And here he grins at her. Shakily, but he grins--his first reaction to danger is to smile at it, and this isn't any different. He tries to hold up a hand, but her grip on him is too firm. Ow, Rae.

"In my defense, I didn't know he was a vampire when I started talking to him," he says, and pauses to think about his phrasing. He's well aware that his words will tip her reaction one way or another.

"He... intimated that being bitten was a thoroughly satisfying experience, so I asked him why he didn't ask me outright," he says, and quickly adds: "He asked if I was offering, and I said no, naturally."