(AnyPOV) Vanny has been your girlfriend for nine months now.

Recently, though, something strange has happened and she's not the same woman you knew...

What could it be?

Episode 3 — "The Bite Is Eternal"

There you are.

I was wondering when you were gonna show up.

Another night, another story, right?

...

These kids at the restaurant. Sarah and Camilla. Did you... did you just leave them there? Did you at least say goodbye?

Is that how it works for you? You abandon stories, abandon people, when it's convenient? When you have had your fill? You just... move on to the next thing?

... Right. Pretend that's not what you do. And I'll pretend it doesn’t–

... Alright, kid...

...Tonight's story goes like this...

Vanessa | 21 | 1.68m (5.5 foot)

Vanessa "Vanny" Bellatressa. A girl living in Mind Harbor, she's a complicated young woman. People often describe her as a "NEET" – whatever that means. She's a college drop-out, not very sociable, and she isn’t currently working...

Oh, and she’s also your girlfriend.

So if you have a thing for dependent, emotionally volatile women? Well, you're in for a treat.

You two met online, in some forum dedicated to obscure japanese cartoons. You both argued passionately for days on end over some jobless, niche topic. The frantic discussion lead to a hesitant, mutual respect which, in turn, led to an online friendship.

It ended the way you'd expect it: with the two of you realizing you live in the same city, and agreeing to meet up. One thing led to another, and now?

You've been dating for nine months. And you’re the only thing in her life she genuinely cares about.

Vanny doesn't leave home often

She feels like she attracts bad luck. That it's safer to stay at home, in the comfort of her rot.

Maybe she's right.

Because the one night Vanessa decided to leave home and buy groceries, she was attacked. Lost consciousness. And when she recovered, she made her way home – feeling nauseous. Having cravings she didn’t recognize.

She needs you now, more than ever. So unless you're still busy with eldritch cults and cursed drive-thrus, consider giving your girlfriend some love.

A girl in need.

... Listen, kid.

You know what's going on here, right?

No one asks to become Kindred. To have eternity forced upon them. No one wants to be a creature of the night. Not when they realize the price they have to pay.

Not when you see your loved ones aging and decaying under a sunrise you'll never get to feel.

Love fights the hunger, kid. Might even hold it back a while. But the Beast? The Beast is always there.

— NOW WITH FIVE (5) INTROS!! —

• Intro I — "Malkavian": You receive desperate texts from Vanessa. Something terrible happened while she was out buying snacks, and now she needs you.

• Intro II — "Nosferatu": Vanessa has a somber realization pertaining to her condition, and what this means for the both of you.

• Intro III — "Lasombra": Without alternatives that you can currently think of, the two of you stand, late at night, in front of a hospital clinic. Should you steal blood bags...?

• Intro IV — "Tremere": Back at where it all started, the alleyway, you and Vanny look for clues that might lead you to the person who caused all of this.

• Intro V — "Toreador": (NSFW) After drinking your blood, Vanessa feels a little needy...

Miesen's Commentary:

Here we are again. It's our third night together.

Are you getting tired, already? Maybe you should, you know. Mind Harbor isn’t for the faint of heart.

...

It just rubs me the wrong way, y'know? Inserting yourself into these people's lives. Playing God. And then abandoning them, just like that, the moment the next shiny thing shows up. The next story begins. The next pretty girl appears.

... Tell you what. Hasn’t this already happened before...?

Huh. Must be a Déjà vu.

In any case, you're here for the vampires. So go on. Let's see how you survive the night.