audio; un: alucard

[reposing]

[Sometime after the Escort Missions are completed, Alucard speaks up on the network, sounding weary.]

I loathe to ask this of any of you, though I respect any who wish to decline my request. If you accept, know that I am incredibly grateful for it.

I require a bit of blood, if you have it. I know not all of you do. I will not accept it from someone who is ill.

Should you wish an explanation, or have further questions, I will answer them. I am open to discussing on methods of bloodletting if you would consider to donate it to me.

Comments

[reposing]

You dare speak as if I just drain a person dry. Perhaps you should should stop speaking and flinging out assumptions, you well.

If you knew anything, animal blood would only stave my hunger. I cannot survive on that alone.

[boxedcrook]

Don't worry, I heard the conversations.

But I'm sure you knew who to find if you needed some that wasn't from humans. Am I wrong?

[reposing]

Heard and apparently incapable of comprehending them.

You are wrong. Who would I know who to request from? Certainly not you. Even if you offered, I have no desire to be poisoned by your spoiled blood. A demon's life does little for me.

[boxedcrook]

Hey! What's that supposed to mean?! I don't have "spoiled" blood, and it's gonna poison anyone! I'm not just a demon, so shows what you know, smartypants.

Not that you're gettin' any of my blood anyway.

[reposing]

A demon and a dog, then?

I would want none of it, rest assured. I fear it would diminish my ability to think, not unlike its source.

[boxedcrook]

The demon part is the dog! Come say all that to my face, and we'll see how big you talk then.

My blood is a thousand times more powerful than a human's blood. When the team starts dying off, we'll know who to blame. All because he thought he was too good for certain blood.

[reposing]

My words would be no different. So what is your other blood other than a demon's? I thought I smelled impurity, but I presumed it was the canine in you.

Are you offering or aren't you. Perhaps you should make up your mind.

[feytality]

Alright, alright. I'll forgive you.... if you give me all the details! Sparkling in sunlight, yes/no, is garlic bread off the table, can you wear silver jewelry?

Yeah! I've never met a real vampire before. You can be my token vampire friend.

[boxedcrook]

Human, and it's not an impurity. [How dare you talk about his mom that way, wtf.] Not that it's any of your business.

If you could smell me, then you could have just found out who to ask for blood. You're not gettin' any of mine unless there's nobody left but humans.

[That's, like, 95% of Hathaway, Inuyasha....]

They'll just be weak after, and then we have to babysit them.

1/2

[reposing]

I'm only getting blood from humans. You have no capacity for conversation.

[reposing]

...Human?

[reposing]

Why would I sparkle in sunlight? Garlic is fine, and I can wear silver.

[He laughs softly.] Those exist, do they?

[boxedcrook]

That’s what I said! You got a problem with it?

[reposing]

...No.

It's nothing.

[feytality]

I dunno, it's one of those common vampire tropes. Oh, hey, can you turn into a bat? Are you secretly thousands of years old?

They do now! And good to know you can eat garlic bread.

[boxedcrook]

Oh, cat got your tongue now? Getting humans to give you blood is askin’ for trouble. So next time, get it from someone who can handle losing a lot of it!

[reposing]

I refuse to take any from you.

[reposing]

I can turn into a bat and a wolf. I'm 20 years old, and not a year older.

So what does that make you for me? Besides my friend.

[feytality]

What, seriously?! You really were holding out on me! You have to show me!

[That's younger than she expected, tough]

Ummm, try the coolest friend you've ever had? But maybe token spirit medium friend! ... In training.

[reposing]

When we meet again, I will show you, Maya.

You're a spirit medium? It hadn't occurred to me. You can... channel the dead then?

[boxedcrook]

I said I wasn’t giving— [Wait. That just sounds like he isn’t good enough. Worse than humans. No, worse than demons! He’s so freaking tired of people giving him hell because of who he is!]

It’s not spoiled! And it’s not impure either! Just because you can’t handle it doesn’t mean it’s bad!

[reposing]

That isn't-- I misspoke, and misunderstood what you are. Who you must be.

Frustrating as you are, we are not unalike.

[feytality]

I'm hold you to that! And I'll be very upset if it turns out you do sparkle and you were just too embarrassed to admit it.

That's right! [she sounds pleased that she doesn't have to explain] So if you ever want a spiritual experience, don't hesitate to call on me! It's the least I can do as the token spirit medium friend... in training.

[boxedcrook]

What’s that supposed to mean? I’m not a vampire.

[reposing]

I know that.

[He sighs, speaking less irritably:] my father is a vampire, but my mother was a human. I am not pure blooded. A dhampir, some call it.

Not unlike you, born from a human woman.