Nighttime post!

[nearerthesun]

[Edward is sitting behind the counter of a newly-constructed building that looks rather like a coffee shop, but with a few distinct differences. First of all, a sign on the door lists the hours of operation from 11 PM to 4 AM. And second, there's only one type of beverage: The artificial blood Ed had been working on with the help of edward_niisanEd looks bored

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[daskindwartot]

*...he smelt blood. And the coffee shop hadn't been there a few days previous and there was something...unusual about it. So he decided to check it out. :D

Covered in blood once more, making his way inside, and looking around*

[nearerthesun]

Alfons?

...what happened to you?!

[daskindwartot]

Oh this? Don't worry, it's mostly mine. Haha...

[nearerthesun]

Sit down.

*Digs through the supplies to find a washcloth, then takes it to him.* Clean up. You get in a fight?

[sheng_ji]

[Following a peculiar smell over to the shop.]

...Is this what I think it is?

[nearerthesun]

Depends on what you think it is.

[sheng_ji]

Well, it certainly doesn't look like a blood bank, but-

[nearerthesun]

Well, that's the basic principle, anyway.

You're one of them?

[edmunculus]

*A few hours after the place opened, Edward stepped into the shop, regarding his human counterpart across the room silently as if he didn't want to disturb the other's reading. He glanced around taking the place's appearance in before stepping forward, although still remaining a safe enough distance from the counter that Ed was sitting behind.*

[nearerthesun]

*Ed really was engrossed in his reading; he didn't even notice the homunculus Edward until he glanced up while sipping his coffee.*

...uh, hi.

[edmunculus]

*He quirked a brow when the other finally noticed him, fighting back a smirk.* This is the place I heard about, right? That has fake blood for the vampires? Probably not the safest place to get so lost in a book~ *Edward hadn't actually had the intention of teasing the other, but he was pretty certain that his presence had confused him and that had amused him a little*

I can't volunteer blood, since I don't have any. I thought maybe there'd be something here I could do to help, instead.

[nearerthesun]

*A little flustered at that comment, Ed shut his book and set it down.*

Well, I've been making the blood, but the vampires who've come by say it's not as good as the real thing.

...I have been looking for someone to help me run this place so I don't have to stay up every night, but I'd rather have it be someone I know. What do you mean when you say you don't have blood?