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Apr 09, 2007 23:37

In the long, anonymous streets somewhere, Les moves to scrub fresh blood from his lips with the back of his hand; stops walking, surprised to see the shadow of someone he knows ( Read more... )

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bodymyblood April 10 2007, 03:50:19 UTC
McKinley stops-- freezes, really.

It's only Les.

He shakes his head to clear it. He's eaten, but not recently-- his luck has been bad.

He smells blood on the air now, however.

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lesper April 10 2007, 03:56:06 UTC
Les says, brilliantly, "Um. Where have you been, lately?"

And gives McKinley a rather helpless expression, for someone with blood on his mouth.

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bodymyblood April 10 2007, 04:12:29 UTC
McKinley frowns.

"Les."

He can't tell if it's pity or plain discomfort mingling with hunger; it ought to be ridiculous, that blood and that look.

Ought to be, anyway.

McKinley runs a hand through his hair.

"Mostly around here, actually. There's been ..." He trails off, apologetic.

"It was better, being here."

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lesper April 10 2007, 04:13:37 UTC
He asks, "Did you have a problem?"

Not insinuating anything by it. Just asking.

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