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[gentledawn]

[A very different sight greets the network this time (as compared to his first recording). Xiao Xingchen gazes back at anyone watching with eyes. Said eyes are gentle and wise - if a tad shy.]

Greetings. [He bows respectfully, properly, smiling softly.] I was wondering if there are any gardens or...parks?...nearby? I miss the trees and the flowers.

[The next subject is less wholesome and he bites his lip, pausing, hesitating.]

I have heard certain things said about the dead. I beg of you to leave them in peace. Any spells that could awaken them should not be done by our hands. There will be a price to pay for those responsible and I would rather you be innocent.

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[gentledawn]

Considering our various backgrounds, there are bound to be some who have experienced death.

[bloodyroses]

Buddy, I was BORN dead.

[ The worst part is that's not an exaggeration. ]

[gentledawn]

How can that -

Are you one of those that was resurrected?

[bloodyroses]

Can I just say that it's really, really complicated, or do you want the long version?

[gentledawn]

What you are comfortable with revealing will do. I have likely made you uncomfortable already.

1/2

[bloodyroses]

Okay, so back when my dad was still alive, he and my mom were together, and then they went to go fight a vampire?

Because I had to explain this before

Vampire = nasty shit, basically a corpse that died and then gets reanimated without a soul?

Not in the way a zombie is.

A zombie has no self-awareness so they basically go walking around all DURR because all they have is negative energy animating an empty husk.

A vampire, meanwhile, is not an empty husk, it's a corpse filled with A TERRIBLE CURSE. They can talk and think and stuff, and they remember stuff from their life, but since they technically don't have a soul everything they do eventually gets twisted into fucked up evil shit.

Were you in love with someone when you were alive? Now you're just creepy and possessive.

Friends? Now you're just creepy and possessive, or maybe just jealous.

You get the idea.

Oh also there are certain ways you can become a vampire yourself if you get killed by one. Not all the time, but it's a thing we know about.

ANYWAY...

Everyone almost died. My dad actually DID die and got turned into a vampire. But they killed the original vampire?

My mom tried to make it work anyway.

Spoilers: It didn't work and she had to leave.

2/2

[bloodyroses]

Sooooo she left, and fun fact:

They thought I was a stillbirth? I don't have a pulse, so I don't really blame them.

Apparently if you're a girl and you fuck a vampire you push out a baby with no vital signs and who needs to drink blood to live.

Mostly because vampires also need to drink blood to """"""live""""""

but in case you're asking, I'm pretty sure I have a soul. So that's cool.

Hope that answers your question!