<div align="center">(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk113/VampireWytch/Actress%20and%20Actor%20Icons/13-2.png)<br/><strong>Mariana Gaunt</strong><br/><em>Unknown</em></div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><br/>Mariana sensed Muriel and saw her materialize before them with her trademark ethereal quality. Her dreamy voice was supernatural and almost eerie, but she had never seemed malevolent towards Mariana. At least, not openly. For now, she smiled when she said the festival had been last week. She knew that Muriel was quite old, so it was understandable that she lost track of time. And the Austrian man? She had a feeling he didn't survive the night.<br/><br/>She sensed Melly at the stairs and wished that she didn't hate Mariana as much as she did. At least, she didn't seem to care for her. Although it wasn't like it was anything new. Women didn't seem to like her. They assumed her 'nice' act was fake, and she gave up on trying to convince them otherwise. When Arman showed up, she smiled at him. Yes, he was a playboy. Yes, he liked to 'eat.' And yes, he probably just wanted to get in her pants. All that considered, he was very attractive and she had found herself drawn to him quite often. She had often heard him with Melly and other women, and had wondered what it would be like to be with him. However, she fit the prude label well, so she accepted it.<br/><br/>At his disbelief, she rolled her eyes and made eye contact with irritation.<br/><br/>"After all this time you don't think of anything but human food?"<br/><br/>She wasn't really upset, just giving banter. Leaning back in the chair, she knew she'd have to feed at the festival, but she didn't like to.<br/><br/></span><br/>