Todd Wants Key's Face

Gilder: *knocks on the apartment door*

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Blood Puppet: We'll leave you in for a bit longer, then, I suppose. *turns the TV back on and pushes it near Sam's face*

Sam: *twitches, barely putting up a fight now*

Sarah: !! *goes to open the door, hoping it's Sam, but is a bit disappointed--and concerned* ...General Gilder?

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Annabelle: *was watching from the door* ...He's quiet now...

Gilder: Hello, Mrs. Gatzsky. Is Lieutenant Gatzsky here? He hasn't shown up yet today.

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Blood Puppet: That's because, for the most part, we've broken him. But there's still that small bit of him that's fighting. We just need to snuff that out.

Sam: *twitches*

Sarah: *is now even MORE worried* H-He didn't come back last night...!

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Annabelle: ...Why does he hate us? <:/

Gilder: ... So he just... vanished. :/

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Blood Puppet: Because we exist, dear. That's the sad truth.

Sam: *twitch*

Sarah: Well, apparently! D8>

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Annabelle: *looks down* ...are we bad people?

Gilder: ... Have you checked a local bar? |:/

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Blood Puppet: Oh, Annabelle... *he hugs her* ... Of course not...

Sarah: ...We're past that already. >:/ If it helps at all, I called him late last night and he was still at work...

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Annabelle: *hugs him back* Okay...

Gilder: He was. But then he left, armed to the teeth. Did he ever mention to you anything about doing some street work?

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Blood Puppet: *looks over* Oh. I think the Lieutenant is ready now. *walks over to Sam and slips off the headphones, pushes away the TV*

Sam: *blankly stares ahead*

Sarah: Not last night, no... but..... but, a while ago, he.... *her stomach sinks--please no, let him NOT have gone after HIM...*

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Annabelle: *watches, curious*

Gilder: A while ago he WHAT, Mrs. Gatsky?

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Blood Puppet: Lieutenant... can you hear me...?

Sam: ... Yes...

Blood Puppet: Oh good... now Lieutenant... I need you to listen... it's very important that from now on, you do what I say.

Sam: ... Do what you say...

Blood Puppet: Yes, exactly. From now on, Lieutenant, you are to respond to the name... *thinks* ... Dusk.

Sam: ... My name is Dusk...

Blood Puppet: You are a killer, Dusk. Just like me.

Dusk: ... Just like you...

Sarah: ...he told me he was going to go after Blood Puppet himself....!

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Annabelle: *watches*

Gilder: WHAT?? D8>

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Blood Puppet: That's right, Dusk... and you're going to eat human flesh. Just like me.

Dusk: ... Just like you...

Blood Puppet: Good... now remember - Celine, Annabelle and I are your friends. You like your friends.

Dusk: ... I like my friends...

Blood Puppet: ... Very good... now go to sleep for a few hours.

Dusk: ... Okay... *he does so*

Blood Puppet: *turns off the TV and pushes it away from Dusk* CELINE! I'M GOING OUT! I NEED TO PICK UP A DISGUISE FOR OUR DEAR NEW FAMILY MEMBER!

Sarah: ... We have to find him. D8

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Celine: *from the other room* BE SAFE!

Annabelle: Can I go too? D:>

Gilder: Where could he be?? What if Hobbes KILLED him?? D8

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Blood Puppet: Absolutely not! You stay here with your mother - I'll be right back! *he then leaves*

Dusk: *asleep*

Sarah: Don't say that, I don't even want to think about it! D8>

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Annabelle: D: .... <:(

Celine: *comes into the room* ...What's wrong, Annabelle?

Annabelle: ...Why can't I go out with dad...?

Celine: We already told you, there are bad people out there who want to catch us. Maybe when you're older, alright?

Annabelle: ...Okay...

Gilder: Should we search Hobbes's hideout?

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Dusk: *asleep*

Sarah: *nods* Please--please do! D8>

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Annabelle: *looks over at Dusk* ...What about him?

Celine: He won't hurt us anymore.

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Blood Puppet: We just need to wait for him to wake up.

Sam: *unconscious*

Annabelle: ... *pokes Sam*

Celine: *sighs*

Sam: *groans*

Blood Puppet: Oh! Quicker than I expected!

Annabelle: !!! *steps back* o__o

Celine: ...

Sam: *groggily waking up* What...? Oh frack! D8<

Blood Puppet: Watch your language, Lieutenant. You can't be saying such things in front of a little girl.

Sam: *looks over and sees* !!! YOU KIDNAPPED A - WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?? D8<

Annabelle: !! *hides behind Celine* o___o;;;

Celine: Now now, how do you know she doesn't WANT to be here?

