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Connor's sitting at a table, with an open textbook, several pages of notes, and a milkshake.

He alternates between watching the observation window, and the people in the bar. Very occasionally he reads a few sentences from the textbook, but that never lasts long.

Come say hi.

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"But, what is freedom? What it is, to be free?"

He shrugs. "In a philisophical sense, I dunno. For the country, it's about being able to say whatever we want, follow whatever religion, things like that."

A nod making a mental note... "I see." Not wanting to extend the talk into philosophy too much.

(oh, connor can sense supernatural things?)

"What country do you live in?"

"Central Bohemia... the city of Prague. it is in Europe"

(takes while to notice, but her heartbeat is there, but very slow.)

He nods. "What's it like there?"

"It is... at once, wonderful, and terrible. It is the Dark Ages: the Long Night of human knowledge, where wonders happen in secreat places, and the Church hunts those who do not submit..."

He tilts his head curiously. "What kind of wonders?"

"Magic, and Science..."

A thoughful frown crosses his face. "I don't know much about magic. Seen some done, though."

"Most people do not know. And of those who do know, most think magic is evil."

"I get why someone would think that- power not meant for mankind and everything. I didn't like it for a while, but that was just 'cause it kept going wrong."

He thinks about the life he loves that he only has because of magic. "I know it can be good, though."

"A knife can be used to make dinner or to murder people..." She nods.

He nods. "Exactly. Do you know how to use magic?"

"yes, it is one of the things I learned." Hi might any minute now notice her heartbeat is not noticeable anymore.

"That..." He notices. "...must be useful."

He wonders if he should ask about her heartbeat- is there a plotie way to say 'did you just become undead?'

"Um... have you come across any demons?"

"A few times. Some mages like to deal with them" She shakes head. "They ignore the danger, and try to take a short route to power...."

"I've heard of the type." He pauses, then goes for bluntness. "Are you human?"

"I could answer that in several different ways. I will use the simplest. No." She seems faintly amused.

"I'm not quite human. I act like I'm human back home, though." He tries to think of any demons he knows of that only sometimes have a heartbeat, and draws a blank. "If you don't mind me asking, what are you?"

"A kindred... a vampire."

Cue confusion. "I could've sworn you had a heartbeat a few minutes ago."

"My blood substitute potion. It is quite... stimulating."

He boggles. "I didn't know there was potion like that. I wonder if... uh, the vampire I knew knows about it." He thinks for a moment. "Probably doesn't. I never heard him with a heartbeat."

"I can emulate it as well." The heartbeat retuns, color appears on her cheeks...