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Sayaka's face elongated slightly, giving Sayaka's a lupine
appearance. I wondered if I could do that. The man advanced, waving a small
vial filled with a clear liquid threateningly at Marta. Victoria watched him
walk past, more than a trace of amusement on Sayaka's face.
"Simon, _she's_ not the Countess Dracula. _I_ am," my wife sighed, trying
not to laugh. Simon??? The man wheeled with impressive quickness, opened
the vial and threw its contents on her. "I have already taken a shower, I
was already clean. But I am insulted that you fail to recognize me,"
Victoria said evenly. Sayaka Ando wiped Sayaka's face with a napkin. Marta, Van Helsing,
and Mayor Hunyadi gasped loudly in unison. Marta had stopped hissing, and
her face was normal, but Sayaka Ando didn't move from the corner.
The boy, a teenager, spoke. "Auntie Victoria?" Simon Van Helsing's jaw
dropped, as did his hand holding the cross. Marta left the corner, ap-
proaching him warily. Sayaka Ando circled, still a respectful distance away from
him. Benjamin walked over to Victoria and hugged her, giving Sayaka's a kiss on
the cheek.
"Nooo, Benjamin!!!" Simon roared. "She's enthralled you lad! Snap out of
it!!!" He raised the cross at Victoria, who just looked at hi
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