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01. [Holo / Arrival] Not the afterlife. Probably.

Sep 13, 2009 21:57

"Two thousand years, and I can still be surprised. In this I see God." The girl was crying for him, and in turn he could only smile for her, his heart light for the first time in over a century. The horizon beckoned, and he obeyed its call ( Read more... )

{ eric northman, { ethan ford, { godric, { pam, { sookie stackhouse, { cassie hack

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[visual] suckmychest September 14 2009, 11:10:47 UTC

Eric had been toying with the tablet, and at this point was more than aware of the device's tendency to transmit whether one had left it on or not. So it wasn't that much of a surprise to the vampire when it clicked on once again. Casting an eye towards it, he expected it was another arrival, or perhaps two more learning they were stuck together for the time being.

But that voice. Eric grabbed the tablet with both hands, and if it wasn't quite so indestructible, it would have cracked from how tightly he gripped it. He couldn't help but stare at the small hologram of his maker.

It took a moment for him to speak, and even then it was somewhat strangled, as if something was blocking his throat. "...Godric?"

[Holo] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 14:48:42 UTC

The girl had said Eric was here, but it was daylight, so Godric hadn't expected to see him. Not so soon, if ever again. Had his heart still beat, it might have skipped.

"Eric." Even as his insides twisted at the thought of making Eric mourn for him twice, he couldn't help but feel the same soaring sensation of love he felt every time he saw his child. It was the closest thing to happiness he had left.

[visual] suckmychest September 14 2009, 16:01:29 UTC

This wasn't possible. It couldn't be. Godric had... He'd felt it when morning broke over the Hotel Carmilla. But here Godric was. Right there. On the tablet.

It was daylight, yes, but Eric was experimenting with this new sun and not sleeping. He'd been expecting a little more time in order to build up to actually going outside - it's hard to break the habit - but. He had to go see him. Had to make sure this was real. So he started for the door to Fangtasia at breakneck speed.

He could barely get out a clipped, "I'm coming for you." Don't move, don't go away, don't leave me again.

[Holo] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 16:23:23 UTC

"Eric!" Had he gone mad? It was daylight!

"Eric, stop! You'll burn!" Was Eric so shocked at seeing him that he'd completely lost all sense?

[visual] suckmychest September 14 2009, 16:36:22 UTC

Eric paused just a step outside of the bar, unable to ignore his maker's command. He'd tensed instinctively in spite of everything he'd been told, but there was nothing. No smoke, no fire, no burning flesh.

Just a pale, giant, blond vampire who looked even paler in the midday sun.

He couldn't help looking around, squinting a little, before looking back to the tablet. He gave Godric a small, rueful smile. "This place is slightly different from what we're used to." He quickly began running again. Not that Eric would have let such a small thing as the sun come between them, whether it did burn or not.

[Holo] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 16:51:09 UTC

Godric stared at the vision of his child as he'd never seen before. Lit up by the sun but not burning. Not burning. He didn't have the presence of mind to ask, or argue again when Eric began running once more.

He turned, tablet in hand, to the stairwell. There would be daylight at the bottom, daylight that, presumably, wouldn't burn. He wasn't sure how he felt about that, or anything else at that moment, but he knew he had to experience it for himself. Godric walked down the stairs.

[location: Sanctuary] suckmychest September 14 2009, 17:27:14 UTC

It had only been a few days since Eric's own arrival, and already he was back at the beginning. There was still a part of his mind that was urging him to go back inside, anywhere out of the sun, but that was easily ignored. There would be time enough later to really enjoy this newly found invincibility. Maybe even get a tan.

But right now, there was only finding Godric. He stopped outside the Sanctuary, unable to go any further. He blinked several times, and if he could, he might have held his breath.

