This seems to be as good of a place as any for this, SO. For the past month and a half (sob), John has been looking for a new apartment to move into, and as of probably about a week/week and a half ago, he's moved into said new location with Anthony. (It's in the same building/complex as Nick is in, in case anyone else is in the area.) While this has kept him pretty busy, John did continue following the network, even if his active participation in it dropped.
At the start of November, however, John managed to echo back his vampirism while packing up his old apartment. (Long story short, he echoed back a vampire porn dvd a while back and just got around to watching it--on accident, no less--which in turn gave him back his fangs and bloodlust.) Following that development, he proceeded to shut himself off from the network, feeling a fair amount of animosity toward it. (Because knowing that you're becoming a vampire is one thing, but actually being one all of a sudden is about ten times worse.)
Those who know him in person will likely pick up on a few things. First and foremost, John looks tired and just a touch sickly. He seems more stressed out and comes across as more irritable, but he'll still put up a cheerful front as much as he possibly can; at the moment, John's been brushing off the concerns of most people regarding why he's looking/acting differently. There's also the slightest tremble to his hands--think of someone who is going into withdrawal.
Also, while he hasn't exactly advertised the fact that he's a recovering alcoholic, John is... struggling a little bit with that as well at the moment, what with being rather stressed out about his newly acquired vampirism. He tends to look a little too long at the liquor aisle in the supermarket, and he's adamantly against going to bars now. John is still clean at the moment, but he's having a fair amount of trouble. :|b
OKAY, I think I... covered most of the background handwaving stuff I wanted to go over. If anyone wants to go into more detail about behind the scenes stuff during my (hideously long) hiatus, just let me know. Otherwise? Hit me up for new stuff, too. :Db
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At the start of November, however, John managed to echo back his vampirism while packing up his old apartment. (Long story short, he echoed back a vampire porn dvd a while back and just got around to watching it--on accident, no less--which in turn gave him back his fangs and bloodlust.) Following that development, he proceeded to shut himself off from the network, feeling a fair amount of animosity toward it. (Because knowing that you're becoming a vampire is one thing, but actually being one all of a sudden is about ten times worse.)
Those who know him in person will likely pick up on a few things. First and foremost, John looks tired and just a touch sickly. He seems more stressed out and comes across as more irritable, but he'll still put up a cheerful front as much as he possibly can; at the moment, John's been brushing off the concerns of most people regarding why he's looking/acting differently. There's also the slightest tremble to his hands--think of someone who is going into withdrawal.
Also, while he hasn't exactly advertised the fact that he's a recovering alcoholic, John is... struggling a little bit with that as well at the moment, what with being rather stressed out about his newly acquired vampirism. He tends to look a little too long at the liquor aisle in the supermarket, and he's adamantly against going to bars now. John is still clean at the moment, but he's having a fair amount of trouble. :|b
OKAY, I think I... covered most of the background handwaving stuff I wanted to go over. If anyone wants to go into more detail about behind the scenes stuff during my (hideously long) hiatus, just let me know. Otherwise? Hit me up for new stuff, too. :Db