[ Surprisingly enough, Spike likes it when people ask instead of assume. There's been so much assuming and guessing with not enough asking or listening and he's the one to pay the price. At least this shows some interest in knowing what the hell they're messing with, even if it's so little much too late. ]
You're right about that. [ He takes a moment to pat himself down for a cigarette, settling in for the long haul. ] Vampires are alive where you're from, aren't they? That's not the case in my world.
When a person is turned, they die. The soul goes off somewhere and a demon takes its place — that's what's keeping us walking and talking. That's what fills our hollow shells, what drives us to kill. Without a soul, no conscience. No remorse, no regrets.