the only time i have ever " celebrated " halloween was when i was forced to dress up as dracula for the s.t.a.r.s team . it was humiliating .
halloween is a waste of time .
i suppose i could keep her . she's been attached to me since i found her and she is now curled up on my coat .
she's a light-colored scottish fold . so , round face , folded ears , green eyes . very teddy bear-like .
[ with a sigh , albert rises to his feet . he raises a hand and beckons chris closer with one finger . then , his arms open albeit stiffly . comfort isn't something he provides regularly , but chris's distress irks him . ]
and your response was to shove a needle in his neck and take away something he relies on ? [ straight-faced , observing the bruises . ]
. . . what did you do to provoke him then ? surely , he had a reason .
ha — ! you have *some nerve asking me this , after what that beast of yours did . look at me ! ( pulls down his collar to reveal the bruises ) he nearly killed me , i feared for my life .
besides — they aren’t gone . it’s only temporary , enough to get my bearings .
it's just the fruits of his labor , dearheart .
[ tossing the paperwork aside in favor of giving chris his full attention , fingers steepling together . ]
i would not allow william to cause intentional harm towards you . if there are no changes , i'll deal with him myself .
He did THIS to me, al. He said it'll wear off but I don't know that! He's being uncooperative and he just injected me with an inhibitor. I didn't even know those existed!!