Noctivagant people are those who wander the night, and vespertilian folks have bat-like qualities. Add these to “shirtless” as poignant ways to describe a vampire. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Noctivagant Vespertilians”
Martha, I know you’re not a morning person.
You may be a nocturnal person.
No.
But are you noctivagant?
Am I noctivagant?
Yes.
Do you wander the night?
Do I wander the night?
Yeah, N-O-C-T-I-V-A-G-A-N-T.
You can break down the parts, the nocte and the vagant, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So wandering during the night.
So it’s like a synambulist, only awake.
Yeah.
Okay.
No, I’m not.
Something that vampires would be, right?
Yeah.
Noctevigants.
They wander the night looking for victims.
Yeah.
Vampires are vespertilian.
Sort of bat-like.
Vespers, right?
Right, exactly.
Something to do with the evening.
Yes, yes, yes.
Oh, very good.
Yes.
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