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[disparage]

[ it'd been easy, taking control. all she needed was m!lena to push caroline into a root, and there she was, at the steering wheel, just as she always should've been. this body didn't feel as strong as it should've; feeding from bunnies, rather than humans, and bloodbags, if caroline could find any, didn't really give her the same oomph as it did when tapping a real, live, human vein. ]

[ m!caroline wants to fix that. ]

[ at first, her phone is facing the ground. she's outside on the grounds, blood splattering the tips of the grass blades. the body of the bunny (something that caroline, the real one, had gained control of, in some, sick, crazy way, forcing her mirror to feed and get her blood lust sated from thumper) that she had literally pulled apart isn't in view, but it's close by. ]

I'm bored.

[ its not in view, but m!caroline wipes the back of her hand against her bloodily dripping mouth. while bunnies were definitely not her style, they were a nice appetiser before the main courses. ]

[ she moves the phone to her face. her chin is smeared red. her eyes are dark. the veins that pop against her skin, protruding, sink back in to smooth the flesh there out. head tilted and lips in a shiny, red pout, caroline knows that if anyone needs a hook, there it is. ]

Someone come play with me?

Ugh —[ caroline ends up abruptly throwing her communicator onto the floor. her feet can be seen as she grabs her head, screaming in pain, as if a witch is doing her witchy magic and causing her a vampire brain aneurism. ] No, don't — [ she grits her teeth. ] I'm —

[ m!caroline stands up, back straight, hang going through her hair. ]

[ m!caroline turns into a blur. she'll come back for her phone, though, to turn it off, but not until she goes for a loop around the gardens. after that, she'll grab her phone with plants to raid the grounds, the maze, and the mansion itself for some playthings and party food. ]

( OOC: replies will be coming from both disparage and laud; caroline is a vampire who is capable of mind control, so if you'd like for her to compel your character into submission so she can feed, let me know! she's out for blood so please be aware that most threads may lead to violence and/or feeding from your character. and hunters are welcome to come harm her etc. let me know if you want real or mirror; caroline's fighting pretty hard so you'll most likely get both. )

Comments

[ilikescience]

I'll play! What's the game?

[laud]

Cat and mouse.

[ caroline's seen too many episodes of tom and jerry. besides … isn't that john gilbert? that'll make things way more fun. while m!caroline has nothing against john gilbert, who is boring and sad and causes poor elena so much angst and pain, real caroline does. and if by her doing something horrible to her best friend's biological dad isn't some sort of good icing on an already delicious cake, well. ]

[ nevermind the fact that he's not acting like john gilbert. ]

You hide, and I'll seek.

[ilikescience]

Hmmmmm. If you catch me, who do you think will get hurt? Me or the Realsie?

[laud]

[ caroline tilts her head, eyes narrowed, in thought. ] Hmm. That's a tough one. And I haven't studied for it.

[ she imagines it'll be both of them, copping the pain, but the real is the one who'll be back in the body when this is all over, right? (as disappointing as it is for her.) ]

Why don't we just play and see?

[ilikescience]

Sounds like fun.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

Getting the feeling you play rough.

[Emma narrows her eyes at the video feed, the struggle itself more than enough to grab her attention. She's pretty sure she's talking to the Mirror at the moment, though she can't be positive, considering she's never met the person in question -- but she's pretty sure if people were running around drinking blood openly, she'd have heard about it. Seems like something Benny might have tried to put a stop to in order to protect his own reputation.

Given certain members of the population, she's pretty sure a rogue vampire won't make it far in the mansion -- unless the Mirrors have completely taken over.]

Think I'll pass.

[Video]

[laud]

I see someone called the fun police.

[ or that her mirror hasn't quite caught up to her just yet. maybe m!caroline needs to try and grab those roots so everyone can partake in this great game of hide and seek and body hijacking. there's no way this woman's real could be taking care of her body as poorly as m!caroline's. ]

I think you should lighten up.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

[Emma raises an eyebrow, about as unimpressed with Caroline's mirror as the mirror seems to be with her.]

Hard to relax with the cast of characters that's been let loose in this place. Even motlier crew than usual. Can't have people running around and preying on each other, can we?

[That happens way too often around here.]

[Video] 1/2

[laud]

You do realise that that's how it always is, right? [ she points at herself. ] What do you think this girl is? I'm a predator because … [ she raises her eyebrows, waiting for emma to say she's clued in. once a predator, always a predator, regardless if one smiles like the sun or if one smirks like she belongs in the shadows. ]

Mirrors aren't literal opposites, you know — [ caroline's face freezes, as if put on pause. ]

[Video]

[disparage]

And they're not really smart, either. You need to get some v — [ but caroline, the real one, only has control for a split second before the mirror returns — ]

— Ugh —

[ — to which caroline pushes her back. ] Don't listen. I'm not dangerous —

[ before the mirror returns, painting a rather belatedly satisfied smile on her face. ]

[ action ]

[exvampirate]

[ The video is disturbing enough. Benny's working his way through the mansion and the grounds slowly. He's got two other vamps roaming the grounds that he knows of. Angel and Caroline. He wants to make sure that they don't wind up eating everyone in this place. He needs to keep an eye out. If hunters start catching wind of vampires running around the grounds then things are gonna get bloody. He'd rather deal with his own kind than leave them to the rest of the folk out here. He didn't need a body count either. That'd lead to bad things. Hunters might start blaming it on him.

