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[inabluemoon]

[The video flicks on to reveal a figure silhouettes against the red moon glowing full overhead behind them. It looks like Vanitas has somehow gotten onto the roof of somewhere and is perched very precariously on the edge, his hair ruffled. For as dim as his face is in the darkness it's clear that he's grinning widely, his teeth looking almost suspiciously sharp and his blue eyes glowing with what seems to be red.]

Hello, fellow Moonblessed! To those of you who I haven't met yet, my name is Vanitas.

[Briefly the video becomes a blur as he spins to face the moon, gesturing to it broadly as the red glow washes over him.] Where I come from this sort of red moon usually heralds the birth of beings known as vampires. But it's a shame that such doesn't seem to be the case here, you know?

[He laughs, the sound just a bit manic.] You might be wondering why... It's simple- I'm a doctor to vampires, and without any patients it's just impossible for me to do my job! And I'm a very busy man, you know... So I'd like to make an offer to all of you!

If there are any vampires here, I want you to let me test something on you! If you're inhuman but not a vampire I suppose I could still try it on you, really... So what do all of you say?

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[regelkonform]

[ Germany couldn’t believe this, Italy hadn’t been exaggerating that he’d met a so-called vampire doctor. Though, in his mind he felt that it was justified to question it, he did sound rather unstable, to put it mildly. He would play along for now, if only to get the truth for Italy. There was a rather serious look on his face as the video feed flicked on and he let out an exasperated sigh. ]

So you’re the “vampire-doctor”...

[ Why, yes, he was doing air quotes. ]

[inabluemoon]

[Vanitas tilts his head, grin widening even more.]

So you've heard of me, then?

[regelkonform]

[ The grin was slightly unsettling to say the least, Germany's brow raising a little. ]

Briefly, yes, though I'm not sure why you would claim to be something so outrageous.

[ As if you were really one to talk, Germany, you're a country that looks like a person. ]

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[dioscorea]

Hm. what do you mean by a vampire, exactly?

[inabluemoon]

A being with fangs who drinks blood, typically born beneath the Red Moon and created from the alteration of the constitutive formula of humans.

Do I need to keep going?

[dioscorea]

I don't think I've ever heard of something like that. It sounds like some kind of yokai.

[That whole bit about the consitutive formula of humans completely flies over his head.]

Do you really think there are creatures like that here?

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[resound]

You could consider it a vacation instead of trying to pretend you’re still busy
Clearly there’s not much of a demand for you here.
Are there really enough vampires in general to need specialists, anyway

[inabluemoon]

Taking a vacation doesn't come with my line of work. I'm only trying to help!

[resound]

If you want to work that bad you might want to try expanding your practice.
Most of the Prismals are pretty “ inhuman ” anyway

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[milkisgross]

[Holy crap this guy had been serious when they had talked over the network post earlier.]

I'm not volunteering, but I hope you plan on telling your prospective test-subjects exactly what you're planning on doing with them for your experiments.

[He's seen enough of experimentation done on unwilling subjects. If he can stop that from occurring here, he's going to.]

[inabluemoon]

[Sorry Ed, Sanguis happened. But in reality this is closer to how Vanitas normally is.]

Oh, of course! [He laughs.] Honestly the likelihood that it would work at all is very low, so there's no need to worry! But what sort of doctor would I be if I just sat back and did nothing?

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[lestatusquo]

I'm perfectly good with my vampirism being on my own time, thank you very much.
In fact, with no disrespect intended to the cryptofauna (or, I suppose, regular extraterrestrial fauna) of this planet, it's troubling me enough that the local lunar cycle seems slated to interrupted the basis on which I am accustomed to being a vampire: namely, CONSISTENTLY.
You realize how suspicious this broad proposition of a "test" looks, right?

[inabluemoon]

So you're a vampire! And this place has altered your physiology? How so?

It isn't my fault how people take things.

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[sealeted]

Gosh, you're in high spirits.

[She's seen spirits this high before, and they usual act as the harbingers of... well, a lot. A lot, all at once.]

Just as a head's up, people aren't super likely to volunteer for medical practices they know nothing about and might not need.

[inabluemoon]

Am I? I wonder...

[He looks towards the moon for a few moments before he tilts his head, frowning.]

So should I just hunt them instead?

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[darkcharge]

[ Exactly this face. ]

All of the sudden I hate my name all the more.

[inabluemoon]

That sounds like a personal problem!

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[callmeven]

Your... name is Vanitas?

[PRIORITIES]

[inabluemoon]

[He raises an eyebrow.]

That's what I said, isn't it? [Then the smirk is back.] Ah- Maybe you've heard of me?

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[albionchanged]

[Someone just throwing that out there? Either this person is from somewhere that isn't worried about keeping supernaturals secret...or he's just weird,]

What are you trying to test?

[inabluemoon]

[In this case both of those things are true.]

I want to see if an item I have works on vampires not from my world.

[keythatconnects]

[Sora seems like he starts to say a few things and then stops himself. Eventually, he looks a little overwhelmed and gives up on all of them.

To himself, he mutters:] I have so many questions...

[To Vanitas he says.] It's nice to meet you, er... Dr. Vanitas? I'm Sora!

So.....How does someone become a doctor to vampires? Is there a school for that?

[inabluemoon]

[.... Sora no don't encourage him.

But it's too late, Vanitas seems pleased and amused.]

No, there isn't. It's something I took upon myself.

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[ciao]

[ here he is again vanitas, so happy with his ears all perked up ]

Ciao, Vanitas, ciao~! [ if only he could see off-screen the wagging tail would be noticeable, but for now there's just the visual of the enthusiastic wave of the paw ]

What kind of test are you going to do? Is it multiple choice? Or more of like an essay question?

[inabluemoon]

[Ears all perked-

Wait. Vanitas squints.

And then he sees the paw.]

What the hell happened to you?! You didn't have any of that before! [Did he?? He's pretty sure he didn't...]