Eh, see no reason why it would be. I've got the power to reflect damage done to me. So if you were to stab me, I could inflict that same wound on you. Mine wouldn't vanish, so it's not like I'm givin' it to you. It works on a lotta things, includin' magic, but I don't know that it'd really be all that powerful. I've heard of plenty of stronger ones, anyway.
[Though maybe it's just subjective? Or maybe he hasn't seen the full potential of his own Domain. Either way, he shrugs. Right now it's not that big a concern, anyway.]
( That definitely seems useful. How it could be used to another's benefit, though... Mika's not really enough of a schemer to come up with something immediately, but he's sure a vampire could come up with something nefarious at the drop of a hat.
Still. )
... I can't really relate to letting go of the things I have for the promise of something better. But...
( ... )
... I was also used by vampires. I took what I saw at face value; I was sure... I'd outsmarted them.
I was stupid.
( And everyone paid the price for it. Mika doesn't forgive himself for the age he was at, either. Stripped of nuance, it was still his fault. )
... I don't trust myself not to make the same mistake again. But maybe you'll be luckier. ( Their mistakes are rooted in different failings, in the end. ) Whether or not... that makes you a better person.
( Not repeating the same mistake... is the least someone can ask for, for the people they care about. )
[It's obvious Mika blames himself for that, and that's likely a fair assessment of the situation. Maybe there's more to it than that, but does it really matter? At this point, Mika's going to blame himself for it and it's likely nothing will change his mind.
Still, the words earn a smile.]
Yeah. I'm gonna keep tryin' even if it doesn't. I'm not the sort to give up easily.
( Mika shrugs, a little. He doesn't think he did much good, but... at least he didn't do harm. Malice is... all right. )
... I haven't been a vampire for very long, but I've been making mistakes my whole life. I can at least something worthwhile about that stuff.
( A little wry, since Mika is well aware his feedback is akin to stewing than anything reassuring or productive. But... at least he gets it, for whatever that's worth. Malice can get the vamp stuff handled, and Mika can cover monumental screw-ups(?) )
... You're young. ( In terms of how long he's been a vampire. ) Older than me, but... every other vampire I've met is at least a couple hundred years old.
[That gets him to blink; another one of those oddities between them that he never would have thought possible, but which explains quite a bit.]
We're still pretty damn mortal. Enhanced reflexes an' senses an' Domains, but we die when we're killed.
[thanks malice.]
An' yeah, vampires turn on each other all the time. If it's not nobles doin' underhanded schemin' to get each other killed off, it's fights breakin' out over territory an' "prey".
( Mortal...? Now that's more of a surprise than anything else he's heard thus far.
They have their share of scheming and picking each other off, too - though he stopped paying attention to anything after he was turned, and only reactivated when Yuu-chan returned to the picture. )
... Vampires are the same wherever you go, I guess. ( Except where theyr'e different, as just demonstrated, but ignoring that, ) Are you different because you were raised by a human?
Yeah, think so. She was compassionate, kind, an' she tried to make sure I understood that. Wouldn't say that's the only thing, though - those humans I spent time with shaped me too, whether I like it or not.
[But maybe that's for the best in some way; it's hard to ignore what he did when they've left their mark on him.]
I dealt with a lotta crap growin' up. Losin' my eye an' arm, bein' taken in an' abandoned frequently, losin' people an' tryin' to find new ones - but I'm still kickin'. But since I was so willin' to stand with humans, I think most of 'em must've rubbed off on me.
[There's no sarcasm there; Malice does love humans far more than he likes vampires, though as for whether or not he'd actually want to be one? Ehhhhh. It's Complicated. But being more human is never a bad thing as far as he's concerned.]
But there's no tellin' what your future holds for you, 'specially when you got dragged here of all places. So who knows, maybe I won't be the only one!
( Hope? Hope for Miette? He seems doubtful, but... he was also dead (by a certain definition) before this, so... he can't refute that a lot of the impossible is happening here. )
... It'd be the first miracle I'd experience in a long, long time, if that really happens.
( Disbelief. But not an outright rejection.
A brief pause - a little awkward, somewhere within all his exhaustion. )
... I... thanks for visiting. I guess. You... can come again if you want.
