[ synthetic blood... elizabeth nods slowly, cupping her chin as well. ]

Perhaps. I have heard there's such advances in the medical community, but I wonder if such a thing could work for feeding purposes rather than transfusion... [ a beat. ] Actually, I do have to wonder—if one couldn't simple figure out the type of vitamins and nutrients vampires receive from feeding on blood, and substitute with pill-versions of those instead? Or something like that... provided they're able to swallow and keep down such things.