Almost Eternal - updated 11th August
Almost Eternal April Moss has always lived in her famous mother shadow. Will she find the light she is looking for or will just end up somewhere darker? This is a plot-based story (honestly, ther...
Forum Discussion
Ok, after my initial reaction of being frustrated with everyone, I'm ready to put my tinfoil hat back on.
Spoiler
I'm definitely still not buying the "April getting turned against her will" story, I think there's definitely truth in what Caleb said about her insisting that he did it - although it sounds like it wasn't blackmail, per say.
According to April (and since this was inside her mind we have no reason to not believe that), Caleb told her he has nobody, so she didn't know about the real Dr Vatore - although there is still a plausible chance she may have come to the conclusion that there was a "real" mortal Dr Vatore that Caleb disposed of. But I don't think so, it definitely sounds like they formed some kind of real connection over their shared loneliness without necessarily naming their demons by name, and then April was able to talk Caleb into turning her. I doubt she of course had the full story on what being a vampire is truly like, but she has read enough literagure to sort of know what she was getting herself into, so I don't think she really has the right to play a victim card.
I'm guessing Caleb did comply in a moment of weakness, then regretted it, and being the bright spark that he is, he decided to just pretend it didn't happen, instead of you know, doing the sensible thing of seeking April out and teaching her a thing or two, perhaps even offering each other that company they both craved enough to start this whole mess. But sensible and Caleb don't really go in my head.
Of course I may be totally off the mark here. It just drives me crazy that eveone is pointing blaming fingers at Caleb. Lilith is so eager to put the entire fault on his shoulders, but everyone is at least in part a product of their own environment (especially after 300 years). If you look for constantly things that are wrong, you will find them, and miss other important ones.
According to April (and since this was inside her mind we have no reason to not believe that), Caleb told her he has nobody, so she didn't know about the real Dr Vatore - although there is still a plausible chance she may have come to the conclusion that there was a "real" mortal Dr Vatore that Caleb disposed of. But I don't think so, it definitely sounds like they formed some kind of real connection over their shared loneliness without necessarily naming their demons by name, and then April was able to talk Caleb into turning her. I doubt she of course had the full story on what being a vampire is truly like, but she has read enough literagure to sort of know what she was getting herself into, so I don't think she really has the right to play a victim card.
I'm guessing Caleb did comply in a moment of weakness, then regretted it, and being the bright spark that he is, he decided to just pretend it didn't happen, instead of you know, doing the sensible thing of seeking April out and teaching her a thing or two, perhaps even offering each other that company they both craved enough to start this whole mess. But sensible and Caleb don't really go in my head.
Of course I may be totally off the mark here. It just drives me crazy that eveone is pointing blaming fingers at Caleb. Lilith is so eager to put the entire fault on his shoulders, but everyone is at least in part a product of their own environment (especially after 300 years). If you look for constantly things that are wrong, you will find them, and miss other important ones.
Featured Places
