LAWRENCE MURPHY
Vampire
Posts: 316
Age:
106
Occupation:
Bartender
Status:
It's Complicated
Partner:
Penny Bartlett
Played by:
Jodi
how does he know who he even is?
Last seen Nov 20, 2024 15:54:32 GMT
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Post by LAWRENCE MURPHY on Mar 5, 2024 20:42:58 GMT
The list of people he owed an apology to was never ending. He was used to apologising to people for being a bit of an asshole but this time he was saying sorry for threatening to kill people. Last time he switched it off he had no one to hold him accountable for his actions, but now he was getting it from all angles, as he should. Teddy and Phoebe accepted his apology, but things didn’t go to plan with Penny. He was starting to think she was just toying with his feelings. Leading him on just to break his heart eventually. Why else would she parade another man infront of Lawrence? Now he was working his way down to the more difficult people to convince he was sorry for the emotionless version of himself. Kit was lodged at the top of that list. Lawrence didn’t even know where to start with that. He was aiming to ask for his job back at the bar, but the chances were ridiculously slim. Kit would no doubt tell Lawrence to fuck off. Lawrence had spent hours flicking through them until he found something which could help Cassie, but he couldn’t find her anywhere. She wasn’t picking up her phone nor answering his messages. So the next option was to haul the grimoires over to the club, in the hopes of finding Magnus. Somewhere in the list of people he owed an apology to was Magnus. Lawrence felt bad for suggesting they killed Hector. Magnus was clearly upset his best friend was suffering and Lawrence took great pleasure in driving that pain home. Hopefully the grimoires would act as some kind of peace offering. He pushed the front door open, eyes scanning the bar for someone. The main bar was empty so he started to head downstairs when he heard a noise from Hector’s office. He tapped lightly on the door, waiting for an answer. He was fucked if Hector was behind that door, but Magnus’ voice came from inside. It didn’t calm his nerves though as he pushed the door open. There was something unnerving about Magnus sometimes. The man seemed so mild mannered, but a few wrong words and your tongue would be removed.
“I’m not here to cause trouble or upset anyone. Christ knows I’ve done enough of that.” He was struggling to find someone in town he hadn’t upset, “I’m sorry for what I said about Hector. Some shit went down with Hannya and my sister and I ended up being forced to turn my humanity off but…” He placed the ancient looking books down on the desk with a thud, “Here are some grimoires that belonged to my parents. They could help Cassie.” He tapped at the one on top, “Something like this happened in 1763 in British Columbia. Some members of the coven became sick with some zombie-like virus. There are a few spells in there for Cassie to try and if they don’t work I have grimoires dating back to the 1400s.” Lawrence waited for Magnus to bounce his head off any surface in the room and tell him to leave. MAGNUS DAYNE |
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MAGNUS DAYNE
Vampire
Posts: 95
Played by:
Julia
"You waste time trying to get people to love you, you'll end up the most popular dead man in town."
Last seen Nov 17, 2024 15:53:50 GMT
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Post by MAGNUS DAYNE on Apr 7, 2024 18:32:48 GMT
 ━ evil notions come free ━
Thankfully, Kit kept most of the books in order and handled the day-to-day issues, so Magnus could wring his hands over the paperwork behind the scenes. Writing off most things under the business was normal━Magnus did his fair share of it━but damn, Hector.
He shuffled around some papers━keeping them neatly organized wasn’t hard. Hector’s filing system was old, perhaps older than they were, and Magnus had appreciated it (out loud and silently) multiple times. This was the way people ought to file their paperwork.
Magnus didn’t look up at the light tapping on the door, just let out a light, “Come in,” and only looked up when the person was fully inside the office.
He stiffened somewhat, frowning up at Lawrence. The boy looked a little skittish, though, and if he’d come to drop those books on Magnus’ head for revenge, it was a terrible way to execute his plan. It was the first thing out of his mouth, though━along with a curse, which Magnus swallowed his lecture for. Lawrence was likely a doomed vampire, anyway, preaching to him about higher things would be for nothing.
“‘Appens to th’best of us, son. Glad to ‘ear yer on the mend.” He said lightly, as though none of it mattered much, and looked down at the paperwork in his hands until Lawrence set down the large books━grimoires.
Magnus tucked the documents away, shut the drawer and stood finally, looking over the stack. These would definitely help. They’d be a good place to start, at the very least, because he was sure the young witch was in over her head with this━and so was Magnus. She might’ve packed a ton of magic behind her, but she was still in training, and Nicky had a business to run on top of everything else he was doing to help.
“Thank you.” Magnus said, lifting his head to look at Lawrence again. He realized this was the boy’s way of apology, of making up for the nuisance he’d caused while he was without his humanity. Magnus knew what it was like to endlessly chase forgiveness for those things, and so did Hector. There was too much of it going around to hold grudges.
He lifted a hand and clapped it on Lawrence’s shoulder, making sure he held the boy’s gaze. “This’ll be a big effort in ‘elpin’ ‘im get better. Ya’ve done yer part, lad.” Magnus nodded curtly, trying to make his understanding━and subsequent forgiveness━obvious. “And, a word of advice,” He added lightly, because he couldn’t help himself. “Ya won’t find a vampire who ‘asn’t made a mess of ‘is life while ‘is ‘umanity was off. The ‘ardest part is forgivin’ yourself.” God only knew how Magnus had struggled with it━how he still sometimes struggled with what he’d done after Philippa’s death… and his humanity hadn’t even been shut off.
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LAWRENCE MURPHY
Vampire
Posts: 316
Age:
106
Occupation:
Bartender
Status:
It's Complicated
Partner:
Penny Bartlett
Played by:
Jodi
how does he know who he even is?
