New Life. Life?

[Dradym (DELETED 4748)]

Im alive, or at least i think i am. i woke up on the streets of this city, not remembering anything of what happened before, except the names Draugen, and Worthington, both names bring a sense of familiarity, and Draugen, some intimacy. but i dont recall why or how, or any of the common questions one has after waking up in a dark alleyway. after waking and gathering my bearings, i wandered into a nice little riverplace cafe, that was for some reason open at this ungodly hour. i walk in, and i was surprised there was a customer, sitting in the corner all stoic and beautiful and aloof to my presence. i sat down and logged into the computer that was conveniently there, and recognized me for the newly reborn creature i had become, that i hadnt even known what i had become. so i browsed and learned that i had become a vampire-and thankfully i didnt sparkle-and learned about the grand mask that was shielding the humans from recognizing that we have existed for centuries and are more populous now than when we were known and feared. the mask was there to keep our food source from becoming aware of our parasitism-stealth is always important for survival, even against a foe that is inherently weaker, given enough time, they could destroy us-and 6 billion humans would take a LONG time to "domesticate".

during my researching and musings, a cute girl came in, apparently looking for me and sat down a duffel before she herself sat across from me. now, even though i have no previous memories, i knew pretty girls didnt just come up to me and engaged me in idle conversation-as little talking as i do, people always unnerve me. i gave a polite hello and went back to my browsing while she chatted a bit before she got my attention pointing a gun at my head-now that she had it, my attentiveness was engaged and i noticed many things about her-she had a smile, she wasnt threatening me, in fact, she gave me the gun. she said it was to help protect me, a fledgeling, from the dangers of this new, dark world. she introduced herslef as charlotte, but told me to call her char. char said she detected a new user on the net and came to check me out. or at least size me up, i can never tell with women, especially now. she was really pretty too, but a little too skinny, prolly from being a vampire, i dunno, just blood isnt much for keeping meat on the bones i imagine. speaking of which i was a little thirsty. after quite a bit more chatting, after the ice had been broken, we found some common ground and we geeked out over various things. i learned she was a gifted hacker and programmer-which she made a decent living from. and knowing how hard life(or unlife, i dont really know anymore) in the city can be, she gave me the duffel. which was full of things that i ended up selling to a local pawn shop-for far too little. to get me started. she gave me her number and told me to call her should i need anything.

That was quite a nice encounter, i put the number in a safe pocket and headed out to the pawnshop. After wandering some more and trying my hand at pickpocketing(which i suck at), i started to feel the thirst throb in my veins. i found a lone human in a dark corner of the street(why are they even awake, let alone wandering the streets? and in such numbers?), and attacked-the human didnt even move, just stood there as i partook in their lifeforce to feed my own. having taken my fill, but leaving enough for the human to live, i noticed....things, auras, mists, i dunno what to call it, but it was surrounding...everything...in different forms. it was most "bright" around living objects, and brightest around humans. i noticed i had a cloak as well, but it was dark...ish. i found that i could manipulate it a little bit-"pull" out a "string" of it and "inject" it into a human's own, which made them quite easy to manipulate and feed from...as long as there was few or no witnesses. i plan on exploring this new ability with passion whenever i can.

i come across a junkyard and scavenge for more Stuff Worth A lot of Gold...which yeah, just junk to be sold for a few bucks, but i liked it better than trying and failing to pickpocket.

after more hours of wandering, i find myself tired on the edge of town at a castle, locked up tight. and the sun was coming soon. i knock and yell for assistance, hoping someone would answer, but it was in vain. so i walk back toward town looking for shelter before dawn and exhaustion set in. no one in that trailer park would let me in...not much time left. i found a derelict house...thankfully empty, and here is where i find myself. at the beginning of a journey i had no idea i was going to make and no idea where i am going.

(ooc: message me for story interaction, inclusion, etc. and ill post occasionally here, but i imagine that i wont check things very regularly. words of encouragement/criticism are welcome)

[Dradym (DELETED 4748)]

I know i don't write very often, and its a failing of mine.

I dislike stealing, but i find it necessary in my current condition-needing money and resources. i would really like to be legit and make stuff for people and get paid for that. luckily, i think i see a light at the end of the dark tunnel, my job is going well, and I'm learning management pretty well. i plan on making myself a business when i can, and hopefully be successful with it. i still need a home though. sigh. it would be nice to have a place to rest instead of hiding in the sewers or abandoned buildings.

on a more positive note, I've learned a lot more about the power that i harbor. I've learned powers that control some elements-fire, earth, and i can now heal myself quicker than ...paranormal? lol. that doesn't make any sense. i have found that everything has an aura that i can manipulate, not just living things...or maybe they're all living things? I've begun to rely on my sight and find that if? there was a before, that i cannot imagine not being able to see the glorious beauty that mortals miss.

I've been thinking about that hacker girl i met a while back, maybe i should find a computer and send her a message? i dunno...

PS. i saw her again, and gave her a piece of computer stuff i don't understand, and i ended up sending her flowers.