A Close Call
Marc: "Yes, I'm sure. Yeah I know we always do this, it won't happen again. She's almost an adult anyway, we won't be able to pull this shit on you much longer anyway"
Yep, that's right, Marc is pulling his favorite daughter out of boarding school again. I'm sure May is so used to this by now, she probably never bothered unpacking.
May: "I'm glad you got me outta that snobby place Dad, but did you have to call me back at 6 in the morning?"
Marc: "Sorry about that. I need to start keeping a closer eye on your mother . . "
May: "But really though. Thanks Dad"
Marc: "No problem"
Poor Carolyn is always neglected though =P
Perhaps the prep school gave May some sort of reality check because suddenly she wants to revive her friendship with her horses, Lightning and Thunder, considering she's been a selfish idiot lately and not caring about her own pets =P It's pretty easy with the gentle Lightning, but Thunder is going to be pretty difficult, considering he hates everyone besides Darlene, and even she's not immune to getting kicked every once in a while =P
Later, after Marc comes home from work . .
Darlene: "Hey honey, how was work--"
Marc: "Oh my god, you smell like you're burning!"
Darlene: "Errr, it's just a little sunburn, that's all . ."
Marc: "Darlene, are you . . is your skin burning up?!"
Darlene: "I'm fine dear, my skin is just a bit sensitive to the sun lately, that's all"
Marc: "That's it, I can't bear to watch this anymore."
Marc: "I could have made a lot of money from testing on you but . . I love you too much!"
*CRASH!*
Darlene: "What is this-- What is that?!?! What did you throw at me?!"
Darlene: "My skin . . it's changing . . what did you do?!"
Marc: "I cured you."
Darlene: "Cured me?"
Marc: "You're human again"
Darlene: "You . . knew?"
Marc: "Of course I did, I'm not stupid. Besides the obvious appearance, packets of blood mysteriously appeared in our mailbox and our refrigerator"
Darlene: "Yeaaaah, knew I couldn't pass that off as juice . ."
Marc: "But the skin burning thing was about as much as I could handle. I can't watch you suffer"
Darlene: "Awwww . ."
Darlene: "Thank you, Marc. I'm sorry I didn't tell you what I did, I don't even know why I did it, one day I just really really wanted to and I don't even know why . ."
Marc: "It's fine. Just don't do anything crazy again, okay?"
Darlene: "I promise"
But poor Darlene is not out of the woods yet! After being transformed back into a human, my game did something weird . .
Darlene takes out a piece of key lime pie, ready to enjoy tasting food again, and as she puts the food in her mouth, it's . . tasteless. Unsatisfying. Like it does nothing to sustain her life at all.
After she was cured, her thirst bar remained regardless.
Yes, among the columns of green bars in her needs category, there remains one purple bar that stands out. Darlene still needs to drink blood to live.
That's not all. Although she is technically human, there are still some parts of her that are clearly that of a vampire-- she no longer burns in the sun, but she gets a strength boost at night. She can no longer drink from people, but she can still manipulate their minds and make people think of her.
And I'm sitting here thinking, what is she, Blade? If you've never watched Blade before, it's about this guy who is half human, half vampire, who has vampire traits and has to drink blood but isn't affected by sunlight. The only difference is that he hunts vampires and kills them =P (although it'd be awesome if Darlene became a vampire slayer xP)
Either way, the Potent Cure's partial failure leads to some awkward situations . .
Jaymes: "Hey Darlene, are you . . are you eating a plasma fruit?!"
Darlene: "Mrrumpf rupp!"
Jaymes: "But you're not a vampire . ."
Darlene: "Shhh!! Get outta here! I'm . . I'm just testing something out!"
Jaymes: "Okaaaaaay . . *cough cannibal cough*"
But things get worse.
Even though Darlene craves blood, her human body can't handle it. It makes her incredibly ill. Not only that, but even after drinking blood, she's still thirsty. She could drink gallons of blood and all it would accomplish is making her severely sick. It seems like no matter what happens, at this rate Darlene is doomed to die.
Darlene: "Urrgghh . . I don't feel good . . This is bad . . I have to go back to Oriole and ask her to change me back. I'm sorry Marc . ."
