[Hayley was looking down at her coffee, held between both hands, until he mentioned Perry's name. Immediately her gaze shot up to Crane. It seemed that all of her friends were destined to hate each other. Although she supposed Perry wasn't really a friend, certainly not compared to Crane.]

"I'm glad you survived." [She was sincere and sounded that way. After a sip of coffee, she decided to dive right in.] "What happened?"

[A pause.] "I helped a vampire commit suicide."