Timeline for How Can Vampires Obtain Donors?
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| Feb 2, 2021 at 2:48 | answer | added | user2352714 | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 2, 2021 at 0:05 | history | edited | Alendyias | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Explained my choice of answer
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| Feb 2, 2021 at 0:03 | vote | accept | Alendyias | ||
| Jan 27, 2021 at 4:16 | comment | added | G_B | @DWKraus That was the solution in "Only Lovers Left Alive", but workability is going to depend on the details of vampirism in this setting. I've seen every variation from "anything with the approximate chemical composition of blood will do, even synthetics" through to "it has to be from a living person and feeding will always kill the donor, even if the vampire is drinking from a specimen tube". | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 4:09 | comment | added | G_B | @Alendyias why would vampires be more uniform in their patterns of attraction than humans are? | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 3:43 | comment | added | DWKraus | @Geoffrey Brent That's why I'm suggesting career choices for access to backup supplies. But the OP wanted minimum numbers. I work in a hospital, and I'd have access to a regular supply of blood via lab, phlebotomy, blood bank, and even research materials. Corpses in the morgue, tissues in pathology, students training to learn to draw blood... | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 2:16 | comment | added | Alendyias | @Studoku, I mean conventional for me, perhaps you think of it as "traditional rules of attraction?" I'm not trying to be offensive, I just don't know the right terminology to use here. | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 2:15 | comment | added | Comic Sans Seraphim | @Alendyias Conventional rules of attraction? | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 2:10 | comment | added | Alendyias | @Dragongeek, yes, they could pay people, but not every vampire has impressive stores of money. They have kids, same as people, and the money spreads out over time, so most vampires end up living like regular people (they have a job, work on weekdays). | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 2:09 | comment | added | Alendyias | @Studoku, I don't know how gay people are different from regular males, but I'm assuming that vampires A) want to perpetuate the species and B) follow conventional rules of attraction. | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 2:07 | comment | added | G_B | @DWKraus Although you'd probably want at least one backup donor available, maybe more, in case of accident/illness/etc. | |
| Jan 27, 2021 at 0:34 | answer | added | Loren Pechtel | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 22:47 | history | edited | Alendyias | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added some clarifying information
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| Jan 26, 2021 at 22:40 | comment | added | Dragongeek | Can't they just pay people? I mean, being immortal is basically the definition of "old money". | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 18:31 | answer | added | chasly - supports Monica | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 14:28 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jan 26, 2021 at 14:27 | answer | added | The Square-Cube Law | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 14:06 | comment | added | Comic Sans Seraphim | "male vampires have an innate drive to seek out female blood donors around their age" Does this still apply to gay vampires? | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 14:04 | comment | added | Alendyias | Thank you for enlightening me, @DWKraus! I didn't realize how easy my problem was to solve. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 14:03 | history | edited | Alendyias | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Accounted for DWKraus' comments
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| Jan 26, 2021 at 7:31 | answer | added | Ash | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 5:52 | answer | added | DWKraus | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 5:23 | comment | added | DWKraus | If we're talking modern era (and you mentioned a dating site) then there are medications to stimulate red cell, white cells (although immunology says white cells are probably not good for the vampire). and platelet production. Plasma is replaced quickly and mostly by drinking fluids and maintaining a healthy diet. Plenty of red meat and iron supplements might help. Someone with polycythemia vera requires regular blood donation due to excess RBC production and might be happy to do their civic duty to a fellow citizen. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 5:15 | comment | added | DWKraus | You said that for your math, a person regains a liter of blood in 6-8wks, and a vampire needs a liter every two months. You do understand that means one person is all you need? If the vampire starts full, takes frequent small meals, the person is never more than a pint down and the vampire is always full. If the vamp can increase a person's blood volume, then even less. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 5:08 | answer | added | L.Dutch♦ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 26, 2021 at 4:59 | history | asked | Alendyias | CC BY-SA 4.0 |