[ VIDEO ] | un: jasminum

[diplous]

( when the feed starts, lenore comes to view sitting primly in a very plush looking couch, and she waves a bit with the hand she’s not holding her communicator with, smiling sweetly at the camera. it took her awhile, but she got the gist of how to use it easily enough. what a quaint little thing.

the place she’s in seems to be the lodgings that they'd been promised after helping with excavations, considering hers is currently occupied, but the curtains are drawn shut to keep the sun out, so it’s a little dim inside what with the only source of light being a lamp behind the camera despite it being the middle of the day. not that she’d die from it now with the medication she was provided, she’s just not really fond of it anyway. )

Before I begin, I suppose it’d be better if I introduce myself first.. technically a second time now, but for those who've missed it. ( she’s twirling a lock of her hair between her fingers, contemplative. she knows the possible risk she’s taking and concludes with: it could be interesting. ) My name is Lenore, and some of you might’ve already chanced on seeing me around before.

( the redhead leans back on her chair to get more comfortable, better than sitting so properly anyway. she even tilts her head a bit and finally she resigns to whatever it was she seemed to be mulling over, and returns her gaze to look at the camera. )

I’m here because I’ve found myself in a bit of a conundrum. You see, ( she parts her lips slightly, her tongue briefly painting over one of her fangs before continuing. ) I’m hungry.

( the camera shifts slightly because it seems she went to go reach for something. a blood pill. she shows that to the camera as well as she toys with it between her fingers. )

While these things are well and good, I’m afraid they’re not quite to my taste. ( and she hasn’t even tried the blood of a moonblessed yet, ) And I was hoping that we could come to an agreement of sorts.

( then she pauses for a moment, then laughs. right, silly her. she should explain better. )

I’m a vampire, and I figure it’d be best if I don’t shock people with that sort of information, I’d rather not have people assume I’m going to eat them, unless -- that’s the sort of thing you like. I’d hardly be one to judge.

( with a flick, the pill is launched without much care. as she said, she doesn’t really like it. why would she? it’s like being given a nutritional block for food and told to subsist off of it, which she wouldn’t do either. she eats the things humans do for enjoyment, after all. lenore is of the type to indulge the finer things in life, and this is one of the things she enjoys. )

I’m not asking to take a bite out of you either, nor am I going to bleed you dry. ( unless they’re into that, in which they can talk about that too! ) I just want to drink, as I haven’t fed properly in some time. We can work out the details of what you’ll get in return as compensation, naturally, and how we’d go about it. You’re free to state your expectations on either end. Whether it be chroma or a favor, or some other creative thing you want of me. I’ll see what I can do. You’ll find that I’m quite flexible to work with.

( there was a clinic or another that showed her how drawing blood and storage works, not that she’s against using her teeth. she just needs the volunteer or five or ten to get a nice supply going. )

If you’re shy, feel free to reach out privately. If you have questions, I'll do my best to answer them. Goodbye now!

( and she ends the feed with a happy little wave. leave her messages! )

[ tldr; lenore's hungry, doesn't like the blood pills the hospital gives and wants to try the blood of a moonblessed. she offers to compensate them one way or the other in the preferred currency or some such of whoever would let her bleed 'em. ]

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locked; UN: turntechGodhead

[itsknighttime]

prefacing this with two things
you cant kill me thats not a challenge
so i think were good there and in my literal 21 years of life ive only met one vampire ever technically speaking
i was today years old meeting the second one
i would be clapping if i wasnt typing in regards to your honesty but itd just be keymashing
i kinda sat here staring a while and then thought of her and if she had shit like that she needed would i let her miss out and me feel like a dick? probably not
but i know her and i dont know you
i *DO* know my horror though and my horror tells me i should probably ask about side effects or other shit id have to worry about
and lastly is this just because itd be like eating a shitty bread you had garlic butter for versus some god damn grade a breadsticks? like its just luxury youre missing?

video! locked to keep mister dave strider’s secrets

[diplous]

( she wasn’t expecting a whole giant block as response. what he’ll see is a very amused redhead, she figures it’d be best to address all of this like this rather than text. )

Very, very good questions. Let’s pick at them one by one then shall we?

