[It's a mixture of catching on quick, cause he's smart, and not wanting to get into other people's drama, cause he's a jerk like that. Sob stories bore him at best, piss him off at worst.]
Huh, so you're a mixture. [Able to do crazy things with a form of "magic" but needing a source to make it happen. He's not really used to vampires using reality-warping magic. Normally their shit covers turning people, super strength, changing into animals, the normal arsenal of traditional vampires. Vanitas is basically a wizard calling himself a vampire! ... Or he just has weird vampires in his world.
And figures the book didn't come with him.] Cashing in your cards can get you an item from home. I don't know the specific amount or hands.
[And since Vanitas knows how to get cards, enough said on that point. Bakugo leans forward and takes another bite, crunching on the spicy cabbage and onions. It's pretty hot despite the cool kimchi.]
[It's true, technically, but it makes him feel strange to consider himself anything but fully human. In his world super strength, enthralling others, transformations, all of those things are considered reality manipulation. But some vampires were capable of wizard-like abilities. Like ice or other elemental abilities.
Vanitas knows he can do those things with his book to help channel, but he isn't sure about what he's capable of without it. But he does have a reason for not trying. He gets hiccups midway through his meal, partially from the spice and partially from being on his second going on third glass of wine.]
Either I'll die if I don't turn. Or I'll become closer to becoming fully a vampire--and in a way that is like death too. [And if it wasn't clear from the tone of his voice:] I'd rather die human than become a monster. [No offense to the vampires he's befriended.]
[Good thing Bakugo at least accepts he's a human; hell if he knows more to call Vanitas anything less. His world has people with superhuman powers and abilities, and all of them are human (minus the Nomu, which are mutated human corpses given life). Vanitas being a human experimented on by vampires still... leaves him human.]
Tch, no shit.
[Forcing Vanitas to become a monster for the sake of exercising his strength? No, Bakugo won't make him do that. Even if it means he'll never get the chance to fight the guy at full strength. Dammit. Unless the Hotel magically suspends Vanitas' transformation... but given this place likes the fancy and extravagant, he really doubts it.]
I'm not staying in my room. [He looks at the blond pointedly.] If I turn, just find a stake, and put it here. [Vanitas pats his chest over his heart like it's the most natural thing to suggest. The resort can't possibly undo something like that--can it? Vampires being staked and then being brought back? It's too unnatural for Vanitas to wrap his head around.]
Even if I'm not the strongest fighter, I'm a good tactician. [He starts back on his food again. It's different than anything he's ever had before, but it's good. Do his lips burn and look a little swollen, yes. Do his eyes water a little bit as he calls for a waiter to bring emergency water? Also yes. But he can't deny that it's delicious.]
[What the hell? He's not worried about shit! Vanitas can do what he wants, even if that means turning into a stupid blood-sucking monster! (No, he'd punch him out if he was going to and said he didn't want to.) But he does wonder about the guy's limitations. Whether it's each time he uses his magic or if it's balanced out and only gets worse if he overuses it. Nerd.]
You're not gonna turn if you can't use your magic, idiot. [And if it's locked behind a book the guy doesn't have access to, then there's not a problem. As for putting a stake there... Bakugo'll only consider it if the vampire Vanitas turns into is an uncontrollable monster devoid of rationale and personality. If he's no longer human.]
The resort will just bring you back even if you die. [And make Vanitas pay the price for inconveniencing the great prick chicken. Bakugo picks up another piece of food. Tactician, huh. He counters the order for water and instead changes it to yogurt or cream.] Water's only gonna spread it around.
[Bakugo has a way of assessing situations quickly, which Vanitas appreciates when they're on the same side of something. He doesn't like it so much when the blond is using it against him.]
Only because I can't use it now, but I can get my book eventually. [Vanitas opens his mouth to argue with him, but Bakugo isn't wrong. If the resort can bring back the dead, there's no reason why they wouldn't be able to bring back a vampire. Still, it's a problem for later.
