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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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[stavros]

There are a lot of you here...

[vetala]

A lot of...

[stavros]

...Vampires. It's awkward. I'm sorry.

[vetala]

Well, we're not sure if that's what I am yet. Or rather, I'm not willing to count my chickens before they hatch.

[stavros]

...I would offer to test my holy water on you, but whatever Marisa says, I'm still not sure that is a good idea.

[vetala]

Well, considering the variety of religions that exist in the world, I don't hold much stock holy water anyway. I suppose it would only work on unholy creatures, and I'm not very unholy.

[stavros]

Aren't vampires by default?

[vetala]

Well, vampires are also killed by sunlight, unable to cross over running water, repelled by garlic, and unable to enter where they are not invited. I don't exhibit any of these traits.

[stavros]

That is true. Perhaps the holy water wouldn't do anything.

[vetala]

Where did you even get holy water anyway? I've heard about being prepared for anything, but that seems a little ridiculous.

[stavros]

It showed up in my room after I saw the lights. I've got a bunch of bottles that I stuffed into my closet.

[vetala]

Oh! You got something from that too.

[stavros]

It's a little odd, I'll admit.

[vetala]

Well, I got a twenty pound tube of lipstick, and someone else got a horrifying puppet. So it's not too unusual.

[stavros]

Is it... giant? Why would it be that heavy?

[vetala]

No. It's regular sized. It's just very heavy. I haven't figured out why yet.

[stavros]

Maybe it's made of a special material, but even then...

[vetala]

I know, I know. It's rather weird. It was covered with some sort of purple fluid...

Huh. [That's weird. A sudden hunger for that sort of thing isn't normal, is it...]

[stavros]

Has anybody looked at it? I mean, we must have... science... people.

[vetala]

The fluid? No. I washed it off. The lipstick itself would be nice to take a look at, but most of the "science people" I know of are medical professionals.

[stavros]

Ah. ...I'm bad at this.

[vetala]

Bad at this? Bad at what? All your suggestions so far have been somewhat valid.

[stavros]

None of them are really practical, though, are they?

[vetala]

That's true, but I suppose they are better than nothing.