75 Godiva, Tuesday morning

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Eliot loved Halloween. The island was always nice enough to keep things nice and dark all day, which not only meant his vampire boyfriend didn't have to worry about catching fire, it also confused the hell out of all the prey on the preserve. He came home from his morning hunt today with half a dozen rabbits, a sack of fresh venison, and a large quantity of deer blood for Hardison.

Who didn't like a little blood sausage to brighten up their fall mornings?

He set the whole haul onto the kitchen island and looked it over with a wolfish grin, then whistled for the only other canine member of his pack. Val came trotting right up, tail wagging a mile a minute, and Eliot was half-tempted to shift just so he could wag his back. But paws were not meant for wielding butcher knives, and if these rabbits resembled their living selves too much by the time Parker swooped in, she'd be moaning about it until next week. Besides, he had a party to cater!

He tossed Val a couple vertebrae to gnaw on, and set to work, whistling a cheerful tune as he went.

[ooc: open for pack mates or visitors!]

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A hand slammed against the kitchen window, fingers splayed and palm pressed against the glass. A face broke through the fog a moment later, chalky gray eyes pale set in a face that was fishbelly pale. "Braaaaaaaains," Kathy croaked. "Braaaaaaaains."

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"Good morning to you, too, darlin'," Eliot greeted. He opened the back door for her and left a trail of rabbit heads to make sure she could find her way inside. "Eat anything good on the way over?"

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"Braaaains!" Kathy intoned cheerfully, her movements slow and ponderous as she bent over to pick up the rabbit heads. One immediately went into her mouth, teeth easily biting through bones to get to the sweet within, the rest carefully gathered into her arms. "Looooong."

The walk had been very long, considering her stilted pace. "Braaaains."

And made longer still by her hunt for a few brains to tide her over, as seen by the smear of fresh blood around her mouth even before the first rabbit head found its way inside.

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"Hang on, hon, you've got a little something. . . ." Eliot licked his thumb and reached out to wipe that little extra smear of blood off her cheek.

And then probably lick his thumb again. What? Who didn't love an extra little taste of blood now and again?

"Take it Raven couldn't give you a lift today, huh? Or is she in one of her 'hide in the water for days on end' moods?"

Or, you know, Raven had work. That happened sometimes too.

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Kathy shook her head, concentrated and eventually groaned out. "Woooooooooork."

But she'd be super-excited to see that Kathy had lunch for her, wouldn't she?

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"Ah, right," Eliot said. "Tuesdays. You wanna help me out around here for a little bit? I got a lot of prep to do for the party tonight."

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Kathy gave him a happy smile and nodded. She wouldn't be a lot of help, but she could be trusted with simple tasks that didn't require much manual dexterity.

Then she had a thought and a suspicious expression crossed her face. "Braaaaaaaaaains," she said, hugging the rabbit heads to her chest. Those were hers, Eliot. Not for the party.