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A few hours after her encounter with Agent Belnades, Mina was walking down the hall after finishing with her patients.

Even after all the work she had completed, she still had her minds on the files. Years upon years of blood vanishing, with no traces as to where it could have gone. How could gallons of life-saving blood just vanish?

As she walked, her keen hearing caught wind of arguing from the breakroom. Quietly and carefully, she leaned up against the door.

"You make it sound so easy! Yeah, we're being kept fed, but it's too damn cold! I want it warm! I want it hot!"

"Then microwave it."

"Dammit, Olrox! You know that will make the blood lose its flavor! Its nutrients! I don't understand it. We're basically surrounded by food, but we're not allowed to take a bite out of any of it! This was supposed to be our paradise!"

"We're no longer being hunted, we no longer have to fear the sun, and live better than most humans outside of this castle of a building. I'd say it is a paradise, Brauner."

"Would you? We're told where to go, told when to eat, how MUCH to eat, and made to take care of the cattle. For fuck's sake, one of the cattle is the goddamn second in command of the castle! We might as well be pets! PRISONERS!"

"You're beginning to sound like Godbrand."

"Fuck him. He was an idiot a millennia ago and he'd still be an idiot now." The man sighed. "But dammit, I hate to admit that I'd agree with that idiot. Look at us. We used to be proud lords. Masters of our fate. Now? I feel like Dracula's glorified pet."

'Dracula,' Mina thought.

"It's Dr. Tepes." Mina's eyes widened.

"And that's another thing! He was once the greatest among us! Our Lord and King! He came closer than anyone to destroying humanity! Now he's taking care of them!? What are they, his pet maggots?! We should be bleeding them dry, not taking pouches of their blood for a midnight snack!"

"Oh, please. Go right ahead and try and drain your next patient. See how the good doctor reacts. You know very well that no one has the power to challenge him. Before, he was godlike. Now? He might as well BE a god."

"What the fuck did he do to become so powerful? He's not that much older than you, so why is he so much stronger. Remember that cat-faced wench during the French Revolution? He's become powerful enough to smack her away like she was a flea! I doubt even a Belmont can beat what he's become."

'Belmont. Why does that sound so familiar,' Mina wondered.

"And to make things even better, he got all goodie-goodie with a Helsing! A HELSING! The same bloodline that hunted him almost as feverishly as the Belmonts did."

"Which is a brilliant move. He didn't just keep his enemies close, he domesticated them. Haven't you noticed that even Lord Alucard seemed to warm up to his father again? Some of our kinds worst enemies are now our allies because of the doctor, and we virtually have an endless food supply."

"And we have a way to walk around in the sun, Olrox! The sun can't hurt us! We can walk around and conquer Salem! Then Massachusetts, America, the Western world; it could all be ours! The entire world could be hours in a matter of-"

"Enough! Need I remind you what happened the last time someone tried to go against Dr. Tepes?"

"Look, Carmilla was a stupid, spiteful, prideful, man-hating bitch. She overstepped, so Dracula... killed her and her sisters... rather easily. Fuck."

"Now are you seeing the big picture? No one can beat him as he is now. Worst yet, too many in this hospital are dangerously loyal to him. More so than anyone in Walachia ever was. He can't be beaten. Just enjoy what you have and stop asking for more. We have a more than comfortable life."

"More than comfortable my-" CRASH. "Oh, dammit!"

"That air conditioner is absolutely coming out of your paycheck," Olrox chuckled.

"Oh, fuck-... Wait. What's that smell?"

"Hm?"

When Mina heard sniffing, she carefully and quietly took a few steps away. She timed it just right before walking forward, just as the break room door opened. "Hm? Oh, Dr. Olrox. Nurse Brauner. I see you two were on break."

"Yes, Dr. Harker," answered Dr. Olrox, a rather handsome man, obviously of South American descent, his black hair tied in a short ponytail, with a kind smile as his green eyes peering into Mina's blue eyes.

"Lunch break, specifically," Nurse Brauner added, a stern look on the fair skinned man's face, his brown hair combed back while his dark brown eyes looked away from Mina.

"I see. I hope you two had you fill. I need to get back to work, though. I'll see you two some other time."

"Of course. Best of luck on today's patients, Dr. Harker."

"Same to you, Dr. Olrox," Mina said with a smile before she walked away.

Orlox and Brauner stared at her. When she vanished behind a corner, Olrox's smile went away.

"How much do you think she heard?"

Brauner sniffed the air. "Too much. Celia's offer is looking pretty good right now. We should just be careful and deal with her right-"

"Don't even think about finishing that thought. Don't forget, like all the other humans, she's under HIS protection."

Brauner growled before he and Olrox went back into the break room.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the corner, Mina was leaning against the wall, listening to the two. 'Protection?'

