"The way it used to be explained to me... humans have usually got a lot of energy flowing through them," Sookie chimes in, though with a fair amount of hesitation. She doesn't seem to understand anything with the level of depth that this man does, but then again he'd never known vampires in the first place, so maybe even layman's terms are a start. "It's that movement that makes people alive. For vampires, it's all at a standstill. They don't make waves, so to speak. They're just kinda... stuck, even though they're still walking, and that's why they need to feed on the energy of other people to keep alive."

She startles at the bump to her hip, glancing up to try and get a read on whether or not it's just a death god thing, but his eyes are too well hidden under the shadow of his hat. After a moment's hesitation, Sookie follows anyway. Might as well see where the rabbit hole goes.

"I don't usually see spirits, no. I don't usually hear them, either, though I know that some people can. That time I saw my gran was just because my gran... well, she got a brief opportunity to come back, mostly to save my clumsy ass. In case it's not clear, I really do mean it when I say it's not my first time getting attacked like that. Not even my tenth."