Rose McCann is a vampire, but she never really integrated into vampire culture. She works as a medical translator and does freelance translation, since she has a bit of a knack for languages. Covid has made it a bit more difficult to steal blood from hospitals (always expired or near expired blood) but she has gotten by on a very minimal diet and as the city she lives in has opened up for a bit of nightlife, she has been peeking out of her comfort zone and eating from people more often. Rose carries herself with Victorian sensibilities, considering herself quite proper, keeping a polite emotional distance from most people.
Rose grew up as the second oldest of four children, though only her and her brother made it to adulthood. She was a bit of a hot head in her youth. One notable event of her childhood was when, at the age of 15, she was proposed to, declined, and then the man proceeded to write a song about her, entitled Star of the County Down, singing it in their local pub, much to Rose’s embarrassment and her brother’s anger. Unfortunately, it was a good song that still graces the Irish Folk scene today.
When she was twenty, Rose made an attempt to move to Dublin, to live in Ireland proper and be more active in fighting for her country. But the morning of the Easter Uprising, Rose was caught out in the wee hours, drained of her blood, and turned by a British vampire who told her to “burn as she watched her country burn”, but Rose managed to hide from the sun, that she newly discovered hurt her immensely. Instead of moving to Dublin, she went back home, having no clue what was going on with her. but knowing she felt ill, food did not sate her, she was just weak. It took her months of being ill every time she ate, hardly being able to get out of bed, hours of her brother sitting by her side to admit to him that she wanted nothing more than to drink his blood, feeling ashamed and perverted for the confession, but he just held out his arm for her.
Even with this revelation, it took her a few years to figure out that she was in fact a vampire, and realize that she needed to drink blood regularly to have her energy and ability to do things. She did end up moving out after a few years of drinking exclusively from her brother, and she moved around every ten years or so after that, only returning to her hometown when her brother was in his twilight years to care for him. After his death, she killed his wife and drank her blood, considering this the first person she murdered .
However, Rose had killed before, though she didn’t consider those murders. Those were well deserved. She had joined the IRA, and stayed in it for whatever incarnations it became in her lifetime (or deathtime as the case may be). She doesn’t speak about this much, not considering it seemly or proper. And loose lips cost lives.
Rose moves every few years so as not to arouse suspicions, picking up new languages and mostly working as a translator across the many different countries and places she lived.
Rose usually lives in a cozy apartment with old fashioned decor. She dresses very feminine and modestly, and has retained her Irish accent, very purposefully, as that is still a big part of her identity. She likes her quiet hobbies, reading and cross stitching, but does try to get out and make friends, especially ones that remind her of her humanity.
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