[ The laugh gets a slightly startled glance, usually laughter around him is mocking or hiding something… So the genuine laugh at his vague (although slightly true) quip was a surprise. ] Hm? Ah… I see, so there are stages in your world as there are in mine.

[ But, given she used the term living, it was decidedly different enough. ‘Living’ was not one of the stages vampires went through in his world. It was… a curious thing, though. ]

Well, the door will be open when you arrive. [ Mostly because he needs to replace the doorknob, otherwise he’d be stuck outside again himself. ]