"Well. What do they simulatedly do if we tell them to stop doing things?"

"I'll check that next."

"- I guess I'm also curious what happens if they're exposed to a wider variety of vampire fiction, if they eventually broaden their aesthetic appreciation there."

"Any recommendations?"

"It's not my genre; ask Bar?"

"I can do that.  - Um, but, just wondering, sorry, is there a reason I should sim it instead of just seeing how it goes if it looks like we can bring them back in?  Or I mean of course you have a reason but - that's very broad; what specific information are you hoping to learn, what should I aim for."

"I think it's related to the question of how corrigible they are, whether their aesthetics can be changed. Since that's very central to their motives."

"Sure.  What genre of things should I be looking out for; I assume you're not counting the, like, electric instruments and CGI that didn't exist when they came to Earth the first time - "

"Can you rephrase the question?"

"Way back, I think you mentioned that you were conjuring CGI stuff they made, and there's all these gothy electric instruments lying around the bar, and vampires are older than both of those things on my Earth, right?  So that's at least a little adaptation that's going on - are you looking for like, losing an aesthetic preference instead of just picking more things up, or things about vampire - uh, worldbuilding? - specifically, or what."

"I'm not sure what specifically appeals to them about vampires and I want to know how flexible it is in response to - inspiration - in case they'd maybe be convinceable to edit the species, if they even can - maybe ask them if they can -"

"Oh, okay, sure.  Uh, did you have any thoughts about me drinking your blood, maybe have you sim some things in case diversifying gets us better info?  Or summoning another demon to try it - or gosh, I could probably just check how you react to it; couldn't I."

"I guess you could do that. I don't know if summoning will work here but it might make sense to summon more demons, but I wish we knew more about what having a soul would do..."

It's so good that she already super suppressed all her hope about this being done anytime remotely soon; good job, Judy, great call.  "I can ask about that too."

"Would simming the blood-drinking thing work? In case that sheds any light."

"Oh, uh, that's what I'd meant, yeah.  Sorry.  Should've been clearer."

"Oh, I see. Yeah, that's a good idea. You can do that first, if it turns out to be a great idea I can do some of the simulations myself, right?"

"Yeah.  What particular use do you see for summoning more demons, if it turns out we can?"

"Honestly not that much but it'd get us a door to Hell if we wanted that, and another guinea pig for various experiments."

"Oh, true.  Probably at some point we should test whether a specific person's conjured blood gives them magic if I don't drink it from a glass.  Maybe not for the first time with you, if we decide to go with that, in case it confounds it somehow."

"I could ask Alassëo."

"Being an Elf might also confound it.  Could probably try the second time, for either one of you, if it's otherwise the same on the first.  - Is Nechar human?"

"He looks it, but of course he's from another universe and has powers of his own."

"'Course.  If he wants a go then that's another person to maybe do stuff or get information from - I can only get so much magic out of blood per time period but I don't have any reason to think it'd hurt to drink more than that; it just won't do anything for me.  Even aside from the dilation."

"I'm suddenly curious if it actually tastes good or if you just get used to it when you need it."