Symptoms of Sympathy

I'm currently working on rewriting a LiveJournal series I wrote a while back on this beloved movie, and the piece I'm writing right now details what exactly makes Tony (or any sympathizer for that matter) so special. For a condensed list in case the article is TLDR for you, and to help me think, here is a list of signs that you may have a sympathy for the undead:

1. You start having really strange recurring dreams
2. You feel the need to tell people about these dreams
3. You may occasionally start having visions, or sharing visions with any vampires you happen to meet
4. You want to help the vampire that just attacked you, against all logic
5. A vampire hunter mistakes you for a vampire
6. As soon as you share a vision with a vampire and/or other such incidents occur/become public, all vampires in the immediate vicinity stop attacking you
7. The vampire hunter still tries to kill you even after he learns that you are, in fact, a normal human being
8. You want to be a vampire, against all logic and even when told it's a bad thing
9. If you are told you should fear vampires, you quickly dispatch the notion almost as soon as you meet one
10. You feel bizarre compulsions which tell you to:
• help vampires/save them from hunters
• tell God and the free world about the dreams and visions you've been having over and over again
• stand up to guys many times your size when they threaten your newfound vampire friends, and they have weapons
11. You find yourself longing to be around vampires almost constantly, or during all night hours
12. You have magic/psychic ability beyond what is considered "normal"

If you experience any of these signs, you may, in fact, be a sympathizer, though don't jump to conclusions. If you experience any combination of these, or even all of them, GET THEE TO A CEMETERY! Track down your local vamprie clan at once and offer assistance. If they attack, share a vision with them and explain to them what you've been going through. If Item #6 happens as a result, then they know you're telling them the truth.

And that's a condensed version of what it means to be a sympathizer. For the full version, check out the page on the side of the screen over yonder there.