Dante Lacostos: ((*SNUG* Have fun!))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Just smile and there, I'll explain later." He chuckles. "Or not, because if you missed out on the horror that is Mattel, you might be better off. Hey, Aerin, on our next feild trip can we check for tainted things in toy stores? I hear there's a huge one in New York. With stuffed animals I could nap on. We could play with Legos! Come on...you know you want to...."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [*hugs* Catch you later, love.]

Dante Lacostos: Dante glances at Aerin and smiles slightly when he notes that the other has conked out. "Awww..."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He follows Dante's gaze. "Well there goes getting you to eat." He slides out of his coat and drapes it over Aerin. "But sleep is good too." He watches Aerin so intently that for a moment it seems he may have forgotten Dante existed. But then he turns to face him with a sharp, suddden twist of his body. "Come on, we'll eat, and then we'll lay him down. He'll be okay there until then. Blueberry, blackberry, or strawberry?"

Dante Lacostos: Off balance he just blinks at Bliss, staring at him for a long, silent moment. "Um. I...Blueberry? I think. Um..."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Okay." He pulls one of the drinks out of the tray and hands it to Dante. "Blueberry." He pulls the other two drinks out, putting one in the fridge.

Dante Lacostos: He eyes the drink for a moment and then takes a cautious sip, teeth clacking together as a shiver races down his spine. "Cold!"

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Generally, yes. But good. Drink it. It's good for you. Are you cold already?"

Dante Lacostos: "I'm always cold," he says with a sigh, taking another drink, his eyes drifting from Aerin to Bliss and settling on him gently.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Oh. I'll bring tea next time. But really, drink that, I had them put vitamins in it for you. Which you need if you've not been eating."

Dante Lacostos: He sighs and takes another sip. "Are we ever going to really get along," he asks, brows furrowing as he raises his free hand to rub hard at his cheek.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Quite possibly." He starts dishing out food. "Why aren't we eating?"

Dante Lacostos: "Because, while I've been told I have to it makes me feel sick. And because I think you're using it as an avoidance tactic."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "When did that start?" There's a slight pause. "Nevermind that, I don't have to know. Did it start after something traumatic happened? And what do you mean I'm using it as an avoidance tactic?"

Dante Lacostos: "What part of the fact that my whole life is falling apart did you miss, Bliss, when Aerin told you he was bringing me in?" He frowns, ignoring the second question.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "That doesn't answer any of my questions, but if you won't be helpful I'll just have to assume so, based on that question." He keeps fussing over the food, cutting it up.

Dante Lacostos: He sighs. "I haven't been eating much since I came to New York," he admits. "Some of it was lack of funds, but most of it has just been stress."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Okay. One of my kin went through something much like this. So, we'll see if anything I learned trying to get him to eat is useful for you." He sits on the bed, offering Dante a plate. There isn't a lot of food on it, and it's all cut into small pieces, a little pile of chicken, a little pile of cut clear rice noodles, a little pile of salad, and a little cup of peanut sauce, it's cap still on. "For the longest time I couldn't get him to eat anything that smelled like anything, so if the other food is too much for you, try the noodles. If it tasting like food doesn't bother you, that there is the best peanut sauce to be found in this city, at least that I can find."

Dante Lacostos: He bites his lips as he takes the plate and leans into Bliss for a long, quiet moment, rubbing his cheek to the man's shoulder before he sits up and starts eating very slowly, every bite agony.

Aerin Thomas: It appears he's hit the dream state fairly quickly, and he whimpers, shifting in the chair. Ahh, one wonders what it is the poor man dreams of...

Shadow's Blissful Silence: Bliss eats more quickly, leaving Dante alone to struggle with his food, at least for the moment. He watches him though, sympathetic for all he can be impossible to deal with.

Aerin Thomas -> Dante Lacostos: ((Figure if I can only be here for a half-hour, a few sleep posts would be fun. *G*))

Aerin Thomas -> Shadow's Blissful Silence: ((Figure if I can only be here for a half-hour, a few sleep posts would be fun. *G*))

Dante Lacostos -> Aerin Thomas: ((brat!*LOL**snug*))

Dante Lacostos: Hearing Aerin whimper, Dante glances up at the man, biting his lips before taking a couple more small forkfulls of food. Plate still half full he craddles it in his lap, eyes sliding back to Aerin.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Fuck. Aerin." He puts the food down and rises, heading over to Aerin. "Dante, put the food down, you're spared eating for the moment. Move the blankets so I can lay him down."

Shadow's Blissful Silence -> Aerin Thomas: [I'll get it for you. 8)]

Dante Lacostos: Dante unwinds the towel from his skinny hips and climbs into the bed as Bliss lays Aerin down, curling his body close to the Alpha's.

