I tried my best to cut out the really nasty bits - I don't like showcasing the unnecessary violence in this kind of fic any more than necessary. I'm glad I've managed to turn the badfic into a mission that was more entertaining than mind-scarring.

And I thank you in Ruxie's name - May and Melissa will always be my favorite team to work with because I enjoy developing their dynamic, but Ruxanda is one heck of a fun character to write.
As to your other question about her drinking habits: yes, she does drink blood, but I felt like showing it here would take the focus away from her more interesting character quirks. But I do plan on featuring the blood-drinking more in later stories.

Nice to see some plain old down-time.

So Ruxanda drinks beer and vapes? Does she actually drink blood at all, or . . . ?

I'm interested to see where this red-dressed lady is going!

—doctorlit, maybe should look up what strigoi are like or something

I wonder if that girl in the red dress is going to show up again ... because that's some pretty hefty foreshadowing right there.

One typo: "It was an unspecified, but definitely long, time later" (that is, insert a comma)

- Tomash

Something about Ruxanda saying 'ain't' amuses me - I could've sworn I saw a 'Ruxianda' in the text, but that may have just been me reading too fast.

I left out a lot of terrible stuff from the mission, mostly because the fic kept repeating itself, but I did my best to show why I found it such a bad story. And I'm glad you enjoyed the small moments, especially Melissa running away screaming - I loved writing that bit.
Thanks for reading!

While "[the moaning] sounded really disturbing" would be correct, the narrator’s opinion that "[this kind of noise] sounds really disturbing when clearly enunciated" is a general statement – if not a general truth – that is still applicable at the time when we read it. Thus, using present tense can be justified here, and at least to me, seeing past tense used would look weird. (I admit that it wouldn’t be quite as annoying as reading "Earth was the third planet of the Solar System" in a story where the narrator doesn’t actually talk from a future perspective about a time before the Solar System's structure was drastically changed.)

HG

This was a truly horrendous fic, but writing the mission for it was very fun, especially with Ruxanda now on board - I couldn't wait to introduce her.
If I recall correctly, Trojie said the thing about something not being at the end of a stalk during the sporking of Littlefoot x Cera, but I can't remember the exact chapter. I do plan on rereading the mission, though, so I'll tell you if I find it.
Thanks for bringing my attention to the mistakes that got past me, and thanks for reading! I'm really glad you enjoyed the mission.