Cooper pauses a moment to take a gulp of his own drink, equal parts alcohol and blood. He was staying sober for this event. It wouldn't do for the first impression of the Vampire Representative to be a lush.

"So how'd a nice-looking gent like yourself get mixed up in such a down 'n dirty world?" There was just a hint of a flirtatious edge to Cooper's words. He could get away with it, having a solid relationship with his girlfriend, and the fact that most people never got to look past the teenage face. It's hard to be taken seriously when he still looks like he should be in secondary school.