Mila Vandenbergh - Meeting You On Patrol

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Interviewer: "Welcome in, miss. I presume you know why you're here?"

Mila: "Yeah, yeah, interview or whatever. Let's get it over with."

Interviewer: "...Rude. Anyway, could you start off by telling me some basic info about you? Name, age, gender, all that stuff."

Mila: "...I'm Mila Vandenbergh. I'm a high-rank Dutch vampire hunter from the Netherlands working for the Blood Roses. Female. 44 years old."

Interviewer: "You don't look 44."

Mila: "I have my secrets."

Interviewer: "...Uh-huh. Anyway, moving on. Can I have you describe your appearance? Include your eyes, body, attire, and hair."

Mila: "I'm 171 cm tall. Athletic build, as is to be expected from a vampire hunter. I have long, dark-red hair. I keep it tied back in a high ponytail while I'm on the clock, but leave some framing my face just because it looks nice. People say I constantly look tired because of my eyes. My expression is constantly stern. My outfit consists of the basic Blood Roses uniform. A red cap with a silver cross emblem, a red trenchcoat, a black vest under that, a white shirt and tie under the vest, black pants, and tactical boots. Most hunters wear gloves, but I wrap my hands. More practical. Easier to replace. Most of my body is scarred from fights with vampires.

Interviewer: "Yeesh, not saying much... tell me about your personality. Give me general stuff, as well as likes and dislikes. And... please try to be more in-depth with it."

Mila: "...Fine. I've been described by others as 'cold' and 'detached', but I prefer the terms 'efficient,' 'pragmatic,' and 'restrained.' Makes me more reliable during hunts. I don't joke often, because no one laughs. Plus, there's no time when you're hunting dirty bloodsuckers all day. Speaking of which, against the little neck-biters, I never show mercy. My country deserves peace and vampires disturb that peace, so I remove the problem. They're subhuman pieces of garbage. However, against my better judgement, I... find myself thinking more about a certain vampire more than I'd like to. His name's Kaleb. Kaleb Blutmond. He immigrated to the Netherlands from Germany after having turned, and I was the first to confront him. Obviously, I took him down, beat him within an inch of his life. However, since he had only recently turned, he was still too... human. And if I killed him then and there, it might tarnish the reputation of the Blood Roses. So, I gave him a permanent scar on his chest and let him live, against my better judgement. I await the day he becomes a subhuman, mindless being of pure carnage to give me a real fight."

Interviewer: "Damn, you're really passionate about killing vampires, huh?"

Mila: "It's what I do best."

Interviewer: "Where'd your passion come from? This is a perfect segue, tell me about your upbringing. Your backstory, if I may."

Mila: "I grew up as a normal-ass kid in Amsterdam. I wanted to be a princess or a fairy when I grew up, just like all the other girls. Then, a group of vampires invaded my town, nearly killed my parents. By some miracle, that's when I awakened my mana, and I used it to freeze the water from a nearby well and take out the vampires that threatened my family. From that day forth, I knew I wanted to be a vampire hunter. So, I turned 18, applied, got accepted, and the rest is history."

Interviewer: "What would that ability you speak of be? Your mana, as you said?"

Mila: "...It's just that. Mana. Mine manifests in a few ways. First, the basic application of mana, I can boost my physical stats to double my current limit. Second, I can use it to store impacts. It's pretty useless, but cool for dramatic effect. Third, I can freeze water at will and control the remaining ice to use as a weapon. Anything the ice touches also arrests change, so wounds created by it don't close up naturally. Vampires are an exception, because there's nothing natural or godly about the bastards, but I can still leave permanent scars on their skin. Aside from that, I'm very experienced in vampire hunting, and that's about all."

Interviewer: "One last thing. What are the Blood Roses?"

Mila: "The Blood Roses are an organization formed by Rose van Halen to combat the growing number of vampires within the Netherlands. We don't go by an official ranking system, but vampire hunters are ranked socially by their experiences and feats. I just so happened to be one of the big three of the current generation, but unlike the others, I don't let it get to my head."