“You know what they say about the early bird…” Nick replied, though he shut the book.

“Yeah, you should eat him first,” Monroe said, is if were obvious. Upon seeing the baffled look on Nick’s face, he explained a bit sheepishly, “Blutbad proverbs tend to differ from human ones in…certain respects.”

“I’m not even going to ask how you think the one about skinning a cat goes,” Nick said with a shudder.

“Probably best,” Monroe concurred with a dark smile.

I suddenly feel very sorry for all the cats of Monroe’s neighborhood.

Monroe: I swear, I don’t know how you’ve made it this long without having me there to make sure you don’t get yourself killed.
Nick: Well, then, I guess that means you’d better stick around.
Me: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.