[ at least he's not telling her that she can't. she appreciates that much, at least, even in her low battery mode. she's too stubborn to be told 'you're not allowed to do this'.
and she might have thanked him for the offer, if they weren't pulling into the parking lot of the blood bank. maybe it's a bad idea for caroline to bolt out of the car and run inside... but she does it anyway, with not even a 'be right back' in her wake before she's pushing the doors open and hitting up the counter.
the woman inside is a little... perplexed at her appearance, but everything seems to be in order (shout out to el) so caroline leaves with a cryo-cooled box of b-positive blood bags, enough of a supply for a week's transfusions. or one day's starving vampire worth, give or take.
maybe she should wait, too, to dive in until they're out of the parking lot... but caroline also doesn't do that. instead, she pulls one to her mouth the literal second she sits back down, sucking it in like the first capri sun after forty years in the desert. ]
[ when she hops back in, poe is relieved to see her with her snack pack but also...
he takes a moment to think about how far he's fallen from totally trashing his starfighter like "who gives a shit droids and mechanics will clean up after me" to ]
Can you-- uh-- be careful? If there's blood in the car they're gonna ask about it.
[ maybe that's snappy, but she does not care. she is Hangry. she is also not making a mess because the blood is not going anywhere but inside her mouth to be swallowed up in greedy, desperate gulps. there is no spillage. that would be wasteful. ]
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and she might have thanked him for the offer, if they weren't pulling into the parking lot of the blood bank. maybe it's a bad idea for caroline to bolt out of the car and run inside... but she does it anyway, with not even a 'be right back' in her wake before she's pushing the doors open and hitting up the counter.
the woman inside is a little... perplexed at her appearance, but everything seems to be in order (shout out to el) so caroline leaves with a cryo-cooled box of b-positive blood bags, enough of a supply for a week's transfusions. or one day's starving vampire worth, give or take.
maybe she should wait, too, to dive in until they're out of the parking lot... but caroline also doesn't do that. instead, she pulls one to her mouth the literal second she sits back down, sucking it in like the first capri sun after forty years in the desert. ]
Oh, my God...
[ gross ]
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he takes a moment to think about how far he's fallen from totally trashing his starfighter like "who gives a shit droids and mechanics will clean up after me" to ]
Can you-- uh-- be careful? If there's blood in the car they're gonna ask about it.
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[ maybe that's snappy, but she does not care. she is Hangry. she is also not making a mess because the blood is not going anywhere but inside her mouth to be swallowed up in greedy, desperate gulps. there is no spillage. that would be wasteful. ]
Just drive.
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[ far be it for him to argue with an angry girl who could eat him. back to her brothel it is. he steps on the gas. vroom vroom 🌬 ]