Blood Drunk

Scent Notes: Juicy red fruit: pomegranate, apple, black cherry. Dark rum, dragon's blood and cherry tobacco. A hint of blood accord. Sylvia, Giorgio, and Louisa were sitting in front of the fireplace, playing a rousing game of Life. Sylvia was in the lead, having become a doctor, gotten married, moved into a Victorian mansion, and having two sets of twins, while Giorgio kept having to pay on every square he landed on, and Louisa kept passing her turn whenever she came to a fork in the road. “I hate commitment,” she’d say with a shrug, and wave her hand at Sylvia to take her turn.  The fire was crackling; it was a chilly autumn night. Syliva spun, and landed on a square that won her another $30,000. “This game is rigged!” Giorgio yelled. “Why do we even play this?” Sylvia shrugged. “Because we are vampires, and it’s funny if we play Life.” She took a sip from her cup, which contained the latest version of synthetic blood that they all drank. “You’re just upset because I’m as good at th