17 - This is love

♪ Is this love, is this love, is this love I'm feeling? ♫

Yeah, it is.

Lucy, as many other girls, just wants a bad boy. Poor Bram and his kindness.

And yeah, the Van Helsings cultivate orange tulips in their garden. They are very proud of their Dutch ancestry.

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B: "To you, Lucy. A tulip from our garden."
L: "You know I like Vlad, don't you?"
B: "But Vlad told me he hates you."
L: "That's the reason I like him."

12 - Lucy

Yeah, this is the 12th strip. The strips #6 to #11 are just random jokes, most of them too silly too translate here.

Trivia: Originally, this strip had 6 panels. I shortened it because 3 panels are easier to edit. xP

Today, I present you to Lucy Harker, descendent of Mina and Jonathan Harker. I didn't call her "Wilhelmina", like her great-great-grandmother because... Well... OK, let's be honest: I like Lucy better. :P And I didn't want to feed the Mina-Dracula shipping, which is utterly absurd, according to the book (HAVE YOU HEARD, DACRE STOKER?).

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B: "Vlad, meet one of my dearest friends, Lucy Harker."

L: "Nice to meet you, Vlad!"

V: "You don't expect me to touch the filthy paws of a human, do you?"

L: "He's always like that?"

B: "Only when he's in a good mood."

05 - Humanity

Trivia: it's the only time Bram has ever mentioned the possibility of becoming a vampire, even as a joke. He knows that Vlad or Bessie could take it way too seriously.

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B: "Vlad, have you ever considerated being human?"

B: "I mean, vampires have wierd weaknesses, hurt people to steal their blood..."

B: "...are stalked by fans and enemies and immortality can be boring. Wouldn't you like to change?"

V: Change? You mean, being a superficial jerkass who destroys the environment and harms my health with bad habits? No, thanks."

B: "Vlad, how much does becoming a vampire hurts?"