"If you could just start with the, er, basics. Your name, your titles, a, um, a little about yourself. This session is... preliminary." A dry sense of amusement colors Jon's tone as he continues. "This is a unique venture in terms of research, and, of course, limited to how much you care to share."

Jon himself doesn't have much interest in vampires - they're very mundane as supernatural beings go - but objectively, he can appreciate that at least the situation is novel.

And perhaps he'll have a chance to speak to the lamia later.