Wolf wishes
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kippurbirdChapter eleven
Now in the early Blake novels that I read, Richard was rather like Remus Lupin from Harry Potter. He was a high school science teacher who tried to keep his werewolf status secret to keep his job. Richard was practically normal, beyond his furry little problem, and he and Anita were dating. I think that Richard was actually good for her, as he was a steady individual. A normal individual. Anita liked him and thought he had a cute ass.
This is what I remember. Let's see how he turns out now.
Claudia (one of the guard type people), Richard, Anita and Jean Claude are in the bathroom, not having sex. Richard is a very angry man. Wolf. Thing. Or as Anita describes him:
\~/, \~/ \~/\~/\~/
Firs of all, let me point out that the action COMPLETELY stopped to describe Richard's hair. For an entire two paragraphs we're describing Richard's hair. \~/ Second off, Richard has my hair. -_- except it's more frizzy than foamy and currently is growing out green streaks. \~/ I would think that mermaids would have moe foamy hair than werewolves.
As they get out of the tub, after not getting Richard's assurance that he won't attack him, (brilliant) JC puts on a towel because "Richard was a touch homophobic..."
Pot, I'd like you to meet Kettle.
Kettle, this is Pot.
I believe you'll have beautiful and wonderful frying pans together.
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We then learn, still stopping the action, that Richard is in therapy and that he's part of a triumvirate with her and JC and would have gotten the most feedback on what happened with Auggie. And that Anita likes water streaming down naked skin of her men. And I quote, "There was something about water streaming down naked skin that was just yummy".
I want you to know that I actually, physically, hit my head against the book when I read that. And now it hurts. Physically.
(x) (x) <-- Aspirin. \~/\~/\~/
So, Richard accuses Anita and JC of raping Auggie. Which is totally untrue because Auggie wanted it, even though he's addicted to the aurder and may not actually have complete control over what it is. But it's okay because Auggies started it. I think that's kinda like letting an addict have his drugs because he already started to take it. In this case it's because if he became food Anita would win and he'd get fucked three ways until Sunday.
That makes it all right. Yup.\~/
The three of need to talk privately so all the guards take their leave. One of the guards, a wererat, Lisandro (which makes me think of Listerine) notices that Anita is naked. This is a Bad Thing. See shapeshifters aren't supposed to notice nudity because "It would be like your cat thinking about not wearing pants", and it's bad bodyguarding. If you're staring at the naked person you're not looking out for danger. Now the latter one actually make sense. But the first one is silly. Because they aren't cats they're humans too. Mostly. They were clothes. In fact the only ones I've seen that don't particularly care for wearing clothes are Nathaniel and Micah, those of the short shorts. Every other were that I've seen in this series -which probably doesn't mean much- doesn't have a naked thing. And even so, unless you're gay or in this book dead in the ground, seeing a pretty naked woman is going to turn you on. The Listerine's mistake is that he showed interest which is bad for his guarding job, not because he's a were. \~/\~/ \~/
Once everyone is out of the room, they proceed to talk. After Anita and JC do their hair. Richard is very WTF about this, but JC says, "If we let our hair dry badly, it will not change what has happened, Richard. The practicalities of life do not cease needing do be done just because other things are going wrong." I don't know so much about that one, but I do know that if their hair was shorter it'd be less of a problem. I'm nitpicking, aren't I? \~/
There's a bit of a recap for Richard. Apparently part of the meeting was seeing how Anita reacted to the other Masters of the City. And JC wanted to start her with friends. You know start easy.
Blah, Everyone is drawn to Anita and her Auder, especially those who have had it before. The whole addict thing again,\~/. Richard doesn't believe it and that he doesn't think that the Masters are still JC's friends. After all he haven't seen them in hundreds of years, people change. It gets dropped immediately for more Aurder talk. \~/
As he says, "Perhaps, but I felt something when we were with Augustine. It was such power. I believe that the ardeur is reaching some new power, evolving into something new, or at least new to us." Of course it's getting more powerful. Because we must make it more powerful to make Anita more powerful. And thus make her more dangerous because she can't control it. \~/
I don't remember if I mentioned this earlier. I think I've might have meant to mention it but forgot. Jean Claude also has the Ardeur. JC has no problems control said ardeur. He is as powerful as Anita is, if not more. Why, then, couldn't he teach her to control it? Because, if she could control it, it wouldn't cause problems. It's an artificial plot device. Instead of creating new ones for each situation, she has this one ready made in case she wants something to happen. This is sloppy. Very very sloppy. \~/\~/
We learn that the reason why all the Master Vampires are there is because JC wants vampire artists to still be able to perform. If they're all there it's important. I would think that having non-vampires artist type people there would be more effective than vampires. No matter how powerful they are. \~/\~/
The addiction thing is brought back in when there's a vampire named London who is called the "Dark Knight" and now I have a picture of Batman flouncing around rooftops in a puffy white shirt. \~/ Right. London who was recalled to Elvira but refused to go because he didn't want to because he didn't want to get addicted again. We're obviously dealing with a highly addictive force here. And no one is containing it. In fact they're letting it run loose. No one even thinks about "Well maybe we should work on getting it under control" it's just We need to feed it more! \~/\~/\~/
They discuss which other vampires have been touched by the arduer and come up with "Wicked" and "Truth". Yes.
