voice;

[nosympathy]

[The voice that comes over the device isn't nearly as confident, or steady, as it usually is. As much as she loves a good fight, a certain dietary lack is finally taking its toll along with all the spent energy.]

So as much as I enjoy the...options available via the Underground I'm in need of something a bit more...reliable.

[Cleaner, safer, trustworthy...

There's a long pause as she tries to convince herself this really isn't that hard or dangerous since she's not at home and no one here has ever heard of a Lesser other than from her.]

Shit.

I'm in need of a volunteer blood donor of a particular type.

[And another pause.]

Vampire.

Male.

[And with that she's disconnecting from the network because that was the most pathetic point in her life.]

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[nosympathy]

[...sigh]

Yes. It's part of my biological imperative.

[steleheart]

Oh.

[ Another quiet pause. ] Do they give it to you?

[nosympathy]

It is cruel to not offer your vein to someone who needs it, unless you are mated.

[No one would be stupid enough to come between a mated male and his female.]

But it would be worse to force yourself on someone who could not for whatever reason.

[steleheart]

Are you a vampire?

[ She's never heard of the kind that feeds on each other but she wouldn't be surprised anymore. ]

[nosympathy]

Yes.

[Among other things. And it's still strange to admit to the humans around, at home it's hidden for their own sake.]

Although, as I said, there are different kinds around. Which is really strange.

[steleheart]

I know how that is. [ A pause. ] The vampires from my world don't drink each other's blood.

[nosympathy]

It seems my kind aren't typical anywhere but home.

[steleheart]

Oh, that must be weird.