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[young_idealist]

I would like to request again that people refrain from going out of their way to antagonize my inmate, Count Dracula. Dracula is himself. He is not another vampire. He's not the other Armand that we all remember not so fondly. He is not one of those demon-possessed creatures from Mlle. Summers' world.

He is himself, and as a person he has glaring

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[tadwizard]

Um...I know I have memory spells on my laptop of spells, but I've never really practiced any of them. I should probably check with Snape first.

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[young_idealist]

Do talk to him. His advice would be valued, but I don't think that either Vlad or I would trust him with his mind.

Do you think this is a good idea? He's been understandably volatile lately, and I've been... distracted.

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[tadwizard]

Um...since I didn't practice the spell ever, there is still a risk I'd turn him into his horse instead...

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[young_idealist]

I think we would be well-advised to avoid accidental animals.

Is there someone else who could do it better?

[get_thebook]

Bear baiting indeed!

I mean no disrespect, Monsieur St Just, but your Inmate was antagonizing himself. What started this had nothing to do with him, and neither you nor your Inmate will begrudge mine his opinion, which he had every right to voice.

[young_idealist]

I do begrudge it when I'm dealing with a man who has a volatile temper that he hasn't been allowed to fully vent for nearly two months now. And I can see on his own journal the evidence that others who had nothing to do with any of this as well just had to express their opinions on vampires. Wardens, even.

[get_thebook]

I care not. I sincerely doubt there is a person in this place who hasn't a poor experience to support their feelings on the matter. There are whole worlds where such opinions are not opinion, but rather encyclopedic fact regarding vampires. Not all are created equal because the worlds are not the same, and that is something everyone here could stand to learn. It is not your Inmate's cross to bear, nor should it be mine or my Inmate's, and shame on you for supporting this childishness.

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[young_idealist]

And if I'm harsher with him I will lose all semblance of cooperation from him.

Is it wrong to expect anyone on this God-forsaken vessel to judge him by his own actions alone? Only I and Aleera know his specific history. No one else has the right to assume anything other than what has been seen here.

I have lost control of this, and I'm desperate.

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[breakmychest]

[Spike hasn't even been bothering Dracula as of late. It's not worth the headache. But he's not really capable of keeping his mouth shut here.]

You know, I can't decide who annoys me more: you or your whiny bitch of an inmate. Honestly, do you really think this helps?

You can't force everyone on the barge to tiptoe around him. If he can't handle his rage, then he's got a problem you're not going to solve through avoidance.

And he is another vampire. Thinking anything else is just fooling yourself.

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[young_idealist]

So I should write him off, decide he can't be redeemed, send him back to the Admiral for another warden and line my door frame with garlic? The garlic might be a good idea in any case if it kept you away.

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[breakmychest]

It wouldn't, and that's not what I said. I didn't say he couldn't be redeemed. I'm sure it's possible, though god knows I wouldn't want to be the one in charge of making it happen.

I said that he is another vampire. That means he's killed humans and eaten them. [Darkly:] Believe me, I'd know. Forgetting that or pretending it isn't true just means ignoring the fact that you've got a bloody monster on your hands. And don't tell me he's misunderstood or any of that nonsense. He's a monster. You've got to accept that before you can do anything useful with him at all.

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[young_idealist]

I get it. I understand. I'll be back in a few days.

[He avoided answering this until he was tying up loose ends just before leaving. So he sounds kind of broken, but it may come off as flippant or dismissive. But he won't be around to answer again until he returns.]

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[fivestepsahead]

I just came back.

What is it?

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[young_idealist]

I was going to ask if you could get Dracula into a boxing ring yesterday, or as soon as possible, but I think perhaps I have something more to request.

I need to leave for a few days.

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[fivestepsahead]

[ Blinks. ]

My offer to fight him still stands.

But why are you leaving?

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[young_idealist]

To find out if Margot's visit a few weeks ago got me disowned or divorced.

The timing is unfortunate, though. [It may be obvious he's holding something in, or barely holding together at all.]