I know, it feels like cheating. It's not as if Darlene WANTED to change back into a vampire. But I'll be damned if I'm going to just sit around and let Darlene die because of some stupid game glitch. Nor do I think for a second that Marc and Darlene would just sit there and let this happen either. It would be one thing if Darlene died from something in-game like electrocution or drowning, but a glitch?
I consider getting the cure at the hospital, but even that's not an option for Darlene because I guess she's still technically considered human by the game, so it doesn't even appear as an option. Off to the White household!
Oriole: "Hey Darlene! How are you?"
Darlene: "Not so good. Listen Oriole, I have another favor to ask you . . urrrgghhh . ."
Tony: "You all right, Darlene?"
Darlene: "I'M SO HUNGRY!!"
Somebody help this poor girl!
It's at this point I realize that the Potent Cure elixir is still in Marc's inventory, even though we technically used it already. It may be Darlene's last chance! Maybe if we try again, it will actually work this time. Hurry Marc, run over there!
Marc: "SUCCESS!!"
Marc makes it in time! But does it work?
Oriole: "Where the hell did you come from, Marc? Did you just burst into the house?"
Darlene: "How did you even know I was here? And that I wasn't completely cured? And that I was in danger?"
Marc: ". . . . . . God."
The Potent Cure seems to work at first, as unlike last time, Darlene gets a positive moodlet that says "cured" along with a little message that pops up.
BUT. The thirst bar is still there.
It's at this point that the blood Darlene drank earlier comes back up.
The Potent Cure didn't work this time around either. There's only one option left.
Darlene: "Ugh, now that that's out of my system . . I need you to . . Why are you in your underwear?"
Oriole: "Well Tony and I WERE going to play Cop and Criminal but your retching in the other room was kind of a turn off"
Darlene: "Ummm . . sorry. ANYWAY. I need you to bite me again."
Oriole: "Again?! One wasn't enough? Man, I'm losin' my touch . ."
Darlene: "No, you were fine, it's just Marc's cure, it didn't exactly work all the way, and now-- well, it's a long story, I just need to become a full vampire again!"
Oriole: "All righty then . ."
*CRUNCH*
Darlene: "ERRRK I'LL NEVER GET USED TO THIS"
After the deed is done, Darlene gets some unexpected emotional support from Tony.
Tony: "I have no idea what you're going through, but just know that I'm here for you if you need it, Darlene!"
Darlene: "Thanks Tony. I think I'm gonna be fine now"
Hey, if that's weird for you, just be thankful it's just a friendly hug. Before the bite, he kept wanting to flirt with her again but I didn't have time for those shenanigans =P Also I'm surprised he's so chirpy after what Darlene's vomiting interrupted . . =P
But transforming into a vampire takes some time! Will Darlene survive until then? Time for "resetsim *" to save the day!
And no, resetsim doesn't reset her Thirst bar to Hunger, that was my first try =P It just fills her Thirst meter for a while. So she'll be okay! *phew*
Meanwhile . .
May: "I know we haven't talked for a while, but I just wanted to know that you are still my very very best friend forever."
Ethan: "Soooo, you are pretty much friend zoning me AGAIN."
May: "Pretty much. You know, just establishing our boundaries. Never hurts to touch up on that."
Ethan: "Great. Thanks for that reminder."
Poor Ethan. Forever Friend Zoned.
May: "Can you quit eating like a starving pig?!"
Ethan: "What? This is how I normally eat."
May: "*sigh* And NOW you know why you're friend-zoned."
Later, Marc takes May to the side and finally tells her about Darlene's transformation, as he feels she has a right to know about her own mother.
As you can probably guess, she's not too happy about it. Then again, she's not happy with much of anything.
May: "WHAT?! How could you let this happen to Mom?!"
Marc: "Hey, I TRIED to cure her. But it failed. It was her choice to become one"
May: "We both know she doesn't make the smartest choices! You should have been there!"
Marc: "I can't constantly keep my eye on her!"
May: "You are completely useless and your mother is a llama!"
