They don't have the rights, but how would they get them if they've only ever known otherwise?
No no, we -- vampires don't need to murder at all. It is a parasitic relationship. Completely at odds with the natural order. Extending one's life at the cost of blood of another. [His eyes probably have that two-tone quality that denotes him as vampiric to those in the know. Not human anymore. Then again, he doesn't realize he doesn't have his fangs at all right now, they're not simply retracted, they won't come out even when he tries later. Even though his stamina is lacking, it could just be the new world, new air, who knows what else?] But it requires less blood than even most doctor's tests in my time do. [He holds up his fingers for a vial sample size.] There's even a blood substitute made from flowers called blanc. Although one couldn't survive solely on it.
Humans don't need vampires, but vampires are wholly dependent on humans.
Some women love being bitten. [He just casually throws that out there, relaxing in his seat and sipping the wine, pouring her some too.] It's ecstasy inducing. Rather like an orgasm in sex. Or so I'm told. But I have known some women to like it so much, they keep coming back for more, even without knowing what they're asking for.
Right, such a relationship would necessitate a rather abusive husband style relationship, I think. Especially with a man. Vampires aren't too different from aristocrats. Their power is only as good as their standing in society. If the public decides they're not worth keeping around, they're not going to have power for much longer. The few I know are very careful not to make it public.
Which is the general theory on Earth about fairy tales. That fairies, vampires, ghosts, all sorts of non-human entities exist en masse, but are very selective with whom they reveal themselves to in order to stay out of danger. Most people don't always notice what's right in front of their own eyes. But given the way humans treat animals like seals and whales, if I was a non-human I wouldn't want to risk public opinion trying to skin me or use me for fuel either, eh?
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They don't have the rights, but how would they get them if they've only ever known otherwise?
No no, we -- vampires don't need to murder at all. It is a parasitic relationship. Completely at odds with the natural order. Extending one's life at the cost of blood of another. [His eyes probably have that two-tone quality that denotes him as vampiric to those in the know. Not human anymore. Then again, he doesn't realize he doesn't have his fangs at all right now, they're not simply retracted, they won't come out even when he tries later. Even though his stamina is lacking, it could just be the new world, new air, who knows what else?] But it requires less blood than even most doctor's tests in my time do. [He holds up his fingers for a vial sample size.] There's even a blood substitute made from flowers called blanc. Although one couldn't survive solely on it.
Humans don't need vampires, but vampires are wholly dependent on humans.
Some women love being bitten. [He just casually throws that out there, relaxing in his seat and sipping the wine, pouring her some too.] It's ecstasy inducing. Rather like an orgasm in sex. Or so I'm told. But I have known some women to like it so much, they keep coming back for more, even without knowing what they're asking for.
Right, such a relationship would necessitate a rather abusive husband style relationship, I think. Especially with a man. Vampires aren't too different from aristocrats. Their power is only as good as their standing in society. If the public decides they're not worth keeping around, they're not going to have power for much longer. The few I know are very careful not to make it public.
Which is the general theory on Earth about fairy tales. That fairies, vampires, ghosts, all sorts of non-human entities exist en masse, but are very selective with whom they reveal themselves to in order to stay out of danger. Most people don't always notice what's right in front of their own eyes. But given the way humans treat animals like seals and whales, if I was a non-human I wouldn't want to risk public opinion trying to skin me or use me for fuel either, eh?