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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Re: Round 1

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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."

Re: Round 1

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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."

Re: Round 1

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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.

Re: Round 1

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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.

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"Your dad?" Angelus guessed.

Re: Round 1

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Logan pointed his finger at Angelus. "Kewpie doll for the vampire," Logan said. "Though I guess it wasn't a tough question."

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"You're not wrong," Angelus said. "If anyone should deal with him, it's you. Had you asked me to kill him, I would've said no." He gave Logan a familiar grin. "Obviously not because I'm a huge fan of his movies."

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"'Family stuff should stay within the family,'" Logan said, as if quoting someone.

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"And you'd never get closure if you let someone else dictate how to handle it," Angelus gave a rueful smile. "Ask me how I know."

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Logan raised his eyebrows at Angelus. "How do you know?" he asked.

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Angelus smirked. "Are you this obliging to all the dead boys or is it just my innate charisma?"

In response to the question, he said, "I allowed my sire to dictate when my father should die. It was a mistake. I'm not one for regrets, but if I was that would probably be one of them."

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"Just you, baby," Logan said. "What's a sire?"

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"I'm touched," Angelus put a hand to his chest, mimicking being flattered. More seriously he said, "The vampire who turns you. Or sires you, because my people are nothing if not redundant with their vocabulary."

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"Who was that for you? How did it happen?" Logan asked, leaning forward a little.

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"Her name was Darla," a look of nostalgia and fondness shaped his face. "Met her in an alley when I was out and about enjoying the finer pleasures of life. Which for me meant as much women, gambling, and booze as I could get my hands on. I'd never seen a lady so fine or lovely. She offered to show me the world. I took her up on it."

Re: Round 1

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"And she told you to kill your father?" Logan asked. He drew up one leg onto the deck chair and rested his chin on his knee, looking out over the water.

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"It was one of the first things she suggested when I crawled out of my grave," Angelus confirmed.

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"Is that a standard hazing ritual for new vampires?" Logan asked.

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"Depends," Angelus said. "Some like the ceremony, others don't care. I come from a family that often likes the ceremony. Then again I come from a family that likes living underground and only interacting with humans if that means you're going to kill them. You can see how I'm something of a rebel."