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You can't be serious," Eve said. "Guys. People get eaten in places like this. At the very least, we get locked in a room and terrible, evil things get done to us and put on the Internet. I've seen the movies." "Eve," Michael said. "Horror movies are not documentaries."
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ff302b6
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You know what we call pedestrians in Morganville? Mobile bloodbanks.
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pedestrian
eve-rosser
michael-glass
claire-danvers
mobile
morganville-vampires
shane-collins
vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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6ba249e
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She can go with us to the lab and keep Myrnin pinned down while we pull the plug, if he's not... you know, better." "Define BETTER with that guy." "Not all fangs and raaaaar."
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funny
humor
myrnin
michael-glass
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
shane-collins
teacher
vampire
vampires
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6744358
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The second bathroom's downstairs - that's kind of the emergency backup bathroom when Shane's in there moussing his hair for like an hour or something...." " " Shane yelled from behind the closed door."
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1f37d7b
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Promise me you'll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know." Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak. "Yes," she whispered back. "I promise." And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one..
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love
shane-collins
end
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Hey," Shane said from the other side of the bars. "Trade you cigarettes for a chocolate bar." Funny," Eve said. She was almost back to her old unGothed self again, though there were still red splotches on her cheeks and around her eyes. "How come you're always behind bars, troublemaker?" Look who's talking. I didn't try to outrun the cops in a hearse." That hearse had horsepower." Eve got that moony look in her eyes again. "I love that hear..
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Have I mentioned how hot Michael is? Hot, hot, hot. I mean, all guitar players are crushworthy - it's like it's issued with the talent - but I've been noticing lately that he is total Hottie McHottie of Hotland. Not that I could tell him that. Luckily, he is a boy. Hence, too dense to figure out why I'm staring at his ass.
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Hess laughed. "You know, I thought you were a mousy little thing when I first saw you, Claire, but you're not, are you? Not underneath." Oh, I am mousy," she said."All this scares the hell out of me. But I don't know what else to do, sir, except try. Even a mouse bites."
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befe081
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Here," Myrnin said, his voice still gentle and low. "Amelie said you had to work. No one said you had to work alone." He picked up the next part and slotted it in, took the screwdriver from Claire's numbed fingers, and fastened it with a couple of deft, fast movements. "I'll be your hands." She wanted to cry, because it was so sweet, but it wouldn't do any good."
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funny
humor
myrnin
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
vampire
vampires
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8a457fe
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Crosses?" "Definitely" "Why?" "Because they're evil, soulless, bloodsucking fiends?" "So was my sixth-grade gym teacher, but he wasn't afraid of a cross." --
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f145592
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I am not getting you a brain, because I am not that kind of assistant, Dr. Frankenstein.
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Rachel Caine |
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20dbb19
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Myrnin turned away to pick up his Ben Franklin spectacles, balanced them on his nose, and looked over them to say, "Don't do drugs. I feel I ought to say that."
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funny
humor
myrnin
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
vampire
vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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05abd0b
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You're kidding," Shane said. "Do you think I want to visit Crazy McTeeth in his lair of insanity?" "No," Claire said, "but I'm pretty sure you won't like it if I go alone when I just kind of promised to be with you. So...?" "Right. I've been missing Nutty McFang anyway." "Stop making up names for him." "What about Count Crackula?" "Just stop."
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humour
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ba55062
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I think I'd fall for you no matter what, Claire. You're kind of awesome.
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shane-collins
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Rachel Caine |
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8bb3769
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Silence, and then Eve said, "Okay, that was extra creepy, with whipped creepy topping. And this is me, changing my mind."
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morganville-vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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7769947
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Me neither," Shane put in. "Homie don't play that." "I wonder, sometimes, if your generation speaks English at all," Amelie said."
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funny
morganville-vampires
shane-collins
language
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Rachel Caine |
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6cbf60a
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Sure," she said, and hugged the laptop bag closer. "What could go wrong?" Michael's eyes flashed to meet hers in the rearview mirror. Besides everything, I mean," she said."
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humor
morganville-vampires
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a89acbc
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Marriage is a big word for all guys," Shane said. "You know that. It's kind of an allergy. We get itchy and sweaty just trying to spell it, much less do it."
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ad9a50c
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Bite me
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07d1cda
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Oliver laughed - actually laughed."I like this new Claire," he said. "You should work her this hard all the time, Myrnin. She's interesting when she's forthright." Claire, possessed by the spirit of Eve, shot him the finger. Which made him laugh again, shake his head, and walk up the steps."
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funny
humor
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
oliver
vampires
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95f7224
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Claire was just coming down the stairs, humming and thinking about how nice it was to have things getting back to normal, and how she'd tell Shane about the January thing tonight, when Myrnin sent a message through the portal. Well, more of a rock with a note tied to it, which rolled across the floor and scared Eve into a scream before the portal snapped shut. Eve kicked the rock resentfully with her thick black boots and glared at it, then..
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eve-rosser
myrnin
claire-danvers
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472750f
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Claire was struggling through last summer's diary volume when Myrnin popped in through the portal, wearing a big floppy black hat and a kind of crazy/stylish pimp coat that covered him from neck to ankles, black leather gloves, and a black and silver walking stick with a dragon's head on it. And, on his lapel was a button that said, If you can read this, thank a teacher.
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myrnin
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29d001d
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Oh, Claire," he said. "You think me a far better man than I am. That's kind, and flattering." "Are you saying that you -" "Doughnuts!" Myrnin interrupted her and darted away, to zip back in seconds with an open box."
