[ As much as he wants to poke and prod Viktor about his physical state and all its oddities, he does actually need him to not throw him out of the lab. So. Maybe he'll bother Alucard about it later instead. ]
As much as I'd love to give you more details about the process, I wasn't very conscious throughout most of it. [ And what he does remember is pain. Horrific pain. His frown lines deepen. ] And my master wasn't exactly the forthcoming type. Asking wasn't an option.
So let's see... disadvantages. [ He counts off his fingers as he lists them off. ] Being bound to the one who turned me - we already went over that one. Turning to ash in the sun, needing an invitation to entire private residences - both of which you might have noticed aren't a current issue, which I've been led to believe is thanks to the benevolence of a giant rock. But I prefer not to gamble with that one so...
[ A major lie, of course. He knows most of his vampiric banes have been nullified not thanks to the Singularity, but the tadpole lodged behind his eye. But the only one who could contradict him is Haelva, and why would she? He sighs, looking down at the three fingers he's already counted off and adding a fourth - ]
Food meant for the living tastes like chewing on wood at best, and wine might as well be vinegar. [ He opens his hand for the fifth. ] I can only be sustained by blood.
[ And as fun as it may be to feed while in the midst of battle, the constant pain is a problem. He still has nightmares of that year spent imprisoned in the dark, starving. ]
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As much as I'd love to give you more details about the process, I wasn't very conscious throughout most of it. [ And what he does remember is pain. Horrific pain. His frown lines deepen. ] And my master wasn't exactly the forthcoming type. Asking wasn't an option.
So let's see... disadvantages. [ He counts off his fingers as he lists them off. ] Being bound to the one who turned me - we already went over that one. Turning to ash in the sun, needing an invitation to entire private residences - both of which you might have noticed aren't a current issue, which I've been led to believe is thanks to the benevolence of a giant rock. But I prefer not to gamble with that one so...
[ A major lie, of course. He knows most of his vampiric banes have been nullified not thanks to the Singularity, but the tadpole lodged behind his eye. But the only one who could contradict him is Haelva, and why would she? He sighs, looking down at the three fingers he's already counted off and adding a fourth - ]
Food meant for the living tastes like chewing on wood at best, and wine might as well be vinegar. [ He opens his hand for the fifth. ] I can only be sustained by blood.
[ And as fun as it may be to feed while in the midst of battle, the constant pain is a problem. He still has nightmares of that year spent imprisoned in the dark, starving. ]