"A dream-like day is just a dream."

 Two scuttles up toward the younger sibling. Immediately without much hesitance, her hands slipped between her waist and slowly clutching the other. Two embraced Three in a big hug, cheeks rubbing gently against hers before promptly letting go of the other. Not wanting to tread too much in her sisters little personal space bubble.

“Recently. Yes. No.” She neglected to mention her past time her and the other previous appearances of their sisters. It seemed pointless. Too much effort.

he couldn’t help but snap his eyes open fully after hearing the breathy tone that was questioning him. Twisting his neck around, he found himself staring at a young woman clad entirely in varying shades of black and purple. Even with her standing at a ways away still, he could still make out the tiny mark seemingly imprinted into the flesh of her forehead.

“Well… Aren’t you a strange one. If you were closer, I could give you a better demonstration.“ Ridley curled a long pink tongue around one of his upper fangs, but otherwise made no sudden movements. “Tell me, girl, do you have a death-wish?“

He started to rise, using his forearms to push himself up. Now that his face wasn’t so close to the grass below, Ridley could make out an entirely new smell. It was faint, yes, but it stood out from the rich scent of soil and plant matter. His nostrils flared in the girl’s direction.

Faint, but it was there.

“Ahuhu... not a wish for my own end. There’s lots more to do and my death would only get in the way.” The thought of dying wouldn’t have bothered her otherwise. So many dolls to make, so little time. Never enough time. The tragedy of being alive.

“Blood sticks to me like a second skin. Even if this city purifies sins, the scent remains. A reminder. A warning.” She pushed away the hair billowed into her face and her gaze lazily trailing the length of his body. Jaws to taste, tail to eviscerate, the makings of a fine specimen.

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“ This is real mystic and all, but uh, do you have anything to eat here? ”

“ You take women too lightly, my friend. ”

“ I’m just an old-fashioned cowboy. ”

“ I hate kids and pets. They’re all a royal pain in the butt! ”

“ You know the first rule in combat? Shoot them before they shoot you. ”

“ It’s calling me… The great outdoors are calling out to me… ”

“ It’s a dream no matter how far I go; I can never reach reality, trapped in an endless nightmare. ”

“ When you’re told not to open something, well, who can resist? ”

“ You know what they say, cowboy. Easy come easy go. ”

“ Hey, thanks a lot for the warm welcome. ”

“ I’m sure she’s somewhere screwing up and getting in trouble. ”

“ The same blood runs through both of us. The blood of a beast who wanders, hunting for the blood of others. ”

“ I’ve bled all that kind of blood away. ”

“ I was wailing the blues since the doctor whacked my bottom on the day I was born. ”

“ I was a fan of the blues since I was in my daddy’s sack, if you know what I mean! ”

“ Bang. ”

“ Come on, can’t you show a little mercy and compassion? ”

“ Water can take any form. It drifts without effort one moment then pounds down in a torrent the very next. ”

“ 2 meters tall. Ex-basketball player. Beautiful kid. And on top of it, a gay alien. ”

“ Humans were meant to work and sweat to earn a living. Those that try to get rich quick, or live at the expense of others, all get divine retribution somewhere along the line. ”

“ “Survival of the fittest” is the laws of nature. We deceive. Or we are deceived. Thus, we flourish. Or, perish. ”

“ Nothing good ever happened to me when I trusted others. ”

“ True, your heart is colder than any planet. Colder than the eyes of a serpent about to strike. ”

“ I’m the only one who can keep you alive… And I’m the only one that can kill you… ”

“ Do you want to know something about my past that nobody else does? ”

“ Most things get better when I kick them… ”

“ Cause really…there’s nothing as pure and cruel as a child. ”

“ I don’t read the horoscope any more. ”

“ See you, Space Cowboy… ”

“ It’s the best. Belonging is the very best thing there is. ”

“ Don’t forget, a snake’s venom poisons slowly after the bite. ”

“ And you will shed tears of scarlet. ”

“ Men only think of their past right before their death, as if they were searching frantically for proof that they were alive. ”

“ Since then, I have seen the past in one eye, and the present in the other. ”

“ I’m not going there to die. I’m going to find out if I’m really alive. ”

Bonus title card prompts for drabbles.

You’re gonna carry that weight.

Easy come, easy go.

Do you have a comrade?

Sleeping beast.

Life is but a dream.

Are you living in the real world?

See you, cowgirl. Someday, somewhere!

“No. Not like that. I won’t need air. I won’t need contact. All I need is raw, pulsating flesh. A pair of lips, humanity’s first kiss. “ The scissors in her hand slowly sliced to a close and a shiver ran down her spine.