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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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You look... Unwell.[Is literally the nicest way to put it. Look. She made an effort.]

Vampire. It sounds so stupid when you say it out loud and that was exactly what I was trying to avoid...

If it is going to bring them problems that they would rather not deal with, I can understand. And I suppose if they're on here, they know where to find me themselves.

-- We, uhm - talked about things like this before... - I think. [Trying to say it with nothing but a friendly politeness - said with a very tiny not-exactly-happy smile in accord for an overall sheepishness. In lieu of an awkward throat-clearing:] Ermm -

Sorry if I shouldn't - 've... Is - erm... that what you - think... -- still? [That she is a vampire...?]

I know. I was trying not to be overt about it. I figured it would hardly help. [They do not have a Sorry You're Undead card in the Sympathies section at the Hallmark store.]

It's not that. I just don't really think I fit the archetype well. I don't really... [She just sort of huffs and goes silent because she is actually at a loss for words. Finally she huffs again.] Nevermind. We may as well use the word, but if I start exhibiting anymore non-vampire traits, we are both going to look very foolish.

I didn't mean anything by it -- ! I -- ...apologize.

-- But erm - I understand that... - of course -- what uh - do you mean you - ...don't "fit" - the archetype, though -- if - I can ask? [Indeed just curiosity.]

You don't need to apologize. It was a stupid thing to get touchy about.

[Look at how much she is trying to make this not to be a big deal.]

I just don't want to consider the idea that I might become a person like the ones I've read about is all. [Not a big deal.]

[It doesn't help that that would seem to imply that he reacted as if there'd been touchiness involved but very well, best to pull the plug and move on - mouth thins, glances aside to throw it off and back...]

It's uhm -- difficult to say if it says anything about - us. -- Though. -- ...Or what it does - mean. [He's found some of the minor points of relevancy of some of his visions enthralling - still hasn't an idea what becoming a zombie could possibly quite "fit".] -- I mean - if we turn -- into things...

-- We can only really use what we know - to -- tell us what - we can expect from changing. [He'd had a much less vague point in saying that - what he means is that it may be safer to take and put faith in changes and suggestions already received than to rule out or resist based on anything in expectation that doesn't add up, but what's said is said.]

What I know is not actually all that helpful right now. [Because it is all from shitty vampire novels and movies and comics and so on. Blade Trinity? Not actually the best as far as a How To Be A Vampire Guide goes.]

It's easy to ingest media and be excited about to when you aren't going to have to plan your life around it. And then things happen and now we need to and I think I speak for both of us when I say that it is proving difficult.

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