[OPEN] Summer 2023 Catch-all!

[woocas]

Who: Lucas Kovach (woocas) & YOU
What: Getting settled and doing some investigations!
When: Anytime during the Summer!
Where: All over the isle
Warning(s): Will be noted in comment headers

(ooc note: I'm down for writing custom starters if anyone needs or for rescuing anyone from brutoks! poke me on discord (daranon)!)

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[lordoftheozarks]

"My licking you hasn't been a problem before," he teases, ever so smug. He's enjoying this and he isn't going to bother hiding that.

He doesn't look pleased, however, by that explanation. His tone turns into something like a teacher scolding his student. "What were you doing climbing a building?"

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Oh that smug face! It draws out more heat into Lucas's cheeks. He can't even deny it - or that the attention feels good, allowing heat to start traveling south, too.

"In my defense I usually do less stupid things!" He whines. "I'm pretty sure that treasure that washed up on shore was cursed. I picked it up and then just...couldn't help myself."

There's a few moments of awkward silence before Lucas tacks on another thought, like a student trying to defend his bad exam score. "At least we know they're not lying about the dying part. Right?"

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His smirk only grows as he watches the heat rise off of Lucas. Isn't he just scrumptious?

"That is not much of a defense, you realize." Something tells him Lucas DOES do a lot of reckless things. If the human running into the forest to fight those little twig monsters is any indication? And then promptly letting himself get backed into a deal by a vampire lord.

He lifts a brow with a look so loud he doesn't even needs words to transmit "Are you kidding me?" to Lucas when he makes that crack about not staying dead now being confirmed. Of all the ways to test the theory...?

"What was the treasure? Do you still have it?"

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Something akin to a whine rattles out of Lucas but he really can't muster another round of lame defense. At least he can latch onto giving Erik a debriefing and pretend he's not naked and embarrassed still.

"It washed up on the beach, there was a ton of it! So probably some other people picked some up too, but if they did they're not really talking. I should try and schedule some interviews," he trails off with a slight frown.

"And no, I don't. Unless it's magically shown up at my cottage. I woke up here in my birthday suit and nothing else!" A beat, then he squints. "You're not going to try and find some are you?"

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"Interviews? Ah, so you are taking up your old profession after all?" He's certain someone like Lucas really can't help himself.

"You woke up with no clothing. How odd. I hope you have enough funds to buy more." Erik might be able to front Lucas the cash... for a price.

He grins, full teeth, at Lucas's suspicious squinting. "Would I, a wise old Elder, ever do something as reckless as that?"

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"You think any IOPSA worth their salt would stop if they showed up here?" Lucas shoots back, one brow raised. As if!

That brief smugness is wiped clean by Erik's unspoken offer, drawing a mighty pout from the Medium. Pride means wearing the birthday suit a little longer. For now...His resolve could easily crumble.

"I'm not going to grace that with an answer." He huffs, pout only deepening. "I'm just sayin', don't mess with it and if you do don't come cryin' to me!"

[lordoftheozarks]

"I think the agents I'm more familiar with might, but I can see now why Eshe favors you." Lucas should ask Erik sometime how he and the Branson office get along. The stories Erik could tell...

"So, if I do happen to encounter any strange occurrences, you'd like me to keep that to myself?" His grin grows relative to the strength of Lucas's pout.

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Lucas raises an eyebrow at mention of the other office. It's not like every IOPSA is the same but it does raise a few questions. But he hardly gets a chance to ask before Erik follows up with the comment about Eshe. He turns four shades redder.

"N-no! That's not what I meant!" Lucas sputters, twisting in Erik's hold to better face him. "I don't even want to know what it might make you do if you did get a hold of it. That's all!"

He has no idea how to handle an Elder vampire on a rampage and honestly he'd rather not find out.

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"You're very cute when you get flustered; has Eshe ever told you that?" Look how concerned Lucas is. Adorable.

But now he holds a hand over his (dead) heart and speaks a solemn pledge, "I will not meddle with the cursed treasure. You are right. I do not want to know what it might cause me to do. I've only just begun to earn the goodwill of this village and I would hate to spoil that."

good to wrap!

[woocas]

"Yes, she has." The answer is more of a whine than the Medium would like, but he has no shred of dignity left.

He eyes Erik with brief annoyance but it's good enough for him. Not that he could really stop the vampire from doing so on his own, but hopefully Erik takes the Medium's advice to heart.

"Yeah, would hate to waste the chance to wrap this place around your little finger." Lucas says with a snort. An Elder is wont to revel in their plots, as he well knows. "But...do you think we can go back to your place? It's getting chilly out here."

and wrap!

[lordoftheozarks]

"This is why she and I get along so well." He's not even hiding his teeth in the grin anymore.

"Why Lucas, you wound me," he holds a hand to his chest as if scandalized, "The preacher accused me of giving the mayor a run for her job already. I must simply have the air of a leader about me." Still grinning.

"Why, I would love nothing more than to take you back to my place and get you properly warmed up. Hang on tight now. We'll see if I can go fast enough to avoid you exposing yourself to the entire village, hm?" Lucas isn't going to get time to protest before Erik hefts him up, bridal style this time, and whisks him away to his home.