[ WP ] You are a professional Monster Hunter , currently dating Dracula 's Daughter

`` Uhhh.... Mister... do you want me to call you a cab or sumthin?'' 
 
 A croaky middle-aged voice awoke Jude, disturbing the beautiful silence which he had just begun to appreciate. He realized that this was the first time all day when he could actually hear himself think. Jude cleared his throat but what came out was a muffled version of 
 
 `` No thanks, I'll just walk it, it looks like a nice day''. 
 
 `` Come again?'' 
 
 He quickly realized the problem and with great effort, Jude lifted his face out of his arms, he was slumped over the bar at Harvey's. 
 
 Again. 
 
 Or was it Harker's? It did n't matter, it was the 3rd time this month his girlfriend's zany dad had sent him here to spy on the owner, or as he liked to put it `` precautionary reconnaissance''. 
 
 `` Im good on that cab, thanks'' Jude replied despondently as he remembered he had left the bartender without an answer. 
 
 Jude gazed into the contents of the skull-shaped crystal glass just in front of him. The glass was half full of glistening, golden brown whisky. The liquor shimmered as he brought it in closer to gulp it down. He needed to get some sleep, in this hypnagogic state he could make out something resembling Nina's face in the glass. It was undoubtedly some form of pareidolia. He finished the cup and waved the bartender goodbye. 
 
 Nina's family was so confusing, especially her father, if he'd had a problem with the owner why did n't he just talk it over with the guy, if he was half as civil as the burly barkeep he'd employed it would be fine. 
 
 Jude was no stranger to day-drinking, he'd just like to do it in the comfort of his own home, in the company of less burlap sack-shaped women. Jude rarely ever got off his ass on his day off, it was just something about Nina, he could n't quite put his finger on. Her requests were so odd, yet her voice.... so soothing, mellifluous, almost hypnotic. 
 
 Jude, stumbled out of the bar and fell flat on his face, the pain numbed by the somniferous effects of the alcohol. He had n't seen that Harper guy. He was getting sick of looking down at the picture on his phone and comparing it to the blurry faces which inhabited the bar. Apparently the owner in question was a big shot lawyer, nightclub tycoon. His wife had visited Nina's dad's practice for a checkup and she stormed out, claiming he had come on to her, nibbled her neck and now her husband, this Harker guy was pressing charges. Jude thought to himself,'how absurd, if it was money she was after why did n't she make-up a more plausible story'. Nina's dad was the epitome of the immigrant success story, he was the nicest guy ever, quiet, polite and he was so dedicated to his field, catering to patients who were too busy during the day and could only make evening appointments. 
 
 He had even helped out Jude on a case offering him a vital perspective on this sick, twisted cannibal which eventually led to his apprehension. Jude had only been bounty hunting a few months. He'd had a hard time finding targets at first, but ever since Nina had come into his life it was as if the degenerate tap had been turned on and he'd been able to make a decent career for himself. 
 
 Things had been looking up for Jude as of late, that was until Nina and her dad had been arguing non-stop all weekend. They were bickering about wanting to make him a tasty dinner. Jude had left just when the conversation was shifting towards his blood type and medical history. Sure her dad was a bit invasive but Jude just put it down to cultural differences. 
 
 *Buzzz* 
 
 Jude reached inside his pocket to retrieve his phone, he had to squint to see the message in the daylight. It read 
 
 
 -- *JUDE, YOU REMEMBER HOW I TOLD YOU MY DAD WAS A REAL VAMPIRE, YEAH DO N'T COME OVER TONIGHT UNLESS YOU WANT THE LIFE SUCKED OUT OF YOU* -- 
 
 Jude chortled, Nina's Dad was boring for sure, but there was no reason to dent his self-esteem even further. The man hardly ever went out, Jude doubted if he had any real friends. I bet all he wants is someone to share his old stories of Romania with, Jude thought. 
 
 He decided that now was the time to be a supportive boyfriend, he was going to arrive and save the day, he would appease the father by buying him a traditional Romanian meal. He knew a place around the corner from his apartment. 
 
 There was one piece of the puzzle missing, Nina's dad's name, he could n't remember it for the life of him. He contemplated for a moment and thought they were definitely past the `` sir'' stage and were now on a first name basis. 
 
 He scrolled through his contacts with his thumb, looking to see if any of the names rang a bell. Then WHAM it hit him, directly under V. 
 
 It was Vlad. 