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( No skin off his back if it is, mind. )
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[Though maybe it's just subjective? Or maybe he hasn't seen the full potential of his own Domain. Either way, he shrugs. Right now it's not that big a concern, anyway.]
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Still. )
... I can't really relate to letting go of the things I have for the promise of something better. But...
( ... )
... I was also used by vampires. I took what I saw at face value; I was sure... I'd outsmarted them.
I was stupid.
( And everyone paid the price for it. Mika doesn't forgive himself for the age he was at, either. Stripped of nuance, it was still his fault. )
... I don't trust myself not to make the same mistake again. But maybe you'll be luckier. ( Their mistakes are rooted in different failings, in the end. ) Whether or not... that makes you a better person.
( Not repeating the same mistake... is the least someone can ask for, for the people they care about. )
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Still, the words earn a smile.]
Yeah. I'm gonna keep tryin' even if it doesn't. I'm not the sort to give up easily.
Thanks, though. I appreciate it.
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... I haven't been a vampire for very long, but I've been making mistakes my whole life. I can at least something worthwhile about that stuff.
( A little wry, since Mika is well aware his feedback is akin to stewing than anything reassuring or productive. But... at least he gets it, for whatever that's worth. Malice can get the vamp stuff handled, and Mika can cover monumental screw-ups(?) )
... How long have you been alive, anyway?
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[Malice rubs the back of his neck as he considers.]
My memory's pretty fuzzy so I don't have an exact number for you. Probably twenty-somethin' years? Twenty-five at the most's my best guess.
[He should've just asked Rosalie but he was always so distracted by other things... Oh well.]
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... You're young. ( In terms of how long he's been a vampire. ) Older than me, but... every other vampire I've met is at least a couple hundred years old.
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[He nods at that part too; most of his kind do live to be that old so that checks out between worlds!]
Many of the nobles live to be that old, but if you're not a noble? It's a little hit or miss. Depends on how good you are at survivin' an' fightin'!
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( He rests his hand on his sword, rubbing his thumb against the hilt idly. )
... We... I can't die, in a normal way. At least, I couldn't, at home. I don't know about here.
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We're still pretty damn mortal. Enhanced reflexes an' senses an' Domains, but we die when we're killed.
[thanks malice.]
An' yeah, vampires turn on each other all the time. If it's not nobles doin' underhanded schemin' to get each other killed off, it's fights breakin' out over territory an' "prey".
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They have their share of scheming and picking each other off, too - though he stopped paying attention to anything after he was turned, and only reactivated when Yuu-chan returned to the picture. )
... Vampires are the same wherever you go, I guess. ( Except where theyr'e different, as just demonstrated, but ignoring that, ) Are you different because you were raised by a human?
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[But maybe that's for the best in some way; it's hard to ignore what he did when they've left their mark on him.]
I dealt with a lotta crap growin' up. Losin' my eye an' arm, bein' taken in an' abandoned frequently, losin' people an' tryin' to find new ones - but I'm still kickin'. But since I was so willin' to stand with humans, I think most of 'em must've rubbed off on me.
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... Maybe you'll become more human with time. I'm jealous.
( Says local XxXhumanhaterXxX... but even if humans are the worst, they're one step above vampires, and he's desperate for what he can get. )
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[There's no sarcasm there; Malice does love humans far more than he likes vampires, though as for whether or not he'd actually want to be one? Ehhhhh. It's Complicated. But being more human is never a bad thing as far as he's concerned.]
But there's no tellin' what your future holds for you, 'specially when you got dragged here of all places. So who knows, maybe I won't be the only one!
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... It'd be the first miracle I'd experience in a long, long time, if that really happens.
( Disbelief. But not an outright rejection.
A brief pause - a little awkward, somewhere within all his exhaustion. )
... I... thanks for visiting. I guess. You... can come again if you want.
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[But with that, he grins again; this feels like progress. Mika's been through a hell of a lot today and he probably just wants to rest, so...]
'Course, no problem. I'll be sure to pester ya again sometime soon! See ya later!
[And with a last jaunty little wave, Malice takes his leave.]