un: overlords

[steponme]

[Fairly late in the evening, a message comes up on the network--]

Does anyone have any advice for help with sleep troubles?

I just arrived at the beginning of the month, and I don't think I've had a restful night since then.

I suppose it doesn't help that I haven't decided whether to try and remain nocturnal or not, but I'd settle for anything if it meant getting some sleep.




[And then, much later in the evening--]

How do other vampires handle living in a climate like this?

Even with this air conditioner on, it's too hot.

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Text ; un: supercoolguy

[protectorofsmiles]

awww sorry to heer yor having trouble sleeping buddy I totally get it coming to a completely different world all of a sudden like this can be stressful

Lets seeeeeeee

Usually a good workout and a full belly afterwards knocks me right out

But one time I caught granny putting honey and chamomile in a cup of hot milk once when she had some trouble maybe try doing that????

[steponme]

[Supercoolguy...........]

Unfortunately, I'd probably just get sick if I tried something like that.

I'm a vampire, so the list of things I can drink aside from blood is pretty limited.

[Which, for different reasons, means eating until he feels "full" is pretty much impossible right now. Not when he's still trying to avoid drinking blood.]

[protectorofsmiles]

[Ah. Genbu would offer some of his blood if he could, but he learned his lesson. He won't be racist against vampires again!!]

oh

I don't know what to tell u buddy I'm not a vampire

Well u said yor list of things u can eat is limited but not nothing right???? Try filling yor belly with what u CAN eat!

[Genbu...food isn't the solution to all problems...]

[steponme]

You and most of the people in this world, it seems.

But I still don't think that would be a very viable solution for me, since they don't exactly sell what I can eat in stores.

[Well not the legal ones, at least!!]

[protectorofsmiles]

hhhhhmmmmmmmm


R u lonely perhaps??? Maybe u need a sleeping buddy?? Did u sleep alone back home

text; un: user111

[acutabove]

Maybe a spot of exercise would do you some good.

Speaking from experience, a good fight's usually enough to tire people out - or get your blood pumping, so it's really kind of hit or miss.

[steponme]

[Lonely...]

I slept alone back home, but I never liked doing it much there, either.

So I'm probably a little lonelier than usual, being so far from everything I know.

[steponme]

[A FIGHT... such violence]

I don't know about a fight, but I could afford to exercise a bit more.

But it's been a bit difficult trying to figure out where I can do so without overheating. The climate here is a lot hotter than what I'm used to back home, and I don't handle the heat very well.

[protectorofsmiles]

man that sounds rough

Alright I can't leave u alone like this I'll come be yor sleeping buddy

back in my home village I was always someone's sleeping buddy there were a lot of scared kids in that village hahahs

1/2

[steponme]

[You'd think he would have seen where this line of questioning was going and yet]

What
that's
youdonthave
sjdflsd

[steponme]

Are you sure?
You're a human, right?
Most wouldn't just jump at the offer to climb into bed with a vampire.

[acutabove]

[ ok you can't see it but he's perking up, because these are also Problems he has had, coming from a colder climate. there's only so much you can do with Hydro ]

If there's a pool nearby, you could always try swimming! I haven't been out much myself, so I can't offer any more pointers than that, sorry.

[steponme]

I'd have to learn how to swim first, but that's not a bad idea.
I know I've seen flyers for a gym that has an indoor pool, so I wouldn't have to worry about a sunburn.

[There is no SPF strong enough for him without resorting to magic, probably.]

Are you a new arrival here, too?

[acutabove]

Ah, yeah, I've only arrived not too long ago. You don't know how to swim?

[ It's not so surprising, really, but it's not something he's run into a lot either. That probably rules out swimming, unless. ]

If you want, I could teach you. I've got a bit of a uh. Affinity for water, I guess you could say. It'd be worth it to find out where the water pools are.

[ A beat, and then: ]

What's a gym?

[protectorofsmiles]

I already know a vampire heer and he's nice

Also I'm stronger than u think and if u try to attack me I can fight back

But u seem nice anyways????

I mean Ive been tricked before thinking a nice person was nice but then he turned out to be a serial killer

But I'd rather show kindness to 100 people that 99 of end up being evil if it means making a difference to the one good person that remains

[steponme]

It's not exactly a very popular activity back home.
Except maybe in the south, where it's a bit warmer.

[This vaguely makes sense?? Sure.]

But if you don't mind, I'd appreciate the lessons!
I don't really have anything I can offer to pay you back, but


Do they not have gyms where you're from?

un: piffleprincess

[shutter_hime]

I like to drink something warm, like honey milk?? Sometimes I get fancy and it's lavender syrup honey milk.

Also, I feel like the ACs run pretty warm, too. Good thing I'm my own AC unit.

[There's a small layer of frost on everything in her room IT'S FINE.]

[steponme]

[Serial killers what??]

[Not here, right? Hopefully not here???]

I won't attack you!
I like humans
I mean

I'm not going to just bite you in your sleep or anything, if that's what you're worried about.
I only drink blood from a glass.

[acutabove]

Ah, that makes sense. Where I'm from, it's mostly used for stress relief and is a good way to build up your endurance. But I'd be more than happy to teach you, if you wanted - no payment necessary.

[ gym... did he mean gem?? like cor lapis?? ]

Ah - I think I understand what you mean. We do have a lot of them in the city where I was staying, and they can mostly be found tucked into mountainsides and rocks and the like. Depending on where you look, they can fetch a high price.

[ Though that doesn't explain the pool part... except: ]

You can definitely find a few near pools, I think.

[steponme]

Someone else suggested something similar, I don't think I'd be able to keep it down.
I'm a vampire, so my diet is pretty limited.

[It all sounds so nice, though?? He's never even heard of it.]

But it's good to hear it's not just me. Maybe these units need servicing of some kind?
But what do you man you're your own AC unit?

[shutter_hime]

Oh!

I'm a yuki-onna, so I can get myself pretty cold. I don't think it's the units' fault. Maybe you're from somewhere where it's just colder? Like a polar bear, you know? They like it super cold, and do poorly where it's warmer than where it's used to living.

[protectorofsmiles]

pretty sure ishgardians drink blood like that

Not like human blood or anything more likely boar's blood but yeah sounds about right

Oh right where r u??

[steponme]

Oh, right!
I'm in an apartment in Nipponbashi.

[He includes the address and which apartment it is.]

I guess I'll see you when you get here, then?



[Meanwhile, Shell has extremely downplayed how lonely he's been, so he's weirdly excited for this?? Sleepovers.....]

[steponme]

[.....]

I don't think you understood what I meant.

Gyms are places people go to for exercise indoors. They usually have heavy weights and equipment you can use to build muscle tone.
It'd probably be easier to show you?
I think the one I saw said it was open fairly late, though I've never heard of a public gym before.

[Bourgeois vampires with their private gyms probably exist tho smh]

[steponme]

Oh! Yuki-onna seems like a pretty fitting name, then.

[Bless u Nippon giving him the gift of Japanese so he can understand that without asking.]

That's entirely possible.
My world is in the middle of a little ice age.
Vampires can't feel cold, but we can't handle warmer temperatures at all. I didn't even know it could get as hot as it has been outside.