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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 12:15 pm
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Liri had gone stock still when 13 pulled a meanki out of the pit. There had actually been someone there! He could scarcely believe the lengths kats took to get into the band's personal space. This was the practice stage, but it was also used for private shows. He kind of assumed the manager wanted the piano up here for that reason. "What the...!" When she threw the toys at him, he dodged, back up behind the curtain.
Then she was gone, with 13 carrying her out of the room. Unfortunately, 13's absence allowed the second shoe to drop. Suddenly, a big baddie scooped Liri up, following 13's example. Liri hadn't seen where he'd come from, which probably meant he'd been hiding behind the curtain. From the strength of his grip, Liri was pretty sure this one was a vampire. Which would follow, in a vampire club. "Get your ******** hands off of me!" Liri said, and elbowed him in the nose. The vampire began to curse, clutching his nose and dropping the singer for a moment.
With the glass still in hand, Liri did have a weapon beyond the heel of his boots. "Back off." 13 was close enough, and competent enough, that the rockstar didn't think he was in any real kind of trouble. He hissed, hackles going up. "You are seriously over the line."
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 12:40 pm
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Ooph. Liri winced when the vampire socked 13. That didn't look good. Fortunately, he knew where a med kit was, though it probably wouldn't help with the immediate problem. Setting down the glass, he went digging for the med kit. When he'd found it, he stood on the balls of his feet, ready to defend himself if the baddie suddenly made a break for it in his direction. It seemed like 13 had pissed him off, though, because the angry vampire peeled himself up off of the floor and sent another punch 13's way.
"Hey, knock it off!" Liri said, with another hiss. This was why they needed security. There shouldn't have been anyone here in the first place. The meanki had been dealt with and probably wouldn't be let back into the club, but this guy was trouble. Dazed a bit, but still hell bent on having it out with 13. Man, Liri was tired of this. Groupies like this one gave the rest a bad name... and unfortunately there were a number of them.
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:13 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:55 pm
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Holy ********. The groupie, if that was what he was, was determined to make a huge mess- "Hey!" Liri cried, startled when the vampire barreled for him, catching him around the waist. With one hand, he held him tight, the other buried in his hair. "Ow! Get off of me!" Dropping the med kit, the singer gave a real struggle, stepping down hard on the man's instep. "You a*****e." It wasn't enough that he'd grabbed him once before, or enough that he'd hurt 13. Was this guy some sort of professional?
Or maybe just a crazed fan? The guy held onto him, cursing profusely. Liri twisted, and pressed his thumbs against the baddie's eyes. The man's hold slackened enough that he could twist out of his grip again. This time, he tried to break away and make a run for it.
Except... he left a hank of hair behind in the vampire's other hand. "Ow! Ow, you sonnovabitch." From that point, Liri proved that he'd been taking notes from 13, X, and even PB, each successive curse more colorful than the last one. But he was well out of the vampire's reach, this time. Ouch. That had really, really hurt. What the hell was this guy here for, anyway? Did he actually think he could kidnap him right out from under 13's nose? If that was what he wanted to do.
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:34 pm
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"I'm fine," Liri said, his hand braced against the back of his head, teeth grit because it had definitely hurt. It was nothing compared to what 13 had gone through, but damn if it didn't hurt. "He just pulled out my hair." Shivering, the vampire tried not to think about the fact that he'd been alone with this guy for a good while before 13 had come to help him move the piano. But he couldn't not think about it. "Are you okay?" he asked, his voice tight. He was going to have to take a soak in his bath or something later to ease off the tension. While Liri had had stalkers before, no one had ever hurt him like this, or tried to seemingly kidnap him.
He really, really didn't want to think about what might've happened to him if 13 hadn't knocked this guy's lights out. "This b*****d. Can we get someone to... take out the trash?" The med kit was somewhere on the stage, but Liri was a little too focused on the here and now to look for it. Damn, the baddie had done a number on 13... but it looked like 13 had gotten him good. What an a*****e. Sometimes being a rockstar had its downsides. This was one of them.
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:50 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:58 pm
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Liri was silent for a long moment. His feelings about clanned vampires weren't exactly a mystery to anyone, but... this was pretty intolerable. What if 13 wasn't there and it happened a second time? He raked his fingers through his hair, sighing. "Guess we should see what PB thinks," he said, but he had a guess. As much as none of the Graverobbers liked clanned vamps, there was a point where it was smarter not to let personal feelings affect work. Or, in this case, safety.
Whatever that vampire had had in mind, it was plainly not something that would've been great for Liri's health and happiness. "I'm already sick of this." He wanted a drink, at this point. Stalking back over to the cabinet, he took out the good Scotch, and poured it into a couple of scotch glasses. "You want one?" he asked, glancing back toward 13. He already knew at this point that 13 liked whiskey.
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:17 pm
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Liri sighed. "You're probably right. I doubt he knows anyone... and if he does, I doubt they're better than the pups." You were supposed to savor Scotch, but Liri found that all he wanted to do was sling it back. He needed something to calm his nerves. Well. The Scotch wasn't going anywhere. 13 was kind enough to approach, and so all he had to do was reach out and hand his glass to him. That freed him up to take a few gulps of his own drink. It was sort of a shame to waste perfectly good Scotch, but he really did need this.
"I really can't thank you enough, you know. If you hadn't been there..." He trailed off, taking another long sip from his glass. ********, he didn't want to think about that. His life before the band had been what it had been. He'd really wanted his life with the band to be so much better. Fancy upbringing or not, when he'd been eking it out, sleeping on one couch or another, he'd had some rough times. This brought him squarely back to them.
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:40 pm
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At this point, Liri knocked the remainder of the drink back, aware that his tolerance wasn't up to 13's level, but at the same time... also knowing he wanted it right now. Among other things. "Yeah. I did get lucky." If he hadn't been lucky, this would've all ended very differently. He was sore and shaken, but more or less in one piece. If anything, 13 was the one who had taken the brunt of it. "I know. I won't try to move a piano by myself next time." Or whatever else. Not because he didn't have the capability, but because he didn't want to take extra time alone.
No one had broken into his room yet, but he wouldn't put it past them. Not anymore. He set the glass down and wrapped his armed kind of unconsciously around himself. "I got the med kit earlier. It should be somewhere nearby," he added, and then began to look for it. Sure, 13 could probably shrug it all off, but he didn't need to. When he did find the kit, it was back behind the curtain, sort of close to where that guy had tried to drag him.
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