3rd Stake // Lessons and Gifts

[400yearsofsurvival]

((Backdated to the evening before the lying event))

[ Video // General ]

Alright. So as I promised, I've got some information for you lot in the event the bloke I took the place of comes back. Far as I can tell, he's just like the vampires I've known. Which means they're a real nasty business.

First thing you gotta know is their strengths. I'm sure you know about strength and speed and all that. But watch the ceilings, they like to creep around up there. Don't ask me how they stay up there, without anything to hold onto. Never got a chance to ask. Their sense are off the charts. Hearing and smell, especially. They're supposed to be able to smell emotions, even. Swallowin' their blood's gonna make you do what they say, too. So watch out for that.

I'm sure you lot've figured out that just one bite's not enough to turn you unless he leaves you close to dyin' from it. But don't let him get his teeth in you to often. There's no hard rule, but two, three bites in a day or two's gonna do you in.

Fire and holy water's your best bet at slowin' him down. Direct sunlight's lethal, but not exactly readily available in a place like this. So the only sure-fire way of stoppin' him's one of these bad boys.

[ He holds up a freshly whittled wooden stake into frame. ]

But you gotta make you get him square in the heart. Cause if you miss, you're a gonner.

I've got some stakes and what not prepared. Wish I could get you lot a supply of holy water, but I don't think the Admiral's up takin' requests. 'Least not from the likes of me. But if you need anything, I've got a bunch in cabin 601. And I'm here to answer any questions you've got.

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And I've got...a question for you lot. Supposin' there's a creature that feeds of negative emotions--pain, fear, that stuff. Any way of findin' a replacement food source somewhere on the ship?

[ Spam-ish ]

[ Jerry's been rather busy as of late. He's been working his ass off to prove he's more of a benefit than his counterpart. He's been putting in more than his fair share of cleaning up the barge. Though he'd been crashing with Arkin, more or less, he was still spending a lot of time in Mickey's room. He'd cleaned the place as best as he could. And he'd left the largest stash of stakes with the guy's other weapons.

Ultimately, he was starting to get comfortable. He'd now been on this barge longer than he'd been on the other one. And he was starting to actually settle in. Maybe they wouldn't catch up to the other ship, after all. It was the hope on his mind every single night. ]

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[plucky]

I'm- I'm not sure there is a replacement for fear or pain.

This creature needs those things to survive?

[ ehh okay to be fair a lot of people seem to "feed" off of those things, but she's pretty sure he means literally ]

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[400yearsofsurvival]

Pretty sure she does. Kinda hard to tell cause she's not exactly trustworthy, but she says she'd starve with out it.

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[plucky]

What about something like anger? You said negative emotions, right, so- At least making someone angry isn't as mean as making someone scared or hurting them for the pain.

[ she feels queasy just talking about it :c ]

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[suaveandspectral]

You lot really are rotten at this penitants' gaol business. You can't handle one measly little vampire?

[Vampire proof, ha ha!]

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[400yearsofsurvival]

Not me, mate. I've actually never met the guy. Which would be surreal at the very least, bein' we're supposed to be the reverse of each other, or the nightmare version or somethin' like that. And his kind, they're not exactly easy to take down. If he's as old as what I've dealt with, it's gonna take an army to bring him down for good.

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[suaveandspectral]

We have an Admiral, can he not provide us a navy? Or at least a sturdy set of flamethrowers?

Not that the matter is my business, obviously.

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[darknessb4me]

Animals feel fear. Not as vividly, but they're easier to kill in numbers. The CES has plenty.

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[400yearsofsurvival]

Well, she doesn't kill them, so there's that. But I think it's gotta be more than what animals've got. Like a mental thing. An intelligence thing, you know?

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[darknessb4me]

It's a simpler fear. Eating flour instead of bread. But when the alternative is starving...

Let me talk to her.

[themissingpiece]

Thanks for the run down. Hopefully, this isn't something I'll need.

Does the stake gotta be wooden?

[400yearsofsurvival]

'Fraid so. Stickin' 'em with anything else'll just piss 'em off. And they're hearty bastards, too, so it can't just be any ol' stick.

[themissingpiece]

The kind of wood matter?

[mistconduct]

Oh shit, presents. I love presents.

[400yearsofsurvival]

Sure, if you consider pointy wooden sticks to be good gift givin' fodder.

[mistconduct]

I FUCKING LOVE POINTY WOODEN STICKS are you kidding me?!

[twin_guns]

Always nice to know how to kill a guy. Who the fuck smells emotions?

[Because Dante could think of at least 40 good ways to put that talent to use.]

[400yearsofsurvival]

Pretty sure it's hormones and whatnot they're pickin' up on. But vampires aren't exactly keen on talkin' the science of what they can do.

[twin_guns]

.... [Science was kind of confusing anyway.] Glad ta know. I'll break into my extra pile of scented sarcasm.

Ain't he an imnate? Aren't they watered down?

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[queen_cordelia]

[Vampires. They're something she's been used to dealing with for years. Most of them are evil. Angel and Spike have souls and they're the exception to the rule in her world. Most of what Jerry's saying isn't a surprise. The ceiling thing is a little weird but whatever. Clearly his vampire self isn't one of the kind from her world, which is too bad, really. She does wonder if he's evil because he doesn't have a soul.]

So they can turn you without making you drink their blood?

[400yearsofsurvival]

[ He nods, looking almost hesitant to answer. He had to resist a protective surge. She was just the sort of girl his brother would have gone after. Young, pretty, confident. His brother was a long way from here. ]

'Fraid so. Their blood's got a different purpose if they make you ingest it.

[queen_cordelia]

Well. New world, new rules, I guess.

[She's not excited, though.]

Do they have souls? Do you know?

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[surfaceshine]

[The rundown is amusing, but Dean has already commented as much as he intends to on that.

No, his interest is definitely with the latter portion of this, his voice thoughtful when he comes back.]

You know, pain and fear aren't in and of themselves inherently evil. They exist for a purpose, and the purpose of every function of being alive is in some way, shape, or form attached to survival.

How's it going, sport?

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[400yearsofsurvival]

[ Dean's appearance, even on the network, still causes him to tense. But he's able to let it pass. They had a truce. Didn't they? ]

Dean. It's uh...it's goin'. I guess.

If she were just goin' after those who were already hurt, it'd be one thing. But she's the one causin' it, far as I can tell. And that's the part I'd like to stop.

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[punched_hitler]

My question is... is being a vampire what makes him so angry? I mean - I guess I've heard a lot of stories. But as far as I know, they're just stories, where I'm from. Most of them seem to say that even if you were a good person before, you're not after.

[And he wants to know if that's true for these vampires - for Jerry - as well.]

I want to know if he can be reasoned with. Because I've got to believe he can, if he's here.

[A pause, then:] About - the rest of it. Are you talking about Kira?

[400yearsofsurvival]

It's not so much that they're angry, or even good or bad people. That's applyin' a whole set of rules that just don't work. They've had all sense of morality and remorse stripped right outta them. But they're still intelligent creatures. Never really had a chance to reason with one, but in a settin' like this? Maybe less about reasonin' more about tamin'. If that makes any sense.

...yeah. It's about Kira. You had any dealin's with her?