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You know, I've been vondering something.

[Rip pops on screen with a bit of a yawn. She really shouldn't be awake right now but, well.. unpleasant dreams always prevented her from sleeping. At least they were getting less and less again. On that, she partially had Namur to thank...among other people.

She removes her glasses for a moment to rub her eyes, looking almost adorable as she does so before slipping the wire rimmed spectacles back on her face.]

Zo, vorking for Jolly Eddy's, I vas told zhat verevolves and vampires don't get along in Zhe Everglade for some reason. I'm a little confused by zhis.

[She stiffled another yawn before continuing.]

I'm a vampire und I haf never had trouble getting along vith verevolves. Ve alvays make fast friends und zhey are good hunting partners. I get zhe blood, zhey get zhe meat and nothing gets vaisted... Zo, vhy vas zhere a problem ? It doesn't make sense to me.

[In other words, Rip really doesn't get it. Can someone explain this to her please?]

If anyone haz an explanation, I vould be glad to hear it.

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From my experience, it's primarily an issue of territory. The Werewolves that inhabit Castlevania are subservient only because I made them subservient. In fact they attacked me, some nonsense about encroaching on their food supply.

They also tend to be rather xenophobic, choosing to associate with others of their pack, seeing outsiders as a threat. However, I cannot say if that is the case for the werewolves native to this place, however.

[She perks up a bit and shakes off the remains of her sleep deprivation as she considered his take on it. Rip frowned a little then shook her head slightly.]

Zhat hasn't been my experience vith zhem in the slightest. Every verevolf I haf met haz alvays been... accepting of vat I am az much as I haf vith zhem.

Ve are both monsters, vhy argue over territory vhen ve had different food needs?

[She starts to idly toy with a blue gem on a necklace, idly just rolling it in her fingers. It wasn't from the necklace all arrivals had, it was something on it's own chain that obviously meant something to her.]

...Zhough, I haf never met a full pack before eizher. Only individuals.

I wonder if it has something to do with this place in general as I've never seen any issues between the two back home, either. Territory is a thing with canines, I suppose, but they don't have the same source of food so it seems rather redundant.

[Private to Rip]

Though if the other vampires in question are like the one that's a problem here or like the ones I've known of back home, they could just be trying to subjugate those that aren't their problem or they don't have control over.

As unfortunate as it is, some vampires feel they are above everyone else and it's a rather disgusting display to watch.

Maybe. Zhough it still doesn't make sense.

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If a vampire is going to rule over anyzhing, it vould be humans. Even zhen, humans are a difficult creature to fully control.

[She can think of a few examples without even trying.]

But, verevolves make better allies zhan opponents. I lived vith one for fifty years. He vas a beast and damn near immortal. I vouldn't van't to fight against him even if I had zhe power of zay, Dracula at my disposal.

It's true, it's true~ Humans aren't creatures that like to be controlled, nor do most mortals to begin with, in my experience on both sides. But using their weaknesses against them to make it seem they're in control when they really, truly, aren't tends to work a lot better in the long run. But what do I know, I care about myself and my brother only at the end of the day~

[She's snorting softly at that.]

That sounds about right in my limited experiences with them, I know I'm not terribly keen on getting into fights or scraps with creatures that have brute force on their side in spades. But my method of "feeding", as it were, interferes with neither party so it's at least amusing to sit back and watch.

Hmmm... using zheir veaknesses against zhem is alvays fun~. Especially vhen it comes to zheir fear. I could tell you stories about some of zhe people I've tortured zhat vay...

[She grinned slightly.]

I made one fear zhe thing he loved zhe most, music. It drove him a little mad in zhe end.

[...And may have resulted in a few attempts on her life. Very laughable attempts, but, they were still attempts.]

If I'm going to get in a fight vith zomeone vith brute strength on zheir side, I'm going to make sure zhat I haf something zhat can level zhe playing field. Zhat's just common sense in battle.

But, Az I said I'd razher haf zhem fighting vith me, not against me.

Oh, you're preaching to the choir~ [She's pretty much cooing those words before going back to a normal, if far too giddy undertone, tone to go with the rest.]

It's honestly not as hard as some seem to make it out to be, I've done a few different things in my... afterlife, I suppose is the word now, to not have learned a trick or two or learned a thing or two about how mortals, humans in particular, tend to function. Wonderland and the fact I exist are testament to that enough, no?

[Back to werewolves, right.]

Or just don't get involved in the first place. The ones I've dealt with are simple enough to bargain with as it tends to just be some sort of mistake or them wanting some tribute or whatever. I honestly couldn't care less if they wanted the flesh after I was done pulling the emotions out of someone. Not like I can use flesh, after all.