Sam: Blood Puppet probably BRAINWASHED her just like he BRAINWASHED you! D8<

Blood Puppet: Enough! You're here, you're awake, and that's all that matters right now. *pushes the screen closer to Sam's face and turns the TV on* Now please, Lieutenant... go to your happy place. And stay there. Forever. *turns the ipod on*

Sam: *he struggles*

Annabelle: ...Brainwash? D:>

Celine: He was lying, Annabelle.

Blood Puppet: Of course he is. He's the Lieutenant. He lies.

Sam: *struggles furiously, trying not to stare at the screen for too long* D8<

Annabelle: Why's he so angry? D:>

Celine: Because he doesn't understand...

Annabelle: Understand WHAT? D:>

Blood Puppet: He doesn't understand US, Annabelle. He sees us as criminals.

Sam: *STRUGGLES* YOU CAN'T WIN, BLOOD PUPPET! SOMEONE'S GOING TO FIGURE OUT THAT I'M MISSING! D8<

Annabelle: *watches quietly, still rather afraid of Sam* ...

Celine: ...It sure is taking a while...

Blood Puppet: For him to really LOOK at the swirl, you mean? Who knows. I want to see how long he lasts.

Sam: GODDAMNIT, LET ME GO! D8<

Annabelle: <:( ....

Celine: The longer you struggle, Lieutenant, the longer it'll take for you to be happy again...

Sam: YOU'RE INSANE!! D8<

Blood Puppet: Come - we're only distracting him. We should leave him alone for now. *walks into the other room*

Celine: ... *leads Annabelle out of the room*

Annabelle: ...

The Next Day

Blood Puppet: *he comes out of the other room to check on Sam, pulling the TV away from him*

Sam: *he stares ahead blankly, but he's not entirely still. He twitches*

Blood Puppet: That's... surprising. I left you here a whole night and yet you still have a bit of fight left in you.

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Sarah: *paces in the living room--Sam didn't come back last night. Where could he be?* ...

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Sam: I'llll try not to. XP Bye ~

Sarah: Byyyye~<3 *hangs up*

Sam: *his silliness fades, making way for the serious attitude. It needs to be done. Blood Puppet must be killed before he kills anyone else. Sam takes a bullet-proof vest from the armory, takes his guns, his hat, his motorcycle, and leaves to the edge of town where Blood Puppet lies*

Annabelle: *is exploring every nook and cranny of the building, trying to figure out where everything is*

Celine: *keeps a close eye on her, steering her away from certain rooms* ...

Blood Puppet: *cleans his blade* ...

Sam: *sneaks in through the window. He creeps over as carefully as he can - there, there he sees Blood Puppet. He takes another step forward, but the floor board squeaks* !!!

Blood Puppet: ! *he readies the katana* Lieutenant! CELINE! THE LIEUTENANT'S HERE TO VISIT US!

Sam: *swears under his breath* Give up, Blood Puppet. It's over. I'm not trying to capture you this time. I'm trying to KILL you. >:(

Celine: !!! *nudges Annabelle into an empty room* stay here. *goes into the room Blood Puppet and Sam are in* Well, it's such a pleasure to see you drop by...

Annabelle: ?? *waits, but is very tempted to go over there and look*

Sam: *readies his guns at them* Don't. >:(

Blood Puppet: Celine, do be a dear and get behind me.

Celine: *steps behind him without complaint*

Annabelle: *wants to know who that third voice is. she leaves that room and tiptoes over to the next one, and peeks her head into the door--only to freeze as soon as she sees a man (the Lieutenant!) pointing his guns at her parents* DDDDDD8

Sam: I'm going to shoot, Hobbes. >:(

Blood Puppet: That doesn't work, remember?

Sam: *does*

Blood Puppet: *easily hits the bullets shot at him* Now then... where were we? Oh yes. *lunges at him*

Sam: ! *dodges and shoots*

Blood Puppet: *blocks and slashes at him*

Sam: *backs up but hits a wall and his front is slashed* GHCK!

Blood Puppet: *suddenly grabs him* I win ~ HAHAHAHA! *hits Sam as hard as he can on the head with his katana's hilt*

Sam: !!! *he is knocked out*

Blood Puppet: Well! Quite excellent if I do say so myself.

Celine: *claps, not noticing Annabelle still there* I agree, very nice work.

Annabelle: *watches, shocked. she had never seen him in action before, and frankly, she was impressed--but she would really really prefer it if her father didn't kill that man* D: ...

