Vampires are physically similar enough to their human origins to pass as humans under some circumstances (like cloudy days). There are many basic differences. They appear to have skin like ours, albeit very fair skin. The skin serves the same general purpose of protecting the body. However, the cells that make up their skin are not pliant like our cells, they are hard and reflective like crystal. A fluid similar to the venom in their mouths works as a lubricant between the cells, which makes movement possible (note: this fluid is very flammable). A fluid similar to the same venom lubricates their eyes so that their eyes can move easily in their sockets. (However, they don't produce tears because tears exist to protect the eye from damage, and nothing is going to be able to scratch a vampire's eye.) The lubricant-venom in the eyes and skin is not able to infect a human the way saliva-venom can. Similarly, throughout the vampire's body are many versions of venom-based fluids that retain a marked resemblance to the fluid that was replaced, and function in much the same way and toward the same purpose. Though there is no venom replacement that works precisely like blood, many of the functions of blood are carried on in some form. Also, the nervous system runs in a slightly different but heightened way. Some involuntary reactions, like breathing, continue (in that specific example because vampires use the scents in the air much more than we do, rather than out of a need for oxygen). Other involuntary reactions, like blinking, don't exist because there is no purpose for them. The normal reactions of arousal are still present in vampires, made possible by venom-related fluids that cause tissues to react similarly as they do to an influx of blood. Like with vampire skin—which looks similar to human skin and has the same basic function—fluids closely related to seminal fluids still exist in male vampires, which carry genetic information and are capable of bonding with a human ovum. This was not a known fact in the vampire world (outside of Joham's personal experimenting) before Nessie, because it's nearly impossible for a vampire to be that near a human and not kill her.
I didn't get into all of these details at my signings because it's a long, complicated mouthful. Also, it's hard to be clearly heard with all the screaming. Mostly, though, I waited to do this in writing because I have an immature, Homer Simpson-like tendency to giggle when I say the words "seminal fluids" in public.
-Stephenie Meyer
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If it's impossible, don't give an explaination of why it is possible. If a horse and a donkey breed, you get a mule. The mule can't breed. Only animals of the same species can produce fertile offspring (with a few exceptions). A horse and a donkey have the same number of chromosomes. A vampire has two more than a human. I was under the impression that one's chromosomes were derived from one's parents, hence the genetic resemblence and not just spawning a random beastie. Where do the other bloody ones come from?
Now that we've established that reproduction is genetically impossible, let's examine the physical.
Apparently, vampires are living rock ( see golems). I was curious about how they moved. The cells are lubed. That don't count for crap. The vampires don't leak, and if the rock-cells are slippery then they would fall apart. I'll buy the eye venom thing, the nervous system redo is kinda pushing it. Blinking is necessary so the eyes don't dry out, Ed can't have pretty eyes if they look like raisens. You kicked science out onto the doorstep with the reproduction stuff. They're not supposed to reproduce. Reproduction is intended for members of the same species and same chromosome (+2 non-existent) count.
Overall, you suck at science. I'm in Grade 10 and I know more than you, Steph. I hope you do better with your (lightning-shooting no doubt) mermaids.
"Rarely is the question asked, is our children educated."
-George W. Bush
]]>If Breaking Dawn were ever made into a movie, it's hard to imagine it fitting into ninety minutes. The book is just so long! I can't imagine how to distill it—if I could, the book would be shorter. But maybe a screenwriter can see a way to do it and still cover the crucial plot points.
When I said that Breaking Dawn might be impossible to film, it's because of Renesmee. You can do almost anything with CGI these days—realistic dragons and dinosaurs and endless amounts of nonexistent creatures that blend right in with the real elements. Some of them look so real you forget they're not. However, the one thing that I've never seen is a CGI human being who truly looks real. An actress can't play Renesmee, at least not when she's a few days old; she's the size of a baby, but her expressions are totally controlled and aware. She would have to be a construct, and CGI isn't quite there yet. Of course, they develop amazing new technologies everyday, and we've got a little time left.
-Stephenie Meyer
The last three friggin' Star Wars movies are half CGI! Tons of the aliens are pure CG! Chewbacca has been a suit from the start! Davy Jones and the Kraken (POC II&III) were CG'ed! All the undead were Cg'ed! A good 20% of each Harry Potter movie is CGI! I don't care how good you think your character is, they can be done in CGI!!!
Anything can be done with a computer these days.
-Too many to count
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Good grief!
-Charlie Brown
“Devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful” face?! He's pale to the point of transparency, he looks like someone punched him in the eyes with a tank, his eyes change colour according to his emotions (like an octopus), and he's always scowling to boot! He only has a chance because Stephenie Meyer believes that it's what's on the outside that counts. Jacob,on the other hand, was pretty much the only respectable character in those books. Until he started P.M.S.ing. He turned into a total arsewipe as soon as Edward came back. He would've had a chance if Bella wasn't a sex-driven sex-worshipping bi***.
“Well, I’m so sorry that I can’t be the right kind of monster for you, Bella. I guess I’m just not as great as a bloodsucker, am I?”
-Jacob Black, New Moon
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