Crane pursed his lips but chose not to take the bait. Rather ironic, he thought, how Ashley was unaware that he was speaking to the very creature who had visited him last night.

"So I'm aware," Crane deadpanned, sipping on a mug of coffee he'd been brought. "But for now I'm just want to speak with you. Do you ever feel... unusual when compared to others? You looked at me as if I had two heads last night."