Eric Northman
2x04 Shake and Fingerpop
Thanks to Abby for this one!
[Lafayette is lying on a couch watching an old movie on television]
ERIC: [Suddenly appearing outside the open window] Good evening, Lafayette.
LAFAYETTE: [Startled, falls on the floor] No. You can't come in my house unless I invite you in, and I ain't nowhere near that crazy.
ERIC: You have to come out eventually. I have all the time in the world.
LAFAYETTE: You let me go!
ERIC: I gave you a very generous gift: the gift of not killing you. And I am here to give you something else. [pulls up his sleeve and bares his wrist] The healing elixir that is my thousand year old blood.
LAFAYETTE: I - I don't think that's a good idea.
ERIC: [drops his arm] Your leg's already infected; I can smell it. If you don't get that taken care of, you could lose it.
LAFAYETTE: Why do you wanna give me your blood?
ERIC: [Crouches down and leans in through the window] I like you.
LAFAYETTE: Bullshit. You wanna be able to keep track of me. Why?
ERIC: You obviously mean something to Sookie. And what Sookie finds meaningful, I find... curious. You really have no choice, Lafayette. You know it.
LAFAYETTE: [sighs] Fuck. [He stands up, and Eric smiles.]
ERIC: That's enough. [Lafayette keeps drinking. Eric flings him away.] Don't get greedy. [answers ringing cell phone.] You were supposed to call me the minute you arrived.
BILL: We were ambushed at the airport.
ERIC: By whom?
BILL: You know exactly by whom, Eric! The Fellowship of the Sun! Why didn't you tell me they were involved?
ERIC: I didn't know for sure. Now I do.
BILL: You could've shared your suspicions with me.
ERIC: I could have, but I didn't. You should remember that I am your sheriff, Bill. We are not equal. If that displeases you, take it up with the magister or the queen. [turns off phone and turns in his seat as he notices Lafayette dancing behind him]
LAFAYETTE: Whoo! Get that shit. There you go, get that shit. Fucking get it. Ah, ah, ah!
ERIC: How's your leg?
LAFAYETTE: [humping a chair] Shit, I just wanna fucking dance!
ERIC: How nice for you.
LAFAYETTE: [humping the fireplace] Come on, come on, come on, ugh ugh!
ERIC: Well, I must fly.
LAFAYETTE: [humping the rug] Vegas baby, Vegas baby, Vegas baby! [Eric leaves.]
ERIC: It's Eric. I want to talk.
BILL: [stops kissing and sighs] This is important.
ERIC: Meet me in the bar.
[Bill gets up and leaves]
SOOKIE: Fudge.
[in the bar]
ERIC: I admire you, Bill. It takes a real vampire to admit he cannot protect his human.
BILL: And it takes a true monster to not care about anyone or anything other than himself.
ERIC: I care about others.
BILL: You care about Godric. You had no obligations to Dallas or Texas. This is personal for you. Why?
[waitress sets True Blood in front of Bill]
ERIC: I hope you will enjoy your blood substitute, which is costing me $45.
BILL: Oh, I have no intention of drinking it. I just want you to pay for it.
ERIC: Oh, you're so mature.
BILL: Answer the question. Why this allegiance to Godric?
ERIC: He is much beloved by his subjects.
BILL: Only kings and queens have subjects, Eric, not sheriffs.
ERIC: Godric could've been king of Texas had he wanted. He could've been king of any vampire territory anywhere. He is twice as old as I am, and very powerful. There are none above him in the New World.
BILL: Well, if he's so powerful, how could they abduct him?
ERIC: [leans forward] Now that is what worries me. If one such as he can be taken by humans, then none of us is safe.
BILL: What can I give you to release Sookie from her agreement?
ERIC: Nothing. And since you like humans so much, I think you would want to protect them. The vampires here, they're like cowboys. If they don't get Godric back, they'll want justice. They'll start attacking people.
BILL: Open aggression against humans, that's insane!
ERIC: No, that's Texas.