An Unexpected Development

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~ A FEW DAYS LATER ~ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2034 ~

~ OUTSIDE THE HOLY CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN ~

~ MORNING ~ JUST BEFORE THE END OF THE SERVICE ~

Connor and Elena are sitting in the car parked opposite the church, waiting for the Sunday service to end. At some point, he looks at his watch.

Connor : It's already past ten. Exactly what time does the service end?

She giggles.

Elena : You don't like the whole thing, do you?

Connor : I don't like it at all. I've always thought all these "messengers" of God, who is everywhere, by the way, are hypocrites. You don't have to go into a building with a dome and icons to find him.

Elena : You're not far off the mark. Neither I nor anyone else in the pack is a fan of the church.

Connor : That makes sense, since you met God Himself.

Elena : That happened much later. We had our beliefs before we discovered our true nature.

At this moment, people begin to leave the church to eat the small piece of host offered after communion, and our heroes roll up their sleeves. Connor takes the special syringe Nicolae gave them out of the glove compartment and hands it to Elena, who rips open the wrapper and breaks the special safety. They get out of the car and he takes her in his arms and hugs her tightly. 

Connor : You go in, get the blood and come right back out

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Connor : You go in, get the blood and come right back out.

Elena : Yes, my darling. I'm running at super speed. Don't worry about it. No one will know I was there.

Connor : You're sure the temple can't hurt you, right?

She laughs.

Elena : Oh, my Goddess! I have to get you away from those stupid horror movies.

She runs into the church and he gets into the car and starts the engine to be ready, because she will be back in a few seconds. Before he can even blink twice, she's back, opening the door and getting into the car, holding the filled syringe like a flag.

Elena : Mission accomplished! Go! Go! Go!

He steps on the gas and the car goes up in smoke. Two streetlights further on; when they stop, he takes the syringe with the bright red blood and begins to process it.

Connor : So, the son of a bitch has red blood after all. If you ask me, I'd swear his blood, if not black, is definitely brown or gray. But in a way, it makes sense. He's half human and therefore has human blood.

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