Poker [Locked to the poker players]

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Logan's home. There's a poker table set up in the living room, with booze and snacks on a nearby table. There's a hole in the wall near the entry way, just about fist level for someone Logan's height. If one stepped into the kitchen, one would find the shredded remains of a coffee plant strewn about.

Logan sat on the couch, viciously pounding the buttons on his Playstation controller and drinking from an already-half-empty bottle of tequila.




[ooc: Thread of doom c&p'd here.]

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"I did," said Logan, running a finger over the top of his whiskey glass. "Why did you want to? Food? Fun? Revenge?"

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"Sometimes all three," Angelus said. "I'm not telling you anything you wouldn't find out if you didn't look me up in a book. I don't know if you wanted me to lie to you, Logan. Or pretty up my past and pretend I've always been a nice guy who's never hurt a living soul. There's no point to that. It's not true. Yeah, I've killed people. Yeah, I've even liked it. People used to say I was the stuff of nightmares. Guess it used to be true."

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"Used to be?" Logan asked. "What changed?"

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"Fed from the wrong gypsy," Angelus grimaced. "Never cross a gypsy. Their concepts of revenge are very creative."

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"I wouldn't know," Logan said. "What did they do?"

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"Put a soul into me," Angelus said. "Made me feel every horrible thing I'd ever done as though it had happened to me personally. It's not something I'd wish on my own worst enemy."

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"I think I like gypsies," Logan said. "Does that spell work on humans, too?"

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"Never asked," Angelus flicked his ashes into the wind and away from Logan. "But bet there's plenty of spells that could do something similar. All you need is a witch with enough skill."

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"I'll keep that in mind," Logan said. "So you got a soul? I gather that's not part of the standard vampire package?"

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"Nope," Angelus looked as though what he was saying was taking some effort to get out, as though each word was physically painful. "All vampires are soulless, but don't let that fool you. Soul doesn't really do anything. I spent nearly a century in unrelenting agony because I had that thing inside of me. Good for gypsies, not so great for anyone else. Gypsies never asked themselves what would happen to a vampire who felt nothing but misery for every day of his unlife. If they thought it would make a hero, they were sadly mistaken."

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"Spent? So you don't have it anymore?"

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"Nope," Angelus said. "If I did you'd have a vastly different vampire in front of you. One who isn't nice, and isn't trusthworthy."

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"So, you are nice? And trustworthy?" Logan asked dryly. "How many people have you killed?"

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"I'm still not going to lie to you, Logan, it's enough that I can't count them all," Angelus sat forward, resting his feet on the ground on either side of the chair. "But let me ask you this: what kind of vampire would you rather have in front of you right now? One who can acknowledge the things he's done and have the control that says he will never kill unless he makes the active choice to do so, or one who can't face the horror of his actions and kills innocents because he's too weak to stop himself? Buffy was stupid enough to think Angel was a good guy. Don't tell me you are too."

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"Why not just kill yourself?" Logan asked. He set his empty drink glass down next to the chair and leaned back, putting his hands behind his head. "Safer for everyone."

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"Angel couldn't," Angelus said. "He was never strong enough. As for me - I don't see the need. I'm not a danger to anybody."

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"When was the last time you killed someone?" Logan asked.

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"I'll assume you mean humans," Angelus tilted his head thoughtfully. "Sunnydale. One of the members of the gypsy tribe came after me. She tried to kill me, I killed her first. If that makes me evil so be it."

Re: Round 1

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Logan shook his head. "I don't know if you're evil. I don't know if there is such a thing as evil."

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"Honestly?" Angelus took a drag off of his cigarette, exhaling as he spoke. "I don't either. You saw the pin - " he gave Logan a quick grin " - but that's just me having fun. Too many people try to get something over on me by saying I'm evil, I'm a bad boy, I'm going to bring down the entire school and blah blah blah - " he made a circling motion with the hand that held the cigarette.

"I'm just me. I don't care too much about the Powers um - " Angelus frowned as he tried to think of a comparison " - God, I guess, if you want a word for your dimension. And I've met the guy who swears he's the First Evil and he's a pompous asshole if ever I saw one. I don't serve anybody no matter what their label is. I'm me. I take care of those who are mine. If somebody doesn't like that, too damned bad."

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Logan nodded. "Same here." He gave Angelus a small, wry smile.

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Angelus returned the smile, looking Logan right in the eye as he did. "So Logan, do you want me to kill someone for you?"

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"Would you? If I asked?"

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Angelus gave Logan a long and hard look, clearly trying to assess his worth as it related to the answer to his question.

"I might," he confirmed.

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Logan considered it for a moment, then shook his head. "No. If anyone's going to kill him, it's going to be me," he said.