[voice] [and abruptly NOT PRIVATE ANYMORE, because she isn't saying this more than once]
[ it stings a little to have revealed such a big painful part of herself and have it dismissed like that, but she steadies herself and carries on quietly. ]
No, I'm listening. You want me to believe that all the vampires here, except one, are good people. People who would never hurt me or anyone else, and who just happen to drink blood instead of eating hamburgers. [ tiredly ] You want me to believe this, just because you say so. Or because Faith says so.
But I need more than that, okay? Because I've heard it all before.
If your vampire friends want me to believe they're not monsters, they're going to have to prove it -- each and every day. And even then... well, I'll be watching them.
Because I can't let my guard down. Not again. Even if it means everyone here -- humans, too -- hates me. [ so very, very exhausted ] But it won't be because I "hate" vampires. [ hate has nothing to do with it. ]