ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I OUGHT TO FEEL SOMETHING PARTICULARLY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS?
SHE'S BEEN A RAINBOW DRINKER FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. FUCK, PLENTY OF PEOPLE HAVE RESTRICTED DIETS—FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND LOADS OF HUMANS HAVE SPECIAL INTOLERANCES TOWARDS CERTAIN FOODS. SAY YOUR PARENTAL UNIT OR FRIEND HAS SUCH AN INTOLERANCE. DO YOU GIVE A FLYING FUCK WHAT ALTERNATIVES THEY EAT INSTEAD TO KEEP THEMSELVES ALIVE AND HEALTHY?
SHE DOESN'T DRINK FROM TROLLS THAT OFTEN ANYWAY, AND EVEN THEN IT’S ALMOST ALWAYS ONE OF US.
I GUESS IF I HAD TO GROPE AROUND FOR SOME WEIRD ASS CONFLICTED FEELING ABOUT IT, I’D HAVE TO SAY I WONDER WHY SHE DOESN’T TAKE BLOOD FROM ME WHEN SHE CAN HELP IT. AND BEFORE YOU ASK, NO, SHE’S NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO MY FACE ABOUT IT AND HER DIETARY HABITS AREN’T ACTUALLY A COMMON TOPIC OF CONVERSATION—FANCY FUCKING THAT.
WHATEVER. I SEE IT AS A WAY FOR ME TO GIVE BACK AT LEAST A FRACTION OF WHAT SHE’S DONE FOR ME, BUT I HAVE TO ASSUME HER ISSUE IS MORE NUANCED. SHE DOESN’T SEEM TO LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT MUCH.
OR MAYBE MY MUTANT BLOOD JUST TASTES REALLY SHITTY, I DON’T FUCKING KNOW.