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[glowsferatu]

[ even though they've done the donation before, this is really the first time they've spoken about it at length. and it's been months since she's last had him for supper. it's a tempting offer, and a temptation she isn't terribly inclined to fight. ]

and spoil my dinner
absolutely
ill be right over

[crab]

GREAT.
SEE YOU SOON.

[ He doesn't expect it to be a long wait, between the message and her arrival, so he simply sits back and waits for the portal to open. ]

[glowsferatu]

[ it's about fifteen minutes, just enough time for her to finish up whatever she was in the middle of when he texted, that she knocks at the door. as soon as it opens, she pauses before entering. ]

If we're going to do this, we should perhaps observe the rules of the exercise. You're required to invite me in.

[crab]

Are you serious? [ He gapes at her a little. That's so embarrassing.

But he does want her to come in, so: ]

Fine. Come in, Kanaya.

[glowsferatu]

[ she steps inside, setting her purse down as she takes a seat on the couch. ]

Be grateful I hadn't stepped in with exclamation expressing my plain desire to suck your blood. I considered it momentarily, but even Bela Lugosi was never guilty of such a thin line.

[crab]

It is exceptionally likely you would have been going hungry, if you'd done that. The buffet doors would have slammed shut so fast it'd make your nub spin. [ There are limits to what he can abide.

He takes a seat beside her, but this is where a little of his confidence starts to flag. It is still a bit awkward to him, initiating this. Maybe best to leave it up to her. ]

So... whenever you're ready, I guess.

[glowsferatu]

There are never many times when I could not be considered ready. Unless I was worried about overtaking my measured input, but this is a case I wouldn't hesitate to calculate around.

[ she holds out her hand to receive his arm. ]

I would, however, hope that you are first ready.

[crab]

[ He extends his arm for her, inside of his wrist upturned. ]

It's fine. I wouldn't have invited you if I wasn't.

[glowsferatu]

[ she pulls his sleeve up to his elbow, studying it carefully before tracing a vein. ]

There are steps we can take to reduce the pain as well, we don't have to jump right into it unprepared.

[crab]

What kind of steps? [ He watches her with curiosity rather than apprehension, now, at odds with the first time she did this. ] It doesn't hurt that much in the first place. Not as much as I was expecting it to.

[glowsferatu]

Well, anesthetics are out, they'd likely only transfer with the blood, and a topical agent would only get all over my lips. [ she knows these things, she's been training enough for them, after all. she gets up from the couch and disappears into the kitchen, returning after a moment with a couple cubes of ice, holding them out for him. ] But there are non-medicinal ways to numb the area.

[crab]

Oh. Nice.

[ It might not hurt a lot, but avoiding the initial sting of fangs isn't something he'll say no to; he takes the ice cubes without complaint, holding them against his skin where he'd seen her following the vein. ]

You know, since you're real, have you ever wondered how many other Drinkers there were, back on Alternia?

[glowsferatu]

[ she resumes her seat next to him, idly watching the ice, and waiting. ]

I imagine it was standard for my caste, but...my caste was never terribly common. Or perhaps they only seemed that way, due to being isolated from the rest. At first I thought it may have been a way to protect us, as our role and rarity were rather crucial in our society's infrastructure, but your question raises an interesting point.

It may have been the reverse.

[crab]

To protect everyone else, when you guys got thirsty. [ Karkat finishes, removing the ice cube, prodding the chilled patch of skin to test its numbness. Apparently satisfied, he once again offers his arm to her. ] I doubt all of them had your self control.

[glowsferatu]

[ she takes his arm, tapping two fingers on the vein twice. she does it firmly, just to see if he flinches. ]

I shudder to think what the brooding caverns must have been like, filled with a bunch of starving vampires. Just imagining where they must have found their primary food source, it's surprising to think our world had any kind of population at all.

[crab]

[ He doesn't flinch at all; there's no indication he feels much of anything. ]

Maybe the ones in the caverns didn't turn? I mean, you guys were rare enough that everyone thought you were a scary story for wigglers. Uh. No offense.

[glowsferatu]

None taken. [ she's scary, this is a fact she's come to accept. ]

I've only encountered one other than myself, and even her information had was too scratched to apply to Alternia. I'm afraid an accurate picture will be difficult to ever build for us.

Now, are you ready?

[crab]

Yeah, I'm ready. Dig in.

[glowsferatu]

[ she slips her hands under his arm, one at his wrist and the other at his elbow. the puncture is quick and practiced, her fangs are only in his skin long enough to break through to the vein, then out again as she puckers her lips around the wound, drawing out the blood. ]