Blood Puppet: *drags Sam over to the dentist's chair, hefting him up into it with a grunt* Okay... *he then straps Sam down* ... And now you're mine, Lieutenant... *to Celine* ... soon, he shall be one of us.

Sam: *unconscious*

Annabelle: *now that the danger is past, she approaches her parents* ...What are you doing with him?

Celine: !! I told you to stay in that room, Annabelle!

Blood Puppet: Oh, let the girl stay, Celine... the Lieutenant can't hurt her now. She may as well watch and learn.

Sam: *unconscious*

Annabelle: *watches quietly* ...

Celine: *sighs* Alright...

Blood Puppet: ... I've always wondered just how strong the Lieutenant's will is... *he pushes the TV screen up to Sam's face and slips the headphones over his head* ... And now we can finally see...

Sam: *unconscious*

Annabelle: *curious* What are you doing?

Celine: ....

Blood Puppet: I am going to make him one of us, Annabelle.

Sam: *unconscious*

Annabelle: ...Oh.

Celine: ...

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Blood Puppet: Good... now wake up, Annabelle.

Annabelle: *blinks back into reality* ...!

Celine: !

Blood Puppet: Well then. Any more questions?

Annabelle: *shakes her head*

Celine: Good. :)

Blood Puppet: Perhaps, one day, Annabelle, I can teach you what I know about how to use a blade. And other such things.

Annabelle: That would be cool. :D

Celine: ... :)

Blood Puppet: I suppose it would be, yes. :)

*Meanwhile, much later*

Sam: *he waits around in his office for any news from Sarah* ...

Sarah: *grabs her cell phone and dials Sam's number as soon as she's out of the doctor's office, eager to share the great news she just heard*

Sam: *picks up the phone* Sarah? :D

Sarah: SAM! Oh my god--You won't believe what the doctor just told me. :DDDDD

Sam: What - what did he tell you? Oh my gosh, tell me! :D

Sarah: Well... Looks like the baby has a sibling. X)

Sam: WE'RE HAVING TWINS?? OMIGOSH OMIGOSH!! 8D

Sarah: I KNOW!!! XD They can't tell their genders yet, but there's definitely two there. X)

Sam: Gaaahhh you just made my day! X) ... Uh, also, I'm gonna be kind of late here, so, uh... just letting you know now. D:

Sarah: Oh, that's totally okay! I'm still trying to take it all in. X) I'll be waiting~

Sam: Haha, alright. <3 I'll see you then.

Sarah: Yup! Don't work TOO hard... <3

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Blood Puppet: ... Celine! Come here! Perhaps you can convince Annabelle that this is all necessary.

Celine: *comes out of the other room and joins them* What seems to be the problem? :/

Annabelle: O___O;;;;;;;;!!!!!!!!!!! *wonders why in the WORLD this lady didn't have any clothes on*

Blood Puppet: Well, our new daughter is having some trouble adjusting.

Celine: Well, that's unfortunate... There's really nothing to be nervous about, dear. <:/

Annabelle: Why don't you have clothes? O______________O;;;;;

Blood Puppet: Because she's more comfortable without clothes.

Annabelle: ...That's weird.... D;

Celine: Now, that's not a very nice thing to say. :/

Blood Puppet: It's simply our lifestyle. You'll learn to get used to it eventually.

Annabelle: *quietly* W-Will I have to not wear clothes? D8

Celine: Only if you don't want to, Annabelle.

Blood Puppet: Indeed. You're free to do whatever you wish in the safety of our home. As long as you don't try killing us.

Annabelle: *gulps* O-Okay... S-So I can't go outside?

Blood Puppet: No. Not until you're older. Someone might catch you.

Annabelle: Why would they want to catch me? D:>

Celine: ...

Blood Puppet: Wooden stake.

Anabelle: ! *goes blank* ...

Celine: ... *sighs* This'll be a bit harder than we anticipated...

Blood Puppet: Not TOO hard... *to Annabelle* ... Outside is where people will capture and kill you...

Annabelle: ...capture and kill.....

Celine: *waits* ...

Blood Puppet: ... You love your new parents... you are comfortable around them...

Annabelle: I love my parents...

Celine: *smiles a bit*

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Blood Puppet: I'll figure out some way to get him to join us... how very... AMERICAN of him. He can be "Uncle Sam", and he wants us to join the army. *he laughs finding the joke humorous*

Celine: *laughs a bit, also rather amused by the connection*

The Next Morning

Blood Puppet: *he waits for Annabelle to wake up, mask off*

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Sam: *still asleep*

Annabelle: *doesn't take long to wake up. she freaks out a bit when she looks around and doesn't recognize where she is, but relaxes a bit when she spots Blood Puppet* ...Where are we? D:

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Sarah: *is already awake, but hasn't moved because she didn't want to wake Sam--fortunately, she wasn't feeling TOO nauseous today*

Blood Puppet: Why, your new home, of course.

