This, though, is news to her. She saw Astarion talking to Godric on the network when Eric first arrived, but she'd been very quickly distracted from it.
So, since he brought it up: "What happened with you and Godric?"
"Nothing, really. I just - can't say I like the way he talks about Eric.
Calling him his child, taking responsibility for him like he's an
extension of himself. It's...well, it's familiar in ways I don't care for."
"Generously, I could say that our language has no accurate words to
describe the relationship between a vampire and the mortals he's turned.
Less generously, I will say that Godric is suggesting that because he
wants to use the transcendent uniqueness of his experiences as a shield
to hide behind."
Because the common answers, in this environment anyway, haven't applied. Other than Godric's intervention saving Eric from immediate and violent retaliation, things are playing out remarkably smoothly from what she's seen.
"I don't know. Shame, perhaps? The simple fact that turned someone on the
brink of death because he was lonely, and - well, just look what became
of it."
"He and I haven't spoken of it much," she admits. "I got pissed because he didn't tell me Jesus was one of the people Eric attacked. I'm still pissed."
Even if she understands a bit better, she thinks, she's still mad.
"I'm going to talk to Eric a bit, though, while I can still fight back if I need to."
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Date: 2024-06-20 10:33 am (UTC)From:So, since he brought it up: "What happened with you and Godric?"
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Date: 2024-06-20 10:41 am (UTC)From:"Nothing, really. I just - can't say I like the way he talks about Eric. Calling him his child, taking responsibility for him like he's an extension of himself. It's...well, it's familiar in ways I don't care for."
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Date: 2024-06-20 08:53 pm (UTC)From:"When I first tried to talk to him about it, he said there weren't human words for it. Is it not just... vampiric terms?"
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Date: 2024-06-20 09:00 pm (UTC)From:Astarion sighs.
"Generously, I could say that our language has no accurate words to describe the relationship between a vampire and the mortals he's turned. Less generously, I will say that Godric is suggesting that because he wants to use the transcendent uniqueness of his experiences as a shield to hide behind."
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Date: 2024-06-20 10:23 pm (UTC)From:Because the common answers, in this environment anyway, haven't applied. Other than Godric's intervention saving Eric from immediate and violent retaliation, things are playing out remarkably smoothly from what she's seen.
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Date: 2024-06-21 07:02 am (UTC)From:"I don't know. Shame, perhaps? The simple fact that turned someone on the brink of death because he was lonely, and - well, just look what became of it."
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Date: 2024-06-23 02:26 am (UTC)From:Even if she understands a bit better, she thinks, she's still mad.
"I'm going to talk to Eric a bit, though, while I can still fight back if I need to."
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Date: 2024-06-23 10:14 am (UTC)From:Astarion nods, thoughtful.
"I should probably introduce myself at some point, if he can behave himself for five minutes."
Who knows, maybe he'll be grateful to have another vampire around who isn't the man who made him.