I see... I can't say I believe either side, but I'm useless like this.

[ Cautiously, Subaru draws his hand back. He regards his palm thoughtfully for a moment before letting it sink to his side, deeming it best that he doesn't test his luck with it for now.

His bones may be in the right place, but he knows better than to think that means it's functional. ]

I do consume blood [ he echoes D's phrasing ] but I don't need to as often as a human-turned-vampire would.

[ Which is to say: he is not that. ]