12207/An extended Invitation

An extended Invitation
Date of Scene:	20 September 2020
Location:	Selina Kyle's Apartment, South Hinkley
Synopsis:	Selina invites a vampire to her abode. Things happen.
Cast of Characters:	Catwoman, Spike

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Catwoman has posed:
The trip to her apartment had been fairly quick by vehicle, although Selina is used to travelling by foot to this place just as often. Tonight though, she is feeling rather tired, moreso because if that nagging scar rather than the pleasant company she's been entertaining, and the unexpected development it led to.

"Well, here we are.." she sighs a bit tiredly as she leads him to her apartment, tossing the keys in a bowl by the entrance. "How does this work? I invite you in?Make yourself at home.." she sighs, "I'm afraid I dont have any blood, but I gave, uh, bloody steak sandwiches? Does that work?"

Spike has posed:
     He follows along, used to walking as well. For now though, he takes in the neighborhood. It's not like he walked from Bludhaven to Gotham anyway. Once the two of you are walking towards your place he takes his coat from the car and wraps himself in the black leather once more. It really does make him...him.

     Once the two of you arrive at the apartment he comments,"Well, technically you already did invite, but it more or less has to be done at the threshold. Just..." he shrugs,"...say come in and that's pretty much the long and the short of it." He smiles,"To remove temptation and need, I had some before I left Bludhaven and I have a cooler in the trunk with a little more if need be. For now I am fine though a steak sandwich does sound good."

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman smirks, "Oh yeah? I guess I'm safe a bit longer then.." she chuckles, "But seriously, how long can you go before another feeding? Do you even need food or.." oh right, she'd seen him eat a steak burger before so it's definitely something he can eat, but. "Oh, I have so many questions for you.." she grins.

"But for now, make yourself at home. Let me grab you a beer and that steak sandwich if your still hungry? I need to slip into something more comfy but feel free to look around, make yourself at home.."

Spike has posed:
     He smirks in return,"A bit longer yes." he replies and once you make him welcome he passes over the threshold and gives the place a once over. For a chain smoker she might have noticed he hasn't had one in a long while now and doesn't seem to bothered by it,"I'll be fine as far as the blood goes. Tomorrow night I'll start to want it, but I won't need it for another day past that. I'll find a butcher and gets some cows blood."

     He looks over the place again and closes the door behind him,"I'm fine love. A beer when you get a chance would be great, but change clothes. I'm curious what more comfortable looks like on you." Still teasing a little bit as he goes to look at a place to settle for now.

Catwoman has posed:
Catwoman laughs, "Cow's blood, hmm? I wonder how that tastes? I mean, when was the last time you even tried human blood..Do you miss it, and is it like the movies, you know, arouses the victim?" emerald eyes glitter keenly at the thought. It's not a stretch to say she is probably a thrill seeker..

"Right, beer's in the fridge if you need one, so are steak sandwiches. Back in a moment." and with a lofty wave and smile, she runs on her heel and vanished into her bedroom for a moment or two.

Spike has posed:

     "Mostly coppery like any blood and a little flat, but it beats going hungry." he muses,"I've managed to make it a little better adding a few things to it to help the flavor." He considers the idea of human blood,"I do miss it yes. As for the other. Some people say yes and others no. I don't remember it being so great myself, but back then I was a nancy boy really. I haven't been bitten since. I know some say the bite of Dracula is a powerful erotic mess. I never really thought about it."

     Oh. Beer. Refrigerator. These are the good things. He isn't shy about watching her go either, then once she is in the bedroom he is in search of beer. Beer is good after all. Into the kitchen and sure enough, beer.

Catwoman has posed:
As Spike raids the fridge, a sleek black kitty with bright green eyes steps out of the shadows and slinks towards him, mewling curiously as it creeps up to snuff him. It seems fairly bold as kitties go, and sits down patiently on its haunches, just quietly watching him a few minutes.

Selina eventually re-emerges, wearing a co fly fitted tshirt dress, short enough to show off her long, shapely legs, with the red word 'rebel' scribbled across the front. "Ooh, you haven't met Isis yet, have you?" she grins, "She seems to like you, she can be pretty picky with strangers."

