For lastvoyages: Journal Entry 17: [Audio+Spam]

[feels_no_love]

[Have a calm Dracula speaking in a very measured and diplomatic tone...with two-foot icicles dripping off of it.]

I resent the implication that my race is somehow untrustworthy to a man. I for one honor my bargains. In this place I have all but sweated blood to fulfill them. Such a shame to see such an intelligent man spouting such blanket

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[young_idealist]

Please explain. I feel I must apologize for being slow to find someone to help you regain your experience of being D.

I spoke to him a long while. He seemed competent despite the more amusing parts of his personality.

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[feels_no_love]

It is fine. It has not been that long. Thank you for looking.

The Dracula you spoke to was twice my age. He had not killed anyone in over a century. He preferred to use his powers to humiliate, disarm and disable. And he was very, very good at it.

I am not a telekinetic, as he was, but I was once capable of fascination. He would stop people, make them sleep, things of that nature.

When we do finally discuss any incremental restoration of my power, that I believe is the one I would prefer to regain. It is the least violence oriented of my abilities and could in fact prevent violence.

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[young_idealist]

Evading trouble with wit is a commendable skill. I will have to research the extent of your fascination. I suspect there would be those on board who would be afraid of you amassing an army of witless supporters, starting with me.

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[feels_no_love]

An army of witless supporters? Ha. I suppose you would fear that that were my aim. [very bitter.] But no. I wish only to regain a power that less well-behaved vampires on this Barge already possess, so that I have a nonviolent option in a confrontation.

True, an army of supporters would be preferable to the army of witless detractors I face around here.

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[vfranklinmott]

Yes. As 'recovered' as one can get in this place, anyway.

[Private]

[feels_no_love]

[A grunt of agreement] No more trouble from your Warden, I am hoping?

...

Oh my. Have you noticed some of the newcomers yet?

[darknessb4me]

You're Aleera's, right? Whatever your word for Blood King is.

[feels_no_love]

These days I am nothing to Aleera. But I once was her Maker.

[darknessb4me]

That's the equivalent term, I think.

People have no love for vampirics here, but at least there are a lot of you.

You were both human?

[feels_no_love]

We were. Once. Not an experience I intend to repeat.

[tadwizard]

I think you should be able to expect better.

[feels_no_love]

Well, so do I, but we are in the vast minority, Tony. My people are a well loved target for mortal bigotry no matter how well-behaved we are.

[tadwizard]

Yeah. I know. I mean, that's why vampires back home hid it.

[feels_no_love]

If I had had the opportunity to hide my nature and the foresight to change my name I would have done so. The Admiral did not grant that.

[rayney_day]

And I resent how 'your people' are a bunch of literally evil mass-murderers, who always seem to take advantage of someone when they think they can get away with it. Usually, involving some kind of mutilation.

But I guess we can't have everything...

[tadwizard]

Oh, shut up.

[young_idealist]

Thank you, Tony.

[rayney_day]

No.

He's the one who can't work out why people don't trust things which generally shouldn't be trusted.