Voice; un: daisy

[hearstheblood]

[The transmission is technically a video - though throughout it all the screen remains unevenly black and rough-textured, as if a piece of fabric had been tossed across the lens of the camera. The voice that speaks is recognizably Daisy Tonner's, though there's a faint burr and growl to it, as if it had been run through a sound modifying program. Or something.]

All right. Suppose anyone with an opinion can chime in, but this is mostly for the Sanguis lot. Or anyone else who gets . . . like that. Bloodthirsty.

[It's such a crawlingly, hideously personal thing to ask. But if there was ever a place she might find people who could come close to understanding her own situation, this might be it. And she has to try.]

How do you get through it?

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Voice; un: Archivist

[the_archivist]

Daisy...

I can- maybe I can help?

[hearstheblood]

[She does't have to move the tea towel dropped over the camera to know who that is - and part of her wants to sigh even as another part of her twists with a tentative hope that she does her best to ignore.]

Yeah? How's that?

[the_archivist]

I mean... I'm pretty resilient if you need violence. If you need to hunt.

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[hearstheblood]

[She gives a soft, rumbling sigh, and after a second the screen lightens as she lifts the towel away and looks down at the screen. Feral and inhuman as her eyes are when she transforms, at the moment they are only flat and utterly unamused.]

Jon.

text un: south.wind

[yakiniku]

It becomes easier each time, but plan to come out of it injured for the first several transformations. Make sure you have someone to help you heal afterward.

I had one particularly close call because I could not ignore my need to fight. I would have died if I did not have someone to help after. I am sorry that you are Sanguis, but the only other advice I have is that you stay away from others like us. Fighting and confrontation is nearly unavoidable when both sides are itching for a fight.

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[hearstheblood]

Noticed that.

[Maybe not here, exactly, but she did know that around hunters in opposition to her, it was almost impossible to resist the pull to chase. Not that she'd tried very hard.]

What is is you do, then? Just stay in your flat until the moon passes?

[yakiniku]

Well, no.

I have been going about my life as usual, hence all the bar fights, and having my chest nearly sliced open.

audio; un: TheChancellor

[profanation]

[Ardyn would normally respond via text, but the changes to his voice this Sanguis were funny enough, in light of his previous post, to warrant using the audio response. And they were changes: he'd always had notable voice, whether 'attractive' or 'creepy', and now it was all amplified.

He sounded like he was smiling. ]

Self-control, mostly, but when one is goaded... well, it helps to know there's something else that could make some Sanguis fall out a little bit... dicey.

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[hearstheblood]

[All right, she'll bite - even if how amused this one sounds sets her hackles lifting slightly.]

Something else?

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[profanation]

Oh, something a little higher than that. Bigger. A goal to work towards.

[ He grinned. ]

Or something that you've promised not to loose. Those who practice temperance can find it does wonders for keeping themselves to themselves.

[hearstheblood]

[That sounds . . . uncomfortably close to her own experience, and Daisy can feel those prickles spreading further and further down her neck, her ears listing back in the reflex anger of anyone knowing her like that.]

Speaking from experience?

[She keeps her voice light, all the same, steady.]

[voice]

[spah]

[Ooh, sound modification. This gets Engineer's interest. More importantly, though, the question:]

I signed up for a lot of fights at Buwan's Stop back when I first got here. It ain't... ideal, but sanctioned fights was better than pickin' 'em on the street. Which... I also did, the first time around.

[He doesn't sound to proud of it.]

Couple months in, though, I got a punching bag. Granted, the whole "super strength" thing means you might go through... a couple of 'em.

Other than that, I've been tryin' to work on my self control. And some months aren't as "bloodthirsty" as others. But I reckon know better than anyone right now that's easier said than done.

[hearstheblood]

[She huffs softly - commiseration for the sentiment.]

It is. But you can do it if you want to.

[And that's been her mantra through all of this, hasn't it. It's something she can do - that she can not do - if she wants that badly enough. And she does want it, very badly.]

Punching bag's not a bad idea. Punching something does sound very good right now.

[spah]

Like I said. I'm workin' on it.

[Engie chuckles.]

Try and get the extra tough ones. Or at least somethin' fireproof, if the fire magic's a thing for you too.

voice; un: beauregard

[flurry_of_beaus]

Staying put in my place. Gym, when as few people as possible are there. Bars, same. But a little bit a trouble goes a long way for me. Or, it has so far...

[hearstheblood]

[She recognizes the voice and the first chunk of name and actually huffs a sound that, in her own throat, might have been a laugh. Might still be, though there's something sort of . . . barky, about it.]

You, the trouble sort? Couldn't have guessed.

[flurry_of_beaus]

[ Beau makes a roughly snorting sound as well, feeling a touch challenged. In a friendly way. Between the username and the voice, there's no doubt in her mind who this is, which makes things a little easier to roll with than with a stranger. ]

Yeah and I'm sure you always color safely within the lines. You have that air about you.

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[stabbersinyerfambles]

'Know myself. Know what'll set me off and do my best to avoid those things. I've found a uh--someone willing to put up with me, we spend most've the Sanguis phases together.

Just having someone I like around can help a lot, now that I'm thinking of it. S'calming.

[hearstheblood]

Makes sense. Gets you outside of your own head, right?

[Now that she thinks of it, most things fear-adjacent tend to do poorly when there's welcome company around like that.]

[stabbersinyerfambles]

Just like that, aye. That or hole up alone for the phase...

voice;

[sifukatara]

I try to do yoga and other calming things, like meditation, or going for a swim in cold water, but I don't think I need to tell you it isn't always enough.

When that happens, I'm lucky enough that I found people from my world. They'd know what they'd be getting into if we spar... and sometimes I really can't help myself.

[ Bloodbending is not something she's fond of, but she's felt the edge a few times... had the nightmares. Not gonna mention that casually, though. ]

Honestly, though, you might be surprised. Even people with... unique power sets can usually find their match in a group this big and varied, if that's what you're worried about?

[hearstheblood]

[This girl's so gentle about it, about reassuring Daisy that she can find someone she won't tear to pieces. There's an understanding of this fear in it, one that Daisy doesn't like to hear in a voice so young.]

Good to know. But if I start, I don't know if I'll be able to stop again.

[sifukatara]

It wouldn't be your fault. I know that doesn't always make it any easier, but we can't help the way these places mess with us.

[ She considers it for a moment. ]

If it isn't too personal, what kind of powers do you have? I've met a lot of people by now-- [ Between traveling to three different worlds and all. ] --maybe I know someone I could recommend. Or there may be someone that could help you keep it under control, instead. [ She'd consider offering if she weren't also Sanguis. ]

Voice.

[fashionicon]

Fight someone.

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[letoldthingsdie]

Meditation, training, and occasionally sex.