He's moving when she moves. Quick and fast. It doesn't take that much to track the scent of that much blood. Plus Caroline is pretty easy to find. He catches up to her on the grounds somewhere. She's acquired her phone and she's moving. Benny slams into her from the side and out come his teeth. He doesn't not need mirror vampires giving his kind a bad name on this side of the mirror. It wasn't right. ] Caroline, I know you're in there.

[ action ] 1/2

[disparage]

[ m!caroline catches his scent a little too late. barrelling into her, she's knocked off her feet, and she finds that a little bit of her control has slipped, too. ]

[ caroline places her hands against his chest in a bid to push him away from her. he can't be here. he can't lose control. but she doesn't want to lose control, either. he's the only one who can help her. he's the only one she's ever really told that she's not some regular, normal, cheerleader who comes from a town that isn't up to it's eyeballs in supernatural craziness. and that's not benny's mirror looking out for her, either. ]

Benny, you need to —

[ but caroline finds herself pushing him back, an action that she does want to do, but the force behind it isn't hers. ]

[ action ]

[laud]

[ caroline's gritting her teeth, frowning, before her forehead becomes smooth. ] Knock, knock. Who's there?

[ m!caroline smiles. mouth turning into a harsh line almost immediately, she tries to force some space between them so she has enough space to make a run for it. his attitude, in her opinion, is super poor. he's the one missing out on the party by choice. if only he took up a little bit of gardening, he'd be enjoying this dance rather than grimacing at it. ]

[ with a mirthless, wide, beaming smile. ] Take one guess who isn't.

[exvampirate]

[ She tries to shove him away, but he doesn't go far. She's got something stirring up inside of her and he'd rather not let it get a hold of the people here. He doesn't wanna have to play vampire mediator once the mirrors are gone and things are back to normal. He's all ears though because it seems like it's Caroline. Just for a split second. She's there. She pushes him again and this time he stumbles back maybe a foot or so. He's still close. Still watching her.

That voice ain't here though. That venom in her tone ain't the girl he knows. He's suddenly tense again. Watching her closer than before. ] I ain't lettin' you run around in my friends body kickin' up dust. Back down or I'ma tear your head off. That should slow ya down for a day.

[laud]

Poor girly little Caroline. Always needing to be rescued.

[ she rolls her eyes. on the defense, her stance is ready for him to try something again — a tackle, a push, anything. she's running on adrenaline and pent up energy; she hasn't had this much of a chance to dance since caroline first turned. ]

I get you're, like, some Southern gentleman, so math may not be your strong point. [ she then begins to point to the body parts she recites: ] But this head plus removal from this body kind of equals you being a friend killer.

[ and something tells her that caroline, while pathetic for wanting to try and retain how normal she is, certainly knows how to pick the fun friends. she certainly wants to push, push, push until benny's at his breaking point — or is his better reflection. ]

video;

[vermillionsky]

A game, huh?

[ 'Zack' smirks. ]

I'll bite.

video;

[laud]

Bite, huh?

[ caroline looks rather amused. zack may not have thought it to be literal, but, she's taking it as such. ]

If you play by the rules, you'll find that you won't be doing the biting.

[Video] Woman, I just want all your CR, mirror or otherwise.

[askedforit]

If you're looking for a new toy, you're out of luck.

[Yes, he's glaring at you through the device screen.]

[Video] even when it's super belated. 8') i can never say no to you. ♥

[laud]

And yet you still bite. You sure you don't want to play? [ caroline smiles, something nice and pretty and so totally real caroline. ] I promise it'll be fun.

[Video] Good, because I hate the word no. 8)

[askedforit]

Yeah, I'm sure. [More glaring.] I'm not interested in your kind of fun.

[Video] no :P

[laud]

And how do you know it's not fun? [ she frowns. ] You've never played with me.

[vlad_dracul]

[Dracula stares hard at the woman in the video feed. He forces himself to relax and smile, though.]

Boredom can be a terrible cruelty. I don't believe we've met. I'm Matthew Maule. Perhaps we can meet somewhere and have a talk?

[He has no intention of allowing any sort of vampire to attack unwilling humans. He's also rather curious about how vampires can have reflections in this place.]

[laud]

Talking is to boring.

[ she rolls her neck and her eyes, groaning at such a thing. ]

You know what? Raincheck with the real boring one. She totally likes to talk. Yap yap yap. [ she rolls her eyes, once again. she states, rather proudly: ] I prefer to bite.

[vlad_dracul]

That's certainly an interesting form of play. You're an unusual young lady and I'm fighting boredom myself.

[He's certainly willing to lay on the charm, though she probably won't find biting him very satisfying.]

[laud]

[ unusual? caroline's not quite sure how to take it, but, considering he said the magic word that starts with b, she figures she'll propose her solution. ] Then why are you talking when you could be hiding?