"You aren't a child, though. So I shouldn't treat you like one," Ray countered the bit about the death comment. He did choose what he said based on the other person's age, to a degree. After all such a philosophical reply in a harsh light wouldn't be good for a child, nor an elderly person.<br/><br/>"They're not bad. From what I can tell, you have a nice, loving, and supportive family." After that assurance, he listened to Angel talk about the posed topic. The way the teen spoke had him smiling. It was neat how the initial embarrassment trailed into the explanation about how these monsters weren't really monsters because of the limited diet. For not knowing much, this young man knew plenty more than most. And wasn't afraid about how things would be if this "fantasy" being wound up being real.<br/><br/>"No, this is not a psychological evaluation. If I thought you needed to be committed to the ward, you would already be there," he teased, understanding that Angel wasn't serious about the question. As the doctor already stated, he was off the clock, so he didn't really have to do any tests right now.<br/><br/>"Though, I will admit that I am testing your mental capabilities at the moment. You're able to focus, stay on-topic, recall information and process new infornation. If nothing changes, then you're walking away from a nasty incident with nothing more than a headache and a few days off of... School? Work? Both?" he chuckled a bit, then blinked as he realized that he was asked for his opinion. His long, slender fingers reached out to lightly ruffle the dark hair in an attempt to get the patient to relax. He then moved the touch back to where the head was probably still a bit sore in order to assess the pain before pulling away.<br/><br/>"I can also assure you that it's not clinical to be curious about things of a more... interesting nature. It's normal to enjoy looking in to myths and the like. That being said, I am not entirely sure how a ghoul's body would work. The stories about them say that they feed from the dead, which is why they are known to dig up grave sites. If they existed, though, I'm pretty sure that the embalming methods that are used now would be toxic to any creature trying to feed on the body. That's probably where the tales of them hunting live people come from," he explained with a shrug. He wasn't making it all up, but he figured that trying to go too into it would give away more than he wanted to with this curious young man.<br/><br/>"I'm sure that they would be like humans, though. In the aspect that some of them probably embrace what they are completely. Turn into serial killers and build up a reputation of being a cannibal until they're eventually caught. Others probably loathe what they are and starve themselves until they're completely reverted to base instincts. Then there are probably some that would just try to find a place in society to blend in where they can find food where they need it and don't draw attention to themselves. But that's just my opinion on it if it were to be real. Kind of like how I could imagine dragons being some of the wealthy people of the world because of their tendency to hoard valuables and assess the worth of things. Chimeras would make good animal trainers because they could probably communicate or intimidate with enough species to not have any issues. Things like that can be a fun way to waste the night away while trying to sleep, you know."