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If vampires didn't have to hide from the humans anymore, then what will be the first thing Carlisle does??

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If vampires didn't have to hide from the humans anymore, then what will be the first thing Carlisle does??

Well, the very first thing I would expect him to do would be to go to Charlie and Renee and explain all about vampires so they could understand what their daughter had become (or he would advise Bella to do the same.) It strikes me as very Carlisle-like to think of someone else's needs before he got into any schemes of his own. Then, I agree with n0vaice that he would probably found a school, or maybe his own hospital.

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If vampires didn't have to hide from the humans anymore, then what will be the first thing Carlisle does??

I think he would get really involved in the community and would settle in one place rather than move around all the time. He could publish journal articles in the Lancet on what he's learned from hundreds of years of medical study. I also like the idea of telling Charlie and Renee the truth, as mentioned by some of you.

If vampires didn't have to hide from the humans anymore, then what will be the first thing Carlisle does??

Vampires going public would create a huge worldly impact that is probably bigger then even Carlisle's skills of influence could completely control. The whole Volturi power play, and the issues of human blood diets versus vegetarianism would be caught off balance. But seeing how this is a Carlisle worshipping thread, I would say, initially he would be involved in negotiating understandings between the various parties, including promoting vegetarianism as the higher road. We have seen his skills at diplomacy and he is already respected by the Volturi, so I would see him playing a central role in that arena. Not only would he be a huge influence, but his perspectives on holding all life sacred would have an immedaite following by both the humans and the vampires who "don't want to be a monster". I think he would eventually contribute more directly to advances in the medical field, but I see his initial role as more of an influential world leader.

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WOW Rollie! What a profound answer. I really like what you wrote. You're a deep thinker.

thanks Jenna. I'll try pick-up where Sarah left off.

and I agree with Susie! Very well thought answer Rollie! *applause*

@QuileuteLegend I think post count only counts if your post's answers a question
or if you're gonna post a question.

By rollie715:
Vampires going public would create a huge worldly impact that is probably bigger then even Carlisle's skills of influence could completely control. The whole Volturi power play, and the issues of human blood diets versus vegetarianism would be caught off balance.

I agree. It's hard to say exactly what Carlisle would do, because we don't know the conditions as to why the vampires need not hide anymore. If the reason were, say, the obliteration of the human species, then he would probably not found a hospital, or whatever.

But seeing how this is a Carlisle worshipping thread, I would say, initially he would be involved in negotiating understandings between the various parties, including promoting vegetarianism as the higher road. We have seen his skills at diplomacy and he is already respected by the Volturi, so I would see him playing a central role in that arena. Not only would he be a huge influence, but his perspectives on holding all life sacred would have an immedaite following by both the humans and the vampires who "don't want to be a monster". I think he would eventually contribute more directly to advances in the medical field, but I see his initial role as more of an influential world leader.

You took this a step farther than what I had initially thought: that Carlisle would essentially start preaching his vegetarian lifestyle more directly to other vampires. I wonder, though, how far he would be willing to go to promote his ideals, as there really are very few vampires willing to committ to his lifestyle. In the books, he never seemed to actively proselytize his ideas, even to vampires he came into direct contact with. Though, I suppose most humans would condone his lifestyle, and he would undoubtedly become an 'influential world leader' regardless.
I also wonder whether Carlisle would become involved first with those world affairs or try to settle things back home (telling Charlie/Renee, ect.) And, Jazz Girl also has a solid point that he may not tell Bella's parents anyway, as vampires are still mythical monsters.

PC-I guess now it's 2.