I think we made the inevitable choice. We were able to paint vampirism as a tragic condition, more a disease inflicted upon the unwary and unwilling than an evolutionary happenstance. Controlling the narrative afforded us more sympathizers than our existence being revealed after a massacre would have, most certainly.
I do not regret how it came about. I only perhaps regret not doing it sooner.
What timeline was it in? Because probably doing it later when there was a lot of TV, pop culture, social media, etc., was probably wise. It's easier to push out that narrative when you have technology on your side. I've often thought if we went public, all the supernatural stuff, we could get famous real fast.
Do you see vampirism as a tragic condition? Or was that just the company line?
2006. Right at the height of Stephanie Meyer's popularity for those Twilight novels of hers. Believe me, it did help pave the way.
The way I view vampirism has changed a great deal over the years. I have seen it as many things — gift and curse both. Now I am... undecided. I think it is perhaps best described by what you make of it yourself.
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I do not regret how it came about. I only perhaps regret not doing it sooner.
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Do you see vampirism as a tragic condition? Or was that just the company line?
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The way I view vampirism has changed a great deal over the years. I have seen it as many things — gift and curse both. Now I am... undecided. I think it is perhaps best described by what you make of it yourself.