🦇Ask Armand🦇

Armand | he/him | ask me your burning questions, such as "Armand, what are you doing in my house?"

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I am Armand. If you're here, I assume you know me, either personally or from reading the Vampire Chronicles and enjoying their stage and screen adaptations. Or just by reputation, perhaps?

I created this blog to answer any questions people may have. You can truly ask me anything, and I will answer to the best of my ability. There are no stupid questions (even if they are asked by Lestat).

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Hello! I hope you’re well. I wanted to ask about feeding specifically. Is it generally supposed to feel good for humans? Can it feel bad at all? Also how did Daniel feel about it? I don’t know if you ever fed on Benji and Sybelle. Also do different blood types taste different? I’m A+.

Hello! I am very well, thank you. 💙

Being fed on is generally very pleasurable, in my personal experience. It can be painful, however, or frightening. It really does depend. Daniel usually enjoyed it, although he was always more interested in my blood. I never fed on Benji and Sybelle. We simply don't have that sort of relationship.

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Have you ever played Minecraft?

Minecraft is more than a mere game to me. But yes, I have played Minecraft.

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Would you have a human best friend and what would you look for in a person for a best friend?

I suppose Daniel was my "human best friend" for a while. Benji and Sybelle, too. I'm not sure if I'd seek out a mortal friend again, but if I did I would look for one with similar qualities to other mortals I've loved. Daniel's sense of humor and love and, frankly, the audacity to make demands on a vampire. Benji's tough guy attitude and enthusiasm. Sybelle's passion and gentleness. And I think the most important quality a human friend could have is strength, a lack of fear perhaps. Most mortals simply couldn't handle sustained exposure to me. Even the mortals I have loved in the past couldn't, really. Daniel lost his mind because of me, after all.

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Happy birthday, Armand!!!

Is it my birthday? Well, thank you, Anonymous!

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do you have a favourite blender??

This is like asking me to pick a favorite child, Anonymous. I love all of my blenders equally, even the Nutribullet.

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Hello Armand!

I am studying to become an astrophysicist. What do you think of the profession? Do you enjoy stargazing? What is your favourite planet? Have you seen comparison videos that compare tiny Earth to stars and galaxies? I love those videos, they really put things into perspective.

I think astrophysics is fascinating and well worth your time. Look at everything we’ve learned about our place in the universe in a few short centuries, with the work of people like yourself! I enjoy stargazing from time to time, when I’m in a position to see the stars (New York City is not the best place for this). My favorite planet is Neptune. In truth I like all of the gas giants, but Neptune has held a particular interest for me ever since seeing the images of it from Voyager 2 in the late 1980s. I watched some of those comparison videos just now after reading this question and they are mesmerizing. To think we place so much significance on our individual actions when we are such a comparatively tiny part of everything that exists. I wish you luck with your studies.

(Here’s one I just watched and enjoyed very much: https://youtu.be/octRYMsiLX0?si=VEAraqZYRePBImZS)

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I know you liked Time Bandits. Did you like The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen?

Yes, I did. Daniel was thankfully spared from the horrors of watching it with me more than once, but I’ve seen it quite a few times.

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….Armand give kiss to nonny?🥺

Yes. Get over here.

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Does Armand give kisses?

I've been known to, occasionally, yes.

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found an orange cat while hunting. He hissed at Lestat but he purrs at me. He's you

He could be. Ask him for his opinion on the 1981 cult classic Time Bandits, then we'll know for sure.

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Didn't you find the 1994 Interview with the vampire costume of Banderas the mockery of Marius venetian look? I think Master have such a great taste in cloth but it's so underrated as well as your looks from same period

I've never thought of it this way. I doubt it was intentional on the part of the costume department, given that my book was published four years after the release of the movie, but I see where a comparison could be drawn. I can't picture him in crushed velvet, though. Velvet? Of course, almost always. Crushed velvet? A bit too 90s Goth for him, I think. Unless he and Lestat are borrowing each other's clothes, I can't imagine such a thing.

The costume in question, for those unfamiliar:

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I think you are a cat person and Lestat is a dog person. Am I wrong

In terms of personality or pet ownership? Lestat has owned dogs, so yes, he's a dog person. I've never owned a cat, but I do like them. They're clever animals. With regard to personality, you're not the first person to make this observation. Lestat, for one, loves to find pictures of tiny, pathetic looking kittens and send them to me with the caption "is this you?"

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Tell a random fact about yourself.

I'm standing behind you right now.

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OOC:

I've been getting an influx of new followers (yay!) so I thought I'd better step out of character for a moment. Just going over some basic housekeeping stuff.

First, people often want to know which version of Armand I'm portraying here, book or show (I don't think anyone assumes I'm Antonio Banderas). I'm primarily a book fan so I tend to envision the book version of Armand and respond accordingly, but if you picture AMC Armand I won't hold it against you. In fact, Armand and I are both flattered that you think of him as a tall beautiful South Asian man. However, this blog will contain occasional book spoilers, so be forewarned.

My lawyers (me) would also like me to state that any opinions represented in this blog are Armand's and are not necessarily representative of my personal views. And in case I get transported back in time to, like, 1997, I don't own the Vampire Chronicles nor any of its characters and I'm not making any profit from this.

Finally, I have almost no rules for what you can send me--go nuts-- but I will not tolerate racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, or any other type of bigotry. And don't attack me as a person because you don't like the fictional character I blog about, send me pictures of your junk, or otherwise act like a fool in my inbox. If I deem your ask to be mean-spirited or unnecessarily offensive I will delete it without comment.

Oh! Also! This is a side blog. I follow back from my main blog, @oopsallvampires. If you like vampires, tomfoolery, and queer activism type stuff, you should follow me there.

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How difficult is the ‘little drink’ for vampires? Is it difficult for you?

It depends on the vampire. Some struggle with it, others rely exclusively on the little drink. I don't find it very difficult, but it isn't my preferred method, generally.