[Soma nods, and no, he didn't miss the implication. He's known there was something off about that doll from the moment he set eyes on it.] Mine are as well... but I think Vlad managed to pull something off, whether with alchemy or sorcery, that let his bloodline retain partial humanity. We can still taste, and survive on, human food. I think it had something to do with his wife, and their son.

[Who is now pretty damn famous as a rogue vampire. Alucard's rebellious teen phase never really wore off.]