[ Bones seriously doubts it. Destiny is bullshit, and most of the people he helped tended to die to other causes once they left his clinic. Death was something he just had to get used to. Doesn't mean he isn't scared to death about the chance of running into someone he helped save. What kind of life did he give them, if they just ended up turning undead?
Yeah, those are thoughts for another time. Or maybe never. ]
Yup. Birds aren't too common, but they're alright. Only thing is flying gets boring. 's not like we can go out during the day, so we just have the stars to guide us.
[ He looks up too. He didn't mean for that to sound poetic or anything, he just said what he was thinking. The stars have always comforted him, even before he became a vampire. Plus looking up at the stars is at least easier than looking down at Jim's neck. The man sure knows how to pull off "tempting" while making it look easy.
Though it's startling to hear Jim comment on food—had he really been starved before? It wasn't unheard of, but most kids who did didn't survive to Jim's age. Leonard had seen quite a few kids during his tenure, too. Was it possible...?
Nah, no way. And besides, it doesn't matter. They're here now, and he'll only drown if he thinks too hard on the past. ]
I wanted to be here.
[ It's a plain admission, one he knows is a rarity for most men like him—men who still hold some level of value in their own humanity. Well, arguably. He still thinks like a human, or so he would think so. He's doing a great job of holding himself back from biting Jim.
Instead he ends up being far too honest, and he nearly regrets speaking the moment the words come out. ]
I want to heal people—cure illnesses, find out what makes 'em spread and how to prevent 'em. I was done being powerless and stupid. I wanted to learn more, and this is the place to do it.
[ He sounds angry to admit it. It'd be too much to sound sincere like this. Maybe since Jim is still human, he won't judge him too much for it. ]
I know it's fucking corny, so get your laugh in before I ask my next question.
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Yeah, those are thoughts for another time. Or maybe never. ]
Yup. Birds aren't too common, but they're alright. Only thing is flying gets boring. 's not like we can go out during the day, so we just have the stars to guide us.
[ He looks up too. He didn't mean for that to sound poetic or anything, he just said what he was thinking. The stars have always comforted him, even before he became a vampire. Plus looking up at the stars is at least easier than looking down at Jim's neck. The man sure knows how to pull off "tempting" while making it look easy.
Though it's startling to hear Jim comment on food—had he really been starved before? It wasn't unheard of, but most kids who did didn't survive to Jim's age. Leonard had seen quite a few kids during his tenure, too. Was it possible...?
Nah, no way. And besides, it doesn't matter. They're here now, and he'll only drown if he thinks too hard on the past. ]
I wanted to be here.
[ It's a plain admission, one he knows is a rarity for most men like him—men who still hold some level of value in their own humanity. Well, arguably. He still thinks like a human, or so he would think so. He's doing a great job of holding himself back from biting Jim.
Instead he ends up being far too honest, and he nearly regrets speaking the moment the words come out. ]
I want to heal people—cure illnesses, find out what makes 'em spread and how to prevent 'em. I was done being powerless and stupid. I wanted to learn more, and this is the place to do it.
[ He sounds angry to admit it. It'd be too much to sound sincere like this. Maybe since Jim is still human, he won't judge him too much for it. ]
I know it's fucking corny, so get your laugh in before I ask my next question.