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It was a hot summer night in Miami, just like many nights before, Dexter Morgan's sittng in his apartment, his Dark Passenger itching for another kill.
He was on his laptop, looking at a video he found on the Dark Web. It was of an unknown man, only going by Josef , who lured another man called Aaron into a cabin in the woods, under false pretenses of filming him.
Dexter recognized Josef's intentions from the very beginning, he knew Aaron's fate was sealed.
He also recognized that this couldn't have been Josef's first rodeo, as he knew exactly what he was doing and how to do it, even dropping small hints for Aaron along the way.
Dexter could identify every manipulation tactic Josef used, from luring Aaron into a false sense of security, to guilt tripping him into staying, it almost reminded him of himself in a way, though he would never admit it.
As the video progressed, Aaron suprisingly managed to escape, but Josef, through lying and exploiting Aaron's kind nature, managed to lure him to a nearby lake, where he killed him.
Josef disgusted Dexter as much as he fascinated him , lying and manipulating without a second thought, and the way he played with his food, as much as he hated it it was all too familliar...
He knew he had to take him out. But how? He doesn't have a name, an area of residence, not even a face as Josef was smart enough to blur it out.
The only thing he knew is how Josef operates. And becoming a broke videographer for a day didn't seem all that bad to him, as long as he got a kill in return.
Over the next few days he would go about his life normally, occasionally checking Craigslist for any ads involving videographers, the Dark Passenger's thirst for blood growing by the day.
Apart from some odd jobs that didn't really fit the profile, the coast was clear, until he found this...
"Looking for Videographer
Bravery and Self Defense experience preferable (hunting experience a plus)
Located at Manatee Springs State Park
Let's film some hunting together!"
"Self defense experience preferable" he may as well have said "Serial Killer looking for victim".
The location was only about 6 hours away so it was convenient.
He called the number on the ad, and it rang for a while, until a strangely familliar voice answered.
"This is Buck." The man answered. The moment Dexter heard his voice he knew this was the guy from the video.
Trying to hide the satisfaction from his voice Dexter answered "Yeah, uh, I saw your ad on Craigslist and I'm...Interested, could we meet tommorow?"
"Great, see you there, 5 P.M" Josef answered before quickly hanging up.
Dexter was quite excited for this kill, it's not so often he gets to take out a fellow connoiseur of his craft, of course, there were those like Trinity and Doomsday, but it's never been this easy.
The next morning he made some lame excuse to Batista about "reconnecting with nature" and "getting some fresh air" to get a day off work, in which he succeeded.
So he got home, packed his bags, all his tools of course, the knives and tranquilizer, packed it all in his trunk, and he was off.