The dankness of<i>The Drain </i>was most pleasing to Vaas.  Its atmosphere was close to being in the Amazon Jungle during the rainy season.  Not so much the heat, but the moisture.  Periodic drips here and there would annoy most people.  The Reaper, however, wasn’t most people, and the sound did not bother him in the least.  It seemed like forever that he was here last.  His tussle with the haughty vampiress was still lingering on his hands, his clothes, and his skin.  With all due respect to the subdued vampiress, it was her tang that loitered on his taste-buds.  And it was a good tang.<br/><br/>He found his mentor and master sitting at a table with papers strewn about.  Jared Nomak, also known as<i>Patient Zero</i>, had yet to turn his way.  Vaas knew he was aware of his presence; Jared just chose not to acknowledge it at the moment.  The second-in-command wondered what was so engrossing for him to not even look up in greeting.  Approaching the table and the empty chair opposite his leader, he pondered Jared’s alias:<i>Patient Zero.  </i>How cool was that? he thought.  Knowing he couldn’t come up with something better or profound, he instead sat in the chair, already slouching.  Jared’s eyes met his, without ever moving his head.<br/><br/>“Motherfucker!  You still reek from a somewhat fresh kill!” Jared exclaimed.  Nose no longer buried in the scattered papers, Jared sat up and leaned back, clearly aroused.  “So how was she?” he sneered.  Vaas replied with a scratch to his chin that didn’t truly require a scratch, before asking, “How do you know it was a she?”  The disbelieving stare he received resulted in an abrupt outburst of laughter from Vaas.<br/><br/>“Yeah, well, guess I shoulda known better,” he admitted.  After gathering himself, he asked, “In a word?  I’d have to say, Appetizing.  Delicious.  Succulent.  Exquisite.  Juicy.  Scrumptious.  Yummy.”  He stopped then, as he could tell he was drooling.  Jared was quick to point out, “Hey, dumbass.  That would be seven words.”<br/><br/>Shrugging with a laugh, Vaas responded, “So fuckin’ sue me.  I always sucked at math.”  As soon as the amusement subsided, he inquired, “So what’s all this shit you looking at, Jared?”