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Sam: *waking up* Mmh...

Annabelle: *looks around, not quite pleased by the state the building was in* ...Oh.

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Sarah: *lightly nuzzles him* ...good morning...

Blood Puppet: Not to worry, dear. You'll get used to such a building as this.

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Sam: Morning... *he nuzzles back* How're you feeling...?

Annabelle: *isn't very reassured. in fact, she's raher put off by what looked like...* ...Is that blood? D8

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Sarah: I'm feeling pretty good today, actually...

Blood Puppet: ... Yes, well... what I do is not the messiest of things. Not necessarily a job but a lifestyle. You see, Annabelle, here I stand before you, a seemingly normal X-WD. Something with the cure went wrong inside me, and now I still have a hunger for human flesh. Not that I would ever eat you.

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Sam: That's good. X3 *kisses her*

Annabelle: *stares at him in horror. her voice comes out as a tiny squeak* you eat people...!? D8

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Sarah: *kisses him back* mmmmhmm. X) Ah, I have to go to the doctor today.. make sure everything's in order...

Blood Puppet: Now, Annabelle... I told you I'd never eat YOU, and THAT'S what's important...

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Sam: Good idea - tell me the results like, as soon as you get them. I don't even care if it's over the phone. :D

Annabelle: Killing people's WRONG, though! DDDD8

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Sarah: *grins* I'll be sure to do that. X)

Blood Puppet: What if it's the only way one can survive?

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Sam: Right, then, I'll be off. :) *he gets up, gets dressed, eats some toast, then leaves*

Annabelle: B-But it's NOT, you can eat NORMAL food...!! DDD8

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Sarah: *gets up and gets ready, then also leaves to get to her doctor's appointment*

Blood Puppet: ... Annabelle... regular foods are repulsive to me... you just need to be more open-minded. Understand where I'm coming from.

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Sam: *he intends to use the day to bring Blood Puppet to justice, whether Sarah likes it or not*

Annabelle: *bites her lip nervously, and says nothing from fear of punishment. Sure he said he wouldn't eat her, but he KILLS people--who's to say he isn't lying about that?* ...

Blood Puppet: ... Please. Don't be nervous.

Annabelle: *nods, and tries to calm herself down, but to no avail--it was all much too creepy for her*

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Blood Puppet: Good. *he walks over to Annabelle, pushing the TV screen away from her face and looking her over* ...

Annabelle: *is staring blankly at where the tv used to be* .....

Celine: *puts a hand against a wall to support herself, watching quietly while she fully catches her breath*

Blood Puppet: *carefully lifts the headphones off her head and unstraps her* ... Annabelle... you were never kidnapped... we adopted you...

Annabelle: ...adopted... me....

Celine: *watches* ...

Blood Puppet: ... Yes, that's a good girl... now become relaxed, Annabelle... focused...

Annabelle: *relaxes, still staring off into space* ...

Celine: ...

Blood Puppet: Good... being this focused makes you feel good, doesn't it...?

Annabelle: *nods slowly* Mhmmm....

Blood Puppet: Yes... it feels very, VERY nice... let yourself relax more... relax so much that you just want to sleep... but you can't fall asleep, Annabelle... you need to stay focused...

Annabelle: *relaxes even further, her eyelids drooping until they're almost closed* ...

Celine: ...

Blood Puppet: Good. Now whenever you hear wooden stake, please do fall into this state again.

Annabelle: *nods once again*

Celine: *watches* ...

Blood Puppet: ... Now go to sleep... and dream of good things.

Annabelle: *nods again, and her eyes finally droop closed*

Celine: ... *smiles, quite happy*

Blood Puppet: *he then takes off his mask, turns, and smiles at Celine*

Celine: *her smile grows wider, and she walks over to the dentist's chair, looking over the girl* ...You made a good choice...

Blood Puppet: I knew you'd like her... she will be one of us...

Celine: ...And the Lieutenant?

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Blood Puppet: *he backs away from Annabelle, backs out of the room, and wraps his arm around Celine's waist* ...

Annabelle: *stares at the swirl as ordered, wondering how long she has to do this before the freakish man lets her go*

Celine: *returns the favor, leaning her head against his shoulder* Soon we'll have a daughter...

