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Rehearsal 5 (6/09): [Voice, from Astralfield]

[There's a hiss of static, and then Victor's voice comes on mid-sigh -- clearly he's turned his communicator on by accident.]

I've really got to get out of this habit of having depressing birthdays. . .especially when there's no Alice around to cheer me up. Of course, I don't even know if it's really -- wait, why is the light --

[There's a distinct pause, and then Victor speaks again, now sounding a little embarrassed.]

Ah, e-excuse that everyone, I just --

Well, I may as well own up to it. It's apparently my birthday today. I don't know if I'm actually a year older, given that I seem to have skipped over a few months when I arrived here from home, but. . .for simplicity's sake we'll say it's my birthday. And yes, I am feeling slightly blue. Missing home. I'm -- I'm sure you all understand.

[Another, slightly-anxious pause.]

I do hope I haven't upset anyone. I --

I just miss her. A lot.

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Oh, I see.

[Not really on par with all the employees that his father had to manage, but then again, this guy's running a club, not a cannery. And Kaname certainly seems like he's doing well enough.]

Well, then, I suppose I'll see you around noon.

[His father may have a factory of his own, but the whole vampire society and hunter association were both managed skillfully by this pureblood king.]

I'll await your arrival.

[Fair enough, but Victor doesn't know that. He is rather impressed with Kaname's skill in setting up such a successful business so soon, though.]

All right -- until then.

[And sure enough, at noon Victor appears at the club, having made his way over through Astralfield. Crystalden's silver and shine still intimidates him a little, but he has the power of being an invited guest on his side this time to steady his nerves. He walks in, taking a good look around.]

Ah -- hello?

[It's something they can talk about at a later time.

Once Victor enters the night club, he'd notice that there are a few balloons on the counter, and a booth filled with flowers, pillows and stuffed creatures. In the middle, there's a cake designed as a butterfly.]

[Victor does a bit of a double take when his eyes find the booth. The balloons were a nice touch, he thought, but that -- that seems like a bit much, doesn't it? And how did this man know that -- well, all right, Victor did make another post earlier showing off his art. It wouldn't be too hard to deduce from his sketchbook he was fond of butterflies. Not so much stuffed animals, though Victor does have some fond memories of a toy dog and cat he had when he was small. . . Still, wow. He was definitely not expecting that.]

[Unfortunately, Victor was faced with the best stalker among the creatures of the night. He sends out his familiars and astral drops to monitor the activities of everyone, most especially none-NPCs. He enjoyed being on top of things, and always figuring out how to use people to his maximal advantage.

While Victor was admiring the view, he'd suddenly feel a light breeze behind him.] Do you like it?

[Which would seriously creep him out if he knew, so it's probably best he not find out about that for a while.

As it is, when Kaname suddenly speaks from behind him, Victor yelps and nearly jumps out of his skin.] Oh! I -- oh, um, y-yes. It's v-very nice. [Please do not sneak up on him like that.]

[It was something which he normally didn't discuss with others.

He just smiles at that reaction. It always amused him when people would react that way. He loves sneaking up on people though.]

So, shall we?

[Which is only good sense, of which Kaname must have plenty.

Well, if you keep doing that, you can expect a lot of that reaction out of Victor. He's jumpy when he's startled. And sometimes when he's not. He nods, getting himself back under control.]

Y-yes, thank you.

[Quite an abundance.

He should be careful when dealing with Victor then. He wouldn't want to kill Victor.]

I'm not sure what flavour you'd like, so I went with the usual.. Chocolate buttercreme

[Victor's not likely to drop over dead from it -- just jump and possibly get increasingly annoyed. Today, though, any annoyance is a bit short-circuited by the reveal of cake.]

Chocolate's just fine, thank you. I'm a great lover of chocolate.

[He moves a few animals and pillows around to make it a bit easier to sit.]

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[Kaname rarely does a trick twice.]

I'm glad to hear that. [Kaname helps free some chairspace for Victor.]

Anyway, Happy Birthday.

[Well good.]

Thank you. [Victor sits down amidst the lot.] It really is kind of you to do this. My last birthday was a bit lacking.

[Except for Alice's present, but -- he's trying not to think about that.]

You deserve to be happy on your special day. Next time, I'd hope you be able to bring your friends to celebrate your birthday properly, if you don't mind. [He smiles at Victor. Being alone is something nobody deserves, at least in Kaname's mind.]

I'm still in the process of making friends here. [Though Terra surely counts by now. . .perhaps he'll bring a slice of cake her way.] Though I am pleased to find so many friendly people. That was a bit lacking where I was before as well.

It's certainly not easy to make friends is it?

Lacking?

[Victor shrugs a little.] Particularly not when you're a bit shy.

[He makes a face.] Before I found myself on Lochwell's streets, I was living in the absolute worst neighborhood in London -- Whitechapel. I don't know if you're familiar with it, but -- it's smelly, crime-ridden, and just all-around horrible.

[He nods at that, though he's not sure if he can empathize with him. He's not particularly shy.]

So are you telling me that Lochwell is much better then?

Yes, even if it is run by that particularly bossy Queen. . .I actually live in Astralfield now, but even a place where dreams come to life and run around each day is better. At least there's more to look at than smog and trash.

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