[color=#9A42FA][h3]Vanessa Poirier[/h3][/color]
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After the third answer - one which was dangerously close to the truth for Nessa's taste - Beck seemed to have even more questions than before. Vanessa took a long breath and felt her sharp teeth with her tongue to keep herself distracted.
"Sounds limiting," Beck noted.
[color=#9A42FA]"It is,"[/color] Vanessa replied just as straight-forwardly, mind absent. Beck then went on to guestion what she'd meant, her inquiry both coming close to the truth and missing some of it. In that moment Nessa decided she wasn't truly opposed to sharing some, even though it felt against everything she believed in. Maybe it was one of those moments of weakness, too.
[color=#9A42FA]"I don't wish to be some nameless research subject,"[/color] Nessa replied with a furrowed brow. A brief silence followed, during which no one spoke. [color=#9A42FA]"But... I suppose... No, you weren't far off. Detecting diseases and antigens is a part of what I do,"[/color] Nessa shared thoughtfully, her tone subtly more open. [color=#9A42FA]"It's not that different from allergies or being vegan, really. Think of it like a dietary restriction. Some humans are coeliacs. I'm like them but with blood,"[/color] Nessa explained. Maybe Beck's genuine curiosity was having a small impact on Nessa after all. The woman beside her had turned out to be every bit as complicated as Nessa herself was.
[color=#9A42FA]"Besides, no one wants to drink diseased blood. Just because it doesn't kill us doesn't mean it doesn't have any effect."[/color]