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Zero Kiryuu (notamasochist) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-07-17 15:48:00

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:class, :mingle, betty mcrae, klara guildsen, peggy carter, piper halliwell, sam winchester, spencer reid, yuuki kuran, yuuri shibuya, zero kiryuu

Class 004: Day 228 : Vampires-Guest Lecture
[He'd been debating starting a class of his own of some sort when Sam had asked him to guest lecture. The topic was an easy--if not somewhat controversial--one for Zero to tackle. His views aren't exactly agreed upon by everyone, no matter how much they have changed during his time in Marina. Zero has been in the facility for longer than almost everyone else, remembers his entire stay, and has interacted with vampires from almost every world--even if he was one of the only ones to know they were a vampire. More importantly, he takes a personal interest in each of their home worlds and how everything works.

He's even befriended more than a few of them. Lives with and is sort of dating one.

He also kills them for a living and is known in the facility for his hatred of them--all while secretly being one of them.

He looks around the room at the number of attendee's for the popular subject. Controversial indeed.]

I wonder how many of you showed up just out of curiosity to see me be the one to do this lecture?

[He pushes away from the desk and moves to the white board. Uncapping a marker, Zero scribbles a single word across the surface before beginning. VAMPIRES.]

As I'm sure we're all aware by now, today's topic is vampires. As Sam likes to give out a disclaimer--so will I. What you learn here may not apply to your world, to every vampire in Marina or any vampire that arrives in Marina from this point on.

Overview: Vampires
Vampires-in simplest terms- are beings that live, crave, desire, and/or require the life source from another living being--typically in the form of blood.

There are as many different kinds of vampires as the worlds they come from, but there are a number of other traits that appear to be common from world to world. As vampires are typically considered predators, these traits all support that notion as they are used to either overpower or lure their prey in for attack.

Super-human strength speed and healing
Enhanced senses
Compulsion
Attractiveness

Along with these abilities, vampires typically possess fangs in order to obtain their blood from their victims--the obviousness of those fangs differs from world to world but most of them possess them.

The ability to 'create' new vampires from an already existing human is another ability that is found in almost every world. Typically done via a vampire bite, the process for this differs from world to world, some require the exchange of blood between the vampire and its victim, some do not. In some worlds, only select vampires hold this ability, in others--all possess this power.

Personally, I find their differences more entertaining. Some worlds, the vampires have died and possess no heartbeat. In others, they are alive and able to produce children of their own.

Case Study: Rido Kuran
Day 35 was new inmate day in the previous Marina Asylum. Along with the latest batch of inmates was a vampire from my home world. Rido Kuran longed for power and was not afraid to use the power he did possess in order to immediately wreak havoc across the entire dome.

Rido viewed everyone as toys, objects to possess, play with and discard as he viewed necessary. In the afternoon of the 35th, the very day he arrived, he compelled a teenage boy to his side, where he devoured and killed him in front of the network.

A resident magic user took it upon himself to block Rido's presence from the facility as he took another member hostage. But a number of teams searched him out and on day 37, Rido's body was destroyed, but he was unable to be killed.

By day 43, he had regenerated his body completely and continued his 'game' with the facility until he left the facility in a dimensional stabilizer accident on day 50. He has not returned.

Practical: Prevention and Defense
Most worlds possess a 'natural enemy' for the vampire. Those that are given the job of eliminating them. Dhampir, Slayer, Hunter--sometimes they are 'born' into the position as a gift they were provided. Sometimes they are humans that desire revenge upon vampires and decide to take it upon themselves as a job.

Vampires are not easy to battle because of their strength, speed and healing abilities. I don't ever recommend going up against one at all without proper training or knowledge of exactly what you are dealing with. Again, this is an issue where the differences from world to world can make a huge difference. There are vampires in this facility right now in which there is nothing here capable of killing them--even if they wanted to die. There are others where I could kill them just by pulling off a leg of a table and stabbing them in the 'heart'.

But if you must know what is supposed to work:
Wooden or silver stake to the heart
Chop off their head
Destroy their heart
Silver crosses
Silver bullets
Sunlight
Holy water
...garlic...

You'll have varying degrees of success depending on who you try it on.

If you are concerned about a vampire in the facility, take your concern to the Defense Force. There are a number of people there that specialize in vampires and can assist you.

Questions and Discussion
Are there any questions?

[ooc: per Haunt's request. Mingle to your hearts content. Questions and before and after class can be found inside.]

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	trappedinresin 2013-07-19 03:28 am UTC (link)
	[She's been quiet for the most part. But, seeing the older woman, she pauses as they begin breaking into groups for discussion.] Did you have any questions? I'm... pretty informed on the subject. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trytobenormal 2013-07-21 05:29 am UTC (link)
	[Hey, now... she wasn't that old!] Oh, yeah? I'm guessing you have vampires back in your world, too, then. [She looked a bit young to be heavily versed in such a dark topic. Then again, Piper had been late to the magical community herself having had her powers bound as a child.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-07-21 05:35 am UTC (link)
	[Not old! But she's an 'adult' in Yuuki's eyes. And, well- although Yuuki's actually seventeen years old, people somehow still mistake her for being in middle school. It's frustrating. But, she merely nods in response to Pipers assessment.] Mm, that's right. I'm actually from the same world as Hunter-kun up there, giving the lecture. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trytobenormal
2013-07-21 05:56 am UTC (link)

Do you two know each other from back home?

