one | holo | turn it up, heat it up, I need to be entertained.

[levilup]

It’s a quiet afternoon in Levi’s mansion; the others are out hunting, so he and Shane had decided to take advantage of the silence, lazing around on the couch contentedly. They’re mostly on-and-off sleeping, Levi laying flat out on his stomach and Shane lying pretty much on top of him, curled up

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[redeemedripper]

"They won't answer, you know."

John had not grown any more used to being interrupted by the little device that he had been carrying since his arrival into Taxon. However, he understood that it was the only way to communicate for some, and that new arrivals had no way of knowing that they were broadcasting to the whole world. Because of this, he pushed himself to be patient.

"I assume you have just arrived? Welcome to Taxon." Sarcasm lingered in his tone.

[holo]

[levilup]

"What?"

Levi turns, focusing on the tablet on the pedestal, staring it down. The sound was coming from there, and Levi, no stranger to love technology, stalked over angrily to pick up the phone like object, examining it.

"Taxon? I've never heard of a Taxon. The founder must have had a terrible taste in names. And in decorating."

Cue disgusted face here.

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[redeemedripper]

"I haven't gotten the impression that any of us had heard of it prior to our arrival." He paused, a small smile turning the corners of his mouth upward, "If I run across any of the designers, I'll be sure to let them know." He coughed to clear his throat. "The city is run by unseen figures. Thus far, I have not known anyone to escape, though I gave it quite the good try when I first arrived." He grimaced, still irked that his teleportation was limited to the confines of Taxon's cave-like encasing.

"You're welcome to try, but if you'd rather become accustomed to your spacious prison, there should be a door just behind you."

[levilup]

"Fantastic," Levi replied flatly, looking vaguely annoyed. Giving the room another once over, Levi sighs and heads to the door that the voice had directed him to, feeling rather ridiculous. So not fabulous, this. And he wants to know where Shane went.

But, if he's going to get any of that information, he's going to have to be nice. And well, there's no use in taking his anger out on other people he's never even met. Even though he definitely would not complain if he had to.

"May I ask who I am speaking to?"

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[likeajoan]

Hi Levi, have a distinctly irritated vampire slayer picking up your call.

"Oh my god, is this place even pretending to bring humans anymore? Seriously, any more of you and they'll have to rename it. To 'Fangxon'. Or something less lame than that, my mojo isn't working today-- by the way, would you quit yelling already?"

[holo]

[levilup]

Hi, Buffy, it's nice to meet you too. Jeeze.

"I'll cease the yelling when I find my Shane, thank you," Levi snaps back, snatching the tablet. "Thank you for the kind greeting, miss, I'm much obliged."

[likeajoan]

What, if you'd been slaying vampires since you were fifteen, you'd be pissed too, Levi.

"You're welcome," she smiles, sweetly. "And unless 'your Shane' is tiny and/or invisible, he's not here. You could check the map to see if he's listed, though. It'd be way more productive-- and more quiet. Emphasis on the quiet part."

[levilup]

Fair enough. Levi intends to follow his Golden Rule, however: if they're asses, be an ass back.

That might be a hiss, Buffy. Try not to piss off the already ticked off vampire, he might try to eat you if you talk about his Shane that way. Either way, he flicks through the tablet; it's not any more difficult than a cell phone, so he navigates it decently. No sign of Shane. But there is a blinking dot.

"You would do well to avoid talking about him that way," Levi warns, irritation lacing his tone.

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[fordification]

He thinks he's imagining it, to be honest, when he hears Levi's - no, what he thinks is Levi's - voice. Just another arrival, nothing new, move along. So Ethan has no problem with choosing just to go back to sleep. The former vampire reaches for the tablet to turn it off, but in doing so he catches sight of the typical arrival holographic image.

It is that punkass kid Levi. Of course, at this level of regaining consciousness, Ethan responds in the most default fashion he possesses: with sarcasm.

"Save the theatrics, disco ball." He's relieved. Really.

[holo]

[levilup]

"Excuse me, what did you just--"

Oh! A familiar voice! Levi cuts himself short, and lets his fangs recede again, anger fading slightly as he lifts his tablet, peering at the face. It's Ethan, hooray! Not that it... helps anything, but.

"Ethan Ford, what a pleasure! It's been years, no?"

Hear that? Levi is ignoring your sarcasm, Ethan.

[fordification]

"Don't remind me."

Fully awake now, he sits up, then leans back against the wall so he can eye Levi. Maybe it's just because he's been human for several months now, but he can almost see the vampire in Levi. It makes him a little envious - and irritated.

"The door should work now, by the way."

[levilup]

"Oh, don't be that way. You've missed me, I can tell," Levi says absently, approaching the door and watching as it opens. He's interested in how Ethan got here in the first place; Levi is assuming it's the same way that he himself arrived, but that's the question of the hour.

"How have you been, Ethan?"

[Holo]

[slasher_slayer]

"Jesus fucking Christ," Cassie rolled her eyes at all the screaming.

"There's a fucking door at the other end of the room. Let yourself out."

Yes, Cassie is getting tired of all these people showing up that are vampires and not people she knows.

[holo]

[levilup]

How rude. So far, Levi has spoken to a total of one person who has been helpful. Irritated, Levi glances at his tablet, heading towards the door.

"No wonder I've never heard of a place like this. I do my best to avoid cities full of so obviously rude and crass people," Levi snaps.

[holo]

[slasher_slayer]

"Listen up, slappy. You are the one screaming your goddamn head off. Not me," Cassie replied, not denying her rude and/or crass-ness at all.

She's a bitch, Levi. She knows this. And it is extremely doubtful that anything will change that. Not even many, many hugs.

[holo]

[levilup]

"I was not screaming my head off, thank you," Levi growls. "I'm sure you were totally calm upon your arrival, weren't you?"

Well, at this rate, she's not going to get any hugs. Ever.

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[glowingseer]

Finding a comfortable position in bed when one's shoulder is broken/bruised/battered? Not easy. But getting rudely awakened by something from the tablet after hours of trying to sleep? So very not cool.

As such, when Cordelia reached for her tablet she was hellbent on giving the newbie a piece of her mind.

"Yeah, because showing people that you're angry is soooooo going to scare them now."

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[levilup]

At this point, Levi isn't so much angry anymore as just vaguely freaked out about everything. Of course he won't let it show, but he does not appreciate being stuck inside without his consent. So all these people contacting him and telling him to shut up? Not helping.

"Oh, bite me," Levi snaps down to the person on his tablet. "If you don't have something useful to tell me, please leave me alone."

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[glowingseer]

Her pain trumps your pain, Levi. Well, at least in her mind it did.

"Oh. Well, since you said 'please'." Wait. He did say please. And, first day in Kidnapsville? Never really easy.

"Have you gotten the 411 on how things work in Taxon?"

[levilup]

Oh, it probably does, Levi's just a drama queen.

"Not exactly. Everybody has been too busy being completely rude," Levi grumbles, running a hand through his hair. "If you'd be willing to run me through it, I'd be grateful."