16th Slay [Text] Until you've lived a thousand times

[whattingawhat]

Slaying for Dummies

1. Wear a cross
2. Carry a bottle of holy water
3. Do not, I repeat do not carry a stake. Shoving a sharp piece of wood through someone's rib cage and piercing the heart is a lot harder than it looks.
4. Don't go out in dark alleys or graveyards alone.
5. If their fashion sense is a decade or more behind chances are, it's a vampire. Don't go home with them.
6. Put me on speed dial.
7. No really, put me on speed dial.
8. When in doubt, call me.

Edited Afterwards to include:

9. See this vampire? He's Spike. Don't stake him.

Comments

[Voice]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Do regular people stake vamps?

Re: [Voice]

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

They can. It just takes more effort for them than me and their chances of getting hurt sky rocket. I was born for this.

[Voice]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should show me how sometime. Unless it's just aim for the heart and put a lot of strength behind it.

Re: [Voice]

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

It mostly is except vampires hit like a truck and they sort of do everything possible to make sure you don't hit the heart.

[Voice]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Hm. Guess I won't know until I encounter a vampire.

Re: [Voice]

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

Not the best way to find out. I could spar with you or try to talk Spike into being a training dummy.

...I probably won't call him a training dummy when I'm asking.

[Voice]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

I don't know. Right now isn't a good time.

Re: [Voice]

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm not being all pushy and it has to be now. I'm just saying don't go looking for one to stake in the underground. They're mean and nasty down there. It's a bad time to figure out what you are and aren't capable of.

[Voice]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

I survived torture in Hell for three days before I almost died... I guess I feel like I can handle myself well enough.

Re: [Voice]

[whattingawhat.livejournal.com]

Torture is...more an emotional and mental thing. Killing a vampire? Totally physical. Not that you couldn't. I'm just totally discouraging the idea of you doing it on your own the first time.

Re: [Voice]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Advice taken. Thanks.