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URINAL SCENE. WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE VAMPIRES DO, IN FACT, URINATE.
— May 30, 2012 01:08AM
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Ha. I figured that's who he was right around the time Gene found the journal.
— Jun 03, 2012 01:50PM
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Even if the boat is there, just swim across to the other bank! Or did you forget that vampires drown?
— Jun 03, 2012 01:29PM
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Well, that escalated quickly.
— Jun 03, 2012 05:15AM
My advice? Find some way to burn the library down.
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So, I just thought of something. The vampires don't drink water, they don't shower because they don't sweat (what about their hair?), they don't wash their hands (only use sanitizer), they don't flush their toilets. What about washing clothes, dishes, or ANYTHING, huh? Do they just throw stuff away after one use? This whole "no water" thing is driving me nuts, especially since the school had a freakin' swimming pool.
— May 30, 2012 11:25AM
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I can't believe he's lying to them like this. And what's the point? Why give them false hope? He's such a little shit.
— May 28, 2012 04:01PM
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I look at her blankly. "What's a 'name'?" I ask.
— May 28, 2012 03:51PM
What? You've been calling the vamp girl "Ashley June" for the whole book and you claim you don't know what a name is? This doesn't even make sense.
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Wow, this girl is desperate. It's kind of unattractive. Also, now I'm REALLY wondering about vampire physiology again. Do they get boners? Because I'm suspecting the main character is about to get a boner.
— May 28, 2012 03:39PM
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So you're all being tied up with leather straps and you notice someone has a knife hidden under their shirt and you think it's a good idea to not say anything? This isn't going to go well, methinks.
— May 27, 2012 03:36AM
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She picks up a long ruler and uses it to indicate a circular trapdoor on the ground that looks very much like a manhole.
— May 27, 2012 03:27AM
There has to be a sewer system and toilets. How else would the main character go to the bathroom? They would smell his urine and poop if he just did it wherever. The vamps eat meat (and ice cream apparently) so they must poop. This is important. I need to know if the vampires poop!
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May 30, 2012 03:10AM
LOL. And usually we're not so sure whether the humans even do that.
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It was so funny several years when they started doing a bathroom scene in every episode of LA Law (Harry Hamlin and Jimmy Smits) And they had a large coed bathroom! They still have bathroom scenes in shows as popular as NCIS!
That is a relief. I can't tell you how many sleepless nights I've had wondering if vampires urinate.
One thing to note, I was thinking, "Aha! Urinals flush so he COULD have gotten water from there ..." but then he actually covered that by remarking on how they have to shoot at a sticker in the urinal for proper drainage. He doesn't flush and he and the vamp only use hand sanitizer and towels. No sinks. I don't understand why the vampires have no water to wash with. Hand sanitizer doesn't clean! Plus, where does their urine go?And I'm still left wondering about poop. I have a feeling my questions on that won't be answered.
Katja and Tessa, I don't know if you saw my earlier updates, but the whole reason the plot moves forward is because the main character needs water to drink since he's human. He actually blacks out because he hasn't had water in so long. The vampires don't use water for anything apparently so he can only drink it during the day. And the vampires don't sweat so he has to constantly mask his body odor. Since he can't shower, this quickly becomes a problem. And of course this lead me to think about other bodily fluids. WHERE IS HE POOPING?
Uh, so if vampires don't shower, does that mean their skin repells dirt or sanitizes itself? If you throw mud on them, how do they get clean? Sounds like the author hasn't really thought this through. :D
Katja wrote: "Uh, so if vampires don't shower, does that mean their skin repells dirt or sanitizes itself? If you throw mud on them, how do they get clean? Sounds like the author hasn't really thought this through. :D"My thoughts exactly. I know why he's done it this way, but it's sloppy. There's a part in the book where if he didn't need water he wouldn't have done something that he does and the story would have proceeded in a completely different direction. There's really no way around this, so I'm wondering if the author realized all of the issues and just said to hell with it and barreled on ahead figuring people wouldn't think too hard about it. : \
Maybe vampires take dust baths like chinchillas?
Sherri wrote: "Maybe vampires take dust baths like chinchillas?"Ooh, good one. I don't think they do but that would have made sense. Too bad he didn't think of that.
IMHO . . . some amount of suspended disbelief is necessary to enjoy most works of fiction, be they books, television, or movies. If I like the work, then I choose to let details flap in the wind unanswered. We each have our own limits, and when they are exceeded, the plot, characters, and background story start to unravel and our opinion plummets. The trick for me is finding a book or series that I can read and follow the world. I want to understand, admire, love, and/or hate the characters, and be embroiled in the plot so that I want MORE. When the writer brings me back and I spend money to read more--that's when I stop picking it apart and wondering if their bodily functions are operable. But I totally see that if the author is describing one bodily function, it could lead you to question others! Hilarious!! I think that's why I haven't read about zombies yet. I can't imagine ANY world where zombies could be interesting, much less sexy!! Sorry for the rambling, don't mind me! :D
