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I have to like him. I'm an aspiring reporter myself.

Poor Daniel, he's insane. But Marius was a little crazy there for a while, painting and repainting walls because he missed Pandora so much. Hopefull Daniel will get better soon.

I know, I love Daniel most for some reason, and the only time we get to see him again he's messed up. But I guess being a vampire is hard. I hate benji and sybelle, I have no idea why Armand likes them. But at least we know that Daniel is still hi only fledgling.

Yeah, too bad Marius couldn't find a way to snapp Daniel out of it.

Yeah, it started with Louis and Lestat, Louis should have at least been in it.

"That telephone, I want you to dial Paris, I want to see if it can really talk to Paris."
"Goddamn it, do it yourself," Daniel roared. "You're five hundred years old and you can't use a telephone? Read the directions. What are you, an immortal idiot? I will do no such thing!"
How surprised Armand had looked.

To some up what I love about Daniel. At this point in the book he was not Armand's lover, or friend even. He was for lack of a better word prey in a cat and mouse game. Armand had nearly killed him in new orleans locking him in the basement and threatening him with his life, and then told him to run. When Armand told him to run, he made it clear that Armand would probably kill him, the moment Armand lost interest in the game Daniel would be dead. And Daniel knew Armand from Louis's narrative, knew what Armand was capable of, and knew from their first enounter how powerless he(Daniel) was against Armand. Armand could kill him easily on a whim, and insofar as Daniel knew at the time probably would. Yet Daniel has the nerve to react that way to Armand.
I think this is part of what drew Armand to Daniel, Daniel would not fear or submitt competly to Armand despite Armand's power. Daniel challenged Armand, Armand who had ruthlessly ruled over his coven in Paris and the Theater of the Vampires. This mortal boy who knew perfetly well what Armand was, would dare to defy him and insult him.

You guys make me want to try to get through Pandora again so I can read blood and gold. Although I'd like to keep my memories of Daniel from QotD intact. I also love Daniel's nerve. Everyone else has fallen slavishly at the feet of whatever vampire came to them, immeadiately affectionate and friendly. Even David. But not Daniel. And that makes him awesone. And he's kind of the Ricean incarnation of us fans in his shameless begging for the gift.