#spoookymasters

"Uh…"

//You can list all the Vlads you know if you want to.

"Oh. Okay. Well, Danny’s Vlad…"

// lordofthespookyfruitloops?

"… God is that really his name? Yeah, that Vlad. He’s not bad. I guess he’s sort of like a… a mentor, but not exactly? I mean, it’s weird. I’m actually closer to him right now than I am to my own father, but I don’t see Vlad as a dad, even though I know he’s admitted once to sort of seeing me as a daughter. Still don’t know what to think about that though."

"As for teen Vlad…"

// spoookymasters?

"… Is this some sort of Halloween thing among the Vlads? Yeah. Him. He’s okay in my books too. A little naive sometimes. Lets himself get pushed around too easily, but I guess that’s better than the alternative. We’re friends, I guess."

"As for the last one…"

// cheeseghostmaster

"Go as yourself. I’m sure that’s scary enough."

Valerie blinked as she stared at Vlad, standing on the other side of her doorway. "Uh... sure?" She replied hesitantly, stepping back so Vlad could enter her apartment. "I don't have any extra beds, though. But the armchair reclines, and I can get you some blankets and a pillow, if that's okay with you?"

Adrian sat calmly, his eyes closed, his breathing slowed.  Jer had gone out for a fly, so the angel took a moment to do a last minute sweep of the area for anything dangerous before his departure.

Although the red-headed man seemed relatively normal on the outside, he was anything but on the inside.  He let his mind wander, allowing him to scope for dangers nearly a thousand miles a way.  

It also allowed him to pick up on any Archagents that were snooping around.  Although this wasn't his native timeline, he didn't doubt that they had some way to communicate between lines.  They were already masters of sneaking about on the spiritual plane, far away from mortal eyes.

There were several angelic presences besides himself, but one was far too close for comfort.  He faultered, his eyes snapping open with mild fear.  

It is at young Vlad's.

And he did not have a guardian.

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Adrian appeared on the sidewalk outside Vlad's home with a flash and a pop, easily landing on his feet.  Why were they here?  Were they investigating places they'd been?  People that we have interacted with?

His steeled himself before approaching the door and knocking lightly.  At the very least, his presence here might startle the other angel enough into leaving Vlad alone.  Unless of course, this was another guardian.  Now that he was here, though...it felt smaller.  More like a Civ than a guardian.