[When he says that the mind of a vampire is far superior, she wonders wryly and curiously if that's just more of his arrogance that she's finding to be typical for him. Then he continues.
Oh.
Well, that sure is something.
She flinches visibly, hearing that and wonders if he's reading either of their minds right now.] ...That is something you can control, right?
[It's a concern to her. Flora can hear the thoughts of plant life, but she is also empathetic, as well. It's not something she can turn off. She wonders if it's the same for him.
And then she wonders if he can hear her wondering about that.
Right, anyway.]
I'm not saying you should starve. If people are willing to give you their blood--[She's not sure if that's not a pretty big "if" there, in and of itself; can't vampires hold people in thrall?]--then that is their business. Fine. I'm saying that, outside of that, who you think deserves to be fed on is the problem. Based on what?
/RESUSCITATES THREAD. CRIES
Oh.
Well, that sure is something.
She flinches visibly, hearing that and wonders if he's reading either of their minds right now.] ...That is something you can control, right?
[It's a concern to her. Flora can hear the thoughts of plant life, but she is also empathetic, as well. It's not something she can turn off. She wonders if it's the same for him.
And then she wonders if he can hear her wondering about that.
Right, anyway.]
I'm not saying you should starve. If people are willing to give you their blood--[She's not sure if that's not a pretty big "if" there, in and of itself; can't vampires hold people in thrall?]--then that is their business. Fine. I'm saying that, outside of that, who you think deserves to be fed on is the problem. Based on what?