the random icon meme

[nemuri]

 the random icon meme

1. comment with your character with character name and canon in the subject line. click random icon-- that icon will be your writing/scenario prompt!
2. taggers reply by also hitting random icon, and coming up with a response for that icon. try not to change the icons!
3. remember, your icons are the tag prompts!
4. rinse and repeat, be one with the madness  :)

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[negotiates]

[ Well. He's still not sure he believes this, but let's play along. ]

So who's the lucky vampire?

[waitress]

Warlow. [ she answers, shaking her head. ] I don't know if I should be asking if that name rings any bells or if you think I'm full of shit.

[negotiates]

I confess it's not a name I'm familiar with. But if nothing else, you tell an interesting story.

[waitress]

[ sookie leans forward, arms resting on the counter. her attention shifts from elijah to the people at the tables behind them. ]

See that man behind us? That's not his wife. That's Jill, from work, and he's sleeping with her. He looks nervous because he's hoping to God his wife doesn't walk in and see that her suspicions are correct. He's had a hell of a time hiding it from her. [ she inclines her head to the left. ] And her? She dropped out of college. Her parents think she's still up at Northwestern, but she wanted to try her chance at backpacking across the US and being a free spirit. It isn't working out as well as she'd hope.

[ she rises up, palms flat on the counter, elbows straight. ] And someone in here is damn pissed that they haven't gotten their onion rings yet. It's been ten minutes. Not sure who... [ she turns, calling over her shoulder: ] Holly, onion rings!

[ a blonde, older woman emerges from the back muttering shit, shit, shit, i forgot! and breezes past them with a plate of onion rings, which she sets on one of the tables in the far right corner. sookie grins. ]

See? Told you. Onion rings. [ she returns to her original position. ] I hear a lot of things, damn near most everything, but I can't hear you.

[negotiates]

[ He turns and looks at each of the people she mentions in turn, impressed at the stories she comes up with. Sookie is certainly creative.

And the onion rings are convincing as well. Now there's an interesting power. He looks back at her. ]

You read minds. [ He raises an eyebrow. ] But not mine.

[waitress]

The only minds I have trouble reading are that of vampires. I'm told it's because they're made of a different sort of magic than the fae, that being dead makes it impossible for something that's still alive to see or hear. They're just... quiet. Which, I have to admit, is nice sometimes. Sometimes hearing things gets a little overwhelming.

[ her lips curl up into a small, almost mischievous smile. ] But that's not all I can do.

[negotiates]

[ He neither confirms nor denies the implication that he's a vampire. Instead, he leans forward, intrigued. ]

Oh?

[ So what else can she do? ]

[waitress]

Not here. I'd be even more of a spectator sport if I did it here, and I don't need to give any of these people more of a reason to ogle me like some free walking freak show.

[negotiates]

All right. Let's suppose I was interested in seeing this show of yours. Where would I go?

[waitress]

You only have to go as far as out back, behind the bar.

[negotiates]

[ He nods, then stands up, leaving his empty coffee cup on the counter. ] Well, it was a pleasure meeting you.

[ He leaves the premises, and a few moments later walks around the back of the bar, finding a secluded alley. They won't be seen here. Whatever Sookie has in store for him, he'll be the only witness. ]

[waitress]

[ she's out there waiting for him, having told holly and lafayette she was stepping out for some fresh air. wordlessly, sookie cups her hands and shows him what she can do. ]

[negotiates]

[ She's holding light in her hands. It's fascinating; Elijah stares for several seconds before he remembers to meet her eyes and smile. ]

Impressive.