"You mayn't."
this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2025
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A vampire mesmerizing a victim into allowing entry always felt like cheating to me
Yes, that would be cheating.
Isn't that the entire reason behind the rule, so that they could write a way for the vampires to circumvent it. They established a fake rule that never used to exist and then proceeded to prop it up over and over until the reader believed it to be law, and then when they least expected it, it was dashed to pieces in an instant.
Of course it's cheating, but cheating at what exactly? Cheating at a rule that never even used to exist, was written specifically to later be broken in that very same book. It's like any puzzle design in writing, like murder mystery, they usually create the puzzle backwards by thinking of fun solutions to problems they could then create to lead there.
The statement is more of a ritual appliance. I think the intent is key.
This is vampire propaganda.
You're already at their mercy if they are talking to you.
They're fast, faster than you can imagine, don't look away and don't blink. Blink and you're dead.
Just say no.
That's quite impolite, isn't it?
"Vell, you didn't have to be rude about it."
Let's not victim blame the vampire prey now. They do not owe a blood-sucking villain their time nor respect.
Yes. This happened to my cousin Ronny. He's undead now.
Similar question, what if you retract the invite after they've already entered the home?
First of all, why would you fuck around with a vampire? Second, don't try a not joke with them. I think if you wait to long between the "you may" and the "....NOT!", you're fucked.