[It’s tempting to heave another sigh as Gen prods further about Liem’s vampire-blooded nature, but this time Liem swallows it down, simply regarding the taller man steadily in the face of his questions.]
I’m not a vampire, [he reminds him patiently.] So there’s no reason why I should be required to act like one.
[Gen might find the very idea of vampires amusing, but to Liem the subject is nothing but tragic. He’s fortunate enough to be only related to a vampire, instead of having been killed and turned fully into one. Because of that, he can at least choose which of his bloodlines to follow. Rather than a man “cosplaying” as a vampire, he often feels more like a vampire masquerading as a man. But if a dutiful mimicry of humanity is the best that he can manage, it’s an act he’s determined to stick to.]
I can’t turn into a bat. But the reverse is true of what I said before; powers that harm the living but bolster the undead also heal me.
[He pauses, tipping his head pensively.]
I can also see and hear better than humans can. Especially in the dark.
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I’m not a vampire, [he reminds him patiently.] So there’s no reason why I should be required to act like one.
[Gen might find the very idea of vampires amusing, but to Liem the subject is nothing but tragic. He’s fortunate enough to be only related to a vampire, instead of having been killed and turned fully into one. Because of that, he can at least choose which of his bloodlines to follow. Rather than a man “cosplaying” as a vampire, he often feels more like a vampire masquerading as a man. But if a dutiful mimicry of humanity is the best that he can manage, it’s an act he’s determined to stick to.]
I can’t turn into a bat. But the reverse is true of what I said before; powers that harm the living but bolster the undead also heal me.
[He pauses, tipping his head pensively.]
I can also see and hear better than humans can. Especially in the dark.