I was subject to them. The Children of Darkness [he thinks it's very pretentious and pathetic with it] as we were named. It was all very medieval.
We are not effected by any religious artifact or place. They insisted that we were and so not allowed to go near them or would be punished by God. [Just firm insistence in ignoring objective reality.]
Well, crosses make me break out in hives, but I ain't too affected by it all neither.
[His tone sobers a little.]
That's an awful cruel trick, though, makin' folks believe that the outside world's gonna hurt 'em. Controllin' how they think an' where they're allowed to go, that ain't right. Who was in charge of all that, yer sires?
[It was only one element of the control. One of the stupider ones, in his opinion, but it had worked so he supposes that speaks for itself.]
It was, what do they say... a 'power play'. It is a popular sort of play among vampires, in my experience. I don't know if they believed it. It was a cult, but there are similarities in larger religions and I know some of the people who enforce those beliefs believe in them themselves. [And others don't. Power plays aren't limited to vampires.]
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Re: Pairings!
Date: 2025-05-23 07:52 am (UTC)(Not that it matters too much. That he thinks they can is plenty to work with.)]
You didn't come up with 'em? Does that mean you were enforcin' 'em fer someone else, or just subject to 'em?
Re: Pairings!
Date: 2025-05-23 07:58 am (UTC)We are not effected by any religious artifact or place. They insisted that we were and so not allowed to go near them or would be punished by God. [Just firm insistence in ignoring objective reality.]
Re: Pairings!
Date: 2025-05-23 08:06 am (UTC)[His tone sobers a little.]
That's an awful cruel trick, though, makin' folks believe that the outside world's gonna hurt 'em. Controllin' how they think an' where they're allowed to go, that ain't right. Who was in charge of all that, yer sires?
Re: Pairings!
Date: 2025-05-23 08:16 am (UTC)[It was only one element of the control. One of the stupider ones, in his opinion, but it had worked so he supposes that speaks for itself.]
It was, what do they say... a 'power play'. It is a popular sort of play among vampires, in my experience. I don't know if they believed it. It was a cult, but there are similarities in larger religions and I know some of the people who enforce those beliefs believe in them themselves. [And others don't. Power plays aren't limited to vampires.]