45 5th Avenue was a beautiful whitewashed brick townhouse that served as Caine's residence and base of operations. He fondly called it his "Batcave". He sat on the porch steps watching pedestrians victoriously returning from Saks and other high dollar shops in the area. One young lady with adorable hipster glasses and flowing brown curls caught his eye in particular. He winked at her and grinned as she strolled by, causing the girl and her friends to erupt into blushing giggles. Of course as soon as fun arrived work followed far too close. Caine caught sight of Jared and nodded a greeting.<br/><br/>"You don't own a t-shirt do you?" He snickered, standing to get the keys out of his pocket. While said in jest, he felt slightly underdressed having worn only some red skinny jeans (ripped at the knees, no less) and a black Pratt Institute sweatshirt. In a few short moments he opened the door for Jared and followed him inside. "I'm house sitting for a friend and he said we could make this HQ for your little investigation. At least until you get tired of me." Caine led him from the dim wood paneled hallway into the deceptively spacious living room. Everything was spotless and seemed Victorian vintage at first glace. Closer inspection would reveal high tech retrofitting woven in. He hoped the faint metallic odor of blood would go undetected.<br/><br/>"Have a seat, when I tell you what I got you won't want to be standing. By the way, you ever have a knish? You can't move to New York without having one. It's law." Caine emerged from the kitchen with a brown paper bag and sat cross-legged in a wicker chair across from Jared. He held out a round baked good that smelled of beef and onion. The young man was in his element. If he was going to be stuck with this guy for God knew how long he might as well be comfortable. Besides, Caine figured Humans and Hunters were more receptive to information over food...and he might have been peckish himself..."Tell me something Jared. What's your position on the vampires versus werewolves argument?"