012 [ accidental video | location: hyperion hotel ] a kick in the teeth is good for some

[bigbad]

Spike is sitting on the floor in the Hyperion lobby hunched over and concentrating hard. He's holding a deck of cards, and several other piles are in front of him on a foot stool in the solitaire set-up. He moves an ace up and stares at the cards for a little while before flipping three down. Then he moves the cards around again. This continues for a while until finally, he shifts into his vampire face. His forehead wrinkles up and his eyes turn yellow, teeth lengthening.

He growls and knocks over the table, sending cards flying. He smiles for a minute. It's vaguely satisfying, but it doesn't really help anything.

Spike sighs and lets his features go back to being human, then turns to the tablet. He notices it's already recording, but at this point it's really too late to do anything about it. He picks it up and speaks into it.

"Anyone want to fight? I'm this close to seeing if I can hatch a demon to kill, I am so bloody bored."

Comments

voice;private

[syncopath]

[The tone here is utter disdain]

Oh. Now I see. You're a vampire, too.

voice;private

[bigbad]

[And the tone on this end is snarly.]

Got a problem with that?

voice;private

[syncopath]

Not at all. Now I know who you are, what you are, and what you look like.

voice;private

[bigbad]

And I should care...why?

voice;private

[syncopath]

You seemed to care before. Not so cowardly now, I take it?

voice;private

[bigbad]

I've never been cowardly. I know I can take you. Doesn't mean I'm going to volunteer information. But I've never hid.

voice;private

[syncopath]

Of course you haven't.

voice;private

[bigbad]

Got anything useful to say, or are you just taunting me with things that don't matter?

voice;private

[syncopath]

On the contrary. I think it's quite important to know one's neighbors.

voice;private

[bigbad]

You're not my neighbor.

voice;private

[syncopath]

Perhaps not directly, no. But to be honest, 'fellow denizen' seemed a bit of a mouthful.

voice;private

[bigbad]

How's enemy?

voice;private

[syncopath]

Oh, I'm afraid that simply isn't possible.

For one thing, you don't pose nearly enough of a threat.

voice;private

[bigbad]

[Spike just hangs up. It's pretty common for people to underestimate him, and it's useful, but it doesn't do much for his ego. Still, talking more won't do anything helpful.]