"It's what I do, the manager here gets sick of them biting the regulars so he doesn't make a fuss if I stake a few."

Picking up the drink he grins "Thanks for the drink, but really it's not a big deal. I was a vampire and if I can stop it from happening to anyone else then it's what I am going to do."

With a shrug of his shoulders he leans back in his chair. "I don't know what to tell you about your friend. I can poke around a bit see what I can find out. But generally vamps do one of two things, eat people or turn them"