VAMPIRE AU

[enigmaster]

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[agoodname]

[...and suddenly, he can strangely feel his stomach drop in both relief and dread as Edward sounds...lucid.] Edward? Just...deep breaths, okay? It's going to be okay. [there's a tremble to his voice that he can't quite help because everything is frayed at the edges. And he's moving to sit on the edge of the bed, leaning over him a bit. Oswald looks...tired, and a little wrung out, and a bit stressed, but especially concerned.]

[enigmaster]

Oswald...? [That's... weird... Why's Oswald...] ...D'I fall asleep again...? [It doesn't sound right, even as he says it. That can't be what it is. And he's definitely not at work, anyway. No, he was... He was elsewhere, wasn't he?]

[agoodname]

I--not exactly. [Oswald swallows, then] Can you tell me what you remember last?

[enigmaster]

I was... I was at work...? [He tries to concentrate, tries to think back.] I was taking my break and... I think I passed out...? [He really strains himself, trying to think, even through the haze of waking up and everything feeling off and--] ...No, wait... no, I... I think someone hit me... [He's less surprised than he'd like to be. Fucking Gotham...]

[agoodname]

Someone hit you. [He repeats it--he's a bit surprised they didn't just try and dominate him. Oswald swallows hard, reaching out to gently run a hand through Edward's hair] Do you remember what happened after that?

[enigmaster]

I... I don't know, I think they dragged me outside and... into a car, maybe? I-- [It's nice, the feeling of Oswald going through his hair. It's very nice. But everything's still off. Wrong.] Where are we...?

[agoodname]

We're...[how does he even begin to answer this]...we're somewhere safe.

[enigmaster]

Where's that-- [He tries to sit up, actually wake up properly maybe, except... Except he can't? He tugs a little, trying to move his arms, but he's... Stuck.] What's-- Why can't I move?

[agoodname]

[....this is bad. How can he ever explain this?? This is incredibly, incredibly bad. The worst part is, this is just the tip of the iceberg] Because I've had to restrain you. For your own safety--I didn't want you making your injuries worse. You're--[and he stops, having to swallow]--you were badly injured. And I... [his voice dies off--how can he even say this? How can he even begin to explain what he's done.]

[enigmaster]

What? [That... That doesn't make sense. Which maybe is what finally gets his mind to wake up a little more, trying to puzzle out what's going on. He was injured? That... That part makes sense, he thinks he remembers-- No, he definitely remembers. There was a gun and...] Well, get them off-- [He wants to move, sit up, and... figure out what the fuck happened.] Shouldn't- Shouldn't I be in a hospital or something...?

[agoodname]

There wasn't time to get you to a hospital, I--[oh hey look at all the stress and emotion from that bubbling up--and Oswald swallows again, counts to three, tries again]

...I'm afraid I'll need to begin at the beginning and you're most likely going to think it crazy or some elaborate prank, but I'm afraid I'm being rather serious.

[enigmaster]

[He tugs a little at one of the restraints again, but... not budging.] I-- ...Just, tell me what's going on. [He's so confused right now. What the hell happened and how was there no time to get him to a hospital? There was time to get him here, wasn't there? None of this makes sense.]

[agoodname]

[...at this point, what else can he do but rip the bandaid off] You were attacked by a vampire. I don't know what happened exactly, but they shot you and bit you and left you for me to find. I--[he has to stop for a moment, swallowing hard, hands clenching on themselves in his lap to try and stop the trembling he can feel]--I didn't know what to do, and I wasn't thinking and you were going to bleed out so I...turned you into a vampire also. To keep you from dying. Permanently, that is. [he doesn't need to breathe, but he's never quite shaken the habit--hence the shaky breath he releases]

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[enigmaster]

[.........]

[enigmaster]

I'm sorry, what?

[agoodname]

[....yeah that's about what he expected] You were targeted and nearly killed by a vampire. Because I am also a vampire.

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[enigmaster]

[Okay, so. Either this is a dream he's having, Oswald has a very fucked up sense of humor, or he's gone absolutely insane. None of those options are good.]

[enigmaster]

...O...kay... [Very carefully. Because what the fuck.] Can... you get me out of these restraints now? [Because suddenly he gets the feeling this is a very unsafe place for him to be.]

[agoodname]

Not yet. I'm not sure how much of this you're going to remember or how long you're going to remain lucid, so until I know that, I can't release you.

[enigmaster]

[This is really not making him feel better about this situation.] Oswald... Oswald, come on-- [This isn't funny. This is-- He's feeling kind of panicked, actually?]

[agoodname]

[oh hey he hates this. Of course Edward thinks he's insane, and worse, is clearly terrified.] I'm sorry, Edward, I know this is terrifying and doesn't make sense and seems utterly crazy but just-- [he sucks in a breath, closing his eyes and pressing a hand to his forehead] ...you're a genius. Put the pieces together. How often have you seen me eat anything, no matter where we've gone?

[enigmaster]

[Oh, sure, just put the vampire pieces together, sure. He'll get right on that.] Sure, like that means anything. [That could just be coincidence. Vampires aren't real.] Listen, just. Get me out of these and... and we can talk about this and... [He has to get out of here. Call-- Call someone. An ambulance, maybe, to start. Get himself far away from wherever they are right now.]

[agoodname]

[he's just going to keep throwing questions at him, then. How else can he make a point?] How often have you seen me during the day time? Have you never questioned how cold I am all the time? What about gaps in your memory where we've spent time together but you just can't quite remember what happened? ...especially back in the card catalogue room.

[enigmaster]

I-- [That... gets him to pause. He had wondered about the gaps in his memories, sure, but... He just figures it was his horrible sleep schedule catching up with him. Not...] What-- What do you mean--

[agoodname]

When a vampire feeds from a human, it makes the human feel euphoric, almost. It's pleasurable; keeps the human from struggling. If they're not killed, which, in theory, most vampires try to avoid simply because of the clean up, they often don't remember much of it, resulting in memory gaps.