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Hello.

[On screen is a pleasant looking young woman with short blonde hair and red eyes that might be dimly glowing, or is that a trick of the light? Something about the way she's speaking - in a clear English accent - has the air of someone who's practiced this speech beforehand.]

My name is Seras Victoria, it's my first time addressing the network here so nice to meet you all.

I'd like to talk about another particular issue of resources on the moon, though this resource is er... a little different from the others.

Some of you may be aware that werewolves aren't the only supernatural creatures living among you. Some of us are vampires.

[She won't name any names, respecting the privacy of those who would rather not publically announce what they are.]

I'm asking if anyone here would be willing to volunteer to donate blood specifically for the vampire population. There would be no biting involved ~~Jan~~ and it would never more than once a week, depending on how many people volunteer.

[Seras smiles hopefully.]

I know it's possible that we could make a supply run to a hospital or blood bank somewhere using the transport system but I'd rather not take it from where it might damage lives. We could do with getting the medical equipment to collect and store the blood however. Bags and a fridge for example. If anyone with medical knowledge could help that would be appreciated.

To any other vampires out there, I know a couple of you but if you'd like to contact me, privately if you wish, to have access to whatever we manage to organise, please do.

[Added on later to the post]

Erm, when I said once a week, it would really be a month. My mistake.

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Kind of, yes! More like floating, because it's sort of hard to control how you're moving around.

[Lily is more nonchalant about fighting the werewolf.]

I'm glad that he's all right. I didn't lose control, which was good.

[Or not completely, anyway. She'd been on the verge of losing it. She couldn't verbalize what she wanted anymore. But some thread of rationality had pushed through and tethered her. She'd picked her regeneration for her weapon. Perhaps this was the sentience the Initiative talked about.]

I think I would like to try that.

[Seras is not given to being concerned about werewolves but she supposes it's good Lily cares, she's heard that the werewolves here won't conciously meaning to hurt anyone.]

Does that happen to you a lot?

[Seras knows how that can be.]

[Even though she'd practiced before, it takes Lily a couple of minutes to fiddle with the privacy settings. There are some things she's okay with telling people she's already getting to know that she'd rather not tell just anybody.]

...it used to. When I got scared, it was like there was this little voice in the back of my head that would say "Just do what you think is fun. Here, let me flip that switch for you" but then everything would just go black for a while and then I'd come to and everything around me would be red and I'd be the last one standing...

[She's actually kind of surprised that she didn't fully lose control. Some small part of her understood that she didn't need to kill the werewolf - she only needed to assert her dominance, and she'd held him in a grip that threatened to snap his arm if he attacked her again.]

That's quite a hard thing. I've similar experiences, it's scary to lose control of yourself.

If there's anyway I could help you you only need to ask me.

[It's so much on a little girl. She feels like if she could get at the one's who forced Lily into that life Seras would have trouble maintaining her own rage.]

[Lily can't really think of anything. She's difficult to stop when she's like that. She lashes out at anyone and anything that gets in her way and she doesn't restrain herself.

But it's good to know that someone really gets it and isn't horrified that she's done that. It's relieving to be accepted.]

...well, if you ever see me looking like I'm ready to fight and I don't answer when you're talking to me...please get people away from me. I don't want anyone to deal with that except for the army from the United Earth, and that's only because they're trying to take over people's worlds.

You have my word on that, Lily. I won't let you hurt anyone and I'll do my best so that you never lose control.

[She swears quite solemnly.]

Thank you, Seras. I don't know if it's the sentience that they talked about or if it's because I'm not stuck in that training facility...but it seems like it's a little better here. I'm not getting scared as much.

[It helps that her life is generally better here. Not that it was a high bar to aim for in the first place, but it is better.]

That's great. Children should never have to feel scared, or go through what you have. This should be a safer place for you.

I don't really mind danger, though. Not anymore. I can use what I can do to protect people who didn't grow up fighting. I know I don't have to, but I'd prefer to. Then...then it's like there's a point to all of it.

[Oh... that's really quite sad.]

You're really brave, Lily. If that's what you choose it's okay, choice is very important... it makes us who we are. That choice is a good one, I think.

Thank you, Seras. I want to get myself a gun...I'm a pretty good shot and I'm less likely to lose control that way.

[In the past she'd always been more prone to losing control if she was fighting with hand to hand combat, and it was always easier to snap her back into reality if she was fighting with some distance between her and the opponent.]

A gun? I could try and help you get one, if the Initiative here can't provide then perhaps we can visit a gun store somewhere using the transporter.

I tend to use heavier artillery but I do know about handguns, and I have a friend who knows about gunsmithing.

I'm used to something small-ish, but I'm strong enough that I could handle the recoil of a bigger gun.

[She'd just have to ensure that she tried it out at a shooting range to get used to it. Just because her injuries healed right away didn't mean that she wanted to chance hurting her wrist at a critical moment.]

I'd really appreciate your help, Seras.

Of course, we'll find you something that you're comfortable with.

Great! When would be a good time for you, Seras?

[If Seras is helping her, she doesn't want to be an inconvenience, after all.]

Oh, ummm... how about tomorrow? I shouldn't be busy.

Tomorrow is fine with me. Thank you again.

No problem, Lily. Tomorrow it is.

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