Spike has posed:
     Of course he smelled the cat when the two of you arrive, but he doesn't comment initially. When the cat finds him he looks down and reaches down to pet the kitty,"Well imagine that. Catwoman has a cat." he muses softly and stands up to open the beer that he snagged from the refrgigerator.

     When you come back into the living room, he turns to look at you and pauses,"Hello legs." He really is a poet...sometimes. Other times his blood doesn't play nice with his brain. Still he manages to shake if off a moment and then looks back at the cat,"We sorta passed each other yes. I'm glad she likes me, I've met too many that though I looked like a good place ta scratch up."

Catwoman has posed:
Isis purrs softly, rubbing against the vampire's leg as he pets her. It's funny, some animals might balk at the presence of a vampire, but perhaps it is that she trusts who ever her owner trusts.

Selina already has a beer in hand as she flops down tiredly on the sofa. She's not wearing any footwear and is looking pretty comfy, if stylish even in her own home. "You like? I guess it's a bit more comfy than the skintight catsuit."

She grins mischievously, patting the seat next to her, "Come, take a load off, feel free to leave your coat in the closet at the entrance."

Spike has posed:
     Watching her curiously, as bad as any cat, Spike pats the cat once more and moves back into the living area. Walking to the closet, he takes the coat off and hangs it as she suggests and then comes back to where she is sitting. He smirks as he starts to take a seat,"Like would be an understatement." he replies with a wink.

     He settles a bit and turns towards her just a little to talk easier, beer still in hand. Poor beer is going to assume room temperature if he doesn't remember it. Pesky cat lady distracting him to much.

Catwoman has posed:
"Glad you like it. This is one of my tamer outfits, I have some that might just give you a heart attack, if you had a beating heart." She grins wickedly,pulling her legs up to sit sideways on her seat as she turns to watch him with those seductive emerald eyes of hers. Oh yes, she knows how to draw attention and hold it. She watches him thoughtfully, taking a long sip of her beer, before setting it down on the coffee table.

"Isis has been a good partner in crime, a good friend for many years. To be honest, I'm not even sure just how old she is." she peers back at the kitty who has followed them into the living room and continues to rub against Spike's legs.

"But I can't risk bringing her on this next mission..A large panther creature would make a quick snack of her." she sighs as she leans over to scratch Kitty's chin gently. Isis hisses a bit though as the scar brushes against her neck.

Spike has posed:
     He smirks and finally remembers the beer, taking a drink of it and settling a little,"Outfits to give heart attacks. Gotta say I'd be interested to see those." he admits with a wink of the beer bottle. Letting the beer rest on the arm of the couch, he holds it so it doesn't fall,"Always good to have a partner at your back." he agrees,"A capable one anyway. They aren't easy to come by."

     Too bad she tucked those legs under her. They are nice to look at after all. Still he glances down at the cat's reaction to the scar touching her and frowns,"I know it's mystical, but that's getting beyond weird. I wouldn't want to take her out either, but..." he pauses and lets something swirl around in his brain a minute. Guess the blood can go that way.

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle chuckles, "Stick around long enough and you just might!" she winks playfully, yawning and stretching, arching her back seductively, luxuriously, and extending her legs over the far seat of the sofa as she rests her head tiredly against his shoulder.

"You got that right..I'm pretty used to going solo, but like I said, even cats get lonely from time to time.." she peers at him curiously, "May I ask why you were so keen to leave Bludhaven? These...Scoobies, were they your allies? Did things go sour..?"

Sometimes Selina can be a bit too curious for her own good.

Spike has posed:
     He studies the cat a moment longer because sometimes that's what he does. However when she leans to rest her head on his shoulder he comes back to the now, looking at the magnificent woman he's found himself with tonight. Oh the things he wants to do with her. Reaching a hand up, he strokes her arm lightly as she leans there. Silly beer in the other hand.

     "Sometimes you have to go solo, don't get me wrong. Dividing the take is annoying and less profitable obviously. He is quiet for a moment and he finally says,"One of the Scoobies, I was pretty hung up on her. We had an encounter a week or so ago. It didn't go well and pretty fast I was branded the villain." He laughs at that,"Imagine that? Anyway. I wanted out of Bludhaven. I have an unlife and I don't need to spend it around judgemental sorts that are barely out of their teens and some that still are teenagers. We worked together sometimes, fought other times. A suggestion to go out tonight made for a good opportunity to look for somewhere else to live. A new crowd too for that matter."

