It's more respectful than he's expecting, honestly. Though he really hasn't been the subject of anyone's academic interest - that wasn't just a flirtatious comment. Though it was that as well.
"I am Jean-Claude, I have never been called anything else," he says with an effusive shrug, elegant even in that. "I am Master of the City of St. Louis for several years now, and newly sourdre de sang, previously of Belle Morte's line. I was made by Lissette in France some centuries ago." Age is often an indicator of vampiric power, and no smart vampire gives away their relative power; accordingly, they're often coy about their age, and Jean-Claude is no exception. The rest of this is all what passes for public information in the admittedly very closed vampiric community.
"I was selected for my physical beauty in life, as all of my line are; we acquire abilities centered around passion and lust. They take a slightly different form in each of us. I would say I am most known for my voice."
As a deliberate tease, he doesn't do anything particular with his voice throughout this recitation, though even without effort Jean-Claude's voice is ethereal and unreal in a way hard to articulate. As if there is a tactile sensation carried along the sound. It's not hard to see from this much alone how vampires focused on beauty and seduction might serve as extremely effective predators.
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"I am Jean-Claude, I have never been called anything else," he says with an effusive shrug, elegant even in that. "I am Master of the City of St. Louis for several years now, and newly sourdre de sang, previously of Belle Morte's line. I was made by Lissette in France some centuries ago." Age is often an indicator of vampiric power, and no smart vampire gives away their relative power; accordingly, they're often coy about their age, and Jean-Claude is no exception. The rest of this is all what passes for public information in the admittedly very closed vampiric community.
"I was selected for my physical beauty in life, as all of my line are; we acquire abilities centered around passion and lust. They take a slightly different form in each of us. I would say I am most known for my voice."
As a deliberate tease, he doesn't do anything particular with his voice throughout this recitation, though even without effort Jean-Claude's voice is ethereal and unreal in a way hard to articulate. As if there is a tactile sensation carried along the sound. It's not hard to see from this much alone how vampires focused on beauty and seduction might serve as extremely effective predators.