Created. So you follow the will of your maker? Or do you mean to say you are simply a slave to your instincts? Man has evolved to hunt and kill in packs. And yet, we manage to live beyond our instincts, create things ourselves, master our hunger to eat all sorts of things.
[Reading through the man's account, he can't entirely discount the potential veracity of it. He does not doubt Lucy's word, but he can see how her tender heart might lead her to make assumptions and depending on how Lestat worded things... she might not have realized what he was trying to say.]
And it would seem that you have very poor communication skills. Did you ensure she understood what you were telling her before you drank? Or did you simply assume? She is a gentlelady, a queen in her own world and time. I expect such an offer would have flustered her, and she may not have expressed as carefully as she might her argument for refusing.
The one who made me threw himself into the fire the night he changed me. I have learned all that I know on my own. I take pleasure in the bite and the hunt. Vampire are not mankind. They are vampire.
I don't see why I should bother with defending myself. You seem to hate vampire on principle without a care about whether they are right in the situation or not. Least that is the impression you give me as you hound me with accusatory questions that go out of their way to defend her supposed honor. If she cannot speak for herself then she is a poor queen. I was clear with my intent and it is her own damned fault for not asking for clarification before making assumptions.
And you are not above us simply because you are mankind. You do not get to dictate how we live our lives.
She was no victim. If she were that then she would be dead. Given that she is pure of heart, she would never be that to begin with since I hunt exclusively among the sinner of the world.
I have not been a human for six months, sir. I think I am particularly qualified to dictate how you might live your life while you are here.
[After six months, he is very clearly an expert in all things vampire.]
It is good to know you do not kill the innocent, at least. I will hold you to that. But your mercurial temper still could use adjustment. As could your communication skills.
Oh God. You're one of them. A vampire hating vampire. Suddenly everything makes sense. It's no wonder this entire conversation has been a tiresome effort.
You're a child. An infant. You're so wrapped up in your humanity you refuse to see the bigger picture. You can discuss what I have and have not done wrong after you have matured.
You are not human anymore. You don't have humanity now. It's a childish notion you cling to because you're too frightened to embrace what you are now. Also, for the record, I'm much older than you. You're an infant.
[He really should not have told this man he's a vampire. He's not addressing Lestat calling him an infant and a child again. It's only going to encourage his needling on that point.]
Humanity is a metaphysical concept, it hardly vanishes simply because one's species changes. It has diminished in you, but you say you only hunt sinners. What would be the reason for that limit save some vestige of your own humanity?
They're more interesting. A challenge. To see them move through hunting others without ever realizing there is someone more powerful hunting them. It's a thrill unlike any other. The moment I hold them in my arms as I take that bite I feel my heart pound and it becomes one of the erotic times of my life.
So, no. I'm not attempting to save myself. I'm a monster and a devil.
[On the one hand, it's rare for Jonathan to encounter vampires here who acknowledge that they are monstrous creatures. On the other, Lestat is vexing beyond belief.]
I cannot tell if you are self-loathing, to call yourself such things, truly evil, or attempting to needle me for your own amusement, sir. Whatever the case, I believe this conversation is at an end. Good night.
Self-loathing? Not at all. I take pride in being the monster that I am. I love hearing others tell me how awful I am. The sooner you learn to embrace what you are the better. Enjoy your self-loathing though. I'm sure it keeps you warm during the day.
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[Reading through the man's account, he can't entirely discount the potential veracity of it. He does not doubt Lucy's word, but he can see how her tender heart might lead her to make assumptions and depending on how Lestat worded things... she might not have realized what he was trying to say.]
And it would seem that you have very poor communication skills. Did you ensure she understood what you were telling her before you drank? Or did you simply assume? She is a gentlelady, a queen in her own world and time. I expect such an offer would have flustered her, and she may not have expressed as carefully as she might her argument for refusing.
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I don't see why I should bother with defending myself. You seem to hate vampire on principle without a care about whether they are right in the situation or not. Least that is the impression you give me as you hound me with accusatory questions that go out of their way to defend her supposed honor. If she cannot speak for herself then she is a poor queen. I was clear with my intent and it is her own damned fault for not asking for clarification before making assumptions.
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You are not above mankind simply because you are a vampire.
What you are, is a creature of the night with extraordinary abilities. The burden is on you to be clear, not your victims.
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She was no victim. If she were that then she would be dead. Given that she is pure of heart, she would never be that to begin with since I hunt exclusively among the sinner of the world.
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[After six months, he is very clearly an expert in all things vampire.]
It is good to know you do not kill the innocent, at least. I will hold you to that. But your mercurial temper still could use adjustment. As could your communication skills.
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Oh God. You're one of them. A vampire hating vampire. Suddenly everything makes sense. It's no wonder this entire conversation has been a tiresome effort.
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I am 35-years-old. I'm hardly a child, however long you've lived for. Humanity is the bigger picture. It is what separates us from beasts.
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Humanity is a metaphysical concept, it hardly vanishes simply because one's species changes. It has diminished in you, but you say you only hunt sinners. What would be the reason for that limit save some vestige of your own humanity?
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So, no. I'm not attempting to save myself. I'm a monster and a devil.
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I cannot tell if you are self-loathing, to call yourself such things, truly evil, or attempting to needle me for your own amusement, sir. Whatever the case, I believe this conversation is at an end. Good night.
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