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“She was a patient then? So… I take it she’s human?”

Marie hesitated. That was… technically not true… for a few reasons. After a moment of silence, the voice on the phone continued.

“Now now, there’s no reason to be shy about it. While some may take issue with a vampire dating a human, by now I believe love can come from anywhere.”

“Well… that’s the thing…” Marie awkwardly replied. She hoped Uncle Nika would prod for more information, but their silence was deafening. Eventually, she continued.

“Um… what if… she… wasn’t… a human?”

The voice on the phone seemed confused. “So… she’s a vampire, then? Obviously I have no issue with that, I’ve been telling you for ages that there are so many vampire women for you to meet, though I don’t know of any named Rosalie…”

“Well… she’s maybe… um… a new vampire…” Marie said in a hushed tone.

“Marie,” Uncle Nika said, voice serious. “You didn’t turn somebody, did you?”

“I… w-well…” Marie started to say, before the phone exploded with noise.

“Marie! Gods, do you have any idea what you’ve done! That isn’t something you can just do! There’s procedures, paperwork, you could go to jail for this, dear!”

“Uncle Nika, please, calm down, I won’t, I can explain!”

“Don’t ‘Uncle Nika’ me after admitting to MURDER, Marie! Do you have any idea how much trouble you’ll get in when people realize she’s new blood?”

“They won’t!” Marie shouted, finally making Uncle Nika quiet. “There’s no problems because nobody knows she exists!”

The line went silent before Uncle Nika finally responded. “So… she’s a vagrant, then?”

“You could say that, I suppose.”

“Elaborate. Now. I need to know if I need to start calling lawyers.” Uncle Nika said, seriousness in their tone.

“Okay, we didn’t exactly, well, meet at work. We met, um, well, she was in my house, and I…” Marie began.

“She broke into your house? And your response was to date her?!” Uncle Nika said incredulously.

“Okay, when you say it like that it sounds weird, but…”

“I’m listening.”

“She’s… not like other people. Other… humans…” Marie started to say.

“Marie.” the voice on the phone interjected.

“… Yes, Uncle Nika?”

“This Rosalie girl, she isn’t… how do I say this… how tall is she, dear?”

So she does know about them.

“That’s… the thing…” Marie said.

She could hear Uncle Nika trying to compose themself through the phone.

“Okay,” they finally replied.

“Okay?” Marie said.

“Okay.”

Another moment of silence before Uncle Nika spoke again. “How has she been feeding?”

“Well, she doesn’t need much blood, so… I’ve been giving some of mine.”

“I see.”

“Yeah.” Marie said, unable to parse Uncle Nika’s mood through the phone. Finally, she heard a sigh before Uncle Nika continued.

“Well… I won’t say I even begin to understand dating a penniless thief, let alone turning one, but as long as you’re happy, dear, I suppose you have my blessing.”

Marie lit up. “Thank you, Uncle Nika!”

“But don’t forget, she is also your fledgling. Regardless of her size, you are responsible for bringing another of our kind into the world. Don’t forget that,” Uncle Nika said, gravely serious.

“I understand. It wasn’t a decision we made lightly.”