Vampires Don't Sleep Alone by Del Howison & Elizabeth Barrial

Author:Del Howison & Elizabeth Barrial [Barrial, Elizabeth; Howison, Del]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-625670-69-4
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Published: 2014-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

Dining Out: Is It a Date Option?

What is food to one, is to others bitter poison.

—Lucretius, De Rerum Natura

Variety is the spice of life, and we don’t just mean sexually (although that isn’t a bad idea either). We mean you need to mix it up, get out, go places, and see things. But you are dating a vampire, and that does affect the type of dates the two of you can go on.

Going out to dinner at a restaurant is usually a traditional option for run-of-the-mill, human-to-human dates. But given a vampire’s dietary needs, this usually safe choice of venue becomes a bit more complicated. Dining out is all right, but you need to carefully consider your date location. For example, a nice restaurant often has a dark and moody atmosphere. That should, at the very least, make him feel a little more secure than, say, a brightly lit skating rink in midtown Manhattan would.

Generally, vampires have no interest in restaurants, though some do evidence a small interest in gastronomy and may have fond memories of cuisine related to their country of origin. Dining out, to a vampire, takes on a very different meaning within their unique cultural and biological context. Some may enjoy the people-watching aspect of this sort of date, but if you truly want a shared experience, obviously dining out should not be your first choice. You are essentially inviting your prospective mate to an event where they cannot be a participant, and are only spectators. Until you and your mate are closer and you are able to discern whether accompanying you while you eat is something they might enjoy, it is best to endeavor to find activities that you can both appreciate.

Many older vampires have made an effort to blend into human society and are more comfortable in restaurants. Transeo, in particular, are extremely skilled at mimicking the act of eating as a human does, passing even under the most intense scrutiny. All of our Transeo friends and associates usually possess flawless table manners and dining etiquette that would put etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige to shame. For most younger vampires, however, the scent of food cooking, especially heavier, more savory dishes, can be nausea inducing. If your vampire has been turned within the last few decades, it is not wise to invite him or her to a restaurant at all. The social discomfort combined with the physical discomfort is a recipe for disaster.

In general, vampires feed alone. They prefer solitude during the hunt, as it is both a sensual and necessary process, and the presence of a human during the hunt is almost certainly both dangerous and indiscreet. This changes if they are planning on passing on their condition to a human. In this case, they usually bring their protégé along with them for the purposes of instruction and elucidation. Occasionally, however, a vampire will bring a human mate along on a hunt as part of a deeper bonding experience and as a way to establish trust and a more profound understanding.

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