[Because that was interesting, too.]

As for vampires, well... I guess I'm just curious what differences there would be between different worlds. That's the main reason I've been coming to these classes.

We have some magical and supernatural beings back home where I'm from, too.

[Including herself, since being a witch apparently counted.]

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trappedinresin
2013-07-21 06:00 am UTC (link)

We do . . . my adoptive father took guardianship of him after the death of his parents.

[Their start was a sad one]

Although we... [Er... just to be clear] We don't think of each other as siblings... or anything.

[Although a healthy relationship with a real sibling is hardly something she knows anything about.]

Regardless, where we come from, Vampires are alive and born, just like human children.

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	trytobenormal 2013-07-21 06:14 am UTC (link)
	[Piper was curious why Yuuki had felt the need to describe her relationship with Zero. But that was fine. She nodded.] I don't think the ones in my world are born like that, but I do know they get turned by other vampires. Is that something that happens in your world, too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trappedinresin
2013-07-21 06:21 am UTC (link)

[So if she mentions 'boyfriend' later, it doesn't sound as weird...]

There are a rare few who can turn a human into a vampire. [A small pause... it's always a little weird to explain.]

There's a hierarchy of power that involves the vampires which is organized by how pure their blood is. Only the pureblood-- vampires that have no human blood in their lineage-- can change a human. It's impossible for the noble class and below.

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	trytobenormal 2013-07-21 06:40 am UTC (link)
	Interesting. I'm guessing that's not a normal practice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

trappedinresin
2013-07-21 12:10 pm UTC (link)

It... [A pause] I don't think it happens often. But it probably happens more frequently than it should.

[After all, there are plenty of Level E vampires that the hunters wind up having to exterminate.]

There are supposed to be laws, that the pureblood vampire follows by making it clear what is being done to the human, and that they explain the ramifications, and share their own blood with the individual in turn. If the human who is turned into a vampire does not, at some point, get to drink the blood of the person who turned them, eventually they fall insane.

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	trytobenormal 2013-07-24 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	There aren't that many laws like that in my world. Not that I can tell anyway. Though, I know they're careful... mainly because they don't want to be caught and exterminated. A clan of them did go after one of my sisters once, though. That was... unpleasant. [They were lucky to have gotten to Paige in time...] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	SO LATE. I'm sorry -_- trappedinresin 2013-08-04 02:38 pm UTC (link)
	I can imagine. [Especially if they were attacking a sibling.] Do the vampires in your own world have a soul? Or do they all just...indiscriminately attack? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	It's okay. /hugs/ trytobenormal 2013-08-05 12:01 am UTC (link)
	That's a good question. I don't know that anyone's really considered that before back home. They do tend to lean on the evil side of things, though. Not chaotically so like a lot of demons. They have a Queen and clan structure, but they don't seem to have an issue with turning humans. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-08-15 03:46 pm UTC (link)
	That... wouldn't be something I'd want to come across. I hope it's not a common occurrence. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trytobenormal 2013-08-17 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	I hasn't been. We only ran into them the one time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-08-25 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Fortunate, at least. There's still around, though? I hope that it doesn't get out of hand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trytobenormal 2013-08-28 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	They are. But, for the most part, things have calmed down for what we've noticed. [Being a witch made one a 'guardian' of sorts, so watching 'evil' supernatural beings came with the territory.] But, this was a good class. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-08-28 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	Mm... [A little quiet as she glances up to the instructor. The class was... admittedly a little personal. After all, the vampire who did all the murdering in the dome had been her uncle.] It-- is interesting to me to see what other vampires are like. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trytobenormal 2013-08-31 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	[Piper picked up on the change in demeanor and wondered about it. She knew not all vampires here were bad. In fact, she'd ended up making friends with some of them. But that didn't mean that she shouldn't know how to defend herself if one showed up and turned out to be evil after all.] Yeah. You okay? [She could change the topic if Yuuki was uncomfortable.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-09-02 09:16 am UTC (link)
	Mm, yeah... [A nod] The lecture hits a little close to home, but it's all right. I was made aware of it before I came today. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trytobenormal 2013-09-12 09:30 am UTC (link)
	At least you could prepare ahead of time. [Though, the comment was a bit odd.] Why would it be close to home? If you don't mind sharing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trappedinresin 2013-09-12 09:33 am UTC (link)
	The vampire who killed a boy here was my uncle. [Quietly spoken, glancing back down at her notes.] He wasn't a good person. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trytobenormal 2013-09-18 12:25 am UTC (link)
	[Piper nodded, a solemn look on her face.] I'm sorry to hear that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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