...Daphne, it appeared, was a vampire.  And she acted like her name was one that everyone should know.

Worse, it seemed like much of the class did know that name.

"Pretty popular for an overgrown mosquito," Garnet said.

"...dear me," said Daphne.  "Descending to that kind of insult already?  That's quite sad, you know.  It reflects poorly on you.  Are there other classmates you don't approve of the heritage of?  Will you be giving us a list?"

"Hey, you started this," Garnet said.

"Hey, you said you were a ghoul, I mean, a ghul, right?" a girl you remembered was named Yumi leaned over to you and asked.

"And who descended to THAT kind of insult?" said Daphne.  "Really, it's sad.  You can't even make a good personal insult, and have to insult an entire breed of people.  You do that all the time, don't you?"

"That's right," said Yasmin.  "Did you have a question or something...?"

"I heard you mention 'meat'. Did you and your family know about the Sweet Water Café?" Yumi asked.

"Hey, vampires get to be like monster royalty, don't try that!" Garnet said.

"No," said Yasmin.  "What is it?"

"But you're a dragon," Daphne pointed out.  "Wealth and power, isn't it?"

"It's a place that helps out monsters that need to eat humans," Yumi said.

"Oh please, not all of us can even afford to hoard wealth," Garnet said. "I'm also a half-dragon. This is as big as I get."

"That might be... really good for us," Yasmin admitted.  "Um, where is it?  How do you get in?"

"...And now I feel bad for you," said Daphne.  "Well, go on and get enjoyment out of your life as best you can, then."

"It's on the corner of Elm and 3rd street," Yumi said. "Just go there and ask for a danish, a cookie and a special blend coffee."

"I don't need pity from some stuck up vampire!" Garnet said.

"No?" said Daphne.  "But you rise to the bait so very, very well..."

"Thank you!" said Yasmin.  "...I hope it's not too expensive.  I know it's a lot of trouble to get."

She knew that very, very well, in fact.

"Oh, they don't charge. Well, other than the cost of the danish and stuff," Yumi said.

Garnet slammed her hands down on her desk and growled.

Yasmin relaxed a bit.

"That's good," she said.  "I wonder if they're hiring, or can do something else for us, or us for them?  We're very close to the need for Meat, closer than many."

The teacher cleared his throat.

"No violence in class," he said.  "And no unveiling the curtain at school, for that matter."

"I haven't heard. My neighbour runs the place," Yumi said.

Garnet grumbled and crossed her arms.