"Have you ever heard the story of how we came to be? That we started as humans but we were cursed by our own family. That's how we came to be. Well, they like to pretend they aren't what we are. Mostly to prove to themselves our parents were wrong when they tried to kill us for being vampires. They lock it all away and mistreat one another and..."

He sighs, shaking his head. "They're not here though and they don't matter. Not right now."

They likely will be one day, but for now they don't have to worry about it. Not tonight at least.

"Maybe one day we can find a party like that here," he points out. "Not the same but we can enjoy it. Without it being rural Louisiana."