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[levampere]

Bonjour. I have a question for you all, if you'll indulge me.

How many of you here are immortal? Whether it be by natural means or otherwise. How do you feel about your immortality?

You don't need to tell me how or why you are, I'm simply curious. I myself have lived for 500 years, so I'm looking for kindred spirits, one might say.

Of course if you're not immortal and you know someone who is, I'd be glad to hear that as well. This platform was made to share opinions, correct? I'd enjoy having everyone's different perspectives.

All the best,
Comte de Saint-Germain

[ It's... It's not a letter but he's from the 19th century so. There you go. ]

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[levampere]

Precisely. In my case, I'll recover from anything given enough time, so I doubt I'll be in need of your services.

Quite a list! Are those my only options?

[ He's just being obtuse, she's free to notice he already called himself a vampire in this post... ]

[menphina]

You never know!
In the place I was last, even a fast healing vampire was stripped of all his power
even his perfect hair became a mess when he wasn't fed normal food!
It happened to a lot of other immortals there too.
Pretty scary!

Doubt it'll happen here, but...

And I'm sure there are more types of immortals
Those just happen to be the ones I've encountered.
... wait, so you are a vampire then?

[ She peeked! ]

[levampere]

That would be quite a shock, I will admit. Perhaps I'm lucky that I wasn't transformed into a human when I arrived here.
But yes, I am a vampire.

Thankfully blood is not hard to come by in Lunatia, as the government has seen fit to provide me with tablets and the like.

It sounds like you've run into some interesting people. What place were you in last, that allowed for such an adventure?

[menphina]

Not a very good one.
It was a world like this, that wasn't our own
But it was cruel and separated people based on randomized traits

Some people ended up Dominants and privileged,
Some ended up Submissives with no authority of their own
They enforced those roles there and punished those that didn't follow them
Among other things.

[ She doesn't like thinking of Duplicity much. ]

Some people ended up here from there
But we all agree this place is far better
Even if I'd rather be home with my tribe and family!
Are there other vampires from your world here at least?

[levampere]

I see. How horrible. I can't imagine anything like that... I suppose we're lucky the Prismals are so friendly and accommodating.

That's understandable.
I'm fortunate enough that a close friend of mine is here, with me.
But I do miss the others. I'd much rather be at home with all of them, rather than being spirited away to another world.

[menphina]

Luckier than most, I'd think.
But we'd all like to be home
Still, meeting new folks isn't too bad

It's not like I can learn about vampires outside of stories back home!
Where'd you come from, then?
Because the only people that use Bonjour are Ishgardians, from my world
or I suppose France's people, from France's world, Earth.
You might meet France, though.
He's a land guardian spirit, among many.

[ Ahahah... ]

[levampere]

I agree. It's certainly interesting.

And yes, I've heard that France is here. I'd love to meet him, since one might say I am one of his people.
I'm not familiar with your Ishgardians, but I come from Paris, which is the capital of France.

Ah, so that is what you meant. That would mean you've met Italy or Sen, correct?

[menphina]

Somehow I'm not surprised you've met them both
At least I don't have to explain land guardians—

They're both dear friends of mine
And both equally welcoming!

France is, too.
Just pay no mind to his crying
He's just emotional sometimes.

[ Hey, may as well prepare the guy. ]

Though if you've met the other two
Then I suppose you have some example of immortality there.
So what exactly do you do, then?
The other vampires I knew liked music and owned boutiques.

[levampere]

This is the first I've heard of them being called land guardians.
Do you have something similar in your world?

I'm glad to hear it. France should be the kind of man who is unafraid to shed some tears.

Indeed. Speaking with them has been quite refreshing.
As for myself, I am a nobleman. I sponsor artists and musicians and throw parties for others to enjoy their works.

[menphina]

Similar, mostly in stories.
I'm always happy to see a man show emotion and not be a stiff about it
men should cry as much as they think women do
it's only right!

You're a nobleman, huh.
What sort of art are you into, then?

[levampere]

Indeed, there should be no reason to hold back.

I'd hate to sound trite, but I'm afraid my best answer is "all kinds." I enjoy classic art as well as modern, though I'm particularly fond of instrumentals and what can be considered classical music. Mozart, Van Gogh, Da Vinci... All more talented artists than I.

[ All vampire friends of his. ]

[menphina]

[ She's never heard of those names until coming here... which isn't surprising. ]

So you're one too, then? Can't say I've heard of those names before but
Not exactly from the same world as you, aye?

Any of those fancy names here, though?
I've heard Austria mention musicians and Italy's talked about artists from Earth!

I want to see what they've done now! ( ´△｀)

All the music and art here is so funny.
I miss hearing the kinds I used to!

[levampere]

I'm an amateur compared to great men like them.
But I see we are not from the same world, so it must sound quite strange for me to say that with such certainty.
Rest assured, the men I mentioned are all geniuses. Austria and Italy would know them quite well.

Perhaps one of them can bring one of their works here...
Or perhaps I could. I will have to inquire about it.

It is rather strange, isn't it? Electric instruments can't compare to acoustics, in my opinion. Too much is lost.