This bribery thing is easier than he thought it'd be.

This is kind of awesome. Ghoul can so fucking do politics. (No, he can't.) He grins and answers with just a nod, first. They've got a baseline worked out, it all sounds good, Cooper even seems to have a plan of attack already forming. But then he catches Ghoul off guard- because watching a kiddie-faced vampire whine about his bureaucratic life is extremely ridiculous. He snorts out a laugh, until the words actually sink in a second later. Then he just looks dumbfounded.

"You got kidnapped?" And tortured? "The fuck?"