needed for throwing knives.

[atowncalledtreffy]

Actually you might be surprised. You've got a shorter arm than I do, so they're advantageous in an actual fight where your opponent's stronger. I use them all the time against vampires to make them go in the direction I want.

Remind me next port to look for or make shurikens for you. I think they might be a good destructive alternative to trying to stab an opponent with a longer reach.