Blood Puppet: ... Oh. I nearly forgot. *he leaves Celine's side in order to approach Annabelle once more. He takes the headphones* ... To help you focus... *and slips them over the girl's head*

Annabelle: ! *now feels incredibly claustrophobic, unable to see as well as hear anything other than that swirl and the static* ... D8>

Celine: *waits patiently for Blood Puppet to come back*

Blood Puppet: *he walks back over to Celine, behind her, wrapping his arms around her* Heheheh... crystal tower.

Celine: ! *leans back against him, moaning from the sudden pleasure*

Blood Puppet: ... It's been a while since I used those words on you...

Celine: *panting a bit* Yes... Yes it has... *looks back at him* Could you... say them again...?

Blood Puppet: Why yes, yes I can... *he moves his hand to her pelvic region, stroking it* ... Crystal tower.

Celine: *moans again, quite pleased. she puts her hand over his, and leads it further down--a clear invitation*

Blood Puppet: *he nods slightly and does as he's asked, without words, without a sound*

Celine: *thoroughly enjoys this, trying to contain her moans but clearly failing*

Blood Puppet: *continues the motion, happy to make Celine happy* Crystal tower, crystal tower, crystal tower.

Celine: *has to hang on to him to avoid losing her balance and falling, letting out loud moans every time he says the phrase, the intense amount of pleasure beginning to overwhelm her*

Blood Puppet: Heheh... Do you suppose our daughter is ready yet?

Celine: *out of breath* I d... I don't... don't know...

Blood Puppet: ... I'll check. Can you stand on your own?

Celine: *nods, still a bit out of breath, but recovering a bit* I'll be fine...

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Blood Puppet: Indeed it does. I was also wondering if perhaps we can allow the Lieutenant to join our family. Now, I have no idea HOW to do this, but I do wish to try...

Celine: I think that would be lovely... :)

Blood Puppet: Quite lovely, indeed.

Much later, that night

Blood Puppet: *he easily creeps into the orphanage he had found before. he looks around at all the sleeping children until he finds a black-haired girl* ...

Girl: *is around ten years old, sleeping soundly. she has no idea he's there... at least, for now*

Blood Puppet: *he reaches over, then quickly places his hand tightly over her mouth, just in case she screams*

Girl: !!! *is awoken, as predicted, and tries to scream, but it is effectively blocked by Blood Puppet's hand. She struggles against him, clawing at his hand* DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD8

Blood Puppet: *very quietly* Ssshh... it will be alright... *he then takes the child and jumps out the window, running until he reaches the hideout. He then straps the girl down to the dentist's chair* ... Hello. My apologies for the unfortunate circumstances in which we have had to meet.

Girl: *terrified, she screams and cries, furiously attempting to free herself from the chair, but to no avail. she shrieks at him* LET ME GO!!!! DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD8>

Celine: *watches from the other room* ....

Blood Puppet: ... Oh come now... DO calm down. We won't hurt you. What's your name?

Girl: *tries to calm down and only somewhat succeeds. she still stares at Blood Puppet in terror* A-A-Annabelle.... p-please let me go....! DDDDDDDD8>

Blood Puppet: ... Why Annebelle... don't you want a family?

Girl: N-N-Not if it means getting k-KIDNAPPED! Please take me back....!! DDDDDDDDDD8>

Blood Puppet: I'll take you back if you do a favor for me.

Annabelle: *is practically shaking in fear* w-what? DDDD8>

Blood Puppet: *he lowers the TV down, close to Annabelle's face. He turns the screen on* I need you to watch this swirl for me.

Annabelle: W-Why?

Blood Puppet: Annabelle, you really are in no position to be asking questions.

Annabelle: *swallows nervously, and turns her attention to the swirl*

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Blood Puppet: ... You really like what you've tasted. You want more.

Celine: ...I want more...

Blood Puppet: ... Take more... enjoy it...

Celine: *continues to eat*

Blood Puppet: That's right... wake up and eat...

Celine: *snaps out of her trance, and looks at the piece of meat for a moment before eagerly biting into it*

Blood Puppet: *watches her, a smile on his face* ...

Celine: *finishes off the meat, licking her fingers* ..mm....

Blood Puppet: I'm happy that you liked that.

Celine: It's better than I thought it would be...

Blood Puppet: Of course it is.

Celine: .......May I have more?

Blood Puppet: *his smile widens* ... You don't even have to ask.

Cline: *smiles and nods, then carefully takes his katana again to go cut out another piece of meat*

Blood Puppet: ... Tonight I will bring a child to us. Tonight is the night we will become a family.

Celine; *comes back with the meat, smiling* I can't wait...

Blood Puppet: Nor can I, love. All shall be incredibly well.

Celine: *cooks* ...Heh... It just keeps getting better, doesn't it?

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