Which would you rather be - Vampire or Warewolf ?

POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Thursday, July 23, 2009 23:04
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DEWRASTLER

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:55 PM

Vampire for sure, and the first thing I'm doing is have metal plating surgical installed around my heart to keep those pesky stakes out. It's not like I need anything in there anyway, I'm immortal.

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PIZMOBEACH

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:03 PM

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Originally posted by Bytemite:
Er... Yeah, sorry, don't know where THAT came from!

Hey, no problem - totally disagree - but no problem!

Of course, as you suggest, it really depends on who else is living forever. Talk about a downer... I've seen people married for 60 years not have even close to enough time together. So the one and done thing doesn't work for me.

If the body didn't just wear out I'm sure even those seniors who say, "Eff it! I'm ready!" would instead ask for more.

But most importantly... I'd like to see what happens next, like long term. How will America end? (Has to right?). Will there be another Hitler? Will the Cubs win a World Series!

On and on...

"I am Vampire!"

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BYTEMITE

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:29 PM

That used to be how I think, that it is something so sad that everyone's thoughts and voice must someday become silenced, and the desperation of trying to find a way to live on hurting the quality of the life they have. I do still think that.

I didn't want to be immortal because I was scared of dying, but I wanted to see humanity take to the stars, and meet other races, and... evolve, I guess, beyond the short painful lives we currently live.

Being an introvert, and someone not inclined to form attachments to people, I thought that perhaps it wouldn't bother me to live forever. That I could leave it all behind and continue to appreciate life and the progress of history with a scholarly eye.

But, even though the idea still has some appeal to me, I determined that there would likely be some unanticipated downside, and living forever with regrets, however interested I am in everything else, began to seem unappealing.

I determined that I would prefer to live a short life, with few regrets, and love and appreciate it all the more for it's transience. And, when I am gone, it will help other things to live as well.

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:57 PM

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Originally posted by BigDamnNobody:
Neither.

Nope, not an option

pick one.

Here I was expecting an in depth, intelligent discussion of the pros / cons of being either a creature of the night, forever, or living a fairly normal life, except on nights with a full moon.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

DEWRASTLER

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
living a fairly normal life, except on nights with a full moon.

See, I would probably go the Oz route and lock myself up on those nights cause I couldn't control myself when I was a werewolf. Where's the fun in that?

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CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:28 PM

To expand on my earlier post, "my" werewolves are a bit different.

Lycanthropy is carried via the Fenris Virus, and can be spread by blood contact. There is no cure, and no human has ever been found to have an immunity.

"Wild" werewolves are the traditional kind; they're human, except when they turn into "mindless" wolves on the nights of the full moon (sunlight overpowers moonlight, so the change only happens after the sun sets).

However, there is an ancient tradition, passed down since Viking days --since the first Wolves. With training, and meditation, and the right mindset, lycanthropes can control the Wolf. Not to tame it, but to train it.

These Wolves can shift between their three forms at will.
As humans, they retain the Wolf's senses; they can hear their prey's heartbeat, track its scent, and see it hiding in the shadows.

As half-wolves, they remain mostly human (just shaggier, with fangs, claws, pointed ears, and yellow eyes), but can draw on the Wolf's inhuman strength, speed, and reflexes.

In their hulk-like Wolf forms, they are unstoppable, nigh-bulletproof, and can move completely soundlessly, while still retaining human consciousness and awareness (and the ability to handle human weapons and machines).

Ancient Briton villagers saw a pack of wolves marching in military step at the head of a viking invasion. One Legion of Roman soldiers were said to have the heads of dogs. At Mons, during WWI, British soldiers were slaughtered by a massive "Hell Hound" of No Man's Land. Today, a squad of "independent military contractors" (read: "mercenaries") fight under contract to the US government.

They call themselves "The Dogs of War," and they maintain strict secrecy, hiding their existence --to the point of hunting down and either conscripting or killing wild werewolves, to keep them out of the headlines. They train, and wait, and prepare for the next war. For the final war.

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KWICKO

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:17 AM

I'll take Vampyre. I'll make a killing on long-term investments. :)

And I'll just make a killing. Several. Thousands. But I'll try my best to only take those who are truly deserving of death. Having my nights free, I'll have LOTS of time to watch and study, and find out who the worst of the worst are, and oh-so-quietly make them... not so bad.

Mike

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Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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CEDRIC

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:34 AM

I'm a werewolf, all the way, no doubt about it. Vampires are half-dead, but werewolves are more alive than anyone. Vampires have icky inner demons; werewolves have ferocious inner beasts. And while vampire chicks may be hot, and immature mortal girls may get all lubed up over angsty Edwards and Angels, the best women want the wolf.

My thoroughly unbiased opinion ,

Cedric

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FREMDFIRMA

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:34 AM

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Originally posted by Mutt999:
Can I be a cyborg instead?

Take it from me, it kinda sucks.

That said, werewolf - now how's that for scary, a werewolf with mechanical bits, neh ?

Good thing my beliefs have no taboo against long pig, cause were critters are kinda Xtreme Omnivores, yanno.

And it WOULD give value to used politicians, they'd be good for *something*, although too much junk food is bad for anyone, of course.
*picks teeth with a suspiciously bonelike toothpick*

-F

BLACK12AKYTCA

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:47 PM

Vampire, definitely. Werewolves by definition don't have control over either when they change or over what they do when they've changed (and if they do, they're just shapeshifters changing into a wolf, not a were-wolf- kinda nitpicky, I know, but we have to keep these things organized), and that definitely appeals to me. But vamps are in control of themselves all the time, and they get their super-strength/senses all the time (instead of just in wolf form), and they get instantly beautified as well (while werewolves remain normal-looking people, or possibly ugly people depending)

you know, I would totally do this-
http://www.brokenplotdevice.com/2008/09/15/coffee-cover-up/
.... and this!
http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=381
Both are awesome webcomics, and I would higly recommend reading both of them ^.^

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