[Vanitas doesn't expect the guy to be that understanding about the situation, but the fact that he doesn't try to argue with him on that single point is enough that he takes a deep breath and tries to lighten up a little bit. He's mostly accepted that he'll be here for the foreseeable future, but doesn't have the mental fortitude to conjure positivity out of thin air.

Props to him for that, at least.]

Pampered is a unique way to look at this. [Still, getting make up applied is not nearly as trying as some of the other things he's had to do in the months he's been here.] I'm pale already, better to make me look bloodless and iron-deficient to seal the deal. They told me there are people who are very enthusiastic about this kind of film.

[It's him. He's people. They cast a vampire fetishist as their vampire. It's comical, almost, but he still goes about it like it's all one terrible inconvenience.] There are vampires with tan skin, too, you know? At least there are in France. Not sure about elsewhere.