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[alias_savant]

	✔ Cʀᴏssᴏᴠᴇʀs/AU ✔ Aᴄᴛɪᴏɴsᴘᴀᴍ ✔ Pʀᴏsᴇ	✔ Pɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛs ✔ Oᴛʜᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴅʟʏ ✔ Sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀs	♥ F/M ⏰ Uᴘ ᴛᴏ Dᴀᴛᴇ

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[alias_savant]

Yes. Much better. Though if Neal were working a con, he probably wouldn't use compulsion. It would take all the fun out of making people do what he wants. "Like the rest of our day-to-day life?"

[easily]

"Exactly. The less people know, the better." And yes, there's something to be said about the fun of getting people to do what you want without supernatural help.

[alias_savant]

As the waiters circled in and out, bringing them drinks and Neal reaches for his wine, taking a long sip as he does. "I could do without the heartbeats in my ears, though."

[easily]

"That can be a little distracting, though you do learn how to tune it out."

At some point, you kind of have to to stay sane.

[alias_savant]

He nods slowly. He's getting better at filtering what he wants to hear from what he doesn't need to hear, but it's something that's going to take practice. He exhales slowly as he takes another sip.

"I'm just ... frustrated with the learning curve."

[easily]

"Understandably. It would be strange if you weren't, honestly."

People always struggle at first, transition into the life of a vampire isn't easy.

[alias_savant]

"It's strange for me. I'm not used to having a learning curve." And he'd be lying if he didn't say the lack of sure control isn't unnerving. He's used to having it, not it being taken from him.

[easily]

"I imagine it has to be an adjustment." And not a pleasant one at that.

[alias_savant]

He nods slowly. "But I'm getting there, slowly but surely." He looks up with a smile, meeting her eyes for a moment. "Before you know it, it'll be like I've been doing it for years."

[easily]

"I don't doubt that. You seem like a quick learner." She smirks a little, meeting his eyes.

"And you couldn't ask for a better teacher."

[alias_savant]

"That is very true," he says as he leans in to meet her more. "The learning experience has been wonderful so far."

[easily]

"I'm glad." She means it sincerely. "I've been trying to make it as easy as possible for you."

It's the least she could do, he wouldn't even be like this if it weren't for her.

[alias_savant]

"And I appreciate that." He means that too. He doesn't know what he would do if he had to do this on his own. Especially when it came to controlling his impulses. "I wouldn't be able to do this without you."

[easily]

"You wouldn't be doing it without me at all," She says softly -- because that much is true -- if it weren't for her he wouldn't be a vampire at all.

[alias_savant]

"True. But I think the point still stands." Even if he had been turned by someone else, he'd want her to be his teacher - for better or for worse. He wouldn't have made it this far without her.

[easily]

"It does." And no matter who turned him, she'd still want to teach him.

[alias_savant]

He smiles a bit at that, as their food finally arrives and he smiles, leaning back so the waitstaff can place their plates down in front of them. He waits until they leave, before lifting his wine glass and raising it in a toast.

"Bon Appetit."

[easily]

She raises her class to toast it against his.

And with that they had a lovely dinner.