( her nod is the only indication that vanessa gives that she understands, that he doesn't need to explain any further. instead she goes back to his previous remark on her own experiences )

We call it a demimonde. ( though he's obviously familiar with the supernatural she's started to get used to having to explain things, particularly with people being from different worlds entirely ) Where the creatures that linger in nightmares are cursed to live. I learned a long time ago that it was more than a superstition.