Last seen Nov 20, 2024 15:54:32 GMT
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Post by LAWRENCE MURPHY on Apr 24, 2024 18:41:12 GMT
It was easy for Lawrence to feel a wave of sadness whenever he looked at Magnus and Hector considering his best friend was mortal. Teddy was growing old, slowly, in front of his eyes. While decades together seemed like a long time to most, to a vampire it seemed like weeks. Magnus and Hector had been blessed with centuries of friendship. No wonder Magnus was fighting desperately to save Hector. Lawrence would do exactly the same thing for Teddy, but it was heartbreaking to think one day he’d be unable to save his friend. Old age would come for Teddy, leaving behind Lawrence. At least he had an eternity to spend with his sister though, if he played his cards right. Even though he was just over a hundred years old he’d had his fair share of brushes with death, mainly through his own stupidity. Phoebe would be fine, but Lawrence could end up having his heart ripped out for being an idiot. A vampire losing their humanity wasn’t exactly rare, but the scope of forgiveness reduced for Lawrence as he’d already done it once before. He knew what was going to happen once he shut everything down. He knew what was waiting for him on the other side. But it was either that or lose his sister. He’d rather kill a thousand people and feel the guilt of every single murder than lose Phoebe. “Thanks.” He muttered quietly before placing the books down on the time. He smiled a little as Magnus clapped his hand on his shoulder, although Lawrence’s body remained a little tense. Both him and Hector were difficult to read. Sometimes Lawrence was convinced Hector was in an awful mood, but turned out he was in a great mood. “How can I forgive myself when I hurt a lot of people… killed people. My sister nearly died because of me… because I started messing around with Hannya, who happily opens a vein for me whenever we're together.” It all boiled down to one thing though. Blood. “I’m assuming it doesn’t get any better either? Because even after a hundred years I still struggle to control myself.” If he hadn’t got control over it now, would he ever? Or would he forever want to rip people’s necks apart? MAGNUS DAYNE |
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MAGNUS DAYNE
Vampire
Posts: 95
Played by:
Julia
"You waste time trying to get people to love you, you'll end up the most popular dead man in town."
Last seen Nov 17, 2024 15:53:50 GMT
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Post by MAGNUS DAYNE on May 14, 2024 20:21:52 GMT
━ evil notions come free ━
Lawrence, of course, wasn’t ready to let his actions go or forgive himself, and Magnus would’ve been a little worried if it’d been any other way.
“It comes with time,” Magnus said lightly. It was a lame response, and his sad smile acknowledged that, but it was the truth━and, really, it was all he could say. “If she’s forgiven ya, maybe it’s time ya lend a little of that grace to yerself. You’ll figure it out, lad.” He nodded simply, like he’d decided that was the truth. “You’ll ‘aveta decide whether continuin’ yer… agreement with Hannya is worth all the strife or not.” Magnus was sure which decision Lawrence would come to… if he’d learned his lesson.
He wanted to be encouraging, but also honest, and, thankfully, Magnus had gotten a lot of practice with Linc. He just hoped Linc didn’t have to go through half the shit Lawrence had done. If Lawrence would’ve had someone like Magnus to guide him in the beginning, however, maybe these kinds of mistakes would’ve never been made.
Magnus sighed quietly at Lawrence’s next question. It all depended on the individual━Magnus could be around blood and not show it on his face, but he was old. Lawrence had a long way to go, and it would never improve if he kept falling victim to things like this. “It’ll get better. Yer control will improve.” He said lightly, looking Lawrence in the eye so the boy knew he wasn’t lying. “But I won’t lie to ya, boy━it’s a constant struggle. Even when yer my age, ya gotta work at it. It’s a bit easier, but never easy.” He patted Lawrence on the shoulder again, lighter this time, as if in the absence of a hug. “Just ‘ang on, lad. You’ll figure it.” In time, of course, and that was the best Magnus could offer.
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LAWRENCE MURPHY
Vampire
Posts: 316
Age:
106
Occupation:
Bartender
Status:
It's Complicated
Partner:
Penny Bartlett
Played by:
Jodi
how does he know who he even is?
Last seen Nov 20, 2024 15:54:32 GMT
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Post by LAWRENCE MURPHY on May 29, 2024 14:45:54 GMT
Lawrence wondered if Phoebe had forgiven him because she had to. Just like Remzi’s brother had forgiven him for all the shit that he did because they were siblings. But then Lawrence reminded himself he would forgive Phoebe too. He let out a quiet sigh at the mention of Hannya’s name. He’d tried not to think about her since he flipped the switch back on. It was only a matter of time before she’d be trying to convince him to go off the rails. “I’m done with her… not sure she’s done with me though.” He let out a flat laugh. Like she hadn’t chewed up and spat him out by now. What more could she want with him? At least he had time on his side to get to grips with everything. Maybe it was naive of him to think after a few decades he’d be in control of everything. He thought he’d be struggling for the first few years but then suddenly everything would slot into place and all would be good. The opposite had happened and sometimes it felt like he was going backwards to the day he was turned. Like zero progress had been made since then. Lawrence, along with his family, would look down on vampires. How could they drink blood? He couldn’t understand how they were unable to control themselves too. How could an urge be so strong that it drives someone to kill another person? But then Lawrence became one of those people. Magnus’ words provided a little bit of comfort though. It would get easier. One day this period of his life would be nothing but a distant memory. He couldn’t even imagine living to be over seven hundred years old though. “Thanks.” He replied with a warm smile. This certainly wasn’t a conversation he could have had with Hector. “Anyway. Let me know if you need the other grimoires and if Cassie is unsure of anything she knows where to find me. I might be a shitty vampire, but I was a half decent warlock.” His parents weren’t going to let some untrained warlock take over the coven, “I’ll catch you later.” He gave Magnus a quick nod before leaving the office. MAGNUS DAYNE - end! |
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