[Voice]

[miseryismyotp]

Is it a sign of infertility and incontinence when a man makes dozens of little copies of his ego-driven self to terrorize a neighborhood

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[voice]

[shes_a_kicker]

Hey, what if some of those vampires are Scottish undead and they actually like bagpipes? I'm sure those exist somewhere. I'm just saying.

But in all seriousness, yeah, I'm seconding the need for there to be a 'cure' of some kind found, really hard. There has got to be a better way that doesn't involve death. More death. You know what I mean. And a better screening process at that, one that doesn't involve sitting around waiting for them to try and hurt somebody. Too bad there can't be like, a questionnaire. That would be too goddamn simple.

[voice]

[miseryismyotp]

Reggae and jazz for them.

I hate using the word 'cure' because it implies there's something wrong or diseased about being undead, but the fact is that both these people's lives have been cut short by their undeath, that they didn't ask for it, and that the natural balance was upset by having too many predators in one community.

Angelus is a complete idiot because he just effectively starved himself.

[voice]

[shes_a_kicker]

Airquotes are totally implied when I say 'cure'. But it's quicker than saying 're-human'. Also...all of those things that you just said.

I never thought it would be possible for there to be a new bastard in town that would make me miss Jan Valentine.

[voice]

[miseryismyotp]

Oh don't even. I barely knew that guy and he still makes me cringe.

[gotmadskills]

Spike turned up human for a while I guess. You ever ask him how?

Doesn't put the soul back though, I don't think.

[miseryismyotp]

I tried. He wouldn't tell me.

How do you even go about getting a soul, Faith?

[gotmadskills]

So do that thing you do. Get all in his face, complain and throw a fit until he caves. Spike has a real low redline for putting up with getting bugged.

And I'm pretty sure a soul is just somethin' you're born with usually. Part of being human, at least to start.

[miseryismyotp]

He only caves because you have breasts. I don't have breasts. My complaining would just be annoying for him until he left to go do something else.

And I still have mine?

[how_i_tease]

Oh, come on.

You take all the fun out of life, you know that?

[miseryismyotp]

Shut up. None of this is fun.

[how_i_tease]

Not if you're you, no.

[miseryismyotp]

Not if you're anyone sane!

Which, being you, you aren't.

[tamedhollow]

I really wish there were some other way... but these soulless guys are freaky as hell, man.

[miseryismyotp]

Pot calling kettle much?

[tamedhollow]

I'm freaky in a different way. I AM a Soul. Most people are! Seeing these bodies walking around with nothing in them but some sort of darkness... it's just eerie.

[miseryismyotp]

So if we put you inside a soulless vampire, you'd...what? Become one person?

[demonologist]

No. There isn't. Or at least there isn't a way which is easily repeatable and not without random chances of failing catastrophically.

[miseryismyotp]

How catastrophic are we talking here?

[demonologist]

The blood of a Mohra demon accidentally turned Angel human. But they are a very rare and dangerous breed. I haven't seen one in the city yet.

Other than that, there's ensouling a vampire. I should clarify that ensouling doesn't make them human, per se, but returns an element of humanity to them.

Things which can go wrong? Losing a person's soul, or destroying it forever. Or having it bound to the wrong body or vessel.

Not to mention how dangerous it can be for those trying to perform the spell. There's a reason that only one vampire has been recorded as being successfully cursed with a soul in my world. And you can guess who that was.

[miseryismyotp]

Well, yeah, I guess. I'm not human but I'm humane.

....yeah.