I can't like that post enough. You put a lot of effort into that. I think I missed some of the subtext at the end, though - are Wendi and Nove sighing because they're glad the lecture is over, or are they sighing because Flandre just demonstrated an excellent understanding of morality only to then go "buuuuuuuut I don't classify myself as human so I can ignore all of that"?
 
Well, I guess we see here why Cinque is still in rehabilitation. Despite being one of the older one around, that Flandre of all people argue against vigilantism in civilized society against her is telling.
Eh, Cinque's gonna be in 'rehab' for a while, anyway (and it's not like she isn't expecting it). You don't simply get away with confessing to killing Bureau agents.

I can't like that post enough. You put a lot of effort into that. I think I missed some of the subtext at the end, though - are Wendi and Nove sighing because they're glad the lecture is over, or are they sighing because Flandre just demonstrated an excellent understanding of morality only to then go "buuuuuuuut I don't classify myself as human so I can ignore all of that"?
It's more they didn't want the lecture in the first place. It's movie night, time for fun and entertainment ... and then they get lectured - by someone who plays the 'I've been through this, I know what I'm talking about' card.


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Satsuki ...?
[X] Take Satsuki aside and ask her about her reaction to the movie.


"… Well, thank you for inviting us to watch the movies. And Shari, thank you for the popcorn. But we'll let you go, for now. Satsuki?" You hop out of your chair and look at your servant; she puts up a smile when she notices you watching her and stands up.

"Um, thank you for the movies - and for playing with us, earlier. I - I had a lot of fun!" She bows deeply, then lifts the hem of her long skirt so it doesn't entangle her legs and scurries out of the room. You smile and curtsy at the girls.

"Ah, it's not a problem, of course. If you want to watch something some other time, we'll see what we have," Ginga says, and you bow your head in acknowledgment. Shari leans forward excitedly.

"So which did you like better? Slathered in butter and with lots of salt, right?" You shake your head, smiling, and she sighs disappointedly.

"I'm sorry, Shari, but I think I will go for the drier option the next time I have some."

"I'm surrounded by heathens," she half-mutters to herself teasingly.

"Of course you are. Now then, in case we don't see each other before morning - good night, everyone. Rest well." Cinque nods and looks like she wants to say something, but just shakes her head and looks back down at her hands. Nove and Wendi watch their sister worriedly, and you shrug when Ginga gives you a questioning look. Then you finally follow your servant out of the room. She relaxes a little when she sees you, and you motion for her to follow you as you walk toward the cafeteria. She remains quiet, nervously waiting, as you walk onto the balcony and look up at the dim moons. "Did you enjoy The Boondock Saints, Satsuki? You seemed a bit … fidgety, afterward." She laughs, shortly and nervously, and looks away.

"I'm fine, Flandre-sama. Really!" She smiles at you and holds her hands out to her sides non-threateningly. "It was just … just a little … much …." Her smile fades and she looks away. Her tongue darts out to wet her lips and she clutches her hands together.

"Really, Satsuki? You're fine?" She nods jerkily and you sigh quietly. "Then … would you like a drink?" You take out one of the few frozen blood packs you have left and hold it up. She half-turns, but when she sees the blood pack she freezes, stares at it for a moment, then spins away and stumbles against a table. Curiously, what she's covering isn't her mouth, but her eyes ….

"No! No, nonononono! P-please! No! I don't - I - I!" You put the pack away and step up next to your shuddering servant, then pull her away from the table and make her face you before pulling her hands away from her face. Her eyes, usually a light, warm brown, sometimes tinged red, aren't simply gleaming - they're practically shining brilliant red. They would be so beautiful, if it weren't for the tears, and the terror evident on her face. You pull her against you, off-balance, her face so close to yours, and then you sink to your knees, forcing her down as well. She suddenly lunges forward, wrapping her arms around you and burying her face against your neck. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I - I just -! I …!" You pat her back, stroke her hair, and murmur wordlessly, and she shakes her head, still not lifting her eyes from where they're pressed against your collarbone. "I … it was just … I saw … they were so - so handsome and wonderful! And … and there was blood, and it made me feel weird. And … and then …." She finally draws back slightly, enough to look up at you with her beautiful eyes, still full of tears and fears. "And then their friend was dying, and they were covered in his blood and theirs, and I … I thought it was so beautiful. And … and that … it would be so wonderful, to have - just one bite." She shakes her head, maintaining eye contact. "I … I don't want that, Flandre-sama. I don't! I don't want to be a monster, someone who just looks at people like they're food! They're not! They're people! And … and they're in there. I - I don't … don't …." She trails off as tears overwhelm her again, and you pull her back against you. She starts crying and you consider your options.

On the one hand, she's trying to deny her nature, at least in part. True, seeing humans as just food is bad and going to get her in trouble, but she has to accept that humans are food, and she seems to be rejecting that as much as she can. You're also a bit miffed that she seems to think she'd be able to threaten Ginga, Shari, and the others while you're around, but she doesn't seem to be thinking entirely clearly, so that might be why. As for what you can do … a lecture might help calm her down, and she should be reminded that keeping things like this secret isn't just creating a problem for her, but also for you. Moreover, she's still young, hasn't really been eating right, and that Church woman probably filled her head with nonsense. On the other hand, you could simply force the issue by heating up a blood pack and making her drink it. Even if she does go wild, she can't really do anything to you, and you can keep the others away if it comes to that. Or maybe you should just exhaust her physically - go for a run and not stop until she can't keep going. It won't help much, as far as the underlying causes go, but it'll be something to do, and she'll learn that she can push away non-essential hunger by working herself in other ways.


What do you do?

[ ] Lecture.

[ ] Make her drink some blood.

[ ] Go for a run.

[ ] Other?
 
[X] Lecture while running

Our little minion is still learning the whole 'she's not a human any more, stop thinking like that'.
So a little 'more than human' exercise to help drive that home while explaining firmly sounds like a plan to me.
 
[X] Lecture.
We teach her how to push away non-essential hunger and she will run herself into the ground trying to ignore her hunger completely.
 
[X] Lecture.
-[X] Discuss some control methods. Maybe she could set her feeding to a regular schedule and quantity, so she neither starves herself nor gluts herself.

Okay, she's actually partly right because Nasuverse vampires crave blood as an addiction first, hunger second(As per the magibabble I've read, the main thing is that their body needs fresh human 'data' to maintain a human-like form, so they can establish a fixed feeding schedule and be perfectly fine). They need a lot less blood than they crave, and the more they glut, the harder it is to control the craving as they go.
 
[X] Lecture.
-[X] Discuss some control methods. Maybe she could set her feeding to a regular schedule and quantity, so she neither starves herself nor gluts herself.
 
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[X] Lecture.
-[X] Discuss some control methods. Maybe she could set her feeding to a regular schedule and quantity, so she neither starves herself nor gluts herself.
 
[X] Lecture.
-[X] Discuss some control methods. Maybe she could set her feeding to a regular schedule and quantity, so she neither starves herself nor gluts herself.

Perhaps the most insightful option on the table as it stands.
 
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