the_curse_after_the_beauty jane i feel like i've seen too much 040128 ... misstree icarus got to *touch* the sun before he fell, and the body was never recovered. mary started to cry when she realized she could never come home again in her life. once one has become a vampire, it is impossible to draw nutrients from "normal" food. each step must be taken knowing one will become infected, become more alien and more hungry. it is a devil's choice; turn away from the blinding intensity of icarus's pinnacle and try to forget enough to lead a comfortable life, or throw yourself into the gnashing teeth of everything_in_excess and the rest be damned, and know that it will probably kill you in the end. 040129 ... jane inevitably 040129 what's it to you? who go blather from