Samuel watched as Kerr looked thoughtfully at Digital, dignifying his garbled commentary with a nod. For his part, Samuel squinted at the kilted vampire, trying to decide what he thought about what he'd heard. It was not common knowledge that the first Luminary of the Oligarchy had been a dragon. Samuel only knew because he'd done a
lot of research in the Oligarchy's library and found hints and notes in places very few people had ever looked. He'd also done a lot of listening around the halls, had discussions with knowledgeable people like Bralik, the clan leader of the Mimic Demons and asked questions that confirmed his suspicions.
The fact that this young vampire not only knew but openly stated it - in the middle of everyone! - fascinated Sam. "There are dragons in the crowd?" he asked conspiratorially, shifting closer to Digital.
Kerr's eyebrows lifted and he shook his head sharply. "Don't... take him too literally," he warned, continuing when Sam gave him a confused look. "Digital
is clairvoyant but cryptic. A lot of what he says doesn't make sense because his gift filters the information queerly. He's amazing, though. And usually very entertaining. You'll never be bored, working with him," Kerr said, looking affectionately up at the slightly taller vampire. His smile was loving, which shocked Samuel and made him wonder...
Samuel made a decision and held his hand out towards Digital to be shaken. "H-hi there, Digital. I'm Sam. Sounds like we're gonna' have some fun together," he drawled, grinning curiously up at him - if a little nervously. How could he communicate the complexity of his database project to a vampire that couldn't speak or think straight?
~*~
Shut up. Stay out of it.
Shut UP! Stay out of it, Owen.Owen stared at Cain a little too long while he gave himself a mental Vincent-themed pep talk, his eyebrows raised and his mouth a perfect circle of potential incrimination. "Surrrre," he eventually came out with, unable to knowledgeably argue that Kerr wasn't busy or that he'd enjoy seeing him again. The only time he'd met the man had been in the middle of a crisis and the topic of Cain had certainly not come up, then. It made him realise he should really check in on Ben, he hadn't looked good at
all, that night.
He looked at the doctor again, doing his best to appear professional and smile with only some of his teeth. "And it's nice to have met you, too. I should continue with my rounds. Apparently I gotta' be careful about what folks are getting up to in these big, empty rooms." He winked at Doctor Barrow to show he was teasing and started backing out of the room. "You two... behave yourselves and have a good rest of your evening, now - just not
too good, in here," he smirked, pointing an index finger at each of the men as he stepped backwards. If nothing else of relevance was said, he'd turn and leave the room to do exactly as he'd said he would - continue his rounds.