[Johnny hadn't been keeping normal hours. He hadn't really been keeping any regular hours at all. He trusted Fai to work the tavern when Johnny decided to sleep instead or, if no one was available, he found himself feeling fairly apathetic towards the whole thing.
Tonight was one of those nights when he kept the hours he was prone to keeping back home. It was no secret that this was about the time newcomers would show up, but he wasn't looking for anyone nor was he holding his breath that he'd find anyone familiar, especially at this time of night.
Which was why he didn't fully recognize when he caught a familiar scent. It wasn't until he'd actually gotten deeper into the plaza that it finally registered. The vampire froze for all of a second before he was tearing off in the direction it was coming from. He stopped in the mouth of the Alley, the darkness in it practically nonexistence in his eyes.]
...Sola?
[He smelled different, that was part of why he hadn't picked it up at first, but there was a core of similarity. Even just looking at him, Johnny could see there was something off, something he couldn't pinpoint right that second, but it caused fear and dread to shred his stomach.
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Tonight was one of those nights when he kept the hours he was prone to keeping back home. It was no secret that this was about the time newcomers would show up, but he wasn't looking for anyone nor was he holding his breath that he'd find anyone familiar, especially at this time of night.
Which was why he didn't fully recognize when he caught a familiar scent. It wasn't until he'd actually gotten deeper into the plaza that it finally registered. The vampire froze for all of a second before he was tearing off in the direction it was coming from. He stopped in the mouth of the Alley, the darkness in it practically nonexistence in his eyes.]
...Sola?
[He smelled different, that was part of why he hadn't picked it up at first, but there was a core of similarity. Even just looking at him, Johnny could see there was something off, something he couldn't pinpoint right that second, but it caused fear and dread to shred his stomach.
He took a few steps closer.]
Sola...do you remember me?