[location: Sanctuary] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 17:36:55 UTC

When Godric reached the bottom of the stairs, there was a hallway, and in that hallway there were windows. Streaming in from the windows was sunlight, and he held his hands up to it, watching it dance warmly on his pale skin. He felt like he might weep, but whether it was because he was harmlessly touching sun for the first time in two thousand years, or because this option for suicide was now closed to him, he wasn't sure. Maybe both.

The window wasn't enough. He needed to be outside. He found a doorway, and opening it, he found Eric.

[location: Sanctuary] suckmychest September 14 2009, 19:37:01 UTC

Eric's eyes widened at the sight of him. He closed the distance between them, each step hesitant, as if half-expecting him to vanish if he moved too quickly. But he was still there, and Eric dropped to one knee in front of him. He would have bowed his head, but he couldn't stop staring. "You're really here," he said quietly, disbelief and relief both making their presence known in his voice.

[location: Sanctuary] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 20:12:42 UTC

Godric too found it difficult to believe they were both really here, that this was truly happening under the warmth of a sun that didn't kill. He needed some affirmation that this was reality, so he reached out, cupping Eric's cheek with one hand. Real. Solid and cool to the touch. He could feel their bond humming between them.

"How did you come to be here? Do you remember?" He spoke softly.

[location: Sanctuary] suckmychest September 14 2009, 21:06:29 UTC

He closed his eyes, leaning slightly into the touch. He could feel the bond as well, filling a place that had been achingly empty since Dallas.

"No idea," Eric answered in the same quiet tones. "I was on my way to speak with Sophie-Anne, but then I was here." He shrugged, indicating that was all to be told. And really, nothing else was important with Godric here again. He even thought it worth it now, being abducted for no apparent reason, if only to be able to have him back.

[location: Sanctuary] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 21:26:03 UTC

Godric nodded slightly. He hadn't expected much else. No one seemed to know much of anything about the how or why of their presence here.

"How long have you been here?" He stroked Eric's cheek lightly with his thumb, his face calm, but his mind was working a mile a minute.

If the sun was not an option for ending his life, the only other ways were not only undesirable, but would leave behind gory remains that Eric would inevitably find. It was bad enough he would be forcing Eric to go through the despair of losing one's maker twice, but to do it in such a manner...? Godric could never be so cruel. But what other option was there when life itself had become a cruelty to Godric? None. And yet, it was utterly unthinkable.

It was with a sinking feeling that Godric began to realize he was stuck.

[location: Sanctuary] suckmychest September 14 2009, 21:49:34 UTC

"Little more than a week." Eric was more than content to stay there on his knees. But he could easily sense the inner turmoil of his maker. He opened his eyes to look at Godric. It didn't take a rocket scientist to understand just what his maker was thinking about. His face hardened as much as it could with the happiness of reunion so high in his mind.

"...You can't." It came out half forbidding, half pleading. Eric couldn't, he wouldn't let him do it again. Vampire suicide watch.

[location: Sanctuary] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 22:03:26 UTC

Godric glanced up at the false sun before looking back at Eric, a pained smile on his face.

"Apparently not." None of the ways open to him were acceptable, and it made him ache inside.

[location: Sanctuary] suckmychest September 14 2009, 22:54:46 UTC

It hurt Eric to see that smile. He didn't know how he was going to do it, but he was going to fix Godric. If said out loud, it might have been called childish, but Eric didn't give a damn. He rose from his kneeling position, bowing his head to keep his eyes on Godric's face.

"If you'd like someplace to rest," he said carefully, "Fangtasia is here." Though both Pam and Eric both had private homes in Shreveport itself, they had still placed several boltholes in the club. More than room enough for the three of them.

[location: Sanctuary] faderbroderson September 14 2009, 23:15:42 UTC

He dropped his hand from Eric's face as he rose, long used to the potentially amusing discrepancy in their heights. Eric's mention of a resting place managed to distract Godric a little.

"Fangtasia? Here?" It was one thing to kidnap people, even vampires, but whole locations? Nothing about this place made logical sense, and it was getting stranger by the minute.

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