Right now his mouth is gradually going form hot to hotter, and then suddenly burning like it's on fire. He sniffles, and almost wipes his eyes with the hand he'd been eating with. It's a good thing he doesn't because then his eyes would be watering nonstop.] And you enjoy this food? How can you even taste it at this point.
[Vanitas pants dramatically, letting his tongue hang out of his mouth to cool off a bit as they wait.] You must be some kind of masochist.
[A hero who can't take in and analyze a situation or information quickly is gonna get their ass handed to them or freeze up at a crucial time. Bakugo yearns to be the greatest in everything; why would this be any different?]
When you do, do you use your magic to fight or do everything with? [One of those magical people who either spell sling to battle, or go about their day magicking tea into their cups and tying their shoes as the bed makes itself. No apologies for revealing the house's treatment of death, though it goes further than what he mentioned.]
Cause my tastebuds aren't wusses like yours. [And he tends to like food not only spiced for heat, but spiced for flavor. Eating something hot for the sake of it being hot, devoid of all flavor, is a fucking stupid decision. Bakugo isn't gonna ruin his meal just to sweat out some heat.]
Put it on your tongue and spread it around your mouth. [Instructions as he passes the bowl of cool yogurt across the table. Vanitas is gonna find that does a lot to soothe his burning mouth. Flavor's gonna be a bit screwy, going from savory to sweet, but Bakugo doubts he'll care.]
[Vanitas wouldn't consider himself a hero, or a good person. It's just coincidence that doing the right thing tends to be the most sensible path. Maybe its the weight of expectation that makes him nervous to commit to something the way that Bakugo does. Even the risk of failure seems harsh--he doesn't know how the blond does it.]
Just fighting. It's particularly effective against machinations though. I think you call them machines. [He tries to limit himself to fighting and healing just to make sure he doesn't overdo it.]
My tastebuds are fine. Yours are the abnormal ones, but at least they taste good. [Bakugo can take that however he wants while Vanitas applies a spoonful of yogurt onto his tongue, coating it thoroughly and already it feels cooling. Of course the flavors clash, but it means that he can eat a bit more now that he has a remedy.]
[They come from very different worlds with different expectations of what a "hero" is. Bakugo's world has heroes as part of society, the same sort of heroes and villains as one would find in comic books (minus the vigilante angle). Seeing someone's actions as heroic or villainous can be black and white... but only can be. He's experienced a lot of eye-opening gray in the last year of his life back home. Several lines between hero and villain remain as clear-cut as always, but several more have irreparably blurred. Perhaps for the better.]
Hmph. Unless the appliances in this place come alive and attack us, you're not gonna have to deal with that crap. [Machines at least. No animatronics so far. If Vanitas' "price" magic comes from battling, he'll be fine. Hopefully. The resort doesn't always care about its guests' safety.]
They're not abnormal, dammit! [Guess which part he takes to comment on. Tch, bastard. He tucks back into his meal, biting off a spoonful of rice. Yogurt's often used as a palate cleanser, and doubles as a spice cleaner. If you don't mind the contrasting flavors going back and forth between them.]
There are a few appliances that I would prefer not to come to life. [Vanitas has learned what vibrators are, sorry to say, and hopes to never share space with such a machine. There are a lot of things that don't exist in his own world, but he's learning reasonably fast what everything is and how it works. Electricity really just seems like a different variety of magic, but as long as the resort doesn't use any of it against him he has no reason to avoid technology.]
I don't know. What else do you call it when you crave food that causes your mouth to burn? [And in spite of his complaining, he's finishing up his food--because in spite of the heat it's incredibly delicious.] I don't think we have these types of spices in France. [Or he's been living under a rock for far too long.]
Why did you ask me to meet you here, anyway? [He doesn't think anything of it. And it's likely just to tell him that this kind of safe area exists, but better to ask and know for sure than assume things.]
Don't think you can handle a fridge coming after you?
