“I put in a call every once in a while, just to keep up appearances,” he said. “Daniel Stacy is alive and well. They think I’m off getting laid by Anne Bancroft. It's apparently so Danny of me,” he said drolly. He followed her line of sight to the television. Press-on nails. There was a revolting quality to them, or rather the idea of them popping off the nail beds. “Some vamps murder their families,” he said, deciding that he liked being blunt with her. “I could channel Psyc 201 and blame latent mommy issues, but I don’t know why they do it. Anyway, I don’t miss them,” he said.