36th Blood | Day late and a dollar short

[tsukihime]

[Arcueid Brunestud, white princess of the true ancestors, with sharpened killer instincts and always completely on top of things picks up the phone today.

She is likely about to address the fellow residents of Mayfield with something important, something to think about, something that will stimulate the mind and show that she truly is a superior being. Take heed, Mayfield.]

[Phone | Unfiltered]

Hey...did anyone else get a weird letter in the mail? I haven't really been awake for a while. Did I miss something?

[Oh, wait, it's Arcueid Brunestud. Airhead vampire.]

Comments

[captainofthe10th]

And you are very capricious.

[tsukihime]

I know you aren't going to listen but you're better off not jumping into this crap.

It's just stupid Mayfield stuff. It's just going to end in more questions than answers. You humans may think a few years is a long time but to me I've barely spent any time here. It's the same thing every time.

[captainofthe10th]

Even so, there are people worth protecting going into them.

[tsukihime]

Protecting from what, though?

I bet any of them have died at least once, here. Stay in Mayfield long enough and you just get used to all of it.

[captainofthe10th]

A death that stays. Arcueid, this town is changing, breaking down.

Some people have been permanently slain, like the wife of the Smiths, and the Sheriff. Possibly a few others besides.

[tsukihime]

Weren't those like, a result of drama between the people that run this place?

Either way, if you all are so afraid of getting killed then you should probably stay out of the dangerous stuff.

[captainofthe10th]

I know no fear. BUt... I care about others.

[tsukihime]

Humans just throw themselves headlong into death anyway, might as well get used to it.

[captainofthe10th]

I walk the stars alongside them so that they don't.

[tsukihime]

Hero types are so predictable.

[captainofthe10th]

I'm no hero.

[tsukihime]

You sure try to act like one.

[captainofthe10th]

Do not mistake heroism for duty.

[tsukihime]

That stuff's boring too.

[captainofthe10th]

Well, I'm sorry I'm not more entertaining.

[ Wow, a rare burst of sarcasm from the stoic warrior. ]

[tsukihime]

[Arcueid laughs.]

See, stuff like that is a little more entertaining.

[captainofthe10th]

You are a strange person, sometimes, Arcueid.

[ He pauses, then asks. ]

What is your last name, anyway?

[tsukihime]

Who says a monster would have a last name?

[captainofthe10th]

This monster's last name is Loken.

[tsukihime]

Mine's Brunestud.

It's kind of hard for some people to pronounce.

[captainofthe10th]

Brunestud. [ For once the harsh consonants of his Cthonian accent actually help him pronounce her name properly. ]

I see. Thank you for entrusting me with your name.

[tsukihime]

It's not like I keep it a secret or anything.

[captainofthe10th]

I see. How many bother to ask, though?

[tsukihime]

Usually when I tell them my last name is hard to pronounce they don't really care.

[captainofthe10th]

I see. Well, do you know how long you have slept?