( she’s clearly scanning through the text again before nodding. )

If you’re worried about turning, I have no intents of turning others. Side effects would more be more like anemia, and I’d make sure you’re able to walk and such before letting you fly free. There’d be a puncture site, of course, and while I’m more practiced with my teeth, I have no qualms attempting other methods of collection. Needles and such were never my forte. Nothing a bit of moonlacing won’t fix, though.

( then, a quirk of a brow. )

I think I see what you mean. But a more apt comparison is more like if the essence of.. breadstick ( that’s kind of ridiculous to say actually. ) were to be put in a pill, as you saw. You don’t get to taste it so much as simply get what you would have nutritionally.

( then she furrows her brows a little. )

If you want me to compare what the blood they give me from the hospital is like, it’s like comparing plain porridge to ( clears throat. ) god damn grade A breadsticks.

So.. yes, luxury. Did I miss any of your questions?

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[realimperfect]

This is quite the proposition to offer the people here... I would caution that there are... some here that may attempt to use that type of relationship.

I would offer my own but I'm afraid I don't know if it would be.. what you're looking for. [ But she's too damn curious not to respond, okay? She's met Alucard a couple of times, but they haven't gotten on the vampire subject at all. Trauma sharing and all of that, most times.

Plus.. she's got Amrita Cells and she's unsure if that might give Lenore perhaps too much.. ]

People in my world are made by machine and genetically modified, so it may not be as.. [ She hesitates here, searching for words ] .. Unique? As other people.

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[diplous]

Mm? Use that sort of relationship? If it’s Chroma they’re after, surely they have better methods of acquiring it. ( unless, ) And if they enjoy themselves far from it for me to stop them.

( she pauses to let the other speak, content to listen as she picks at her nails. )

Is that right? ( consider her interest piqued! ) I wouldn’t be all that sure about that.. especially if you’re the only one from your world here, but I suppose I wouldn’t know for sure unless I try it.

Is there something you had in mind that you’d like in return?

Video | Un: Star-Lord

[spacedisaster]

I did notice the fangs the first time we talked but given how those are common around here, I admit I didn't think much about them.

[ He doesn't seem that surprised to be talking to an actual vampire. He's seen stranger around the Galaxy and there are a lot of species out there that live off of blood. ]

I'm afraid I can't help you, though, not because I have anything against vampires but because I don't know what my blood could do to you.

[ With him being a Human-Celestial hybrid, that would be a very, very bad idea. ]

Sorry if this is an uncouth question but you can only drink from people? What about feeding from some animal?

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[diplous]

They are rather common, aren't they? I was people watching the other day and plenty of others seem to have traits from other such beasts. Which was interesting to see. Some seemed unused to them, though?

( there's a shrug, here. that's quite alright. she knew people would come for questions too rather than just answer her query. )

Thank you for reaching out regardless. And, it's possible, of course. But I'd feel a little better taking from someone I can ask permission from rather than bleed the poor creature. It does taste different though, in case you were wondering.

text | un: 76

[mylawn]

Gotta be fresh, huh?

[Look, he's not thrilled about the idea...but he heals fast, which might make him an ideal candidate, and better him than someone else. Provided things don't get out of hand, of course, though he supposes it's not a bad idea to collect favors.]

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[diplous]

Ideally, that’d be nice. But I was also shown how to put some in storage so I don’t have to keep bothering people by the day to come over and whatnot. But considering the fact that I don’t quite have a permanent place of being at the moment, storage would be harder to come by.

( oh, context. that’d be helpful. )

There’s a dragon in the apartment they gave me.

video | un: springtime

[hopticulture]

[this would have pinged her regardless of her past experience having vampire bat traits manifest each Iris moon.]

Huh.

Well, at least you're being honest.

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[diplous]

( there’s a bit of a shrug there. for some reason the bunny talks, but, like she mentioned to star-lord she’s seen people transformed so she just kind of assumes this is all part of that? )

I hardly gain anything from lying, even through omission, and only have more to lose when ‘discovered’.

[necroyalty]

First of all, thank you for being forthright about this. I'm afraid I can't provide anything on my end, but I know a few ways we could bring an end to the search.

Have you tried any of the medical facilities here?

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[diplous]

I have, it was something that we’ve done the little song and dance for around the time of my arrival. They even tried to fix my proclivity to the night time hours but, old habits die hard. The sun is at least not much of a concern anymore due to this.

