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[not_avampire]

I think I told everyone everything I'm ashamed of. Thing about curses is, stay here long enough, and you'll be hit every which way. I don't know. Shit. I mean

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[ever_evey]

...We have got to get you out more.

[not_avampire]

No. I mean-- I can, but in a place like this, where people are going home to whole new worlds and all of that shit, to places that don't need the parasite, I could just spread an epidemic andkill hundreds of people. Just by sneezing. Being Cortez'd suck for me, and there isn't even any gold in it.

...Or something.

[ever_evey]

Or you could wear a face mask like surgeons do. There's got to be a way around it, Cal.

[not_avampire]

That's risking people's lives! I don't want to kill anyone... but, fuck, I probably already have. Sarah ate people, Evey.

[favored_son]

Damn, kid.

[not_avampire]

...Thanks.

[favored_son]

I'm telling you. You, D, coffee. Well, not coffee for D. He doesn't need the caffeine, and there's the whole blood thing, but both of you have got to learn to socialize.

[not_avampire]

Coffee doesn't work, for me. My metabolism is too fast, I'd practically need an IV of the stuff to get a buzz going, or keep it. Not that I need coffee, it's not like I sleep, anyway.

And I do know how to socialize! I went to college and talked to people and went on dates and all of that stuff, just... I haven't. In a while.

[glock30]

Talk about masochism.

[not_avampire]

I don't cut myself, okay? Besides the whole bit about that just being a bad idea in general, bleeding spreads the parasite.

[glock30]

And you're sure there's no cure or anything? Because, Jesus, your right hand must get pretty old after a while. No offense.

[not_avampire]

There isn't a cure. Fuck, there really shouldn't be. My world needs this stupid fucking disease.

...None taken.

[repairedbywebs]

Have sex.

[not_avampire]

...What?

[repairedbywebs]

Obviously you want to.

[not_avampire]

You can't always do whatever you want. You can hurt other people, that way.

...At least, I can. Dunno about you.

[ohrosalita]

I can think of other things to do with your wrist than raise welts on it, Cal.

And I think most people pity themselves for something. It just sounds like you've got better cause.

[not_avampire]

Bleeding'd spread the parasite. Not that I would, but... yeah.

Thanks for the ego boost.

[ohrosalita]

I hope you're being deliberately obtuse.

[not_avampire]

I'm a bio major, I don't speak your fancy English unless it involves words like 'vector' and 'optimum virulence'. So, what the hell does that mean?