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle sighs, getting comfy, enjoying his nearness but not pushing too much. "I see..I can understand that, I always tried to get in right with Batman and his allies, his...'Family.' But I was always the outsider, the..'Villain'. Just because I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth." she smiles bitterly at that.

Selina seems a bit tired now, squeezing her eyes shut, feeling the sting of the scar, trying to ignore it as she focuses on the vampire. "It's funny, people think being a villain is black and white, but it's not. It's Soo much more complicated than that. Sometimes, a person is forced into a life of crime by necessity, you know? And we can't always help who we're drawn to, for better or worse.."

Spike has posed:
     Gently he tugs her arm so she can lay her head in his lap if she wants, easier to talk and such things,"I have heard of the legendary Bat of Gotham." he comments,"So many people try to make him a myth, but given what I am I tend to believe in myths."

     "My grandsire was evil for the pure sake of being evil. He reveled in it. For me...it was just a thing to do at first. I spent my formative years as a vampire with my sire, her sire, and his sire. A vampire family I suppose. I just tried to fit in as best as I could. It never was about the evil so much as just living life for me. Even when I fought the slayers."

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle is only to happy to snuggle up in his lap, smirking a bit at the bat mythology. "Oh, he's real alright, likes to use the mythology to strike fear into criminals. But I'm not your typical criminal. I've studied his patterns for years, and I debuted shortly after he did.."

She sighs, resting her head against his chest, feeling tired. "I suppose all the girls are in love wuth him though, maybe I was a fool to think I was different." Selina peers at him curiously as he gives further insight into his own past. "So then..You killed out of necessity, because you didn't know any better..To survive, be a part of something greater." she shrugs, "But..You're different now..Right? Who are these slayers? Sounds kind of familiar."

Spike has posed:
     "There is a Batman. I figured as much. I was curious and thought about wandering around some and see if I encounter him, but more for curiosity than anything. He's got a reputation." Even vampires can get curious and maybe even...well not really hero worship, but some legends require being see if possible.

     "I mean here I am, sitting on the couch in an intimate conversation with the legend that is Catwoman and trying very hard to not just keep starting and that's getting more difficult by the minute." he teases lightly,"I killed to survive mostly at first, embraced my really bad side later in my unlife doing killing for fun for a time, and honestly I got bored with being all obvious, monsterous, and kill for the sake of killing. It wasn't really all that great and so back to being...well I'm a mess for a different reason." He touches his head with his free hand then lets it drop to graze your cheek with his fingertips.

     "A slayer. Vampire Slayer to be exact. She tends to kill demons and other monster sorts." he explains,"Most vampires run from them at all costs, but what can I tell you? I'm deranged in my way. Others run from them, I ran to the first one. The second one hunted me down. I've only encountered two others and the second two are still amongst us."

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle chuckles and nods, "Yeah, he's real. Actually, he was the inspiration I drew from when designing my own alter ego." she sighs, squeezing her eyes shut, ignoring the searing pain in her arm as she focuses on the vampire instead, enjoying his touch, his scent, a nearness that's she's not used to but starting to welcome. She smiles, "I dunno, guess I had this romantic fantasy about him..If he could be a fearless lurker of the night, why can't I? Guess you could say I'm a...Copycat?" another impish smile.

She smiles as she reaches up to touch his lips, watching him thoughtfully. "Strange, you talk so nonchalantly about how you used to kill...People like me, perhaps, and I should be afraid, but instead I'm...Fascinated by you." fascinated and maybe a bit excited. "Heh, guess I really am an action junkie." take that as you will.

As for the slayer, she arches a curious brow, "Heh, sounds like the yin to your yang, Kinda like Batman and I...Is it just me, or do our lives seem to mirror each other perfectly or what?" Kinda spooky, even..

Spike has posed:
     "Interesting." he muses thoughtfully at the fact that Batman is a real man. He hmms softly and considers that for a moment,"A copycat?" he muses playfully. The touch to his lips gets a smile and he shrugs a little,"I was a killer. Probably I still would be if things hadn't changed, but they have." There is a wink and he looks into your eyes for a long moment,"I could get used to an action junkie."