[Mocks the guy who has grenades for hands. No, he doesn't want to see a flock of dildos and the like flying overhead as some murder of perverted beasts. Bakugo never got much a feel of what "era" a world Vanitas comes from, noting little more than he likes to wear was looks like older European clothing. Frills and shit. But he never showed much surprise to Bakugo's microwave or burners, so... assumptions. Maybe they used magic as their electricity.]
It's not just a burn! I like the flavor that comes with it. Who the hell wants to eat something they can't even taste? [Another reason he doesn't like those mutated peppers people try to make. The ones that'll kill you if you eat two in a row or something. What a stupid waste of time and food.]
Not surprising. Frenchie always had bland meals in class. Lots of cheese. [French cooking has a different sort of style and flavoring that Bakugo never really liked. Subtle flavors and mellow blends. Things you sit back and appreciate with long meals and small servings. Yeah, fuck that.]
Do you have to have a reason to eat with someone? [He asked him to lunch as a repayment for hurting the guy's feelings with the "vampire" comment from last night. But is he gonna say that? HELL NO!!]
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Date: 6/6/25 03:03 (UTC)Huh, so you're a mixture. [Able to do crazy things with a form of "magic" but needing a source to make it happen. He's not really used to vampires using reality-warping magic. Normally their shit covers turning people, super strength, changing into animals, the normal arsenal of traditional vampires. Vanitas is basically a wizard calling himself a vampire! ... Or he just has weird vampires in his world.
And figures the book didn't come with him.] Cashing in your cards can get you an item from home. I don't know the specific amount or hands.
[And since Vanitas knows how to get cards, enough said on that point. Bakugo leans forward and takes another bite, crunching on the spicy cabbage and onions. It's pretty hot despite the cool kimchi.]
What happens when that covers you?
[Nothing good, right...]
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Date: 6/6/25 08:52 (UTC)Vanitas knows he can do those things with his book to help channel, but he isn't sure about what he's capable of without it. But he does have a reason for not trying. He gets hiccups midway through his meal, partially from the spice and partially from being on his second going on third glass of wine.]
Either I'll die if I don't turn. Or I'll become closer to becoming fully a vampire--and in a way that is like death too. [And if it wasn't clear from the tone of his voice:] I'd rather die human than become a monster. [No offense to the vampires he's befriended.]
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Date: 6/9/25 03:12 (UTC)Tch, no shit.
[Forcing Vanitas to become a monster for the sake of exercising his strength? No, Bakugo won't make him do that. Even if it means he'll never get the chance to fight the guy at full strength. Dammit. Unless the Hotel magically suspends Vanitas' transformation... but given this place likes the fancy and extravagant, he really doubts it.]
Stay in your room when the events get dangerous.
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Date: 6/9/25 11:24 (UTC)I'm not staying in my room. [He looks at the blond pointedly.] If I turn, just find a stake, and put it here. [Vanitas pats his chest over his heart like it's the most natural thing to suggest. The resort can't possibly undo something like that--can it? Vampires being staked and then being brought back? It's too unnatural for Vanitas to wrap his head around.]
Even if I'm not the strongest fighter, I'm a good tactician. [He starts back on his food again. It's different than anything he's ever had before, but it's good. Do his lips burn and look a little swollen, yes. Do his eyes water a little bit as he calls for a waiter to bring emergency water? Also yes. But he can't deny that it's delicious.]
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Date: 6/10/25 00:03 (UTC)You're not gonna turn if you can't use your magic, idiot. [And if it's locked behind a book the guy doesn't have access to, then there's not a problem. As for putting a stake there... Bakugo'll only consider it if the vampire Vanitas turns into is an uncontrollable monster devoid of rationale and personality. If he's no longer human.]
The resort will just bring you back even if you die. [And make Vanitas pay the price for inconveniencing the great prick chicken. Bakugo picks up another piece of food. Tactician, huh. He counters the order for water and instead changes it to yogurt or cream.] Water's only gonna spread it around.
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Date: 6/10/25 03:36 (UTC)Only because I can't use it now, but I can get my book eventually. [Vanitas opens his mouth to argue with him, but Bakugo isn't wrong. If the resort can bring back the dead, there's no reason why they wouldn't be able to bring back a vampire. Still, it's a problem for later.
