(Hiato)<br/><br/>How such a place had been kept hush-hush until recently was beyond Vannie. One would think to even take a peek at the construction as it was going on; even undecorated, just how the halls were built was enough to floor someone. Coming into another grand ballroom, Vanessa's eyes went wide. No wonder the place was going to be chosen for Halloween; the place was grand by itself if whatever decorations that would be put up didn't cut it. Vanessa would have to admit as a photographer, Dracula - or whoever else was planning the whole shebang - did have some quality taste.<br/><br/>A bit quickly, Vanessa looked over towards Hiato as he spoke about an offer to stay for... did he say a week until the gala? "Just to make sure, my stay will be covered, right? If not I'll have to head out for a while to gather my stuff for the stay."<br/><br/>Vanessa then narrowed her eyes a bit as asked about her ambitions, and cringed a little once he mentioned 'undue risks', smiling about it. "Well..." she started, collecting herself. "Since your master appears to know me and what I'm doing, I'll just come out and say it: I'm looking to investigate the supernatural community and show my findings to all those interested. If I remember right, you guys don't like being found out, so I'm honestly surprised that he has allowed me over to begin with."<br/><br/>Unless the invitation was actually a trap...