[ He certainly tries to be! And what a difference getting in some actual, decent conversation makes. ]

More than a year in this place? Damn. Is that standard?

[ Ray isn't convinced yet that he even minds that much, but that's just right now; who knows how he'll feel after a month, let alone after a year. ]

A vampire and a werewolf. And here I never even knew those two could breed. [ In a very dry, "why the hell not?" tone. ] So when you say "paranormal," you actually mean that pretty literally, huh?