Yes, he had neglected to mention that detail in his general address. Ned isn't, after all, quite as uncalculating and artless as he seems. Of course, he had told several people about his powers' downsides in separate, private messages - it wasn't exactly a secret. He had just failed to disseminate the knowledge quite as broadly as he might have. If it had been up to him, he would have kept it hidden altogether, just as he would have kept his powers as a whole a secret. But there had been too many witnesses for that, and not the kind of people who seemed willing to stay quiet about what happened. There had been a body to account for. What he'd presented as honesty and optimism was, in the end, just managing the information as much as he possibly could.
He appreciates that Meyer keeps his calm, despite the fact that he's clearly very surprised. Ned can't blame him. By all accounts he seems, now that he is no longer a vampire, to be a perfectly ordinary guy. A tourist to the freakshow that is this place and many of its inhabitants.
Might as well let Meyer know the fundamentals. Judging by how inquisitive he is, he'd probably have it all sussed out on his own soon enough, from other sources if not from Ned. Ned notices the cut, and it gives him a welcome excuse to look for a bandaid as he answers the question. There is a small tin of them in a drawer by the sink.
"Touch a dead thing once, it comes back to life. Touch it a second time, it goes back to being dead, permanently. Leave it alive for more than a minute, something else dies in its place." It's clear from the way he recites the parameters that he knows them inside and outside, and yet it's odd, saying them aloud. He never imagined he would.
He comes back to the table, sets down a clean, damp paper towel and the bandaid by Meyer on the table for him to use. "That's how it works." For once, neither his expression nor his tone of voice are giving much of anything away. He goes back to slicing the strawberries.
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He appreciates that Meyer keeps his calm, despite the fact that he's clearly very surprised. Ned can't blame him. By all accounts he seems, now that he is no longer a vampire, to be a perfectly ordinary guy. A tourist to the freakshow that is this place and many of its inhabitants.
Might as well let Meyer know the fundamentals. Judging by how inquisitive he is, he'd probably have it all sussed out on his own soon enough, from other sources if not from Ned. Ned notices the cut, and it gives him a welcome excuse to look for a bandaid as he answers the question. There is a small tin of them in a drawer by the sink.
"Touch a dead thing once, it comes back to life. Touch it a second time, it goes back to being dead, permanently. Leave it alive for more than a minute, something else dies in its place." It's clear from the way he recites the parameters that he knows them inside and outside, and yet it's odd, saying them aloud. He never imagined he would.
He comes back to the table, sets down a clean, damp paper towel and the bandaid by Meyer on the table for him to use. "That's how it works." For once, neither his expression nor his tone of voice are giving much of anything away. He goes back to slicing the strawberries.