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[frostedbites]

[So this is what you get for following your nose.]

Hi. I'm on crew. I'm gonna leave 3 bowls of blood that smell like total shit in the middle of a temple. Seriously, what the fuck is this?

[The animal hides are a nice touch, he reasons.]

Comments

[fred_cassidy]

Lupercalia. It's the Ides of February and Rome honors the god of pastoralism. You wouldn't want the flocks to die, would you?

is there anything fred doesn't know.

[frostedbites]

There aren't any flocks to die.

...He's less successful with women than most Zelazny protags?

[fred_cassidy]

The crew calls us "cattle," you know.

touche

[frostedbites]

Well that's degrading.

[headsinging]

Mmm... you smelled that as well, dear? I decided against following the scent of animal blood long ago myself. I wouldn't drink that peasant's wine for the world.

[frostedbites]

Figured it might lead to something interesting. And it did. The religion guy says it's some Roman festival.

[headsinging]

Mmm... the Lupercal. I've heard tell that ancient Roman vampires thrived on celebrations such as these... so much drunken confusion allowed them to steal what children they wished... Too bad it's no longer celebrated in modern society...

[frostedbites]

We can still do that. It's called New Year's in Times Square.

[stray_cub]

...I don't like it. What if they put us in there next?

[frostedbites]

Yeah, they can try.

[stray_cub]

The captain seems to be pretty powerful...

[frostedbites]

Him versus like 100 people that hate his guts? Good luck.

[rocklikerunaway]

They WHATnow?!

[As far as she knows, there's only one temple on board. And it's one of her precious few earth-bound haunts. Not. Happy.]

[frostedbites]

Bowls of blood and other shit in the temple. What, you religious or something?

[rocklikerunaway]

No. I don't even know what spirit that temple's for. I just liked it fine the way it was.

Whatever. It's not like it's hard to fix.