“Well, here we are,” Damian declared cheerfully. “Max Potential. Where I get whatever tools and gadgets I need. Place is owned by a black, gay vampire.” Damian glanced over at Yanna. He noted her look of confusion. “Black means he’s got a darker skin tone than people like me. For purely idiotic reasons, society thinks of skin like mine as the ‘default’. Gay is a term we use when a man loves another man. There’s a lot of idiots out there that talk s**t about people like that, but there’s nothing wrong with them. They’re just like you and me.”
Yanna continued to stare in confusion.
Damian let out a sigh. “A vampire is a creature that looks human, like me, but feeds on the blood of other humans.”
“You’re not human,” Yanna pointed out. “You’re a War Mage. That’s what you said.”
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