I'm no more a vampire in mentality as you are. I do not behave as one, or regard others as a vampire would regard them. To call me one is to belittle my nature that I've struggled to keep for as long as I've been afflicted. If you were to meet a real vampire, they'd most likely just kill you than have a pleasant conversation or invite you to tea.
And that, my dear, is why I am just as opposed to the shenanigans that Cassidy and Soren wished upon themselves. Because even my own fledges have been known to turn Vampire, as opposed to being a person with vampirism.