he studies the knife; what dimitri says of it is accurate, but it's probably for the best. they don't need weapons that can do actual damage to one another (it's bad enough that some are quickly becoming ready enough to use their own hands to do the job). )
All it needs to do is draw blood. ( a beat. ) Do you want to go first?
( it's not his first time performing this ritual. first, a wound deep enough to force the sap-like blood from them. then, they apply it to their shards. it's not complicated, but... what ensues during and afterward is the part he finds himself preparing himself for. )
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( as far as john is concerned, that settles it.
he studies the knife; what dimitri says of it is accurate, but it's probably for the best. they don't need weapons that can do actual damage to one another (it's bad enough that some are quickly becoming ready enough to use their own hands to do the job). )
All it needs to do is draw blood. ( a beat. ) Do you want to go first?
( it's not his first time performing this ritual. first, a wound deep enough to force the sap-like blood from them. then, they apply it to their shards. it's not complicated, but... what ensues during and afterward is the part he finds himself preparing himself for. )