He accepted the subject shift with no note. He hadn't wanted or expected a response to the eyebrow raise. (and wouldn't have known what a vampire was if he'd gotten one.) So when she ignored the expression he shrugged and focused forward again.

He shifted mannerisms back to normal, chewing at his lip. "I was taking care of some," Epohhir? Pets? A magically materialized invasive species? "Rescued wildlife." That seemed like it would need the least context to make it make sense.

"I didn't actually call it quits though. One moment I was taking care of them and the next," He could no longer sense them, indicating that no matter what he saw they were no longer actually there? "The room started picking up aspects from a couple other places. So uh... I must have fallen asleep on my feet." Oh waking up was going to hurt later.