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[vetala]

There seem to be quite a few things different about me physically, ever since I discovered this network a few months back, and aside from being a little irritating, most of them haven't significantly affected me to the point of not being able to function. However, I think that there is something odd going on with my eating habits. I've been hungry in an odd way since I visited the Tuning Towers and it's been going on for weeks and nothing is really helping the issue. And I think I've figured out what that is, though how I figured out involves a very uncomfortable bus ride with people who have no concept of personal space, but very tantalizing, ah... Well... Jugular veins.

Anyway, that odd statement coming from me really should make what I'm about to ask obvious, but bear with me, because I am going to ask a mildly disturbing question.

Does anyone else besides me feel a particular urge to, oh I don't know, drink blood? And along the same vein- I mean- Along the same lines, is there any way to make it stop aside from the usual thing? I've read enough literature to understand the basic idea but is there anyway to opt out? Because I'd really rather not go down that path at the moment.

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[shiromadoushi]

Think there's at least two others. At the very least I know one confirmed.

Non sparkling, thankfully.

Honestly, I'd get yourself down to a butcher and ask if they have any animal blood for sale. Say it's for an art project or that you wanna make blood pudding or whatever. Give that a try.

Because honestly, that whole trying not to be a vampire by not drinking blood is kinda like not wanting to be human by not eating food. Either way, you are what you are and you'll kick the bucket if you try.

[vetala]

[Again with the 'V' word. Why is this happening? Probably because everything is awkward.]

Butchers sell just the blood? I'm not sure that constantly asking for that overtly wouldn't be exceedingly suspicious though. No one loves blood pudding that much. Or is involved in that many blood-related art projects. I suppose I could give it a shot once though.

And I'm pretty sure that saying only works if you're not already dead. Which I'm not, obviously. But if things keep going the way they are, I might be.

[shiromadoushi]

I'm sure they're used to weirder requests. Blame your British aunt or whatever.

Just don't do the starving yourself thing. Because that never ends well in movies and you'll feel even more like shit if you lose yourself and wind up making things into a horror movie instead of just weird.

[vetala]

I don't have a British aunt. I don't want anything to do with the British. [Because if there is one thing her parents managed to stress during her upbringing, it's that the British are terrible and no one likes them. No one.]

I know all about those kinds of movies. I just didn't think they actually had real life application. Because they are movies. But apparently I was wrong.

[shiromadoushi]

Like the butcher knows that?

Just apply human logic to everything else. When you don't eat for a while, you wind up stuffing your face with whatever's around when you do and wind up feeling sick. Change that around for a hunger for blood and you have a mess on your hands.

[vetala]

So basically I need to do that thing or at least figure something out, or I'm going to end up in the Dead District surrounded by bodies and covered in blood with no idea how I got there.

That is what I'm getting out of this.

[shiromadoushi]

Pretty much, yeah. That or worse.

[vetala]

I can imagine worse, so luckily we can actually detailing a completely terrifying possibility.

I feel like this is some sort of punishment for enjoying all those horror movies.

[shiromadoushi]

Nah. If that were the case, I'd be halfway to being some Lovecraftian horror by now.

Besides. Long as you don't sparkle, vampire's not a bad fate to roll.

[[You could be poor Anthony up there]]

[vetala]

Odd that so many of you should fixate on a single piece of bad literature, but I'm rather sure that there is no sparkling in my future.

[shiromadoushi]

Hey, that single piece of bad lit has kinda ruined an entire genre that I happen to like, the fixation is justified.

'sides. Twilight bashing is the new black or however the fuck that saying goes, right?

[vetala]

Were you into teen paranormal romance before it happened? Did it even exist in a way that wasn't focused mostly on horror before?

[shiromadoushi]

I mean vampire lit. Now when you try and find vampire stuff you get this garbage. Before it was just Anne Rice, but this is even worse because it's new.

[vetala]

I liked some of Anne Rice... Well, one or two books. I didn't much care for the rest.

[shiromadoushi]

Not intro romance so I didn't even want to try it. Closest I get is Dracula Das Musical because that shit is mind blowingly WTF.

[vetala]

The musical? You actually watched it?

[shiromadoushi]

Yeah. German version. Hence the Das. Found it on Youtube and just kinda... had to.

[vetala]

I just saw the word 'musical' and immediately opted out.

[shiromadoushi]

To my credit, I had a head cold at the time I watched it. Pretty sure any decisions made under the influence of nyquil don't count.

[vetala]

No, no. You have to take responsibility. You make this bed of poorly made musicals and now you have to lie in it. It's a shame.

[shiromadoushi]

Like heck, no responsibility for cold medicated decisions!

[vetala]

Heck?

[That's adorable.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[....oh god is getting back so many of Creampuffs memories affecting him? Why did he even--]]

I'm trying to be nice for a change. I can go back to full on swearing mode if you'd like.

[vetala]

[She's not letting it go. She'll never let go, Jack.]

You don't need to censor yourself for my sake. I've heard much worse. It's not really a big deal.

Heck, though...

Best IC consequences for me forgetting he's not cannon Bakura right now :D

[shiromadoushi]

Normally I don't.

I swear these stupid flashbacks are starting to mess with me...