With a good criminal heart, hinting at things best left unknown.

[underachiever]

Who: Shikamaru and Seras
When: night of Saturday, January 28
Where: Fangtasia
Summary: Shikamaru takes an old friend out for dinner. (And you thought he was lying about feeding vampires...)
Warnings: Blood, I guess. Unpleasant conversation, maybe?


[He told her he'd meet her here. It isn't as if he's got a car, after all, and he'd only slow her down by foot. But he arrives at the club early, arranging a more private booth for the two of them that'll put some distance between them and the loud dancefloor. It's not difficult. He's practically an employee, if under-the-table.

He orders his usual (vodka tonic) and waits for her to arrive, keeping an eye on the front entrance.]

Comments

[bloodthirsts]

[She laughs.] My Master did keep calling me police girl even after he changed me. I like it, can't say different.

What's the force like, here?

[underachiever]

...Corrupt, honestly. I mean, the Chief's a good person and she's real good at keeping the force as a whole outta company hands, but you know a huge percent of the officers themselves are in someone's pocket. If you don't watch your back, you end up like me.

But that's all the more reason why we need good Newcomers on the force. There's Re-l Mayer and a couple others, but we really need to build a presence.

[bloodthirsts]

[She frowns] That really does sound bad...

It's horrendous that it got like that. I really, I mean... I guess that seals it. If I can do something good, I will.

[underachiever]

[He smiles at that.]

It's good to have you back.

[bloodthirsts]

[She blinks, then smiles back brightly.]

Glad to be here. [Seras picks up her glass with what blood is left in it.] To good company?

[underachiever]

[He raises his glass, clinking it against hers.]

To friends.

[bloodthirsts]

Friends. [She drinks down the rest of his blood, can't help licking her lips a little after.] Are you here often?

[underachiever]

[He drains the rest of his vodka tonic, too.]

Ah... I guess. Pretty often.

[bloodthirsts]

I think I might make it a regular thing. Be nice to have a social life. I mean, if you're about, maybe we could have like a weekly meetup. Not to say we can't see each other at other times but... [Rambling again. Also she's not sure how Van Helsing would feel about her coming here, but he never said she couldn't.] Anyway, I'm glad you introduced me to it.