     He raises one hand and touches her cheek and neck again lightly,"She is definately my opposite and I am good with leaving my opposite in the tail lights for a while." He leans forward just enough to brush his lips to hers again,"Besides, I find myself taken by someone far more exotic and alluring. More of a woman than still trying to find that part of herself."

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle smiles and nods, "His equal but opposite. Petty things like the law don't bother me that much. I don't kill, not unless I'm cornered and forced to save my life..." she frowns a bit at Spike's words, tilting her head, "I wonder what it must feel like, to take a life?" although his admission that he has changed relieves her. "Glad to hear that. I suppose..Even vampires can change, right?"

She smirks, sitting up a bit and turning to face him, pressing her lips eagerly against his in turn, fingers intertwining with his. "But of course.." Selina purrs contentedly, "Afterall, I'm a woman and this..Slayer is clearly just a girl..Am I right?" emerald eyes continue to twinkle with fire, that red scar glowing briefly, sending a surge of something..Primal in her mind as she tightens her grasp on him.

Spike has posed:
     "Opposite equals." he agrees softly,"My own being younger and stronger honestly. Just not as under handed or experienced as myself." He isn't shy about the fact he doesn't play nice or fight fair. He nods and adds,"It is a hard thing the first time, taking a life. After that...it gets easier until you don't notice anymore."

     He smiles again at the thought of her kiss after it breaks naturally,"You are a woman. One I think I am going to enjoy having around. The type that understands someone like me more than the child ever could."

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle grins and nods, "Yeah, I guess that goes for me too. Let me guess, she's all goody goody and self-righteousness all the time, judges everything you do like there's something *wrong* with taking what you want, rather than playing by the rules.." oh yeah, he's preaching to the choir alright.

Selina seems especially touchy feels tonight though, as she nuzzles her nose against his. "Tell you a little secret though, I don't exactly play fair myself. I mean, that's not only boring but, why play by the rules when you can get sooo much more bang for your buck by cheating, you know?" she continues to snuggle against him as she ponders his words.

"I wonder, if you could do it now, if you were free of that chip, would you kill again? Even if you've changed, I'm sure you must hold a grudge against those who have wronged you.." she shrugs, still trying to figure him out.

Spike has posed:
     "Win if you can, lose if you must, buy always cheat." Spike muses softly. The nose against his draws a warmer smile and he mutters,"I like a lady that knows what she wants and knows how she wants it."

     "If I was free of the chip I don't know what would happen." he admits,"Killing for the sake of it doesn't interest me anymore, but in the same breath the chip registers feeding as a threat so it would be a bit tricky getting what you want without killing or leaving behind a witness.

     The hand with laced fingers he raises and strokes her knuckles against his cheek,"The teeth in there tend to leave a mark and it's difficult to hide the evidence of where I've been." he admits,"Not the sort of hicky you want getting around."

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle smirks, "Heh, words of wisdom, I like that!" she chuckle and nods, still nuzzling her nose against his, caressing his cheek in her hands. And purrs. How odd, the way she acts more and more like a cat these days. "Hmm, I suppose that would be frustrating..Do you always kill your victims when you feed on them? I'll bet it gives them an incredible high though..Must feel nice.."

She sighs, "Maybe I'm a little crazy, but if it were in my power, even knowing the risks of moving that chip..I think I'd do it anyway, if only because wild creatures deserve to be free. And you and I are both very much..Wild.."

She purrs again, sitting up all the way now, shifting her position to straddle his waist, her arms wrapped around his neck and grins wickedly.

Spike has posed:
     As she straddles him he smirks again, savoring the feeling of the connection between them getting stronger,"I always did." he admits with a shrug,"It wasn't anything I thought about back then. The demon wanted to eat, feast. There wasn't much in the way of consideration for life then. Now." he shrugs,"I know there were clubs, places where humans let vampires feed on them a little bit. Those humans seem to get a charge out of it. Maybe there is something to it."

     His hands slide over her legs and hips, fingers locking lightly at the small of her back,"I'd be eternally in your debt for that." he admits,"For me to say that means more than when the average person says it. I'm not getting any older. The wild creature in me just might have to spend even more nights chasing the streets together,"You know, even when the chip is there, there's a lot of things the wild can do together and I don't know about you, but I have all night."