[Thinks about them being side by side on the mommy and daddy (worse) issues chart.
His attention remains honed on Liem while he listens. Much the same as Liem, he realizes they are not entirely alike. At least, on his end, their differences are because the terrible blood in him has been tampered with by experimentation. He isn't like most of the dhampirs on the Frontier either.
A part of D wants to be envious and relieved Liem seemed to have the opportunity to live as a human, but D understands it probably wasn't that simple. As behaved as they could get themselves to be, there will always be a vampire side. It wasn't about drinking blood either. The vamprism, as powerful as it could be, is such a disease.]
The blood is making you stronger.
[This is more an acknowledging, agreeing statement than a lecture.]
Vamprism on the Frontier doesn't work that way. The Nobility don't drink blood because it keeps them alive. They drink blood because they have been cursed to crave it. Their strength comes with age and experience.
[He is thoughtfully quiet for a few moments.]
...There is a way I may be able to help you rely less on drinking blood, if it's something you're interested in. [If Liem had a drinking kink, that's not D's business...] But I would have to find all the tools to do my work first, or equivalent alternatives here.
I'm not sure yet if it's even possible. Worse, I don't know if someone like Aetós might need to be involved if other paths lead to a dead end. In that case, we may as well just deal with consenting donors.
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His attention remains honed on Liem while he listens. Much the same as Liem, he realizes they are not entirely alike. At least, on his end, their differences are because the terrible blood in him has been tampered with by experimentation. He isn't like most of the dhampirs on the Frontier either.
A part of D wants to be envious and relieved Liem seemed to have the opportunity to live as a human, but D understands it probably wasn't that simple. As behaved as they could get themselves to be, there will always be a vampire side. It wasn't about drinking blood either. The vamprism, as powerful as it could be, is such a disease.]
The blood is making you stronger.
[This is more an acknowledging, agreeing statement than a lecture.]
Vamprism on the Frontier doesn't work that way. The Nobility don't drink blood because it keeps them alive. They drink blood because they have been cursed to crave it. Their strength comes with age and experience.
[He is thoughtfully quiet for a few moments.]
...There is a way I may be able to help you rely less on drinking blood, if it's something you're interested in. [If Liem had a drinking kink, that's not D's business...] But I would have to find all the tools to do my work first, or equivalent alternatives here.
I'm not sure yet if it's even possible. Worse, I don't know if someone like Aetós might need to be involved if other paths lead to a dead end. In that case, we may as well just deal with consenting donors.
I plan to try Kowloon first.