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[breakmychest]

[Spike looks his usual combination of grumpy and annoyed. Buffy's visible sitting somewhere in the background, though she doesn't initially seem to be paying that close attention. She's on babysitting him to make sure he doesn't kill everyone, but she'd probably notice if he tried to start right now. Not that he has any intention to.]All right,

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[excessivehubris]

[The 'gameface' display was impressive. The rest about vampires and souls, a bit confusing but color him intrigued enough to open a datafeed and ask.]

A 'vampire'? Were you born that ability?

jsyk vampires in the Buffyverse are immune to mind-reading.

[breakmychest]

No, I didn't get it till I died.

Thank you!!! For letting me know, I keep having to ask. :D

[excessivehubris]

[Vampire lore is no where near as progressive in the 60s as it is in the 90s so forgive him.]

You died of porphyria?

No worries!

[breakmychest]

[Spike rolls his eyes.]

No, moron, I died from being bitten by a vampire. Hence the turning into one. It's not a disease.

[excessivehubris]

Yes, because that makes so much more sense.

[Wry sound of 'pull the other one won't you' in his tone. Vampires are just not exactly something that lands on his radar as a go too explanation. Not when prophyria makes a lot more sense.

Well it would, were it not for the whole 'game facing' that is ... definitely unique!]

[slayerdom]

Funny thing about the supernatural, not exactly keen on the making sensiness. [ She's popping up behind Spike now, rolling her eyes. ] Take it from the girl who kills them for a living. Or, well, gets no living out of it, but destined anyway. He's a vampire. No heartbeat, kinda room temperature, way unfriendly.

[excessivehubris]

[Pretty blonde popping up being English prat was not exactly expected though he's got to say, Spike, she's much better to look at, if more difficult to understand. Cause well sensiness? in what dictionary ... never mind, moving on.]

Did pick up on the unfriendly. [He offers by way of maintain the conversation while his mind tries to wrap itself around the idea of supernatural. It really shouldn't be difficult, given, hello mutations but he's used to scientific explanation for those, note bitey bitey bad.]

I'm afraid the 'supernatural' is not an area of the library I spent a lot of time in and the last "vampire" I saw had a shiny cape, badly made up fangs and too much hair gel.

[Bela Lugosi anyone?]

Ah, Charles by the way, Charles Xavier.

(1/2 for spike to jump back)

[slayerdom]

Buffy Summers. Sometimes better known as the Slayer. Okay, most times.

And I'm guessing you mean Dracula. I met him, you know. And, well, staked him. Obviously. But he is way cooler than those movies give him credit for. I mean, way -- [ She stops. Right. No thrall. She clears her throat, chuckling a little. ] But. Yeah. Not really the norm.

Spike-Chuck-Buffy order work for everyone?

[breakmychest]

[Spike scowls and looks back at Buffy.]

He is not cool. Ponce owes me money.

And I'm Spike.

A two thumbs up for me!

[excessivehubris]

A pleasure to meet you, Buffy, though I have to ask, you 'staked' Bela Lugosi? [Was Bela Lugosi a vampire? This conversation was beginning to remind him of the nights he mixed his scotch with clear liquors.

A glance back towards Spike and he grins, amused.]

Sounds like you're not getting that debt back, chap.

[slayerdom]

Uh, no. Not Bela Lugosi. Dracula. The Count? Dark Prince of Whatever-ma-Whossit? I mean the real deal, accept-no-imitations guy himself. Bela Lugosi just dressed up in a lame cloak and acted like him.

[breakmychest]

[Spike shoots both of them offended looks. He's seen Bela Lugosi live, and that man he actually liked.]

Bela Lugosi was better at playing that poofter than the real Dracula was. That man had talent.

[excessivehubris]

[He's still trying to work his mind around this situation and its a little frustrating to realize they're both way out of range for him to sneak a read.]

Talent? [This is so far removed from the questions he should be asking but occasionally his inner geek gets the better of him. Besides might as well stick to the common agreed upon point in the conversation.] Its not exactly like the man was pitted against top acting chops. Girl screams, Lugosi looks menacing, girl screams more. Its not Hamlet.

[slayerdom]

[ shrug ] At least he gets point for realism. Between the menacing, the screaming and the lame lines ... sounds about like most vampires I know.

[breakmychest]

So long as most's not me. I had some good lines. [Because that's clearly the most important point here.]

Loses something in the film version. He was bloody amazing live. Pissed the real Dracula off to no end, too, which was funny.

[excessivehubris]

[Not going to get in the middle of that little teta-tete, thank you.]

This is normally the sort of conversation I approach after perhaps four or five yards under my belt.

Alright, setting aside my incredulity for the moment, it would be safe to assume that you two know each other and you, [he nods towards Buffy] slay vampires and you [he nods towards Spike] are a vampire, yet there appears to be a distinct lack of ... what was the term ... staking! Yes, a distinct lack of staking going on?