#grinding a lot in st.ardew while i listen and it is so so peaceful...

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i will give anne that she is GREAT at writing the most out of touch old as fuck vampires. like this is most clear in qotd, with armand being fascinated by blenders and garbage disposals and just being SO glad to be alive and fascinated by it all + khayman being so intrigued by construction equipment and many other modern things. hell, even lestat, waking up in the 1980s and being FASCINATED by clear computers and phones. however i think in blood and gold, it is REALLY funny. thorne is the only viking vampire and has been like... not in present society for a really long time. marius takes him hunting and thorne instantly gets overstimulated bc marius takes him to a FUCKING CASINO. hes miserable and he wants to leave and marius is like no it will be ok ^-^ go dance it will be fine. and every single chapter so far is thorne (actively a little miserable) experieincing a new modern thing. when marius told him that he ordered models for daniel (for daniels model train hobby table in the basement. this book is a LOT) off the internet, thorne was so confused and upset. its a really good bit that never fails to make me laugh