Shadow's Blissful Silence -> Aerin Thomas: [[20:00] Fox: And, as you missed Bliss' most random suggestion for fighting the Wrym yet... [20:01] Fox: Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Just smile and nod, there, I'll explain later." He chuckles. "Or not, because if you missed out on the horror that is Mattel, you might be better off. Hey, Aerin, on our next feild trip can we check for tainted things in toy stores? I hear there's a huge one in New York. With stuffed animals I could nap on. We could play with Legos! Come on...you know you want to...."]

Shadow's Blissful Silence -> Aerin Thomas: [Carlos' mother just came downstairs and made me agree to let her get me cheesecake. I'm so abused....]

Aerin Thomas: He's struggles just a tiny bit as Bliss picks him up, but it's half-hearted, as if his dreaming mind knows it's futile. When Bliss nuzzles him, he flinches and jerks back in fear from whatever the dream translated it to...but he doesn't resist. Under his breath comes a mutter, not entirely intelligible. Something about Malcolm. Perhaps a desperate apology, by the tone.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He slips into bed on Aerin's other side, pulling the blankets up and snuggling close to Aerin. "Shhhhhh...."

Aerin Thomas -> Shadow's Blissful Silence: ((SO abused... *Grins and nuzzles*))

Dante Lacostos: "Should we call his Mate," Dante asks, rubbing his scarred cheek gently over Aerin's shoulder, his eyes sliding across the man to Bliss.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "No. No." Bliss winces a little. "This is kinda normal for him." He starts to nuzzle Aerin again, but remembering the last response he just drops his head beside Aerin's. "See, that Dante. You're safe. We won't let anything hurt you."

Aerin Thomas: The two resting against him causes him to calm down some, and with a last, plaintive whine, he settles down, starting to breath easier again.

Dante Lacostos: He nods at Bliss and curls his arm over Aerin's hip until his fingers touch Bliss. "Poor thing."

Shadow's Blissful Silence -> Aerin Thomas: [I know. It's horrible. *nuzzles back* But I figure Bliss' idea would be cute until they checked for taint, and then it would be scary! And I'm sure somehow Aerin would be even more scarred for life.]

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "That's it. Easy. Easy. We're right here. It's okay now. Shhhhhhhhhhh...."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "He'll be okay. He will. Everything's gonna be alright."

Dante Lacostos: "It has to be. It can't be bad anymore," he murmurs, laying his head against Aerin's chest. "I can't lose anyone else."

Aerin Thomas: A deep sigh before he half-opens his eyes, looking up and on either side, to Bliss first, then Dante. He smiles weakly and nods, laying his head back down and letting himself drift off. "Thank you," he murmurs as he slips back toward unconsciousness.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He rests one hand on Dante's head and sighs. "I don't plan to let anything happen to him. I'm sure you don't. And I think the world needs him. So we're just gonna have to keep him safe, huh?"

Dante Lacostos: He nods, nuzzling his head into Bliss's hand. "And each other. If you'll quit being all snarly at me. You're too hot to be all snarly."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Oh, we're just using you as a space heater, don't take it so personally." He chuckles and nuzzles Aerin's jaw. "Get some rest, you. I've got everything here."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "So stop cowering." He sticks his tongue out at Dante. "It's unbecoming in one of Gaia's chosen warriors."

Aerin Thomas: He nods a little, mumbling something unintelligible, and falls back asleep.

Dante Lacostos: He rolls his eyes at Bliss. "I'm nto really cowering. I'm just scared right now."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Look, the most powerful woman I know is fearless on a battlefield. I watched her lay into a pack of Dancers and kill three of them before her packmates got in to help her. She defended her caern from a Hive that nearly overwhelmed us. She's beautiful and amazing and you can hear whispers of echoes of something greater in her presence. She's brilliant and talented and-she's a gift, from Gaia, from Thunder, I couldn't say. She's scared too. But she doesn't let if stop her. You can't either, or we'll never win this war. We have to be able to be fierce and terrifying and brutal, or everything that we love will die. So no more cowering. Okay?" It was almost reassuring. Until the or everthing is ruined part.

Dante Lacostos: "I'm not a fighter. Not the way you mean, Bliss," he says softly. "I'm a theurge. I'm a seer. A mystic."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Doesn't matter. You're still at war. C'mon, I'm a Ragabash. I'm fucked if my prey sees me coming. It's not about you being able to kill things on a battlefield, but it is about confidence. You need to know that you can handle every second of every day from now until the day you die - or that failing that your pack can. Because you must survive, you must fight, and we must win this war. It is what we were born to do."

Shadow's Blissful Silence -> Aerin Thomas: [*nuzzles*]

Dante Lacostos: He sighs, eyes closing, his body curling more tightly to Aerin's. He has nothing to say to that. Nothing at all...

Aerin Thomas -> Shadow's Blissful Silence: ((*Nuzzles*))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Why is this so much for everyone to grasp. You'd think it was terrifying or something, being chosen by Gaia. You're born of the dreams of something beautiful, something fantastic - to make a better world. It's worth living for or dying for or whatever has to be done, Dante - don't you understand what you are? What the world will become because of you?"

