#clutgunt

[alzel2]

Counterpoint: vampires are creeps and we should never forget that

Counterpoint counterpoint: there are exceptions to everything! I think. For the most part. Maybe.

On a (slightly more) serious note though, I get it. I was so scarred from reading twilight that I didn’t consume vampire media for a long while, and it wasn’t until I read Dracula that my interest was stirred, and I started reading more posts and stories about vampires and well. Now I’m here, writing fanfiction about them, mixed with anime.

Thanks for the ask(?), clutgunt(questionable name, but I fuck with with it,)!!

(This ask made me laugh, by the way. Not what I expected to see in my neglected inbox first.)

[therealvinelle]

I think Stephanie Meyer is definitely underselling modern weapons technology

We've developed missiles that move faster than the speed of sound, guidance technology that allows missile to home in on fast moving targets, and incendiary weapons that set the air on fire or even burn without consuming ambient oxygen or cover their targets with burning, hard-to-extinguish fuel that sticks to hair, clothes, skin, and pretty much everything else. Not very good when you have gasoline for blood

Small arms fire may not stand up to vampires but a 30mm autocannon loaded with HEIAP rounds that can turn a tank to swiss cheese might give them pause and we have thousands of them

And even if we had to bring nukes into the equation, we wouldn't need to destroy the planet as tactical nukes exist. If a vampire is caught within 600m of the epicenter of a 1KT detonation they're fried instantly as the fireball can burn at millions of degrees Fahrenheit. They're not outrunning that heat, especially if caught by surprise

And that's just the weapons that we made to kill each other, given enough time it's likely humanity could create some pretty potent anti-vampire weaponry.

The world vampire population is likely in the low thousands if that much and they'd have to face down shy of 8 billion people. They'd be outnumbered millions to one and even the most powerful abilities we've seen can

If humanity in the Twilight universe found out about vampires, there are few scenarios that end with the extinction of humanity

I'm not convinced humans could defeat vampires, sorry.

Assuming you're right and we have weaponry that could work against them, the effective deployment of human weaponry against vampires still requires the humans knowing what they're up against. They would have no idea, and developing anti-vampire weaponry requires vampire test subjects, time, and a chain of supply, all of which will be difficult if not impossible to obtain or ensure in a vampires vs. humans situation. Deploying the kind of weaponry that you describe domestically, where it'll kill far more citizens than vampires, is not a decision any government would take lightly. Imagine, if you will, how Americans would respond if the President ordered a hit on US soil.

Mostly, though, an attempt at effective anti-vampire combat would require an organized response, which COVID-19 proved humanity isn't actually capable of. You'd have some governments denying they even have vampires while other governments made it a political issue, "Stupid liberals can't take away my freedom to be eaten by stone people!", and then again the governments trying to react appropriately but what, exactly, is the appropriate action?

You'd have vampire rights groups cropping up, "These people are all teenagers who have been through immense trauma! Think of all we can learn from them! We need to reintroduce them to society!", capitalists looking for ways to profit, "Vampires never need to sleep, you say? They have super powers and perfect recall, you say? And all I'll need to pay my new workforce is blood?", and so on.

I think, in the scenario where vampirekind becomes known, you'll have a lot of things but you won't have a coordinated and effective military response.

(And even then- you clearly know a lot more about military technology than I do, but Twilight vampires are so very OP, and every so often they'll pull stunts that defy the laws of physics. Bella can hear things like a squirrel's heartbeat hundreds of yards away, when the sound waves are nowhere near her. They can run through a thick forest without crashing into anything, deftly stopping and running around all obstacles, which completely defies all known laws of physics. They can run across snow without leaving footprints. Even if HEIAP round should logically work on them, I wouldn't bet on it.)

[nuka-rockit]

I love it when nosferatu and toreador are friends Like a toreador throwing on his tailored coveralls and Gucci waders and heading into the sewers to see his pals

its been roughly ten million years since I got this ask but yes I agree. we love contrasting yet wholesome friendships ESPECIALLY if they involve the undead and/or supernatural

[thelovers-thedreamers-and-me]

You don't need me to tell you this but ur valid as hell my guy

oh hell yeah, thanks clutgunt

[lesbian-toddhoward]

Life hack: just pretend the monster in your room wants to raw you

[leather-armor]

Here they are in no particular order: the villager religion is based around the sun because it brings life and protects them from the creatures that stalk the night, its a social faux pas to not let someone into your home for the night because you're basically condemning them die and when your time comes you'll go to the void and suffer eternal loneliness, they have a very loose sense of private property, they know of the nether and end but consider them places their kind were not meant to go

I LOVE ALL OF THESE,,,

i’ll continue my thoughts on your other ask!

[eabevella]

Wait she sacrificed herself willingly

As if the real Shriek would act like a sexy helpless woman whose life purpose is to *willingly* sacrifice herself to her cult leader (don’t call that thing Cletus).

The REAL Shriek would scream at top volume because that thing is not her Kasady who refuses to bow to any person and rule. She would not stand this shit. If Kasady won’t snap out of it, she’ll fucking kill that weak ass bitch.

[nuka-rockit]

What do you think about baali What do you think the clan should be

Ive been thinking about this and i’m still not quite sure what exactly the question is

[nuka-rockit]

What do you think about clan Baali as they are currently? What do you think they should be?

well i guess my tag rant kinda said all about what they are rn to me. I guess what i would like is depth of some kind? all baali are used for are For The Evulz people and like...thats not how it works most of the time? sure there are people who are colossal dickheads from birth but in oder to amass the numbers the baali had there should be more? maybe some of them were desperate and thought it could give them power they needed to turn things around, or maybe they were dragged in through unfortunate circumstance. in any case considering one of the main themes of VTM is moral ambiguity and that good or evil is difficult to define and nuanced in the setting i think the baali as the flat bad guys is kind of a waste. moreso because white wolf has demon the fallen which shows that demons themselves arent all that one dimensional either

[nuka-rockit]

@clutgunt​ submitted:

Take

thank you for this clean boy

[nuka-rockit]

Life hack: just pretend the monster in your room wants to raw you

[nuka-rockit]

@clutgunt​ submitted:

CAN YOU FEEL THE RAW SEXUAL ENERGY COMING OFF THIS PICTURE

[leather-armor]

Two questions what are your headcanons (assuming you have some) and how did you defeat the ender dragon

okay so first one:

i think alex and steve have no idea what happened. i think that when they come across a jungle temple, they have a silent moment of wondering what the world had previously been. they dont know where they came from, but they know that they cant let their guard down at any moment

i also think herobrine (if we’re including him) DOES know what happened. i think he knows EVERYTHING and that it tears him up. he knows exactly why monsters come out at night, why hell can be visited, and why the end has been ripped open

i wont go too far into this but i just find it really fascinating!!!

and for the second one:

i have never beaten the enderdragon without cheating jsdfhl

[leather-armor]

Idk how people can send anon hate, like dude just play minecraft.

OH THAT MAKES MORE SENSE

and yeah, youre right. anons be like: must send hate to a minecraft blog

[nuka-rockit]

Is it just me or does Instagram feel toxic and performative

oh no thats definitely not you, instagram is a cesspool

[nuka-rockit]

Life hack: just stuff in your nuts to prevent pregnancy and save money on condoms

how else would you do it