Lol if he wants upfront and straightforward this is the wrong number with Vanessa Ives, especially after her canonbump. She can be straightforward in her own way but it's rarely convenient even for her friends.

Running into her while she's about to snap and ready to feed on someone will be catching her at a low point too so she might be a little unhinged and not a great conversationalist. I had been thinking of using the alley opportunity as a way for someone to discover she's a vamp or at least nearly up to no good, so if you are not wanting to have him deal with her in that state, I can set up a tamer scene somewhere else around the city, like the party before the assassinations start.