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vikingly (vikingly) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-19 15:01:00

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[237] Struggling with my humanity or lack thereof therapy
[ Considering the nature of the group, it's unsurprising that it is being held in The Blood Shack. There is a sign on the door announcing that the bar is closed for therapy adding that if you're here for the 'Struggling with my humanity of the lack thereof' therapy session, please come in and make yourself at home. Someone (not Eric) has made over the bar so that it looks a great deal like an AA room rather than a bar. The tables are arranged into a square shape (yes, the way you used to sit in school). The bar is open, but the alcoholic beverages have been locked up. The blood taps are available and there's a selection of bottled blood sitting on top of the bar. It is clearly self serve. There's also a selection of pastries on the bar for those that like a little nibble with their blood. Next to this is a large fishbowl filled with folded slips of paper. There's a small sign next to it that urges each participant to take a question from the fishbowl, help yourself to some refreshment and have a seat.

On their folded slips of paper, participants will find such questions:

Were you ever human? If so, when was that? What are you now?
How do you define 'humanity'?
What is your opinion of humans? Why? How did you develop this opinion?
Discuss the relationships you currently have with humans.
What is the most important factor in maintaining your humanity? Do you feel it's important to maintain?
Has there been a change in your humanity, for the better or worse? What prompted that?
Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of humanity.

Just in case anyone has any doubt that we're here for business and not pleasure, the jukebox has been locked down as well.]

ooc:as with other posts, don't feel limited by these questions. Feel free to add your own and assume these are just some of the questions in the fishbowl. Mingle, make new threads, interrupt threads and enjoy! Note that your character does not have to be non-human to be here! Humans struggle with their humanity sometimes too!

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chipswiththat
2013-09-19 06:04 pm UTC (link)

[ He wasn't lucky enough to escape this time. You could even say that he's moderately compliant, even if he's still clearly showing that he's only here because he has to. Blood is good and nibbles are good and he can always express his disdain for the weakness called humanity (until the drugs kick in and the doubts take over). ]

What is the most important factor in maintaining your humanity? [ Muttering. ] Bollocks.

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	vikingly 2013-09-19 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	[ Eric smirks and then chuckles bitterly, briefly. ] I highly doubt that's the proper answer. [ Of course he's not attempting to be confessional right now. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-09-22 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	[ A dry look and a smirk. You sure about that? ] Yeah? What's your take on it then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vikingly 2013-09-24 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	Humanity at large, this therapy 'session' or you question? [Someone is stalling ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2013-09-25 05:38 pm UTC (link)
	How about we start with the question. [ Though he'd sure like to hear more opinions than that. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vikingly
2013-09-26 02:39 pm UTC (link)

[ Eric pauses, pondering that a moment. ]

I suppose finding the bright spot in the dark. That one human that doesn't provoke me to slaughter everything in the vicinity. It helps to acknowledge that they are useful. I've got a daytime bar manager that I would find it difficult to manage without her. [ Even if Ginger is an absolute idiot. Of course, it doesn't help that Eric and Pam have glamoured her so many times her brain is fried. ]

I've also go werewolves that run errands for me. They're quite useful, although not entirely human.

[ And a more honest answer. ]

I try to remember to be the person that my maker wanted me to be.

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chipswiththat
2013-09-26 05:04 pm UTC (link)

[ He listens quietly, still baffled that a guy like Eric is so soft. He knows what he can do... actually, he doesn't but the sliver he has seen is enough to make him believe that Eric could be worse than Angelus. Worse than the Master. Worse than any of them if he didn't have that pesky soul around still and it's unbelievable how effective a neutering it really is.

The biggest bad of them all and he's bending over backwards like a whipped puppy. ]

Sounds like you're actually makin' an effort to keep that pesky humanity.

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vikingly
2013-09-26 07:24 pm UTC (link)

[ He can be, but as Spike has guessed from their interactions, he can also be ruthless and violent depending on the circumstances. ]

In the long run, back home, it benefits me. My business profits because of humans. The vampire authorities don't send someone to silver and stake me. I have someone to run my daytime errands.

[ He shrugs a little. ]

I pillaged, raped and slaughtered for hundreds of years. I like my life the way it is now better. I'm certainly much more comfortable.

[ He leans forward on the table. ]

So what about you, Spike?

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	chipswiththat 2013-09-27 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	[ A shrug, nonchalant. This could absolutely go in sensitive places but they're not there yet. ] Where I'm from, humanity gets you killed. Emotion, affection... softness. All that bollocks will drop you right to the bottom of the pecking order. It's not really something to strive for. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vikingly
2013-09-28 04:48 pm UTC (link)

Your world must be vastly different where I'm from. Are you out of the coffin, so to speak? Or does your world still operate under the concept that vampires are things from stories?

[ He smirks a bit, obviously amused]

Where I'm from, it integrates you. Keeps you safe, gains you power. Of course, it has to be tempered with viciousness in the right amounts at the right times. The humane public face for the humans, the scary monster face for the vampires.

[ He leans back in his chair. ] There is no one higher in the pecking order than I am back home.

[ It's not entirely true. Yes, he is the oldest vampire living (that they know of at his canon point) and he's got a great deal of power because of his age, his contacts and his success at adapting to living 'out of the coffin'. The authority has no idea what to do with him because of his age and because of Nora. However, there is an order of royalty in vampire society. Eric is a bit lower on the ladder in that instance. ]

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chipswiththat
2013-09-29 05:56 pm UTC (link)

[ He quirks a brow at the explanation — it's no surprise, if Eric isn't the big bad back where he's from Spike sure doesn't want to meet the guy who is, but it's still difficult to wrap his head around it. How can a world so steeped in bloody politics bring out such tough guys? He doesn't get it. ]

We're still the things that go bump in the night and I'm happy to keep it that way. No bloody politics and acting like we're nicer than we are. I'm a monster, no sense in denying that.

Actually, I'm pretty damn proud of it. It'd be a boring old world if I had to go around saying please and thank you every time I want a bite.

	_incurable 2013-09-19 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	[It's probably no wonder that Zelgadis is in this class, by looking at him. Without his hood and mask (which he ditched thanks to one coffee too many) it's obvious that he's anything but a normal human.] I don't know what that word means, but that's a bullshit question if I ever heard one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_incurable 2013-09-26 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	They seem to think a lot of things that aren't true. Just my being here is stupid. [He thinks it's perfectly obvious why, so he doesn't elaborate. Clearly the stone guy is 100% human!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2013-09-21 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	[Hey, how's the burn coming along? Tyki drops into a seat nearby.] I'd say it's in human nature to kill things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)