North American Vampire Council & Past Calling (Hypernaturals 12 & 13)

Imminently Sensible

I figured Morgan would not mind me telling a tale of her life to Anne. As private as Morgan is, it is Anne. "Morgan has told me on several occasions about her life as a human. I think she was unique when she was a human, the same as she is as a Vampire. It is still worth bringing up. Morgan has always recognized her physical, animal needs. She never drew the line that some do that mistakenly holds that humans, and for that matter Vampires, are not only of animal origin. We are big-brained animals. Same as all the other animals, with the only difference being brain to body ratios. Even when she was not having sex for extended periods, it was not a denial of her need, but a situational response to a different need. Her rules for sex as a human were simple. If she LIKED someone. That's it. If they both wanted to have sex, if it was mutual, they did. They always used protection, and she always told them it was not love, but friends with benefits, before that was a common term. Some heard that better than others."

"Morgan is an imminently sensible woman, and also of this century, where women could do something like that, and not be labeled as whores or sluts." Anne pointed out.

It is more complicated than that, but the complications do not matter for this point. "So, no harm, no foul. Sex when mutually agreed upon and as between adults. No Vampire pheromones. No undue influence. Just sex where and when required, without consequences. No STD's. No babies. Right?"

"Right." Anne agreed.

"Let's switch to Vampires and start with male sexuality: I say this as a member of that gender: when you are in the youthful mood, it's ALL you can think of. Not really thinking so much as the brain is on fire with the need. Hormones pushing it to do whatever stupid thing is required to have sex. They call it thinking with the little brain, but it's the big brain on drugs. Hormone drugs. It's all one can do to calm that storm and not fuck a passing squirrel. When you deny the need, it leaks out in another direction. It is unhealthy to pretend the need is not there, and it is unhealthy to not therefore find a healthy way to deal with it. Here these guys are, reverting to youthful levels of sexuality, and we say 'Hey: No ladies!'. For the Het and Bi among them, that is the same thing as a prison, and in prison, men turn on each other when they have no other choices. It leaks out in a different direction. Hell, authorities make homosexual sex part of the punishment. The threat: 'You want to go to jail and get fucked by whoever the biggest, baddest guy in the prison is? No? Then tell us what we need to know!'. Homosexual sex is not bad if you are homosexual or Bi and it is consensual, but this is rape as a punishment. It's like telling a woman going to jail she is going to have to put out to all the male guards because she stole a purse or whatever."

"Morgan ever use that threat when she was a cop?" Denise asked.

"No. She told me she never did. A point of pride. Her interview room skills were excellent, but she used her brain to solve cases, not threats of prison rape." I know I sounded proud there.

"I am glad I am marrying that chick someday. She rocks." Denise said.

"Back to here" I said. "These guys turned in Vampires. They did not commit a crime. They got bitten. Why in the hell would we tell them 'hey dude, no sex while you are here. Focus on your inner self. Horny? Try cold showers and meditation. News flash: Does not work."

"So. OK. Fine. The new male Vampires need love. Still. I have a power relationship here." Anne is determined to find something about her actions to feel guilty about.

"You used the power to set up speed dating. Where they pick who they are interested in and you pick who you are interested in, and when it matches up? You both win. Doesn't have to be serious or long term, and you are Vampires. Who you screw is up to you, unless you give Nico a vote on it. As long as I am not in the room exuding pheromones making you fertile, you have no consequences. I bet you do not wear an armband to the speed dating reading 'I'm the boss, you have to fuck me'. If it's fun, you do it again. If you are not simpatico in the sack, you both move on. When you leave the Camp, you move on. You go home to your lover. Bet you a nickel any lover you have had here knows you are not a long-term catch. Bet you are like Morgan and told them upfront that it's just a frolic. You are horny. He is horny. No getting serious. Finis."