Wicked and Truth.
I think Hamilton has been letting her little gothy fans suggest names for her vampires. \~/\~/
Richard doesn't like Wicked, but doesn't mind Truth. And then he gets cranky because he's being asked to pick a man to share Anita's bed and he doesn't like it. So JC is all, "And how many women have you slept with in this past month?"
For some reason it sounds like Richard sleeps with every girl he takes out. Why is this? Is there some rule I'm missing that says you have to sleep with everyone you take out? Or is this something special in Anita land? \~/\~/
Finally it turns out that Richard is all bitchy like this is because of the power he got from the threesome. He feels horribly guilty about it feeling so good even after he knew how he got it. It makes him cry.
They cuddle. \~/\~/
Drinks: 36
Now in the early Blake novels that I read, Richard was rather like Remus Lupin from Harry Potter. He was a high school science teacher who tried to keep his werewolf status secret to keep his job. Richard was practically normal, beyond his furry little problem, and he and Anita were dating. I think that Richard was actually good for her, as he was a steady individual. A normal individual. Anita liked him and thought he had a cute ass.
This is what I remember. Let's see how he turns out now.
Claudia (one of the guard type people), Richard, Anita and Jean Claude are in the bathroom, not having sex. Richard is a very angry man. Wolf. Thing. Or as Anita describes him:
I caught a glimpse of his face. His hair was a foamy mass of waves, all brown and gold. In sunlight there would be more gold to brown, and strands of coppery red. His hair was brown, but as if could never quite decide if it might be blond, or auburn instead. It had finally grown back to brush the top of his shoulders. The bright crimson T-shirt strained around his upper arms, because he was holding hands tight, tight fists. It looked as if the seams of the shirt weren't going to hold the muscles' strain. His summer tan was dark against the red of the shirt. He looked at me then, and the full force of his eyes, and the shock of it thrilled down my spine. His eyes were wolf eyes: amber, gold, and no longer human. It was the beginning of the change. No wonder Claudia was on alter.
The dimple in his chin usually softened the sharp perfection of his cheekbones, and the utterly masculine beauty of his face. He, more than almost any other man in my life, was handsome, not pretty. Nothing would ever make you mistake Richard for a girl, not even from the back, not even with the hair. The body was too masculine to be anything else. Tonight the dimple didn't soften anything, because the anger in his face was too raw. Had the anger fed his power, or the other way around? Who knew; who cared? Dangerous either way.
\~/, \~/ \~/\~/\~/
Firs of all, let me point out that the action COMPLETELY stopped to describe Richard's hair. For an entire two paragraphs we're describing Richard's hair. \~/ Second off, Richard has my hair. -_- except it's more frizzy than foamy and currently is growing out green streaks. \~/ I would think that mermaids would have moe foamy hair than werewolves.
As they get out of the tub, after not getting Richard's assurance that he won't attack him, (brilliant) JC puts on a towel because "Richard was a touch homophobic..."
Pot, I'd like you to meet Kettle.
Kettle, this is Pot.
I believe you'll have beautiful and wonderful frying pans together.
\~/, \~/ \~/\~/\~/
We then learn, still stopping the action, that Richard is in therapy and that he's part of a triumvirate with her and JC and would have gotten the most feedback on what happened with Auggie. And that Anita likes water streaming down naked skin of her men. And I quote, "There was something about water streaming down naked skin that was just yummy".
I want you to know that I actually, physically, hit my head against the book when I read that. And now it hurts. Physically.
(x) (x) <-- Aspirin. \~/\~/\~/
So, Richard accuses Anita and JC of raping Auggie. Which is totally untrue because Auggie wanted it, even though he's addicted to the aurder and may not actually have complete control over what it is. But it's okay because Auggies started it. I think that's kinda like letting an addict have his drugs because he already started to take it. In this case it's because if he became food Anita would win and he'd get fucked three ways until Sunday.
That makes it all right. Yup.\~/
The three of need to talk privately so all the guards take their leave. One of the guards, a wererat, Lisandro (which makes me think of Listerine) notices that Anita is naked. This is a Bad Thing. See shapeshifters aren't supposed to notice nudity because "It would be like your cat thinking about not wearing pants", and it's bad bodyguarding. If you're staring at the naked person you're not looking out for danger. Now the latter one actually make sense. But the first one is silly. Because they aren't cats they're humans too. Mostly. They were clothes. In fact the only ones I've seen that don't particularly care for wearing clothes are Nathaniel and Micah, those of the short shorts. Every other were that I've seen in this series -which probably doesn't mean much- doesn't have a naked thing. And even so, unless you're gay or in this book dead in the ground, seeing a pretty naked woman is going to turn you on. The Listerine's mistake is that he showed interest which is bad for his guarding job, not because he's a were. \~/\~/ \~/
Once everyone is out of the room, they proceed to talk. After Anita and JC do their hair. Richard is very WTF about this, but JC says, "If we let our hair dry badly, it will not change what has happened, Richard. The practicalities of life do not cease needing do be done just because other things are going wrong." I don't know so much about that one, but I do know that if their hair was shorter it'd be less of a problem. I'm nitpicking, aren't I? \~/
There's a bit of a recap for Richard. Apparently part of the meeting was seeing how Anita reacted to the other Masters of the City. And JC wanted to start her with friends. You know start easy.
