Darryl just sighed heavily.

"Yeah, yeah..." he muttered.

"You're stupid-stubborn that way." he said.

"Anyway, welcome." he then said to her. "As you can see, this is my home away from home." he said further.

"Hopefully you won't be too bored here." he went on.

"And feel free to come and go as you please, explore the area, the city, whatever."

Darryl nodded in response.

"All right." he said.

"Feel free to head to bed whenever, obviously." he told her.

"All right, then." Bast then said, standing up.

"I think I'm going to head out, see if the club's got room for an impromptu shift." he told them.

"Cool." Darryl said.

Darryl and Bast looked at each other for a moment.

"Well, I won't be using it." Bast said.

"Yeah, I think I'm good, too." Darryl agreed, before looking at Jordan.

"Go ahead." he told her.

"I'll grab towels and stuff for ya." he said further, before leaving the room.

"That tub is pretty sweet." Bast then said to her. "Makes this place worth it and then some."

It was clear that he hadn't heard her, or if he had, he hadn't paid it any mind, as he just continued on.

-The next day-

It was mid-afternoon, and the three of them had spent most of their time in the home, but Darryl needed to head to the campus to use a facility there, leaving her and Bast alone again.

"...I'm feeling hungry." Bast then said.

"Damn human genetics." he muttered.

"Wanna come with me to the club I work at?" he asked her.

"We can grab some cheap grub on my employee discount."

"You do that." Bast said.

"And be sure to remember your... ID." he told her with a cough.

"The place knows of, and his friendly towards those from the mana side of life, so if you tell the bouncer you're a vampire and prove it, he'll absolutely believe you're 22." he assured her.

"And, again, you'll be with me. So you'll have more credibility." he added.

"Regardless, y'got 10 minutes. Get changed and we'll be off."

"Awesome." Bast replied, as he grabbed his coat.

With that, the two of them left the house, locking the door behind them, and headed off... soon taking a direction that she really hadn't been in, as he brother showed her more things in other parts of town.

"Don't worry." he said.

"This area's fine. It's just not as upscale as other places." he told her.

"But not dangerous at all."

He just laughed when she said that.

"That's fair." he replied.

The two of them continued to walk, until they reached a place with a large neon sign that read 'Oasis Haven'. It looked decently lowkey, as it was an underground establishment, but the sigh was very noticeable.

There was also a large burly man standing at the entrance when they approached.

"Hey Bast." he greeted Sebastien as they walked up.

"Yo, Richard." Bast replied.

"..." the man was then silent, before looking at Jordan judgingly, then looked at Bast questioningly.

"She's with me." Bast said, gesturing for Jordan to 'prove herself'.

The man looked at her ID, then at her, and then at the fangs she subtly showed him.

"...ah." he said, handing it back.

"That's fair." he said.

"All right, in ya go." he told them, unhooking the rope from the pole.

Bast just smiled and nodded.

"Cool." he said.

"C'mon in." he told Jordan, as the two of them entered, and she saw it was a pretty big space, with lots of round tables and chairs about, a bar at the far end, and a stage that looked semi-circular.

"We put on shows nightly." he explained.

"Yeah, that's fair." Sebastien responded.

"That's the trade-off you have to make, usually." he sighed.

"But this place has some nice regulars, and the staff here are really friendly, too." he went on, as they approached the bar and sat down, a man approaching them with a definite... flourish... to his step.

"Hello, hello, Basty!" he greeted him, his tone matching his gait.

"Hey Vicktor." Bast replied.

"Oh, and who is THIS?" Vicktor then asked, looking at Jordan and seemingly sizing her up.

Vicktor just laughed a little.

"Oh, honey, I WISH!" he declared.

"Sorry, Vik, you're not my type." Bast said with a smirk.

"And this, as you heard, is Jordan. A recent friend of mine." he confirmed.

"Well, hel-LO!" Vik greeted her, taking her hand and kissing it atop it.

"I'll get you a pair of menus." he then said, heading off to get them.

"...he's a character, all right." Bast told her.