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myrnin
doughnuts
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
vampire
vampires
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ae8a8e7
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Shane was silent a moment, then let out a long breath. "I bet I could convince you if I could get through these bars. . . ." "You'd get arrested all over again." "Well, you're just that tempting. Jailbait." He kissed her fingers, which made her shiver all over; his lips lingered warm on her skin, reminding her of what it felt like to be alone with him, in that timeless..."
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d8a8205
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Myrnin: Have we been introduced? Frank: Probably not. Why, you asking me out, sweetheart? Myrnin: You're not my type, darling.
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f0c452a
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Now play , make-believe dead girl
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myrlin
eve-rosser
claire-danvers
morganville-vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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91d9579
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Unfortunately, my army consists of one unreliable criminal, one girl with a disability, and one incredibly foolish young vampire with a tanning issue. I am not confident.
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morganville-vampires
oliver
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Rachel Caine |
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1ff3499
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If you see Myrnin, tell him I said I want my slow cooker back." "Your- You let him borrow something you put food in?" Hannah's smile disappeared. "Why?" "Um, never mind. I'll make sure it gets disinfected before you get it back. But don't lend anything to him again unless you can put it in some kind of sterilizer." That made even Hannah look nervous. "Thanks. Tell crazy boy I said hey." "I will" Claire promised. "Hey, if you don't mind me a..
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morganville-vampires-series
hannah
the-morganville-vampires
myrnin
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
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ae57ae2
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Your father's an asshole. It's not a disease. You don't have to catch it.
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shane
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80dc264
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Nobody's cut out for this town," Shane said. "Nobody sane anyway." "Says the kid who came back." "Yeah, kind of proves my point."
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dr-mills
s-claire
the-morganville-vampire-series
doctor-mills
the-morganville-vampires
shane
michael-glass
michael
doctor
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
shane-collins
vampire
vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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8971c42
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Kid," Richard said wearily, "I am not in the mood. I haven't slept in thirty-six hours, my sister's crazy-" "Hey!" Monica protested. "-and you're not my high school crush-" "He is not my high school crush, Richard!" "The point it, I couldn't give a crap about you, your friends, or your problems, because for me this isn't personal. Monica will kill you because she's nuts. I'll kill you because you make me kill you. Are we straight?" "Well," ..
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Rachel Caine |
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90b03c9
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Promise me, Amelie, that you'll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love." "I hardly think there's any chance of that," Amelie said. "I doubt you have the capacity."
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funny
humor
eve-rosser
myrnin
michael-glass
ghost-town
morganville-vampires
rachel-caine
shane-collins
teacher
vampire
vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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c3b5092
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Maybe I should, I don't know leave? Because this is starting to sound like one of those reality shows I don't want to be in. Maybe you guys want to take turns in the confessional booth.
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tv
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Rachel Caine |
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8497ee8
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Michael!" Oliver's voice came faint through the front door. "Something you should see, my boy! Look out your windows!" "Trap," Shane said instantly, and reached out to grab Michael's arm as he walked by. "Don't, man." "What's he going to do? Make faces at me?"
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Rachel Caine |
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32e19c2
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I think--I think it's a big deal. Bigger for him and Eve than for most people.' Shane kept his eyes down, fixed on the sidewalk and the steps they were taking. 'Look, ask him, okay? This is girl talk. I don't do girl talk.' She punched him in the shoulder. 'Ass.' 'That's better. I was starting to feel like we should go shoe shopping or something.' 'Being a girl is not a bad thing!' 'No.' He took his hand out of his pocket and put his arm ar..
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shane-collins
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Rachel Caine |
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6de6973
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You've turned into quite a bossy little thing," Myrnin said. "I think I might like it."
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morganville-vampire
morganville-vampire-series
myrnin-and-claire
myrnin
claire-danvers
morganville-vampires
driving
vampire
vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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db0e706
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She wasn't absolutely sure who kissed whom this time. Maybe it was gravity tilting, stars exploding. It felt like it.... She gasped into his open mouth, and he moaned. She had no idea a sensation could go through her like that, traveling through her skin and nerves like lightning.... Okay, this was . Serious kissing. Not just a kiss before moving out, not a goodbye, this was , and wow, she'd never even it could feel this way.
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Rachel Caine |
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ce1406a
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Is it him?" Dad asked. "Did he get you into trouble?" "Not me," Shane said. "I've just got that kind of face."
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Rachel Caine |
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937ab96
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Shut up!" Eve yelled from somewhere upstairs. "Jackass!" "You know, when people say that, I just hear the word awesome,"
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Rachel Caine |
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e017df0
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Shane - who knows about Shane? Planet Shane is a lovely place a long way from here.
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Rachel Caine |
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807e23f
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See?" he said, with an unholy amount of glee. "I hardly broke any laws at all. I should drive more often." "No. Trust me, you shouldn't," Eve said. "Think of all the little old people and the children."
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morganville-vampire
morganville-vampire-series
myrnin-and-claire
myrnin
morganville-vampires
driving
vampire
vampires
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Rachel Caine |
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ef4375e
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I'm not a kid!" she told Shane hotly. "I'm only, like, a year younger than Eve!" "And girls are much more mature." Eve nodded wisely. "So you're about ten years older than Shane, then." "Seriously," Claire insisted. "I'm not a kid!" "Whatever you say, kid," Shane said blandly. "Cheer up. Just means you don't have to put up with me telling you how much sex I didn't get." "I'm telling Michael," Eve warned. "About how much sex I didn't get? Go..
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e169059
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See?" she heard Shane yell at the kitchen. "She doesn't stomp around like a cattle stampede!" "Bite me, Collins! No bacon for you, either!"
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humor
morganville-vampires
shane-collins
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Rachel Caine |
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92c8ce4
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I liked you better when you were this timid little kid. What happened?" "I started living with you guys." "Oh, right."
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Rachel Caine |