No. God no. My family's business was being alcoholics-- [She cleared her throat awkwardly at that when considering the drink currently in her hand. Faith isn't one herself, but all the same, she sets the drink down.]
I'm a vampire slayer. I was chosen. Given powers to fight them. It also put a giant target on my back.
[ alcoholics? there's the smallest flicker of concern in her eyes as she looks from the filled glass to faith and away. she shouldn't judge. it's not her place to judge anyone, and she's fought that tendency hard while being here. besides, caitlin drinks fairly often enough that her past self might be concerned for her.
she keeps a hold on her glass, taking a drink. ]
A vampire slayer. That's... [ her eyes go back to the sword and crossbow for a moment. ] That makes sense. Staking through the heart and beheading? It's all fiction where I'm from, but it's nice to see some consistency there.
[She sees that fleeting look and is very much wishing she'd not let that slip. It's not even the start of her childhood traumas, but she'd never been very good with anyone's pity.]
That's the way it works where I'm from. Stakes, holy water, beheadings, garlic, sunlight, can't come in without being invited...
[She sighs, shaking her head.] There are vampires here that don't all follow those same rules. They all seem just a little bit different.
It's a danger of the multiverse. [ the words are intoned with a knowing sound. ] Things are familiar, but foreign. They're the same, but different. It's all a learning curve, but the steepness varies.
[ they're getting a bit off the rails of what this was intended to be. she takes another drink and sets down her glass. ]
Tell me more about you. Outside of [ a vague gesture towards the sword and crossbow ] all of that.
[Just listening to Caitlin talk she can tell she's smart. Smarter than Faith could ever hope to be.] Sounds like something you've dealt with a lot?
[She looks a little uncertain about that question. Being a Slayer is a pretty substantial part of her life. There are other things she could say, but very little of them happy. Maybe just the basics.] Um, yeah, sure-- [Faith tucks some hair behind her ear a touch awkward.] I grew up in Boston? Uh... been on my own most of my life. I love dancing?
You get some experience with it here. But back home, a few years ago, my friends and I, uh... accidentally ripped some holes in our reality into another Earth.
[ it's not something she could, or would, ever forget. thawne undone by his ancestor's sacrifice. the massive hole in the sky. losing her husband. caitlin blinks hard and gives her head a little shake, trying to dismiss the rising memories.
it's easier, when faith talks and shares about herself. ] That had to be hard, being on your own. [ she doesn't linger on that for long. ] More club dancing than other, I'm betting?
You accidentally ripped a hole in reality? What the hell were you doing? That was more than just a little 'whoopsadaisy'.
[Good lord. Her eyes are a little wide at that.]
Yeah, it wasn't easy. Sometimes though, it just felt easier... being alone? But I got people eventually. It just took a long time. [Too long. And one trip and escape from prison.]
Heh, yeah. Club dancing. I'm not exactly doin' the foxtrot or anything.
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I'm a vampire slayer. I was chosen. Given powers to fight them. It also put a giant target on my back.
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she keeps a hold on her glass, taking a drink. ]
A vampire slayer. That's... [ her eyes go back to the sword and crossbow for a moment. ] That makes sense. Staking through the heart and beheading? It's all fiction where I'm from, but it's nice to see some consistency there.
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That's the way it works where I'm from. Stakes, holy water, beheadings, garlic, sunlight, can't come in without being invited...
[She sighs, shaking her head.] There are vampires here that don't all follow those same rules. They all seem just a little bit different.
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[ they're getting a bit off the rails of what this was intended to be. she takes another drink and sets down her glass. ]
Tell me more about you. Outside of [ a vague gesture towards the sword and crossbow ] all of that.
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[She looks a little uncertain about that question. Being a Slayer is a pretty substantial part of her life. There are other things she could say, but very little of them happy. Maybe just the basics.] Um, yeah, sure-- [Faith tucks some hair behind her ear a touch awkward.] I grew up in Boston? Uh... been on my own most of my life. I love dancing?
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[ it's not something she could, or would, ever forget. thawne undone by his ancestor's sacrifice. the massive hole in the sky. losing her husband. caitlin blinks hard and gives her head a little shake, trying to dismiss the rising memories.
it's easier, when faith talks and shares about herself. ] That had to be hard, being on your own. [ she doesn't linger on that for long. ] More club dancing than other, I'm betting?
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[Good lord. Her eyes are a little wide at that.]
Yeah, it wasn't easy. Sometimes though, it just felt easier... being alone? But I got people eventually. It just took a long time. [Too long. And one trip and escape from prison.]
Heh, yeah. Club dancing. I'm not exactly doin' the foxtrot or anything.