Fiftieth Hand

[dandy_indeed]

It was a pleasure meeting you, Miss Bianca. So many of the vampires here are so...

housebroken.

What is wrong with all of you? Drinking preserved blood.

Or animal?

Don't you remember?

The blood is the life.

Comments

[concept_killer]

It needs to stay that way.

[dandy_indeed]

What needs to stay what way?

[concept_killer]

Vampires.

[dandy_indeed]

Vampires! Very good. One question answered.

Now, how do we vampires need to stay?

[concept_killer]

Vampires need to stick to what they're doing. Stay away from humans.

[dandy_indeed]

Hmm.

No, no I don't think I will. And don't think you're the first who's told me as such, either.

It's in our nature, you know. Should you stay away from cows?

[concept_killer]

This isn't a philosophical debate. I'm telling you to stay away.

[dandy_indeed]

...Seriously?

Did you miss what I just said?

Many have given the same stupid warning. It's yet to work on any of us.

[concept_killer]

No one else but me is planning on treating you how you should be treated. Like a monster.

[dandy_indeed]

And I'm afraid that you are wrong again.

Monster I may be, but you're hardly the only one who treats me as such.

[concept_killer]

You will die if I catch you.

[dandy_indeed]

Possibly. Your life, my life, they're all chips in the pile.

Should you catch me, we'll have to ante up. But after that, it depends on our hands, won't it?

This, of course, assumes that you'll catch me.

[concept_killer]

You might as well give up. I have all the cards.

[dandy_indeed]

Now that is an exceptionally foolish thing to say. There's always a joker in the bottom of the deck.

[concept_killer]

I can see your cards.

[dandy_indeed]

Now, now. No one likes a cheater.

But then if you can see my cards, you must know that they love me.