prismatica | ☽ II: video

[Vanitas is seated with his chin propped up in one hand when the video comes on. He looks significantly calmer (and less Sanguis-y) than the last time he made a post like this.]

Bonjour. I've done this once before, but I feel as though I wouldn't be doing my due diligence if I just relied on snooping and idle gossip.

[He straightens up, a hand going to his chest with an undeniably cocky grin.]

So! My name is Vanitas and I am a doctor to vampires, although I myself am just an average human. In an attempt to better understand the nature of the world we currently find ourselves in and those that all of you are from I have a request! I'd like to hear all of your "legends" about vampires. It's become clear that despite the wide variety of worlds represented here vampires are a reality in very few, so I'm curious about where your preconceived notions of them stem from.

Of course if you yourself happen to be a vampire or personally acquainted with any I'm even more interested in you. Don't hesitate to come forward and chat with me, I'll even be accommodating if you want to do so anonymously.

[He waves a gloved hand that ends in sharp nails.] Au revoir~

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[ how patient of you vanitas, don't spoil the little bird too much ]

It's certainly something to consider, although sadly it would seem that Beni's expertise falls more in line with mononoke and tengu. So I really am in a difficult position like yourself~

Beni has also considered maybe looking into a cute cafe or something, although I'm very used to keeping late hours and am not sure how that would line up with working hours.

[Those words also don't really register with him, but he's assuming they mean some sorts of creatures other than humans.]

Around here I'm pretty sure there are plenty of places open at all hours, especially around the shadier parts. This city seems to be pretty bustling all the time and I've heard advertisements for cafes and "host clubs" or whatever it is they're called.

Oh my...

[ the reaction the mention of a host club got, it certainly did make the colour rise to benio's cheeks ]

It seems as thought you've never been to a host club before... entertaining strangers in such a way could be very dangerous. It's not uncommon for both hosts and hostesses at home to have such scary stories about customers that take things too far.

Please be careful not to put yourself in such a position, you're much too handsome to have to deal with something so unnecessary Onii-san~

No, I haven't. Those places don't really exist where I'm from [Well. Brothels do, but that's not the same.] so I don't know much and I haven't really had any interest in looking into them more. I mean I had suspicions based on the name I suppose.

[And given the way things work here he supposes that an establishment for any sort of "entertainment" would likely be geared towards moonlacing in one form or another. It just makes sense.

He snorts then, amused.]

Are you implying that me being handsome makes me unable to take care of myself?

Is that something that goes hand in hand with something like that?

[ a curious tilt of the head, thinking on this carefully ]

Ah, what I mean is that you just seem like the type of man that doesn't care much for troublesome situations. And you know how people get... if you're like this regularly, when you're in a situation you might even be more good looking and would just entice unwanted attention...

Though it's okay if that's something Onii-san is into as well~

Well I guess you're right on that impression, because I have enough things to deal with that I don't really have an interest in getting wrapped up in other peoples' problems. But it would also depend on the person, because it would be pretty stupid to ignore an opportunity to generate Chroma.

[While he might not be a big fan of getting involved with people he's also not going to put himself at a disadvantage and risk not being in top condition. He's seen enough of what can go wrong here to know that it pays to be ready.]

Ah, so that's the kind of thing Onii-san is into...

You must lead a very exciting life here, does fighting count for something to generate chroma? Since there can be a fair amount of contact involved and can be very intimate it seems like it would qualify...

I'm just not into dying, that's all.

As far as I've found fighting and expending energy actually depletes chroma, especially if you expend any sort of inhuman abilities. But I also guess it would depend on the kind of "fighting".

Well yeah, dying is never ideal. From what I've heard it's a rather painful process.

Is that so? Doesn't that seem like it levels out the playing field if someone doesn't have those sort of abilities? It seems you can be quite the fighter yourself, and are very well-versed about the flow of chroma~

I guess you could say that, but taking into consideration that moonblessings seem to bestow at least basic supernatural talents one could consider that alone to make things more "even". Of course even without any enhanced abilities it isn't impossible to win against someone who does have them, you just have to be smart about it.

[Says the guy who practically throws himself at vampires much stronger than him on a regular basis back home.]

Non, I wouldn't really call myself a fighter. I'm just a doctor.

It seems very basic, the magical ability doesn't seem something that's very impressive though. Probably just strong enough for a shock when it comes to an Iris's abilities, though the high pain tolerance and regeneration seem to be an okay trade off~

But Beni wouldn't know much about having the capability to work with these things, they're only useful in a tight situation at best.

Just a doctor... Even doctors could be fighters too, but there's nothing wrong with being just one or the other.

Well if you make a point of not getting too involved with all the little excursions the locals are fond of then you shouldn't have trouble avoiding tight situations.

Hmm~ I guess.

Oh no, Beni would never... a lot of them seem very dangerous and scary, it's best to stay behind and be careful~

Is there something the matter? Did Beni say something wrong?

They are. I went along with some of it at first to try and get information, but I'm not interested in being cannon fodder.

Non, not at all.

That's understandable, they displace us from our homes and then request that we help them with something seemingly easy at first and then ask for more. It's kind of not fair~

But Beni is glad that's not the case, sometimes I say things that people don't want to hear by accident.

It's a manipulation tactic, whether they admit it or not. But I don't believe that they're so naive as to not know what they're doing.

[He chuckles.]

Sometimes people need to hear things they don't like.

Hmmm... It certainly seems that way, it's pretty surprising that there isn't as much of a fight against this. I mean, it seems there are plenty of strong and capable people brought here, surely they'd have some way to go against the orders~

You have a good way of looking at it, onii-chan~ Some others aren't as forgiving and could get violent in the blink of an eye.

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