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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 7, 2013 22:58:36 GMT -5
"And... so what does? Isn't true love the most powerful magic?" She raised an eyebrow,"....so... if not true love... what would you suggest?"
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 7, 2013 23:00:51 GMT -5
"Ah yes, True Love can break any curse, that is true," Gold replied, "But Victor isn't exactly cursed."
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 8, 2013 11:44:26 GMT -5
Victor new he wasn't cursed... because curses simply didn't exist in his world... not the way they did in Ruby's. Unfortunately, Dracula was also from Victor's land... if not from his time... that is why this 'entrancement' seemed to work. "Then possibly hypnosis would work?" Victor asked. "It existed in my world, was professed to be very powerful... though I didn't put much stock in it. It sounded too much like...well... magic." Had he been THAT MUCH of an idiot back then? Or perhaps another KIND of entrancement... like ghost possession, voodoo, or something along those lines that clings to the "soul". Unfortunately he didn't know anyone in town with those capabilities, nor did he know if he WANTED to. He sifted through his mind searching for an answer until he remembered a dark book of Elizabeth's that focused on supernatural foes: demons, ghosts, vampires, and werewo-.... Victor suddenly looked up at Ruby. Werewolves.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 8, 2013 13:58:11 GMT -5
"Alright... So, 'Override it'...." Ruby met Whales gaze a moment, clearly something had occurred to him that hadn't hit her just yet. She quickly started to think it over, if Whale had been bitten by a vampire and in order to cut the connection something else needed to 'take hold of his soul'..... Another bite maybe? Then it clicked.
"You mean.... I should 'Mark' him?" Her voice was a bit quieter now, the Werewolf Mark was something Granny had told her about a few times before, but really she never saw herself actually... It just felt weird, Ruby had always secretly thought of it as 'Werewolf Marriage'.
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 8, 2013 19:05:00 GMT -5
"That should do it," Gold replied
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 8, 2013 22:48:23 GMT -5
"'Mark' me....?" Victor asked, confused. He looked back at the reflection. "Is there no other way?"
As much as he trusted Ruby with all his heart, turning into a werewolf didn't sound enticing, if that was indeed what "marked" meant.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 8, 2013 23:00:07 GMT -5
Ruby bit her lip, she had to admit- initially she was a little hurt by his words, the way her referred to being Marked. Though really, could she blame him? Especially since there wasn't really a clear definition of what it meant, or at least to anyone who wasn't a 'Child of the Moon'.
"I... I don't think there is..." Ruby said quietly looking at her feet," I mean, I guess if there's something else out in Storybrooke we don't know about.... but I think options are kind of slim"
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 8, 2013 23:11:02 GMT -5
"will there be anything else?" Gold asked
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 9, 2013 12:18:08 GMT -5
"Not on my problem..." Whale said, sensing the impatience in the imp's tone. "Thank you... again." he said sheepishly. "Belle is ... fine... by the way." He added clumsily. He didn't know what the Dark One's business was exactly... but if he loved Belle as much as his actions declared... she was probably a constant worry. And also Ruby had filled him in on the threat the imp had made to Snow white and her family.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 9, 2013 13:18:07 GMT -5
Red smiled weakly," and we'll have that window fixed, I'll call for someone in the morning"
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 9, 2013 13:39:11 GMT -5
Feeling a little unnerved by the imp's beady gaze, Whale ended the communications with his sleeve against the mirror. The disrupted potion lost it's effect and all that remained was a cloudy reflective surface.
"You're right... options are slim." He said to Ruby, without looking at her. He looked down at his shaking hands instead. "And I don't think I can last much longer without sleep... REAL sleep..." He REFUSED to close his eyes until this matter was resolved. He wouldn't let that bastard vampire get the best of him. "I propose... research on the subject before we proceed... for my sake." He finally looked up at her. "What does 'marking' entail, exactly?...Will I... will I be like you?" He saw her face flinch in slight discomfort at that inquiry. "Ruby... it's nothing against you or your kind... I just.." he didn't know why it bothered him so much. Perpahs it was the thought of him not being in control of himself whilst his body went through such a drastic change....
Then again... he wasn't in much control under Dracula's entrancement either...
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 9, 2013 14:20:26 GMT -5
"no, no, believe me I get it, being a werewolf isn't exactly at the top of peoples 'what I want to be when I grow up' list," She mused rather weakly.
Ruby took a breath and looked at him, trying to come up with the most basic and non-discomforting explanation she could," traditional 'Werewolf Marking' is actually kind of sacred in a couple of different ways. It can only be done once to one other person, it usually means you want to be with this person for a long time..." She bit her lip," It doesn't mean the person marked would become a werewolf necessarily, but there's a special kind of bond created- the two become much more in-tune to each other"
She looked down at his shaking hands, she took his in hers," Victor, I really won't be offended if you don't want to do this, it's kind of a big deal...."
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 9, 2013 17:14:03 GMT -5
He looked down at his shaking hands... did she mistake this involuntary action with... reluctance and fear? Victor held her hands back. "No... Red.... I'm literally shaking because I haven't had real sleep in two weeks. The human body can only take about 8 to 10 days..." Speaking of which, he needed some coffee... stat. "I guess as a semi-ghoul, I get super-human tolerances. Yay." he added flatly.
Victor looked into Red's eyes, getting more serious. "I know it's a big thing... not just for ME... but for you. I think we are pretty... compatible... and I WANT to explore that more... but I don't want to corner you into this decision because you feel sorry for me... I'm sorry can we go to Granny's for coffee???" He was a second away from dropping his head down on the counter off to the side when that random question blurted out.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 9, 2013 17:22:58 GMT -5
Red closed her eyes and smiled," Yeah... yeah we can definitely do that,"
It was probably closed by now, but she had her own set of keys and she would pay for the coffee herself later. Actually having coffee with Victor without the constant buzz of customers sounded nice.
Ruby smiled and walked outside with him and down the sidewalk...
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 9, 2013 23:53:34 GMT -5
He walked arm in arm with Ruby.
She was one of his closest friends at this point. He knew that he could trust her with... 'his soul'... in this matter. But there was still a lot of gray area concerning what being 'marked' actually entailed.
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