"Well," slight strain in his voice, finding that remark funny, and he's sure Louis won't understand why. He laughs a little as he continues after weighing his options on saying anything. "You almost were." Too late. Another year and he wouldn't have been able to travel, probably. How much is a year, to a century-old vampire? A blink? Does Louis know how close it was?

"Twenty years ago would have been ideal. Still kinda cute at fifty, but had the mileage. Sure, I was mid-breakdown for most of that decade, but who isn't, at that age? Might've been fun if I spent half the interview just throwing martini glasses at you."

Armand would have probably just killed him without transforming him, then.

"Right this second, mostly I'm thinking about you." Ask stupid questions, etc. "I'm working on this shit we're in. And I might go back to Medicare fraud being laundered by the US government."