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Tweak says, "are you a weeb?"

Louis De Pointe Du Lac (brokendarkangel) wrote in valloic,
@ 2022-11-12 19:07:00

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I haven't met many since I arrived here, so where does one meet others here in Vallo? I'm not the bar kind and I'm not the best at dancing. I prefer moonlight, books and good conversation. I realize this sounds like one of those dating ads, but I assure you it's not. I'm just looking to meet new and like-minded people.

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	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 03:44 am UTC (link)
	I am not looking to date at this time. ~~I am not sure I am the dating type.~~ I am looking for friends. Others to hang out with and such. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 04:00 am UTC (link)
	I mean, I could use some of those here too, but in full transparency I'm a bar kind of guy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 04:10 am UTC (link)
	We could all use some. However, I can't drink or eat, so bars don't hold much interest for me. I think I would be bored in one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Oh...I saw that convo about being a vampire, but I didn't realize that'd mean you couldn't eat or drink~~--I wonder if Strigoi--~~ It's weird how certain things are different from place to place...or world to world or whatever it's called. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Where I'm from vampires can't eat or drink, so know there are those that can is very odd to me. Are you a vampire that can eat and drink? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Yes lol although I never thought of that as a special characteristic until now. Although...well, we actually have two types of vampires in my world and I'm realizing now I've never really considered whether or not the...other type eat anything other than...well, you know, blood. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 05:07 am UTC (link)
	Two types? Excuse me for saying this, but you look fairly young. How old were you when you were turned? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ivashkinator
2022-11-13 05:26 am UTC (link)

Ah, see, that gets at the differences. I'm Moroi, and we're mortal vampires. Moroi aren't turned...they're only created when...well, in the interest of not making this into a sex ed class, the same way as humans, but it's got to be two Moroi parents. So I'm 21 and actually only 21. We also have half-vampires or dhampirs in my world, who are born to a Moroi and Dhampir parent, usually. But yeah then the other type of vampire, they're called Strigoi. Immortal. Blood-lusty. ~~Like to eat Moroi-~~ that sort of thing.

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	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 05:44 am UTC (link)
	Do you, the Moroi need blood at all? If you're mortal will you eventually die? Do they have powers like other vampires? Are the Strigori turned? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ivashkinator
2022-11-13 06:01 am UTC (link)

We definitely still do need blood, but not everyday or in huge quantities...I guess because we still eat other foods. Blood is still more important as a uh nutrient or whatever though. And yes, we die. Pretty easily and in most the usual ways, although our immune systems are better than humans' so we live sometimes a little longer. We maybe crack into the 100s a bit more often than humans. And we do have powers, Moroi have elemental magic that allows us to manipulate one of the four elements, people specialize in air, water, fire, earth, ~~or spirit-~~. Strigoi are either turned...or if a Moroi kills while drinking blood, they'll turn into a Strigoi. That's considered a huge taboo, but sometimes...well, people do it. Not that often though.

How does it all work where you're from?

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brokendarkangel
2022-11-13 06:25 am UTC (link)

It's all so fascinating and strange.

Where I'm from you can only become a vampire by being turned; bitten by someone who is a vampire then drinking from them. You can't eat food, drink or be physical any longer nor be in sunlight. A true creature of the night. To my knowledge that is the only kind of vampire where I'm from. A while after I was turned I went in search of other vampires. Eventually I found some, but they were the same as me as in how they were made.

Some are given the choice, some aren't. We're immortal. As far as I know fire, beheading, the sunlight and drinking the blood of the dead are the only ways we can die. Our powers depend on who our maker is and the individual. Some can read minds, create glamors, power of suggestion, great speed, great strength, levitation and some telekinesis. There may be more, but I don't claim to know everything about us.

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	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	Wait...vampires can't have sex either? Moroi do tend to hide from everyone except for Dhampirs (who they hide behind lol), but I haven't really heard of them existing anywhere else. Those are the same ways to kill a Strigoi though...except for the dead blood thing, although I'm by no means an expert either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	No, they can't which is why I was shocked to learn there are those that can. We do tend to heal more quickly when injured. That can also vary depending in the injury, your maker and age. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	Damn. Between that and drinking that's like 75% of my hobbies. Can you smoke? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

brokendarkangel
2022-11-13 08:26 pm UTC (link)

You're 21 and sex and drinking are 75% of your hobbies? So young. I don't know? I have never smoked. I would think not since I don't have functioning lungs to inhale or exhale. I can be affected by the blood of someone who has drank or partaken of liquor or drugs, but it has to be a significant amount. It doesn't make me drunk or high per se, it's more a strange feeling.

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	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	lol when you put it THAT way it doesn't sound so good, but I think it's fairly typical of most 21 y/o guys. Err, yeah guess smoking wouldn't work so well without lungs. We're now at 80% of my hobbies. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps now, but not when I was 21. Times were different then though. Still, that's a great chunk of leisure time taken up by two things. What other hobbies do you have. Also, I just realized I don't know your name. I'm Louis. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Art. You obviously like to read--have any others? Did they change after you became a vampire? I'm Adrian. Nice to meet you, Louis. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

brokendarkangel
2022-11-13 09:48 pm UTC (link)

As an observer who appreciates it or an artist?

Traveling, art on the appreciation level and I like to sketch sometimes, movies, writing, poetry, plays/musicals/broadway, museums, the outdoors and music - classical and slow. Yes, they did change after I became a vampire. We didn't have movies when I was born nor Broadway which is so different from the plays and opera in my day. I could travel more as a vampire, but not always easily. At least not until air planes were invented.

Nice to meet you, Adrian.

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	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	Both. It's...not always easy creating art, but I'd been trying to get back into it before I got sucked into this new dimension. You've probably seen some pretty impressive artwork over the years...how old are you, exactly? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	No, it's not. I have. I'm 256 years old, but was turned when I was 25. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Definitely a lot of art created in that time frame to appreciate. Do you have a favorite piece? Or viewing experience, I guess? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Are you familiar with John William Waterhouse? The Lady of Shalott is one of my favorite paintings. It's truly beautiful and speaks to me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ivashkinator 2022-11-13 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, definitely. I actually saw it once with my Aunt, she took me to the Tate. I'm sure you've seen it in person? I guess that was the only way to see art back then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brokendarkangel 2022-11-13 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	Through a connection of someone I knew who was a patron of the arts I viewed the painting at his home and listened on 3 artists talking art. It was an incredible experience. I have seen it in London at the Tate as well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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