Dante Lacostos: "My life changed, dramatically, in one night, Bliss. One! I was just a simple Rroma boy with simple dreams and a life of freedome ahead of me...And then it was gone. Ripped out of my hands. This isn't what I wanted to be!"

Shadow's Blissful Silence: Bliss just stares at Dante over Aerin, absolutely unable to comprehend what he's saying.

Dante Lacostos: "I didn't know what I was until I turned fifteen! Until the love of my life died and I tore our camp apart in frenzy!"

Shadow's Blissful Silence -> Aerin Thomas: [Come back soon. *snuggles* We'll miss you. But have fun. We want you to do that too.]

Shadow's Blissful Silence: He curls protectively, possessively over Aerin at that, nuzzling against his jaw, trying to soothe away any response to Dante's definitely soothing and pleasant dream inducing tone.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [...definitely NOT soothing and...]

Dante Lacostos: He rolls from the bed and begins jerkily picking up his clothes, trying to find something semi clean to slide into, tears rising in his eyes.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Look, I'm sorry about her, okay. I really am. But I think you're not grasping the forest for the trees here."

Dante Lacostos: He chokes, snorting softly at that. "In case you haven't figured it out Bliss. I'm gay," he whispers, tugging his t-shirt over his head. "And its so much more then just that."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Aerin, we're gonna be right back, okay. You're safe. Just wait here, okay, and we'll be right back. It's okay." He slides carefully out of the bed, and glides to the door.

Aerin Thomas: A slight murmur in his sleep, shifting in Bliss's arms as he unconsciously recognizes the departure from the bed. But nothing more from him, as he's firmly within the realm of sleep. He'll have several more periods of bad dreams in the next few hours he sleeps, but not wake up. ((Okay. Now I'm REALLY gone.))

Aerin Thomas: ((*loves on ya both, then flees*))

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Okay, in which case, I'm sorry about him. That makes little enough difference. Love is love, regardless. And you're not going anywhere."

Dante Lacostos: ((*loves* Bye babes!))

Shadow's Blissful Silence -> Aerin Thomas: [*nuzzles*]

Dante Lacostos: "Just...For a walk," he says softly, trying to find his boots.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "No. Sorry. Can't protect you both while you're in separate places. You stay. I'm not carrying Aerin outside in the cold. Sorry."

Dante Lacostos: "I don't need you to protect me! I just need to get out of this Goddess-blessed room for a little bit!"

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Look, you're a mess, and you're not leaving. Because if anything happens to you I do not feel like watching Aerin's mind, because you haven't finished your dinner and I told you to eat, and possibly because I find you surprisingly endearing. You're staying here."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: [...like watching Aerin's mind SNAP, because... I keep missing words tonight. Gah. Sorry.]

Dante Lacostos: "You don't find me endearing," he says with a huff, dropping to the floor. He whimpers. Bony butt, meet thinly carpeted concrete.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "No, I actually do." He leans back on the door with a sigh.

Dante Lacostos: He sighs, drawing a knee to his chest. "Why?"

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "What the hell kind of question is that? Because I do."

Dante Lacostos: "Because no one finds me endearing. Not for long." He snorts.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Well, perhaps not. But I'm likely more stubborn than you are infuriating, so we should get along just fine."

Dante Lacostos: He laughs weakly and lays his head against his knee with a sigh. "YOu are such a Lord."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Thank you." He seems honestly pleased by that statement, too.

Dante Lacostos: Dante whimpers. "Fuck me."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "What's wrong?" He does actually sound worried.

Dante Lacostos: "Lords seem to be the bane of my existance, Bliss. No offense to you, hon. I just..." He shrugs.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Oh come here...."

Dante Lacostos: He makes a face and peels himself painfully up off the floor, moving towards Bliss slowly. "I fell for Corbin...Then Jez and Nicoletta...My own tribe now scares the shit out of me."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Well, I'm not going to sleep with you." He frowns, watching the painfully slow process across the floor. "Damn, you're really fucked up...." And that does worry him. A lot.

Dante Lacostos: "I've been here for two months and eating like a mouse." He shrugs slightly. "And my heart feels like I ripped it out of my chest."

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Well the eating thing we can do something about. The heart thing...you never really get over them. It gets easier to breathe, you learn to laugh again, and you keep going, but the world seems a bit less for them being gone."

Dante Lacostos: "And honestly, I really don't want you to sleep with me. Unless all we're doing is sleeping. Trying to avoid bedding other garou." He smiles. But its a broken, hurting shadow of a thing.

Shadow's Blissful Silence: "Yeah, well, that sounds like a plan. C'mere. Everything's gonna be okay." He pulls Dante pretty much into his lap to hold him.

Dante Lacostos: He curls greatfully into Bliss's lap, laying his head against the other's chest as he begins to cry again; though softly this time, gently.

Dante Lacostos: ((Fade))