<strong>Sabien Theunissen</strong><br/><br/>The vampire smirks somewhat the Theresa's comment, taking a much longer, lingering gaze over the woman before commenting, "were you not the one that only moments ago was assuring me that vampires devoured those they mated with?  As I stated before, Tiphanie is a frequent lover of mine but in no way permanent nor...monogamous.  I would not complain if you were to ah...take advantage of the situation, though you must be aware that there would likely be consequences if you do.  Perhaps even consequences you would enjoy."<br/><br/>"As for the other matter, it is more an intellectual debate.  Part of the transition from mortal to vampire is believed to be, in part, the contact and saliva of the vampire, and more frequently than not, the mingling of blood.  Now, if a mortal were born with those elements already in existence, namely the mingling of blood, if said mortal was of sufficient strength and fortitude to...for lack of a better term, survive the process of becoming, would their psuedo-death already include enough of the elements of the process that they would simply arise as a vampire on their own?  Would their hybrid nature perpetuate them in some other semblance of life; not dead nor undead, but living beyond death?  Or would they simply die the death of mortals, to go on to what ever eternal reward they have earned?"  She shrugs a bit, "I cannot speak of the world beyond the living and the undead...I do not remember what happened between death and becoming.  I cannot say that there is a heaven, though I do at least hope that there is a hell."  She looks away a moment and sighs, "far too many of my kind deserve such a fate."<br/><br/>"All that, however, is more appropriate to a conversation at a much more comfortable time and place.  I would prefer to get those bandages and splints replaced sooner than later, and perhaps an opportunity to examine the wound in more detail to make certain it will heal properly."