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Ad Aetatem
The Ad Aetatem is a series of three rituals – first the sacrifice, the second the vision question and the third the mark. Every Venatori of age must endure all three to become an adult.
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The File
My file is rather large. I have been with the Academy since I was 5. I have been in therapy since I was 6. I was in trouble a lot so there were quite a few incident reports in school. I have been hunting for 10 years. All this combined makes for a very large…
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No Pen
Since the subject is No Pen, I won’t write anymore. Here are images that speak to me on a personal level.
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Blanket
Security blankets were not something I had as a child. Before coming to the Venatori I didn’t need one, I was safe in the knowledge that I was loved but it was shattered when my mother spat at me for being a monster – an uncontrollable and dangerous magnus that would end up hurting more…
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Frozen
Frozen conjures several images for me but one stands out among the crowd. Frozen is a nightclub owned by Johnny Rose. My first visit there was astonishing.
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A Pink Tutu
My first inclination and thought about this prompt was about my sexuality. However, being me isn’t just about the things I complain about what other people find offensive about me. So I’ll go a different direction. Dance!
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Context.
A little girls learns that boys are different than girls. So totally on my prompt topic today!
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Stiff
Insert Beavis and Butthead laughter here. “Hehe, he said stiff.” Yes, I’m twelve! In all honesty I can’t get past that particular thought.
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What a Jerk!
I remember being a child – hiding from the bullies around the corner uttering to Jace those very same words that I know get “what a jerk. I know my mouth is a defense mechanism to push people away so I don’t get hurt. I will never allow them to push my buttons so that…
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Dinner with My Parents
Tonight I ate dinner with my parents – BOTH of my parents – with a woman who left me at the airport terminal with a strange man thirteen years ago, and a man who’s been around my whole life and a sort of idol of mine.
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No, I won’t
I won’t do it. Hardly a phrase I’ve ever uttered. But there is one thing I will never do – try to kill someone because it is my “god given duty” to.
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You knew?
I find it hard to believe that someone out there other than I know what happened. If you knew what happened to me, why didn’t you stop it?
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Out of Breath
I am not an athlete. But I train everyday. It started out as a way to keep up with everyone else. The more I exercised the better I felt.
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You Bastard
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the phrase, “You bastard.” Or some other variation of curses sent in my direction. But the reality of it is I am a bastard by definition. However, when people called me a bastard they weren’t referring to my parentage.
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Six-Pack
Hmmm… so many ways to think of a six pack. And all of them make me go yum.
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Mesh
I’ve never been much of a people person. I know it’s not something most people think of when they are around me. People disappoint me. They say something and then do the complete opposite.
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I killed it.
I’m a hunter. My job is to kill rogue supernatural beings. It is the law of the Clandestine Providence and yet I find it hard to do in most cases.
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The Sound of Silence
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Honesty is…
Honesty is trust. It is pure. It is the only true way to be with someone. Honesty is how you heal. It is the basis of every interaction you should form that is lasting. One lie here, one lie there and soon you’ll be lying to them about everything.
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I found a key
Keys are always fun when you don’t know what they unlock. But sometimes you have to unlock something and you need to find that key.
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Never Say …
Never say never. Never say it’s impossible. Anything and everything is possible however improbable it may be.
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