Ancient Humors
The vampires frequented the cafeteria. Daytime haunts were nigh impossible. It was just the way. When the night was over, they’d get together at the favorite hangout spots throughout the Forbidden City. Yes, the sun could sear the flesh off one of their kind, but it was not so bad if you dressed in enough layers. The cafeterias were actually medicinal cafes. Vampires that went to such hangout spots after a feast were conscious of healthy habits. Most establishments carried an array of potions, and each one was brewed to take care of at least one type of ailment. All four humors had to coexist in the body with a fine balance. Blood came in and out, but so did phlegm, sweat, and bile. This was what vampires were truly made of. Taking medicine after a hunt altered the amounts. An order came with a test beforehand. A technician tested the blood intake afterward, but they also tested the other three humors because vampires sucked in all four according to their appetites during any given night, and biting to suck this stuff out was the way to go, the way to carry on life.
A haunting usually happened once a week. The adventurous crowd did it on the weekends when possibilities abounded, and possibilities also meant unpredictable situations which gave way to possible dangers. Danger was the style that these people followed. And the weary that finished by sunrise were prudent if they visited a medicinal cafe. It was the only way to curb the effects. Humans that were attacked only became a vampire when all four of their humors had been invaded. Some survived multiple attacks, but if it were the same humor, they were almost always okay afterward. Nevertheless certain effects would make themselves known, and this depended on the humor that had gotten the least volume in the body of the human. Most humans that turned were not that long for life because it was usually serious mistakes after their transformation that stamped their ignorance with instant death. There were simply things they would not know from the outset. The thing about sunlight had many misconceptions. And if someone were bitten for sweat or bile, they often assumed they were merely attacked by a psychopath.