It’s how I came to the ingenious little blood pills they have, which work in a fix or to tide me over, but one could hardly blame a lady for actually wanting something with a little more taste to it.

text; un: athanasia

[trivialization]

Really? How old are you?

[diplous]

Come, now. It’s rude to ask a lady her age.

( very. )

[resenting]

Never seen a vampire polite enough to ask upfront first.

Then again, I don't think I know that many in the first place.

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[diplous]

I could've done as most do and take as I pleased, but that hardly seemed productive, and would likely get me on quite a few's bad side. At least this way there's a little more give-and-take.

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[onehole]

Can the compensation be friendship?

[diplous]

You don't have to buy my friendship, you know.

video — un: dontannoyme

[pushpin]

[ whoa mama gotdAMN and hell-LO ]

[ a fellow redhead on the screen, all sharp eyes and angularity, pinched brows and a perpetual scowl. there isn't much doubt to cast on words like vampire and bleed you dry when he's hung out with daemons and spirits and dragons and every other kind of creature that was never supposed to exist — ]

[ but there is a point of curiosity that draws his attention beyond the offer compensation and flexibility; those, he can tally later. ]

So what happens f'you don't get none?

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[diplous]

( she's trying to keep a straight face here when she responds - there's a little smile on her lips though. )

I suppose I'll have no other choice than to have my rationality ripped away from me, with a primal sort of instinct driving me to rip the nearest person's throat out and gorge myself.

( is she joking or not.. who knows! she sounds like she was joking, at least. )

Mm, if pressed, I could rely on the pills they gave me, but.. ( she scrunches her nose a little in distaste. ) It doesn't taste good, though. It's not quite the same. So I'll probably have my complaints.

video; (sn: healerprincess)

[im_gonna_heal_u]

I think some of the other people I've heard talking to you answered most of my questions.

But I'm here of my own curiosity, since the lone vampire I know doesn't seem to follow the rules very much. Is blood the only real way you get sustenance? I also wonder if healing magic would be helpful to you at all.

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[diplous]

Blood would seem to be the only way. We can eat food, of course, but that's more like a 'just because we can, and it tastes good' sort of thing.

... Well, it'd depend on if the person who made it knew how to cook but. You know.

As far as healing magic goes.. Likely not? But I'm also no expert in healing magic, admittedly, or any school of it for that matter beyond what I'm innately capable of. Interesting thought, though.

video - un: cornelialibritannia

[knightmare_princess]

[ Vampires. Cornelia cannot say she's surprised by it at this point, but it's certainly fascinating how well mannered she is. There are questions that she's sure Lenore has been inundated with, such as how it will be extracted. ]

Have you had anyone take you up yet?

[ That's an important question to start with. Cornelia's not sure she wants to just volunteer to donate blood because some lady's too much of a connoisseur for whatever those pills are, but the compensation could be worthwhile. ]

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[diplous]

( goodness, she's certainly lovely to look at isn't she? so poised and elegant. )

I've had a few take me up on it, but I'm a terribly greedy thing and I wouldn't say no to more.

( wouldn't make sense to turn away people who were possibly interested. that'd just be silly. )

Plus, keeping some for later wouldn't be a bad idea.

[audio | @hot.damn]

[circumitus]

Is it just human blood you're looking for?

[Tempting that it is oh no she's hot Rey isn't sure she should volunteer. She's never met a vampire or been fed on before to know if her blood would have any ill effect on them as it would in most scenarios.]

audio!

[diplous]

Well, that'd be preferred, sure. Though others have raised several concerns regarding their blood that now I'm all too curious about not to try. Might as well while I have the chance, right?

locked text; un: otoproxy

[ends]

... so I don’t know how I feel about pickiness if you have something that works, but

I appreciate your... honesty?

[ and as someone who has understood the slog of bland, cheap food and sometimes elected to skip meals and save them for more, ah, desperate, painful hungers. it strikes him that he should at least have a conversation about options for the lady. ]

so, counter question: does it matter that I’m dead? you really can’t tell by looking if that’s an issue

( could’ve sworn i hit this but clearly i didn’t, ahh..!! so sorry! )

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[diplous]

Hence why people are free to give if they so wish, or refuse if they do not. You can't really blame a lady for wanting a little more forgiving on the palate?

Yet another interesting question.. this place sure does have quite the variety in its populace, doesn't it? Those that are undead in my world.. you can typically tell with the missing bits and such, so I'm not sure in your case.