[Holo] 001: Entering the City

[geniusforgotten]

If the sudden shift in scenery had not been enough to irritate the, admittedly easily ruffled, vampire, the strange bracelet on his wrist certainly was. Wrapping his fingers around his wrist, he instinctively tried to remove the device, having little success. With a distinctive low growl, he stalked toward the pedestal and the (phone?) laying atop it. He wanted answers. Snatching the tablet from its resting place, he glared at the screen.



"This is not acceptable!"



The blinking message indicator caught his attention, and for a moment, his anger was diverted, his frown deepening as he read. Finally, he closed the document, leaning his elbow on the pedestal casually as he studied the device. Yes, he had discovered it was recording him. He was still glaring, but his anger was slightly less alarming.



"Couldn't we have managed without the jewelry? It doesn't match my suit." He looked back toward the platform he had arrived on, then back at the tablet in his hand. "But never mind that, I'll think of something."



And then he was grinning again. "But since we're all here, allow me to introduce myself. Nikola Tesla. Genius, inventor," and here there was a pause, mostly for effect, "vampire."



With that, he turned his attention to the strange blinking indicator directing him to another location in the city. "I wonder where you're taking me."

Comments

visual;

[geniusforgotten]

"But it's so enjoyable."

It's part of his charm?

visual;

[sourcebloodaughter]

"You are a big jerk, you know that?"

And that was putting it nicely as far as she was concerned.

visual;

[geniusforgotten]

"I've been called worse."

visual;

[sourcebloodaughter]

Ashley's jaw tightened considerably. "Don't tempt me to add to it." She would, too, gladly. And the ones she could think up wouldn't be nearly as flattering.

visual;

[geniusforgotten]

"I'd be disappointed, if I didn't." Now, he's just pushing, and he knows it.

visual; | i am so sorry for this

[sourcebloodaughter]

She smirks. He's asking for it now.

"Jupiter. Or I could just go straight for it and call you 'Eddy.'"

Y.e.p. This is going to be the worst alliance or whatever it ends up being ever.

visual; | Such a fabulous relationship, they will have.

[geniusforgotten]

Glaring. A lot of glaring.

Of all the ridiculous, childish, insulting--"Eddy?"

visual; | they are just going to go between begrudging alliances and horrible trolling dislike

[sourcebloodaughter]

"Yep. Or what about Jupiter Eddy?"

Okay, now she's just screwing with him.

visual;

[geniusforgotten]

So much glaring. If she weren't on the opposite side of the screen.

"You wouldn't."

visual;

[sourcebloodaughter]

"Give me a reason not to."

The first time they meet face-to-face things will get very interesting.

visual;

[geniusforgotten]

"It will end badly."

visual;

[sourcebloodaughter]

"Not a good enough reason."

But even Ashley won't be completely heartless.

"But in the name of not burning bridges so soon... I'll just call you Nikki."

...No, she'll actually call him Tesla most of the time. She's just being an annoyed brat right now.

visual;

[geniusforgotten]

"I have a proper name. I suggest you use it."

So much frustration. He's not a child!

visual;

[sourcebloodaughter]

They're both certainly acting like children. She smirks a little more.

"Right. I'll try to remember."

But, considering she's already fed up with this whole thing, she salutes him sarcastically and cuts her end of the feed. She'll leave being nice to him to someone else for now.