Chaper 1.5
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Vitae: 2/10
Willpower: 2/5
With his mom in her room, Julius took a moment to look around their apartment. It was overall something like a rectangle, with a the living area connected to the kitchen and entryway on one side, their two bedrooms separated by the bathroom/laundry room on the other side, and a small balcony attached to the living area.
Something was off about his home tonight though, Julius felt more confined than usual. He also didn't particularly want to leave though, the outside world was a lot more intimidating than it used to be.
Still, Julius was hungry, and he needed to deal with that soon for several reasons. He could do his research when he was fuller, and probably more effectively for the lack of distraction.
So Julius left the house, taking their spare key with him (at least until they could get a new spare made). He'd remember to remind mom about that, since he wasn't sure where she'd gone to make the last one (against building policy).
He needed a new car too, but that was a problem for later. They didn't have the free cash for something like that right now.
On his way down the stairs, Julius began to ponder where to try his luck hunting. He could find a bar and camp nearby, then jump some of the people leaving. That would probably be suspicious even if they wound up forgetting the whole event, unless he came up with a good way to make it look harmless and got lucky. If he specifically targeted people who tried to get into cars after leaving, he could do a public service in knocking them unconscious and also get fed. And by leaving them in their cars, create the explanation for 'what happened to me.'
He could also jump some criminals. That would be riskier, since it would probably involve fighting, but he did have powers, such as healing and super strength. He'd just have to make sure that he drank more than his powers used up.
Lastly, he could do that, but with regular civilians. They would be weaker and less combat prone, probably, which means he would probably have to use less powers for the same amount of dinner, but something about attacking random people who hadn't done anything wrong rubbed Julius the wrong way.
Or maybe there was something else, and he wouldn't think of it until he saw it out the bus window…
[ ] Prey on would-be drunk drivers.
[ ] Prey on criminals.
[ ] Prey on civilians. (-1 Willpower)
[ ] Write in (Requires QM approval).
Lucille Montgomory let out a deep breath as Julius left their apartment. She meant what she said, she loved her boy, fangs or not. She still needed some time to process, so it was just as well that he left. It gave her time to think and consider.
Lucille hadn't been religious since her very christian family had basically disowned her out for becoming a mother at seventeen. Julius didn't even know she'd ever been anything but agnostic. She hadn't realized those teachings had still held strong in anything but her speech patterns, either.
Then, her first reaction to Julius' story had been something like my son is going to hell, so that was something to re-evaluate.
She slapped herself with both hands. "Focus." She had too many questions, there were too many unknowns in this situation. She had to answer at least some of them, so she booted up her computer to see what information was out there about vampires, and especially what was going on spiritually. She didn't like what she found.
When a human was sired, their human soul left their body and a demon soul took possession of the corpse, reanimating it and altering its physiology.
This vampire, desiring to live again, is bitter and angry. It kills people and then animates their body.
A Gaki can be either the soul of a person who was overly compulsive, deceitful, jealous or greedy during their life just like their Preta brethren or they can be a demonic spirit... They can shapeshift (sometime taking the form of someone their target knows) preferring to slowly drain their prey to make it appear to be an illness.
Different facts about different types of vampires from different mythologies from different parts of the world. There were more tidbits like that, too. The more she researched, the more she realized that there was actually a significant chance that the thing she'd spoken two only a few hours before wasn't actually her son.
And Lucille didn't know what to do about that.
Sorry about the delay, grandpa in the hospital rn for an pretty serious infection, and it took me a few days to get my writerbrain alive again. Have a bonus scene to make up for it.
The vote will be open until saturday night, about 17 hours from now.
Willpower: 2/5
With his mom in her room, Julius took a moment to look around their apartment. It was overall something like a rectangle, with a the living area connected to the kitchen and entryway on one side, their two bedrooms separated by the bathroom/laundry room on the other side, and a small balcony attached to the living area.
Something was off about his home tonight though, Julius felt more confined than usual. He also didn't particularly want to leave though, the outside world was a lot more intimidating than it used to be.
Still, Julius was hungry, and he needed to deal with that soon for several reasons. He could do his research when he was fuller, and probably more effectively for the lack of distraction.
So Julius left the house, taking their spare key with him (at least until they could get a new spare made). He'd remember to remind mom about that, since he wasn't sure where she'd gone to make the last one (against building policy).
He needed a new car too, but that was a problem for later. They didn't have the free cash for something like that right now.
On his way down the stairs, Julius began to ponder where to try his luck hunting. He could find a bar and camp nearby, then jump some of the people leaving. That would probably be suspicious even if they wound up forgetting the whole event, unless he came up with a good way to make it look harmless and got lucky. If he specifically targeted people who tried to get into cars after leaving, he could do a public service in knocking them unconscious and also get fed. And by leaving them in their cars, create the explanation for 'what happened to me.'
He could also jump some criminals. That would be riskier, since it would probably involve fighting, but he did have powers, such as healing and super strength. He'd just have to make sure that he drank more than his powers used up.
Lastly, he could do that, but with regular civilians. They would be weaker and less combat prone, probably, which means he would probably have to use less powers for the same amount of dinner, but something about attacking random people who hadn't done anything wrong rubbed Julius the wrong way.
Or maybe there was something else, and he wouldn't think of it until he saw it out the bus window…
[ ] Prey on would-be drunk drivers.
[ ] Prey on criminals.
[ ] Prey on civilians. (-1 Willpower)
[ ] Write in (Requires QM approval).
Lucille Montgomory let out a deep breath as Julius left their apartment. She meant what she said, she loved her boy, fangs or not. She still needed some time to process, so it was just as well that he left. It gave her time to think and consider.
Lucille hadn't been religious since her very christian family had basically disowned her out for becoming a mother at seventeen. Julius didn't even know she'd ever been anything but agnostic. She hadn't realized those teachings had still held strong in anything but her speech patterns, either.
Then, her first reaction to Julius' story had been something like my son is going to hell, so that was something to re-evaluate.
She slapped herself with both hands. "Focus." She had too many questions, there were too many unknowns in this situation. She had to answer at least some of them, so she booted up her computer to see what information was out there about vampires, and especially what was going on spiritually. She didn't like what she found.
When a human was sired, their human soul left their body and a demon soul took possession of the corpse, reanimating it and altering its physiology.
This vampire, desiring to live again, is bitter and angry. It kills people and then animates their body.
A Gaki can be either the soul of a person who was overly compulsive, deceitful, jealous or greedy during their life just like their Preta brethren or they can be a demonic spirit... They can shapeshift (sometime taking the form of someone their target knows) preferring to slowly drain their prey to make it appear to be an illness.
Different facts about different types of vampires from different mythologies from different parts of the world. There were more tidbits like that, too. The more she researched, the more she realized that there was actually a significant chance that the thing she'd spoken two only a few hours before wasn't actually her son.
And Lucille didn't know what to do about that.
Sorry about the delay, grandpa in the hospital rn for an pretty serious infection, and it took me a few days to get my writerbrain alive again. Have a bonus scene to make up for it.
The vote will be open until saturday night, about 17 hours from now.