Vampirism 101

"Congratulations!" Dracula says. "You are now a vampiress and, barring accidents, will live for ever."

"Those accidents include things such as daylight and a stake though the heart, I suppose," you say.

"Sunlight, certainly. Daylight as such isn't a problem, so long as there's thick cloud. Yes, a stake through the heart would be fatal, and we can be killed by fire.

"And presumably I have to drink human blood, if I'm not to starve?"

"As one component of a balanced diet, yes. Unlike what the myths would suggest, most of our nourishment comes from ordinary foodstuffs. And don't worry about having to sink your fangs into someone's neck. It's possible to buy human blood that has been donated for transfusions, and that's what I do."

"Doesn't that deprive those who need it?"

"Their need is no greater than ours. And because we are few in number, we take only a tiny fraction of the total amount of blood that is donated."

He pauses, then continues: "Now come and meet your 'sisters'."

Getting out of bed, you find that you are wearing a diaphanous nighgown.

"I'll need some clothes," you say.

"No you won't. But you will find a pair of slippers beside the bed."

1. You let Dracula lead your to the drawing room, where you meet the others. They all seem to be like you: young, female and (if you can overlook the fangs and happen to like white skin) beautiful.
2. You protest that you don't intend to meet anyone dressed in only a nightie.

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