[ --but... that question earns a slight dissolution of the joking tone, a bit more sincerity. ]

Well... this will probably earn me just as much a death sentence as calling them attractive would, so keep this between us too, would you? But. They're just as human as you or me, really...! Vampirism isn't something anyone truly understands, but... they're not monsters. They're just people looking to make a living in the world like anyone else.