Description
A few hours after her encounter with Agent Belnades, Mina was walking down the hall after finishing with her patients.

Even after all the work she had completed, she still had her minds on the files. Years upon years of blood vanishing, with no traces as to where it could have gone. How could gallons of life-saving blood just vanish?

As she walked, her keen hearing caught wind of arguing from the breakroom. Quietly and carefully, she leaned up against the door.

"You make it sound so easy! Yeah, we're being kept fed, but it's too damn cold! I want it warm! I want it hot!"

"Then microwave it."

"Dammit, Olrox! You know that will make the blood lose its flavor! Its nutrients! I don't understand it. We're basically surrounded by food, but we're not allowed to take a bite out of any of it! This was supposed to be our paradise!"

"We're no longer being hunted, we no longer have to fear the sun, and live better than most humans outside of this castle of a building. I'd say it is a paradise, Brauner."

"Would you? We're told where to go, told when to eat, how MUCH to eat, and made to take care of the cattle. For fuck's sake, one of the cattle is the goddamn second in command of the castle! We might as well be pets! PRISONERS!"

"You're beginning to sound like Godbrand."

"Fuck him. He was an idiot a millennia ago and he'd still be an idiot now." The man sighed. "But dammit, I hate to admit that I'd agree with that idiot. Look at us. We used to be proud lords. Masters of our fate. Now? I feel like Dracula's glorified pet."

'Dracula,' Mina thought.

"It's Dr. Tepes." Mina's eyes widened.

"And that's another thing! He was once the greatest among us! Our Lord and King! He came closer than anyone to destroying humanity! Now he's taking care of them!? What are they, his pet maggots?! We should be bleeding them dry, not taking pouches of their blood for a midnight snack!"

"Oh, please. Go right ahead and try and drain your next patient. See how the good doctor reacts. You know very well that no one has the power to challenge him. Before, he was godlike. Now? He might as well BE a god."

"What the fuck did he do to become so powerful? He's not that much older than you, so why is he so much stronger. Remember that cat-faced wench during the French Revolution? He's become powerful enough to smack her away like she was a flea! I doubt even a Belmont can beat what he's become."

'Belmont. Why does that sound so familiar,' Mina wondered.

"And to make things even better, he got all goodie-goodie with a Helsing! A HELSING! The same bloodline that hunted him almost as feverishly as the Belmonts did."

"Which is a brilliant move. He didn't just keep his enemies close, he domesticated them. Haven't you noticed that even Lord Alucard seemed to warm up to his father again? Some of our kinds worst enemies are now our allies because of the doctor, and we virtually have an endless food supply."

"And we have a way to walk around in the sun, Olrox! The sun can't hurt us! We can walk around and conquer Salem! Then Massachusetts, America, the Western world; it could all be ours! The entire world could be hours in a matter of-"

"Enough! Need I remind you what happened the last time someone tried to go against Dr. Tepes?"

"Look, Carmilla was a stupid, spiteful, prideful, man-hating bitch. She overstepped, so Dracula... killed her and her sisters... rather easily. Fuck."

"Now are you seeing the big picture? No one can beat him as he is now. Worst yet, too many in this hospital are dangerously loyal to him. More so than anyone in Walachia ever was. He can't be beaten. Just enjoy what you have and stop asking for more. We have a more than comfortable life."

"More than comfortable my-" CRASH. "Oh, dammit!"

"That air conditioner is absolutely coming out of your paycheck," Olrox chuckled.

"Oh, fuck-... Wait. What's that smell?"

"Hm?"

When Mina heard sniffing, she carefully and quietly took a few steps away. She timed it just right before walking forward, just as the break room door opened. "Hm? Oh, Dr. Olrox. Nurse Brauner. I see you two were on break."

"Yes, Dr. Harker," answered Dr. Olrox, a rather handsome man, obviously of South American descent, his black hair tied in a short ponytail, with a kind smile as his green eyes peering into Mina's blue eyes.

"Lunch break, specifically," Nurse Brauner added, a stern look on the fair skinned man's face, his brown hair combed back while his dark brown eyes looked away from Mina.

"I see. I hope you two had you fill. I need to get back to work, though. I'll see you two some other time."

"Of course. Best of luck on today's patients, Dr. Harker."

"Same to you, Dr. Olrox," Mina said with a smile before she walked away.

Orlox and Brauner stared at her. When she vanished behind a corner, Olrox's smile went away.

"How much do you think she heard?"

Brauner sniffed the air. "Too much. Celia's offer is looking pretty good right now. We should just be careful and deal with her right-"

"Don't even think about finishing that thought. Don't forget, like all the other humans, she's under HIS protection."

Brauner growled before he and Olrox went back into the break room.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the corner, Mina was leaning against the wall, listening to the two. 'Protection?'