Right now his mouth is gradually going form hot to hotter, and then suddenly burning like it's on fire. He sniffles, and almost wipes his eyes with the hand he'd been eating with. It's a good thing he doesn't because then his eyes would be watering nonstop.] And you enjoy this food? How can you even taste it at this point.
[Vanitas pants dramatically, letting his tongue hang out of his mouth to cool off a bit as they wait.] You must be some kind of masochist.
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Date: 6/11/25 02:29 (UTC)When you do, do you use your magic to fight or do everything with? [One of those magical people who either spell sling to battle, or go about their day magicking tea into their cups and tying their shoes as the bed makes itself. No apologies for revealing the house's treatment of death, though it goes further than what he mentioned.]
Cause my tastebuds aren't wusses like yours. [And he tends to like food not only spiced for heat, but spiced for flavor. Eating something hot for the sake of it being hot, devoid of all flavor, is a fucking stupid decision. Bakugo isn't gonna ruin his meal just to sweat out some heat.]
Put it on your tongue and spread it around your mouth. [Instructions as he passes the bowl of cool yogurt across the table. Vanitas is gonna find that does a lot to soothe his burning mouth. Flavor's gonna be a bit screwy, going from savory to sweet, but Bakugo doubts he'll care.]
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Date: 6/11/25 09:37 (UTC)Just fighting. It's particularly effective against machinations though. I think you call them machines. [He tries to limit himself to fighting and healing just to make sure he doesn't overdo it.]
My tastebuds are fine. Yours are the abnormal ones, but at least they taste good. [Bakugo can take that however he wants while Vanitas applies a spoonful of yogurt onto his tongue, coating it thoroughly and already it feels cooling. Of course the flavors clash, but it means that he can eat a bit more now that he has a remedy.]
That's helpful, thanks.
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Date: 6/12/25 12:54 (UTC)Hmph. Unless the appliances in this place come alive and attack us, you're not gonna have to deal with that crap. [Machines at least. No animatronics so far. If Vanitas' "price" magic comes from battling, he'll be fine. Hopefully. The resort doesn't always care about its guests' safety.]
They're not abnormal, dammit! [Guess which part he takes to comment on. Tch, bastard. He tucks back into his meal, biting off a spoonful of rice. Yogurt's often used as a palate cleanser, and doubles as a spice cleaner. If you don't mind the contrasting flavors going back and forth between them.]
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Date: 6/13/25 22:00 (UTC)I don't know. What else do you call it when you crave food that causes your mouth to burn? [And in spite of his complaining, he's finishing up his food--because in spite of the heat it's incredibly delicious.] I don't think we have these types of spices in France. [Or he's been living under a rock for far too long.]
Why did you ask me to meet you here, anyway? [He doesn't think anything of it. And it's likely just to tell him that this kind of safe area exists, but better to ask and know for sure than assume things.]
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Date: 6/14/25 01:49 (UTC)[Mocks the guy who has grenades for hands. No, he doesn't want to see a flock of dildos and the like flying overhead as some murder of perverted beasts. Bakugo never got much a feel of what "era" a world Vanitas comes from, noting little more than he likes to wear was looks like older European clothing. Frills and shit. But he never showed much surprise to Bakugo's microwave or burners, so... assumptions. Maybe they used magic as their electricity.]
It's not just a burn! I like the flavor that comes with it. Who the hell wants to eat something they can't even taste? [Another reason he doesn't like those mutated peppers people try to make. The ones that'll kill you if you eat two in a row or something. What a stupid waste of time and food.]
Not surprising. Frenchie always had bland meals in class. Lots of cheese. [French cooking has a different sort of style and flavoring that Bakugo never really liked. Subtle flavors and mellow blends. Things you sit back and appreciate with long meals and small servings. Yeah, fuck that.]
Do you have to have a reason to eat with someone? [He asked him to lunch as a repayment for hurting the guy's feelings with the "vampire" comment from last night. But is he gonna say that? HELL NO!!]