Case #24: Video

[19centconstable]

[George is seated at his tea table, which is serving as a writing desk at the moment. A copy of the book Carmilla is in front of him.]

Um. I'd like to know who here is, or has ever been a vampire, or has had intim-...particular experi-...contact wi-...knows a lot about vampires. I'd like to speak to all of you, if possible. There are a few things I'd like to ask about.

[George notices the book in front of him, and tries to move it discreetly off screen, so no one is distracted by it's sexiness.]

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[Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

[Just-all of the quiet.]

What do you need?

[Private]

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

Detective Hoffman, hello. Are you...feeling better?

[Private]

[expectremorse.livejournal.com]

[By way of response he flips in the video. His eyes are back to their normal color. He looks normal.]

It's been a long time since I've been a Detective kid. [Hoffman might sound slightly resigned] What do you want to know?

[Private]

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

How long? If you don't mind my asking.

And if you're quite comfortable discussing it, I was wondering, in your experience:
Do vampires have saliva?
Do vampires feel any sort of specific regard for the neck?
Does this continue once the person to whom the neck belongs is no longer alive?
Can vampires fly?
Can vampires float?
Does a vampire's hair grow?

[feels-no-love.livejournal.com]

Question away.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

In your experience:
Do vampires have saliva?
Do vampires feel any sort of specific regard for the neck?
Does this continue once the person to whom the neck belongs is no longer alive?
Can vampires fly?
Can vampires float?
Does a vampire's hair grow?

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[feels-no-love.livejournal.com]

Yes, we have saliva, though our mouths are drier than a human's.

The neck is merely...well...at the risk of being a bit embarrassing, it is like an erogenous zone. There are large blood vessels there. But...it's not necessary to feed from the neck. It is just handy.

No longer alive...? Ehm, normally we don't drink dead blood. Apparently it makes some vampires ill, but more to the point, it's considerably more work to get the blood out of the body when the heart does not beat.

Some vampires can fly or float. I am only permitted to do so in a few areas of the Barge for example--the CES and above decks. Others of us have wings sometimes.

Vampire hair does not grow. In fact, it can only grow back to its original length, no longer.

Anything else?

Video:

[vampish_aleera]

Why are you asking these things...?

Video:

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

It's something I've gotten to wondering.

I've also wondered about werewolves, but I thought it was best not to over complicate things.

Re: Video:

[vampish_aleera]

[Oh dear. Eyes narrow when those are mentioned. The entire tone is changed!]

Werewolves...

Video:

[acid_rayne]

George...

Video:

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

Yes?

Re: Video:

[acid_rayne]

Books like that...

[A pointed nod of head.]

Giving you the wrong kind of ideas, man.

[tadwizard.livejournal.com]

I know a lot about vampires.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

Very well. In your experience:
Do vampires have saliva?
Do vampires feel any sort of specific regard for the neck?
Does this continue once the person to whom the neck belongs is no longer alive?
Can vampires fly?
Can vampires float?
Does a vampire's hair grow?

[tadwizard.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

No, they'll bite anywhere with a vein.

They only have any interest in a living person's blood. I mean, I guess if they drain them they might not be living when they die, but I think it's like...the body heat and beating heart that draws their attention.

No.

No.

...I think so? I don't know.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

And do you intend to share this information?

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

I suppose if anybody else gets to wondering about vampire hairstyling techniques...

[This is not sarcasm.]

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more of how their biology operates.

[SO SO PRIVATE]

[slayage]

Vampire expert running on eight years now..

[Among other things.]

What can I, um, help you with?

[SO SO PRIVATE]

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

Eight years, really?

In your experience:
Very well. In your experience:
Do vampires have saliva?
Do vampires feel any sort of specific regard for the neck?
Does this continue once the person to whom the neck belongs is no longer alive?
Can vampires fly?
Can vampires float?
Does a vampire's hair grow?

[SO SO PRIVATE]

[slayage]

Really, really.

[Pauuuse.]

They have saliva. [Blink.] Since it's their favorite body part to munch on, yeah, they tend to think pretty highly of them. They'll eat anyone they can.. But they like the blood warm.

No flying or floating in my world. Unless you're Dracula. Or some other macho-magic-y-vamp.

And yeah, their hair grows.

[darknessb4me]

Awfully specific questions.

[19centconstable.livejournal.com]

Well, yes: the books don't say anything about saliva, and although they all seem to agree that vampires haven't got reflections, they never describe them as looking like they haven't brushed their hair for some time, which is the sort of thing one would notice.

[darknessb4me]

It's possible to keep one's hair neat without a mirror, you know.