I admit I have not had any personal experience with the werewolves of this place, and frankly have no desire to.

They stand apart from Castlevania, making them prey.

Und vat a fun choir it is~.

[Now back to semi seriousness...]

Perhaps, but... I van't to know vhy. I am hardly one zhat should be preaching 'get along vith everyone.' Especially vith some of zhe things I've done in my..extended life as well.

[Faint snort. She has rather fond of Genocide no less than a year ago...]

But, I find zhis ridiculous. I mean, all I need is blood, not flesh. Zhey can haf zhe bodies! It's a perfect partnership! Think of how many murders you could get avay vith before anyone realized it!

It's certainly something to be looking into which is... on my list of priorities, I really do not need some ridiculous turf war going on over something as stupid as that.

[She's quiet for a moment, leaning back in her chair as she contemplates over something.]

It would be far more efficient, wouldn't it? Liches take the emotional output, vampires can have the blood, and the werewolves can have the flesh. I don't see why it'd be a problem... Maybe a visit to where a pack lives might be in order as they couldn't kill me even if they tried.

[She frowns a little more.]

Vhy is that? Vhy are zhey prey? Humans, I understand. Zhey are cattle beneath our feet most of zhe time, but, I don't understand zo much vith verevolves. Zheir blood tastes delightful, yes.. but, It iz easier to feed from zhem vhen zhey give it villingly.

[...She has no illusions that the werewolves she's fed off of in the past could have easily killed her if she had tried to force them. Rip knew she was hardly the strongest vampire in existence. But, she did make due with what she had.]

...It vould be razher efficient. A perfect little food chain zhat vould allow us to get avay vith quite a bit if pulled off right.

[Oh, there's a far more sadistic grin pulling to her lips.]

Well, I am running for Everglade Guardian. Which, if I managed to become elected, I think it could be swung rather easily, no?~

Oh~? How convenient.

[She smirked. So very, very convenient.]

I vould zhink so~. Behind closed doors anyway. You vould haf to be careful to make sure zhe arrangement isn't discovered.

[She's biting back a small laugh, good grief.]

Everglade is already known as a hotbed for these sorts of things, what would it being more efficient really change?

And it's in the interests of keeping the non-human population under control and not out there killing far more numbers if it was just for themselves. One person can sate at least three non-humans instead of one for one.

It's just numbers at that point.

Because I cannot afford otherwise. Castlevania and her inhabitants are my top concern, and simply by being what we are, we are targets for the filth.

[There's a sigh, losing Lisa for a second time clearly still having an affect on him.]

I wish you would come to Castlevania to live. Remilia and Flandre would love to have you around, I'm sure.

..I know. I've been killed more zhan once.

[A hard truth of her life. But, his offer.. Rip looks a little uneasy as her hand clenches around the pendant on her necklace.]

I'm sure zhey vould, und I vould love to visit more. Both vith zhem und vith you. But, I can't live zhere.

[She lets the pendant drop back against her chest.]

I'm happy living vith my boyfriend. I sleep better vith him around.

Seriously babe, they's jus' fightin' over territory. Like a dog pissin' on a tree over an' over cuz some other dog come an' pissed on it later. Shit like this happens all the time.

[She rolls her eyes slightly.]

Territory fights aside, zhere is no reason vhy verevolves und vampires should be at odds. Zome of my best hunting partners vere verevolves.

It just vorked und ve made for a very efficient team.

Probably not.

[Rip's a little more than amused when ratio's and numbers are brought into the equation. Lydia's not wrong. Not in the slightest.]

What a lovely little numbers game it is. Though, we would have to be careful to make sure the cattle don't spook when their numbers start to go down.

Well here they ain't had t' fight nobody else, really. Mean, they'll bitch an' moan all day long how it ain't fair an' they're so oppressed but seriously, humans ain't never come t' Everglade t' wipe 'em out or nothin'. So they fight theirselves. 'S jus' nature.

[She sighs and hardly looks amused.]

...In ozher vords, zhey are acting like spoiled rich brats zhat don't even know vat true oppression iz.

[She has experience with that, a little from both sides. They really had no idea how well they had it with this place, did they.]

Zhat's...annoying.

... I might have an answer if I use the pocketwatch! Shall I do that?

[She frowns slightly. As much as she liked his grumpier self...]

No. Just do a little research vithout using your pocket vatch since you're better at it zhan I am.

Besides, you don't alvays haf to rely on zhat thing.

Research costs money~!

[Eliot apparently has to invite death and murder threats from Rip at least once a month.]

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