Cassiel nodded her head and grinned. "Sure, sounds like fun. I've got an awful lot of time to kill... so finding ways to pass the time and have fun are what make life interesting. So let's spill some blood and see what other chaos we can create, hmm?"
"Oh? That's a shame for you, then. I've been told my blood is incredibly sweet, like honey. Maybe you don't have much of a sweet tooth, though." Cassiel replied teasingly.
"I'll let you in on a little secret, though. You can't kill me, no matter how hard you try. Part of my
grow their own food was hard and that rubbing two sticks together made a neat thing called fire... the appeal of everlasting life runs thin. I've seen some interesting things, but a part of me just wants it to all be done. Even after all this time I haven't seen what is so damned
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"Well... I admit a certain appeal to causing bloodshed myself. Life has few true pleasures, so one has to find their entertainment where they may." Cassiel agreed with a shrug.
She tilted her head as she regarded Hope. "Oh... I doubt you'd believe me. But if it will satisfy your
Adam and Eve were trying to figure out how to turn dirt and water into the food bearing plants that they took for granted in the Garden." She explains and then smirks. "Or maybe I'm lying and I'm just a chick with the most kissable set of lips you've ever laid your eyes on." She
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"Corpses as art? That's some serial killer stuff right there, although I suppose that's basically what you are, isn't it?" Cassiel asked.
She laughed softly. "Perhaps I felt there was little point. You're super strong, super fast, and you have magic. It doesn't leave me with
many options..." She said thoughtfully and then smirked. "Probably."
She put her hand on the blade and her fingers closed around it and she held it firmly and started to slowly turn the point towards Hope. "But I suppose I could at least put up some resistance, couldn't I?"
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"Yes, it seems I am rather at your mercy, aren't I?" Cassiel said as she felt the dagger biting into the soft flesh of her neck.
Red rivulets of blood dripped out and had a sweet smell like honey. "I suppose it's a better way to go out than 'got hit by a bus' or some other
"Ah, well, that's unfortunate for me, then." Cassiel agreed with a nod. She tilted her head curiously and a smile touched her plush lips. "Oh? Well, I'll take that as a compliment. My name is Cassiel. And 'ordinary' is hard to come by in these parts, don't you think?"
"Oh, look at Hope being all scary and murderous." Cassiel said as she looked the tribrid over. "I can't stop you, clearly." She said as she leaned back against the wall casually.
"Out of curiosity, are you threatening everyone with a stabbing today, or did I win some kind of