Blah, Everyone is drawn to Anita and her Auder, especially those who have had it before. The whole addict thing again,\~/. Richard doesn't believe it and that he doesn't think that the Masters are still JC's friends. After all he haven't seen them in hundreds of years, people change. It gets dropped immediately for more Aurder talk. \~/
As he says, "Perhaps, but I felt something when we were with Augustine. It was such power. I believe that the ardeur is reaching some new power, evolving into something new, or at least new to us." Of course it's getting more powerful. Because we must make it more powerful to make Anita more powerful. And thus make her more dangerous because she can't control it. \~/
I don't remember if I mentioned this earlier. I think I've might have meant to mention it but forgot. Jean Claude also has the Ardeur. JC has no problems control said ardeur. He is as powerful as Anita is, if not more. Why, then, couldn't he teach her to control it? Because, if she could control it, it wouldn't cause problems. It's an artificial plot device. Instead of creating new ones for each situation, she has this one ready made in case she wants something to happen. This is sloppy. Very very sloppy. \~/\~/
We learn that the reason why all the Master Vampires are there is because JC wants vampire artists to still be able to perform. If they're all there it's important. I would think that having non-vampires artist type people there would be more effective than vampires. No matter how powerful they are. \~/\~/
The addiction thing is brought back in when there's a vampire named London who is called the "Dark Knight" and now I have a picture of Batman flouncing around rooftops in a puffy white shirt. \~/ Right. London who was recalled to Elvira but refused to go because he didn't want to because he didn't want to get addicted again. We're obviously dealing with a highly addictive force here. And no one is containing it. In fact they're letting it run loose. No one even thinks about "Well maybe we should work on getting it under control" it's just We need to feed it more! \~/\~/\~/
They discuss which other vampires have been touched by the arduer and come up with "Wicked" and "Truth". Yes.
Wicked and Truth.
I think Hamilton has been letting her little gothy fans suggest names for her vampires. \~/\~/
Richard doesn't like Wicked, but doesn't mind Truth. And then he gets cranky because he's being asked to pick a man to share Anita's bed and he doesn't like it. So JC is all, "And how many women have you slept with in this past month?"
For some reason it sounds like Richard sleeps with every girl he takes out. Why is this? Is there some rule I'm missing that says you have to sleep with everyone you take out? Or is this something special in Anita land? \~/\~/
Finally it turns out that Richard is all bitchy like this is because of the power he got from the threesome. He feels horribly guilty about it feeling so good even after he knew how he got it. It makes him cry.
They cuddle. \~/\~/
Drinks: 36
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Date: 2008-03-22 07:19 am (UTC)And Wicked and Truth? O.o?
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Date: 2008-03-22 10:37 pm (UTC)There should be a third vampire that hangs out with Truth: Dare.
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Date: 2008-03-23 03:42 am (UTC)(And naps. Don't forget naps. Naps are very important.)
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Date: 2008-03-23 08:48 am (UTC)That would explain a lot- I can't write for crap on Mondays. XP
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Date: 2008-03-22 03:21 pm (UTC)Then, problems started in the marriage and Richard started to change into the self-hating self-destructing werewolf we know today. By the time the divorce was final and she was remarried, Richard was an ass. (i can write that, right?)
I miss the old Richard. And the number of girls he slept with is so silly that he can only achieve this number if he's having sex marathons. I don't know if it's in this book, or the one before it, but poor Richard can't even have a nice girlfriend or a nice sexual time. His last girlfriend broke up with him because "sex with him was like rape". Apparently, he's too big.
Yes, I know that's the same excuse that one of Micah the Tripod's girlfriends used, but it was recycled to show that only Anita can handle these huge men.
Y'know, I need a drink now. Someone pass me the rum, please.
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Date: 2008-03-22 10:49 pm (UTC)I liked that Richard! He was awesome!
Richard was an ass. (i can write that, right?)
Why not? You're free to express your opinions here as long as you don't end up a flaming troll.
His last girlfriend broke up with him because "sex with him was like rape". Apparently, he's too big.
Apparently they need to work on other ways then.
\~/
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Date: 2008-03-22 07:06 pm (UTC)So, make that "her teenage-minded dyslexic butch fangirl". :P
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Date: 2008-03-23 12:33 am (UTC)Is it some sort of mergence of "idiot" and "editor"?
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Date: 2008-03-22 09:39 pm (UTC)Kettle, this is Pot.
I believe you'll have beautiful and wonderful frying pans together.
So true, and I'll need to quote you on that someday! XD
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Date: 2008-03-22 10:56 pm (UTC)Quote away!
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