Marc: "Don't insult your grandmother like that! She has more influence over all of us than you even know!"
May: "Why, because of her money? Well, we have more money now than she has ever had!"
Marc: "No I mean . . never mind. Your mother will be fine, May. Trust me. If she didn't become a vampire again, she woud have died."
May: ". . . ."
May: "I can't lose someone else Dad . . I just can't . ."
Marc: "I know . . she'll be fine now, I promise"
Meanwhile . .
Darlene: "My skin is hotter than the asshole of the sun but OOOO BUTTERFLY!"
Quit standing out in the sun, Darlene!! Sheesh. You're a full vampire again, what part of "you will burn up" do you not understand? You won't sparkle, that's for sure.
And quit messing with those red butterflies! They're the souls of dead twin sacrifices, you know! Except for April. But that would be awesome.
But Darlene is simply too daring as her new vampire self!
Gavin: "Hey, you got the stuff?"
Darlene: "Here it is, right here"
Gavin: "Ah yesssss, how much?"
Darlene: "Shhhhh, someone could hear!"
Gavin: "Oh right. Is that the good stuff?"
Darlene: "AB positive. Fresh outta the hospital."
Gavin: "Ah yeah, it's hard to find that anymore"
Darlene: "Remember our agreement. A pint of O positive for next week"
Gavin: "I know, I know . ."
O positive is Darlene's favorite to drink, by the way.
And of course she has to flirt with her new vampire buddy. Some things never change. You'd think now that she's on the same level as they are, they would lose their appeal . . =P
Darlene's certainly gained back her appeal though. Despite Marc's dislike for Darlene being in pain, he can't deny the typical sexiness of his wife being a vampire!
Darlene: "Same place as last time?"
Marc: "Awww c'mon, I got splinters last time"
Darlene: "But it's so much fun!"
Marc: "Fiiiineee . ."
No one would ever suspect that such a naughty deed would be done in such an innocent place! But this is all this treehouse is here for, honestly. Nobody else uses it besides Marc and Darlene, which is probably a good thing, considering what they've done there is probably not suitable for small children =P
Later . .
Oriole: "So, what did you want to talk about? I doubt you've invited me here because you've changed your mind about flirting with me"
Marc: "I wanted to talk to you about Darlene, and this is the only place that's sacred."
Oriole: "Oooo gossip! What about her? Not enjoying the change?"
Marc: "The change is fine, I prefer a vampire wife over a dead wife. But I just wanted to know if any of her vampire qualities would . . pass over"
Oriole: "Pass over . .? Oh, don't worry. When you guys do the Woo Hoo, you won't get 'infected'"
Marc: "No, I don't mean that. I mean, like genetics."
Oriole: "Genetics?"
Marc: "Let's say for example, you and Tony decide to have a child. Would the child be a vampire too?"
Oriole: "Maybe. Since Tony's human, the child may be human as well. There's about a 50% chance, really."
Marc: "Ah . . so there's at least a chance . ."
Oriole: "Why do you ask?"
Marc: "Just curious"
Oriole: "There's gotta be a reason why . ."
Marc: "NOPE. No reason at all. I'm gonna go for a swim"
Oriole: "Grrrrr . ."
Oriole: "Not gonna tell ME are ya? If you're gonna hide something from me, I'm gonna hide something from YOU!"
Marc: "Hmmm? Where's my clothes . . . ? Crap."
Oriole, you so mischevious! Good job.
Marc: "May, I needed to tell you something very important."
May: "Dad, why are you wearing just a towel?"
Marc: "Errr . . that's not the point. I wanted to talk to you because your life may change very drastically soon"
May: "Duh. I'll finally become an adult soon. I don't need a coming-of-age lecture from you, Dad"
Marc: "No, it's not that. I need to warn you that we may be getting a new addition to the family pretty soon"
May: "You're not randomly moving someone into our house again, are you?"
Marc: "No. It's . . well I'm not sure you're going to like it"
May: "Well then surely it's not something fun like another pet . ."
Marc: "No, not quite . . You see, your mother--"
BLLLLLAAAARRGGGGHHH!!
Oh no. And this time it's not from blood!