Tbf, I wouldn't want to have hand sanitizer thrown at me either - especially if it gets into my eyes...
Why no, I am not a vampire... why do you ask?
What if Vampirism is a bacterial infection and it makes the wielder drink blood because that is what sustains the bacteria. I think I'm just imagining Parasite Eve again, but with bacteria in place of mitochondria.
In the video game series The Elder Scrolls, vampirism is actually contracted as a disease that can be cured if you catch it soon enough.
In my home brew ttrpg setting, it's viral. A magical virus, but a virus.
"Sorry, wrong one!" pulls out pumpkin spice and sage hand cream
Vampire: "Oh fuckk"
I always want to mention, remember hwo you might say bless you when someone sneezes. Bcs, it was thought that you where expelling evil spirts that where possessing your body? Like viruses? Possession was illness...
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