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For this reason, Van Helsing was the first to realize that they were dealing with a vampire. After
trying to treat a young woman's mysterious medical problem (dramatic blood loss) through multiple
blood transfusions, he privately came to the conclusion that her "condition" was actually caused by
periodic feeding. Van Helsing tried to save the young woman's life, but failed due to circumstances
beyond his control. Still, he at least intended to save her from spending her afterlife as a vampire—
meaning that after the funeral, he planned to give her a merciful stake through the heart. However,
he had trouble convincing his friend and former medical student John of his conclusions. Even
after sawing open the now-dead woman's coffin at night—and finding it empty because she was out
feeding—then returning the next day to find the coffin occupied again, John refused to
acknowledge the possibility of vampirism. Indeed, the next morning John recorded in his diary,
"It is wonderful what a good night's sleep will do for one. Yesterday I was almost willing to accept
Van Helsing's monstrous ideas, but now they seem to start out lurid before me as outrages on
common sense. I have no doubt that he believes it all. I wonder if his mind can have become in any
way unhinged. Surely there must be some rational explanation of all these mysterious things. Is it
possible that the Professor can have done it himself? He is so abnormally clever that if he went off
his head he would carry out his intent with regard to some fixed idea in a wonderful way. I am
loathe to think it, and indeed it would be almost as great a marvel as the other to find that Van
Helsing was mad, but anyhow I shall watch him carefully. I may get some light on the mystery."
I am not sure how insanity might manifest in an INTJ, but it certainly is interesting to speculate.
Especially since INTs are frequently depicted as mad scientists. At any rate, INTJs are definitely
noted for the single minded intensity with which they focus on projects of interest.
INTJs will probably be among the first types to detect vampiric predation, and therefore constitute
our first line of defense against the scourge. Whether they will be believed is a different story.
Research
As one might expect, Van Helsing served as the group's vampire expert in residence. He spent days
pouring over old texts from all over the world, digging up every bit of arcane lore about vampires
he could find. I was actually learned quite a bit from his initial lecture to the group: did you know
that vampires can only cross running water at the slack or flood of the tide, or that a branch of wild
rose placed on their coffin could them him trapped inside?
When Van Helsing found out who specifically Dracula was before he died, he researched the man's
history to gain insight into his capabilities. Out of the whole team, Van Helsing had the best insight
into Dracula's personal motivations and into vampiric psychology in general.
Van Helsing also equipped the team with spiritual and herbal weapons. Crucifixes were easily
obtained, but he also brought Communion wafers from his home in Amsterdam (he had an
Indulgence for them from the Catholic church), and good ol' garlic (which he had to buy from a
local greenhouse because it was winter). I think it's safe to say that INTJs will be one of the best
prepared types in terms of supernatural defenses.
Hypnotism
Rationals are always seeking to add new abilities to their repertoire. They don't necessarily use
these abilities a great deal; rather, they save them until an occasion arises (if it ever does). 142 I, for
example, have always wanted to know how to practice hypnosis upon both myself and others. True,
I can think of few occasions where this ability would be useful, but as an NT I don't care—I want
the ability for its own sake, not because I have a specific use in mind for it.
142 Keirsey, 1998