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[Cooper rolls his eyes but does as he's told, kicking his way over to the shore and moving to stand next to them as he starts to wring out his clothes.

"I take it this means you have a plan?"]

We do. But it's going to rely a bit on forgiveness, rather than permission, yeah?

[Cooper does not like the sound of that. His face tightens in distaste, but he can make sacrifices for the mission. "And that plan doesn't involve turning me, right? You would think I wouldn't have to make that clarification, but ..."

He gestures to Mickey and his whole situation.]

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I happen to think you'd make an abysmal vampire, what with your dishonor and your tendency to jump fences. And, if it's like the dark objects I'm used to dealing with, the dark object's power would negate any vampirism. Likely, if something went wrong you would be akin to a zombie.

( "Exactly, what do we mean. How does it work? Is he on time table before he can't be revived again?" If he sounds like he's worried as fuck, Mickey is, he confessed his love (that wasn't reciprocated) but it hasn't gone away. "And what about my compulsion." )

One thing at a time. If this excuse for a double agent is dead, then so is your compulsive need to do the right thing and kill him yourself.

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We would trigger the on and off switch. Once he's been safely recovered, we flip the switch and he'll be right as rain. All it needs is a little blood.

[Cooper doesn't care about whether or not Klaus thinks he's honorable. He does care about one thing though: "Does William know about this?"

Bela looks back at him with a shrug.]

That wouldn't make a very good show, would it?

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( "Who's William?" Mickey asks. )

Someone Bela has correctly surmised that means something to -- what is your name again?

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[Cooper just flips him the bird. Because fuck you, Klaus. But then he turns back to Bela and shakes his head because he knows that this is the only way out that keeps Mickey in.

And they need to keep Mickey in.

"Just make sure I wake up."]

Don't worry. I said I would do my best to help you make it out of this alive, and I am a woman of my word.

[She just takes a few creative liberties with it, on occasion.]

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Then we've come to an agreement. And, depending on the outcome, perhaps I will loosen my hold on you, Mouse. We are at the, what do they call it? The home stretch?

( He smirks. )

Any message you'd like to pass along to William?

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[He shakes his head, because so long as the plan works, he'll be able to tell him soon enough. And honestly, he doesn't want Klaus anywhere near William if he can help it.

"Let's just get this over with."]

Fantastic.

[And off they go to stage a murder.]