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She nodded slightly, relaxing a bit. Her lack of ability to have children really hadn't bothered her before now, but.. "I can't make ozher vampires either. I suppose you could say vhen I die, my kind dies vith me." Though, not quite.. Rip had been an artificial vampire when they first met. Now? She...was more of a real vampire from her world after some other things that happened in the hotel.

The only question was, how long could she go before anyone noticed the slight change? It definitely wasn't obvious...

"Vell, zhis place seems to normalize zhings like zhis." She smiled slightly and then perked up a little when he mentioned Sabo. "I know him. Ve're friends or at least I think so. He's a good kid." She grinned a little, relaxing against the counter.

"Zhe lover I became closer to is Azwel." A look of fondness graced her features. Rip was most definitely in love with the purple haired alchemist. "He's soothing to be around for me."

Abel is comparing notes on the types of vampires here. Up until now, he didn't collect much other. The first one is Diva, whom he befriended shortly, but then life got busy. Abel didn't noticed anything for now. Her change and transformation is unique to her.

At that Abel lightens up. "Oh you met him? Yes, he is." Abel said with a nod.

At the mention of Azwel, his pale face brightens red and bitten his lower, then cover his mouth to prevent himself from laughing. In this city, most people certainly don't hide who they're sleeping and they get around. Small world.

"W-wait? Is that man your lover?" Abel makes a gesture of the cross and muttered, Lord have mercy.

Regaining a calm composure to be able to speak. "Is he the same guy working at the Persian? Should I have known I wouldn't" Then with a thought. "Unless you two are still working on it?"

There were a lot of things unique about Rip, not just her kind of vampirism. But, he was probably getting a good understanding of that the more he talked with her anyway.

She took note of his reaction to Azwel's name and found herself amused by it as she watches him intently with a faint smirk on her lips. Rip never hid who she was sleeping with. But, Azwel.. he was special to her compared to everyone else. She's in love with the Alchemist which puts him well above everyone else in her eyes, save for her dominant.

Then again, Rip and Alucard had a strange relationship going on. "Yes, he iz. He shares my bed more zhan anyone else." Which should be a large hint of just how fond of each other they were.

"Und yes, he vorks at zhe Persian as a bouncer. He's hard to miss." She laughed softly at Abel being flustered. "In a sense, ve're still vorking on it. But, I alzo know zhis place really isn't meant for monogamy zo, vho am I to hold vho he sleeps vith against him? Zhere are ozhers zhat share my bed alzo so.."

She gives Abel a pointed, albeit amused, look. "Does it really matter if ve are in some sort of a relationship?"

"Not really. It just that such concepts is pretty new to me. I'm a Catholic. Went to Catholic university to study theology in order to become a priest." And if Rip met Anderson, regarding how their faiths and religious are so rigid and strict, so it comes to no surprise on their views about what's taboo.

With a thoughtful expression, if this lady and that man are together, and they are working on it...then Abel has to think about not courting them or pursue either of them. Even if she has a good point that this place isn't meant for monogamy...

"Oh, I didn't know he was with you. I met him in the elevator back in the hotel. He got stuck more or less and I have to help him out. I found him to be very stimulating and an interesting conversationalist about his work in alchemy despite he's probably maybe listed as a heathen by my church in his world. I assured him I'm not here to burn anyone at stake for being a heretic."

Bowing his head down, "Forgive me for borrowing him. You know, he did confess his sins and I found them to be quite interesting." Then with a smile. "If you two are working on it, then I hope you don't mind that I shall bless you both for a bright new start." After all, even now he totally believes Rip is a good vampire who is really working on herself, and Azwel is in the same boat. Abel just wanted to help with their morale in that regard.

Her amusement grew as he mentioned he was catholic. She figured but, even so, he was more laid back than a certain other Priest she knew. Then again, in her world Iscariot was... Scary and rigid. Anderson was simply a prime example of it.

Whatever Abel decided to do when it came to courting them was his choice. Rip knew where she stood with her dominant and wasn't about to leave Alucard's protection anytime soon. Though, she still wasn't opposed to having other lovers. In a place like this, it was almost an necessity.

"Ve hafn't.. really declared anything 'official' yet. If zhat's vat you're thinking. Ve are just... very fond of each other. " If by 'fond', she meant 'in love' with one another. Not that Rip would admit that out loud any time soon. At least, not to anyone but Azwel. "It's a good zhing you've made zhat clarification~. I don't vish to be destroyed because of your faith." Even if she was rather sure that wouldn't be the case when it came to Abel.

"Zhere is nothing to forgive. Azwel is a grown man und can sleep vith vhoever he vishes." Which, again, was the truth of the matter. Though, the idea of Abel 'blessing' their relationship struck her as overly funny in a strange way. "Zhanks.. if zhere are ever vedding bells, ve know vat priest to ask." She chuckled softly. She doubted they'd reach that point but.. who knew.

At least he wasn't wrong. Rip was trying to work on being better than the vicious thing she was before her arrival. She'd like to think she's succeeding though.. she's still dealing with a few that consider her nothing more than a beast.

Abel doesn't seek to destroy her, not by a long shot. He merely nod, meaning they're working things out. If Abel himself uses the word, "fondness" it simply means he really likes the other person but not fully in love with that person yet.

"I don't seek to destroy you. Back home, I tried to help keep the peace between vampire and humans. I work in the Department of Foreign Affairs for the Vatican so I did a lot of traveling in my work."

With a soft laugh, in amusement, but just as kind. "You're not the first to ask me that if I could help with a wedding, which I would gladly do so given a schedule and when the time is right for the both of you, if it comes to that. I think weddings are wonderful, happy events."

Well, with nothing else come to mind and clearing the air between. "I think that's all and we're good. You're a good friend, Rip."

At the very least, Rip has a friend and when it comes to rock and hard place especially in a city like this, there's at least one priest who isn't her enemy.

"Zhen it sounds like you vould get along vell vith Rafa und Ignacio. Zhey both tend to take zhe diplomatic approach vhen representing zhe vampire population vithin our city." Which she had been against at first but.. Rip was starting to see the benefits.

"Oh? Vho else asked if you don't mind me prying~? Now I'm curious. I vill admit, zhe idea of being 'married' is amusing to me. Its something I never thought I'd see myself doing." Or though she'd live to do.

With his statement of her being a good friend, she nodded slightly with a faint smile. "I'm glad. It alvays helps to know I haf at least a few friends in this city."

With a nod, having friends is good. Those are people he never heard of before but may want to bump into them someday for a chat. "I think I heard of Rafa, he spoke to me on the network not too long ago."

With a chuckle, "A young man going by a Mr. Cain, I think? It's not my brother Cain, but I'm humored that a human has a name like that. He asked if I could help him plan a wedding, but I think that's the job of a wedding planner and not a priest. A priest just recognized the couple's love and being a witness."

With some thought, "I think it's possible for people to get married here. That would be a wonderful celebration. Have you ever seen weddings happening in this city?"

"I'm sure people can get married if zhe vished. Zhough, I'm not sure just how received two submissives vith different dominants vould be." She frowned a little.

"No, I hafn't come to think of it..." Which was true. Rip's seen many things in this city but, weddings were not one of them.