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I never said that I haven't done worse things, but at the time while I was human, that was what I felt. And that was before I committed murder, before I had lost my brother. And no, that's not true. Enver Marshall II. That moron would allow himself to get caught alive - he's my cousin, biologically. There are some vampires fighting for the cure, I'm sure. I've seen them fight for the ability to reveal themselves during my time in Ty.

Truthfully, it's not the Lionelli that concerns me, but the lineages. And as you said, the fledgelings. I know I can turn someone just from a bite, have been for a while now. It's why I no longer allow people whom I feed from to live, or I drink from a blood bag. If this was happening before you'd been welcomed into d'Artois, it'd be a different battleground. I was still fairly new at that point. I'm sure there's a significant amount. There's always been vampires turned who don't have decent sires. I've taken in a few over the years.

See, that's one of the things that I wonder about - what's happening to the test subjects. To these individuals they have been working with. Why aren't any of them running around? Why aren't they speaking up? How do they not reconnect with people that they know? People are easily bitten, you can't really throw a stone without smacking a vampire in this city.

The pieces I've found? They're getting more and more... interesting. I think there is a cure.

email fragment wrote:"Some of the other scientists keep discussing calling them something other than vampires. Joe jokingly said we should call them blood sucking monsters, but some of the more serious minded guys have been talking about creating a formal classification for them. "

I wouldn't take it, myself. I do the majority of things like surfing and snowboarding in the evenings when allowed, so it isn't different. I wouldn't mind a big *** cheeseburger, though. That's probably the only positive thing that would cause me to be content. But, I don't have anything human to go back to. My family is dead, with the exception of a kid.

Then again... what if they weaponise this? What if it becomes a way to weaken us and kill us off permanently? The emails seem to suggest it's about choice, but choice is an illusion between those with power and does without it. If they have the cure, they have the power.

Truthfully, the idea of it being a weapon is the thing I'm concerned about. All they would have to do is make a distribution factor, or turn it into something that will kill whatever makes us, us. But, I have black blood. I'm a shadow - literally didn't have one for a long time without having to learn how to project it. I don't see a cure for that, for this path.

Paladin just want to kill us all - there's a handful of them running around. This one man, I know him as Marcus - he knows my stepfather's brother from California - is in here. But, the bitchy part of me responses with that they aren't intelligent enough for it.

You say stupid ****, I say strategizing - I've dealt with worse than this as a member of Ty. I'm leaning against a wall with a shrapnel bomb at my feet waiting for the ******** to reappear and get himself blown up. I cursed him, too. Truthfully, this is probably one of the lesser stupid things I've done in a long time.

I do appreciate your concern though.

Every.

Chances are, he's all for it. It seems that anything I support, he doesn't - at least that's what I've seen over the years. I suppose I should ask his thought about it. There was a vampiric town meeting that was cancelled a few days ago that Doc was putting on. Ripper, in his typical fashion, decided to invite humans to it. It was specifically for those who do not wish to out themselves to be there. There's only one human that was allowed, and she's proven over the years to be trusthworthy. I've met her. I remember before the masquerade fell that there were many that wanted to be outed, actually an entire list of us were released a few years back by Robert Pratt and his wife over a radio station. It didn't end well for them.

That stupid twat blackmailed some of us not too long ago, too, Mona. Said something about releasing a copy of names to the press - I'm still debating on whether or not a 'video' of some of the news reporters murdering a scientist would be something to introduce to the public. I'd have to either learn changeling or find a friend willing to shoot one. Discrediting won't do much, but eh. At least it'd make me feel better and a warrant would go out for arrests.

Cellissee, I'm assuming? She seems pretty nice. I handed her some cash, or well. Locryn did under instruction. It seems like a few in Worthington and over groups are trying to work together, but alas, the amount of cooperation in this place can be significantly low. I will, but I should be fine. I'm only setting them down while I rest up so that I can make a paladin or two miserable. A toxic gas trap nearly backfired on me, so unless I want to pass out across the floor I need to be a bit more careful.

I appreciate that, Bjorn. That you'd fight alongside me. The inspiration would be nice, some of these guys in here are kicking my ***. One thing, though. I don't think this cure should be destroyed. Watched, studied, maybe.

I don't believe a lot of people want to deal with the chance of it being good or bad. I know there was quite a lot of people fighting for it. I had to learn about it from a rumor, so I wouldn't believe the media much. The idea of a cure for this is just... it doesn't make any sense. My blood is shadows, I haven't been even remotely human in ages.

Yeah, the trusted human is the one with the blood service. I don't think I've ever heard anything negative about her in the years I've been around. Even when in masquerade days, she never came across a list of someone not to trust. I've never been to one of her services though, so I can't quite say anything about that, but it's an interesting venture to say the least. But at the same time, she's likely one that would find herself in trouble if we were all eliminated as she's helped us.

And yes, that's the fledgling, and that would be interesting. I know which school you're talking about - I was a mentor there when it was up and running, I still have access to my files there. It is was called The Academy. I haven't actually seen Blake about for a long time, may have to look him up. He was a part of Tytonidae with me, as well as Doc. It didn't last long, the school, I'm afraid. I never got much involved with Sanctuary, either. There was also the Fledgling Foundation, too, ages ago. I don't think I can find access to that, the woman who ran it has been gone for a while.

Cellissee seems like a good kid, so I told her to ask me if she needs any more help. She seemed shocked I'd help her, too. We're supposed to meet up at some point, she was worried about being shot so I may show her where it's cop free to hunt.

You are such a ******* gentleman, however, if I get gassed you'll be more likely to find my intoxicated *** collapsed on the ground. The higher the tier, the stronger the gas and thanks to my sire as the curse is passed from him, I have a severely low tolerance to it. I'll be careful, though, and if I need help, I'll likely summon you beforehand.

Thank you. The cops around here won't break into a place with a warrant, honestly. There's way too many people around here, both human and vampire, who trap the hell out of their places and then just leave it for the next person to find. It's half the reason I usually send Zachary in front of me. The only thing that can bother him is a spirit cage, otherwise, he can bypass traps and the like. Locryn, though, is like T. I'll mention it to Loc, she can always go and keep her company. Bring her some flowers.

Absentee sires are common, from what I've seen. Either that, or they sire one has is ****. There's a few that come to mind who brainwash or ruin the childe before they have a chance. I can't think of any one that's going on, I haven't seen most of the organizations running for a long time, unfortunately. And, the masquerade fell because too many people thought we'd be able to play nice with the humans. And right now, yeah, the relations are fine, but there's going to be a day when they aren't. The people who were pro-masquerade gave up, too. We stopped fighting and it was a mistake.

I'm more concerned with the next genocide rather than the vaccine. Someone comes near me with anything sharp and I don't trust them, they're going down. I don't know if they've escaped - an old friend of mine shared with me what she's found. Subject 025 went missing; something about long term testing and observation about being reintegrated into the public. It actually sounds like it's worked... No discernable side effects so far, according to another fragment. I don't know what to think. It's fascinating, really. I'll admit. Curious to picture returning back to the way were before all of this.

Tracking skills are useful regardless of the current conditions of the city. If you want practice, let me know. I can show you some of my old tricks and there's no one better to play hide and seek with than a shadow who can shift her appearance. I'll even make it fun by smacking you with a wooden sword.