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Move to an area where there are no USA citizens that require two seats in an airplane and you will see them less often.

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ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl

being hairy isnt vampire thing.
those hairy people are in the guiness book of world records...you can likely google them.

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ORIGINAL: Gwynvyd

Celtic is correct.. there are those who have the condition Porphyria there are also Sanguinarian's and Psi's ( also known as Psi-Vamps ) out there. Some times the goth role players get mixed into these groups and it is hard to tell the real ones from the role players.. ( you think the Goreans are a cliquish lot.. ha!) and then you get hybrids who use both Sang and Psi in which to "feed" or get sustance. We are not even going to get into "other kin" here.
As I often quote... " There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, Then are dreamt of in your philospphy" People are very quick to dismiss things they know very little about or do not wish to know about.

Sanguinarians for the most part ( I am not the approved spokesperson mind you) feel that there is a life force and energy in the blood its self. There fore when they consume it, ( In the Society it is only acceptiable to consume from a willing Donor. Donors are usualy a Partner, or someone you have a commitment to of some sort...) they are partaking of that life force, and power with that person. Many in the society are against actualy biting.. and many safety measures are taught on how to carefuly take blood from a donor. Donors are generaly very well taken care of, looked after and protected. All in all it is very akin to D/s in many ways. Psi's have thier own little niche... They believe that every one has energy that can be obtained either through touch, or through drawing it out with out touch. Some prefer different types of energy. Sexual, saddness, anger, fear, happiness... Some will search out donors who exhibit these things.. or some will go about to cause these things in those near them so they can feed. ( that is where it can be ickie) Some believe in having consenting donors.. some feed off of crowds.. some off of individuals who have no idea. Some Psi's do not realize thier feeding patterns untill someone points it out to them. ( some do not even realize they are a Psi ) We have all met those people who just suck the energy out of a room... or brighten up a room simply by walking into it. That is a good sign they are prob. a Psi. It is decently frequent you will get a rogue Psi in a group or area that needs to learn about consentual donorship. *smiles* Generaly the groups police thier own.

There have been long debates on the benifits or downfalls of being a Sang. or Psi. As well as that of a Donor. As for turning into a bat, flying.. turning into mist or smoke.. I would have to say I have not seen any of that manifest personaly with any one I have come across.

I hope this explains and helps a bit.

Gwyn

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ORIGINAL: LilMinxy1

Ok, so I set down my book long enough to catch this heading go scrolling by.  Amazed.  Vamps have been on my mind all day!

Oh lord.  Get it right people!  Vampires are humans.  They were injected with nanos in Atlantis.  There is not a lot of vampires walking around because they are only allowed one child per 100 years and they can only turn one person in their life.  You dont get turned by being bitten, you get turned by ingesting the blood from a vamp.  Now, as for the nanos, they repair the body constantly.  But they consume the blood.  Its like their fuel.  Therefore, the vamp must continue to consume blood.  Vamps can go in sunlight, but the sun is harmful to all of us and being a vamp, with those nanos running thru them, they are constantly being healed.  Well, the more work for the nanos the more blood they need.  Hense the desire to stay out of the sun.  They also eat real food in case you are wondering.  And there is less than 500 of them total.  If there were too many there would be no blood for them.
DONT YOU PEOPLE READ?  LYNSAY SANDS.....ITS IN ALL OF HER VAMP NOVELS!!

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ORIGINAL: joanus
3 Vampires like werewolves are just stories told long ago to profit off peoples fears.

One of my friends observed a werewolf up close in the winter of about 1976. He estimated it had a mass of 250 to 300 kilogrammes. I believe him.

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ORIGINAL: Lumus

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ORIGINAL: LilMinxy1

Ok, so I set down my book long enough to catch this heading go scrolling by.  Amazed.  Vamps have been on my mind all day!

Oh lord.  Get it right people!  Vampires are humans.  They were injected with nanos in Atlantis.  There is not a lot of vampires walking around because they are only allowed one child per 100 years and they can only turn one person in their life.  You dont get turned by being bitten, you get turned by ingesting the blood from a vamp.  Now, as for the nanos, they repair the body constantly.  But they consume the blood.  Its like their fuel.  Therefore, the vamp must continue to consume blood.  Vamps can go in sunlight, but the sun is harmful to all of us and being a vamp, with those nanos running thru them, they are constantly being healed.  Well, the more work for the nanos the more blood they need.  Hense the desire to stay out of the sun.  They also eat real food in case you are wondering.  And there is less than 500 of them total.  If there were too many there would be no blood for them.
DONT YOU PEOPLE READ?  LYNSAY SANDS.....ITS IN ALL OF HER VAMP NOVELS!!

So rare to see a woman give that much head...

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ORIGINAL: camille65

You may enjoy the novel 'The Historian' (sorry I haven't the author at hand, the book is downstairs). It is an interesting blend of folklore and historical fact told from the views of three different people whos timelines all intertwine.It winds from the Ottoman Empire to America, written in a rather beautiful manner. Nothing gory or horror ridden but a wonderfully told tale that brings it (the history of Dracula and the history of the physical area) vividly to life.