[For Nick] Hunting for a liquid diet

[masochistic_lion]

I was awake far earlier than I'd expected to be, both nervous and anticipatory about my plans for the day. I dressed quickly and then left my hut, heading at a brisk walk to Nick's to meet up with him and start hunting. Today I would find out if my lingering food aversion was simply that, or if I still craved my previous diet, illogical as the idea may seem. I wasn't certain which result I hoped for, honestly. On the one hand, it would be nice to find something that actually tasted good. On the other hand, I didn't like the connotations that would accompany a continued thirst for fresh blood. Here I was supposed to be as human as anyone else. Then again, the faint sparkle to my skin that had remained after my transformation already belied that assumption. Perhaps I had retained other aspects of my vampiric nature, as well.

I reached Nick's at last and let myself in, announcing myself as I did so. "Nick? It's Edward."

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[darkest_hunter]

"From what I can see, man, you're still a vampire. Just like I'm still a demon. We're both just non-practicing at them moment. Kind of like lapsed Catholics," he grinned. He was one of those, too, but that wasn't really relevant to the moment. "And since I'm pretty sure you did a direct keg-tap when you were practicing rather than pouring into a cup, right? Probably why you never got messed up."

[masochistic_lion]

I laughed a little at both analogies, though I didn't know if I agreed with the first. "I suppose that's one way to look at it. And yes, I generally drank right from the source."

I eyed the now-bled boar. "By the way, can we keep this between us? I don't particularly want everyone knowing about it." Especially certain people. I wasn't sure what Bella would think if she knew--and I didn't want to find out. "There are already enough people that mistrust me for who and what I was." Not that I expected Nick to go tell everyone about it, but it was best to let him know unequivocally that I didn't want this to become open knowledge if possible.

[darkest_hunter]

"So I should take down the full page ad I've drafted for the paper? Cancel the billboards?" Nick teased for a second before his face sobered. "Don't worry about it, Edward. Secrets and I are pretty good friends and I don't have any trouble keeping them close. The only stipulation on my part is my girlfriend. If she asks me a direct question about it, I won't lie to her. But I won't go offering the information, either. Fair enough?"

[masochistic_lion]

"I wouldn't expect you to lie," I answered, nodding. "I'm not sure exactly how the subject would even come up, but if she asks you a direct question, of course you can answer." I turned to the boar again and mused, "I suppose we should take the carcass back to donate to the food stores."

[darkest_hunter]

"Honestly? I'm never sure what Dairine's going to come up with from one day to the next, but it doesn't seem like the kind of thing she'd spend too much time puzzling out. She's too worked up with the twenty classes she's taking on top of trying to get a generator that'll harness tidal energy, or something like that."

Nick bent to start tying the rope around the carcass' feet, ready to hoist the thing over his shoulder. "Looks like fresh meat for dinner tonight, huh?"