"Everyone here seems to come from some unusual background, on the whole. I haven't met anyone yet that made me think they'd be afraid of vampires or the supernatural. Maybe because of where we are, or maybe because we all have some qualities in common. Like an interest in survival and an acceptance of the strange." It didn't mean they all were supernatural themselves, but he did feel like there were patterns going on. Their kidnappers had to have a precise reasoning for why it was happening. Or he was overthinking. Bruce was always overthinking.

"I agree. There's no harm in asking and explaining why." Bruce was all about research studies. While he wasn't very good at dealing with people in general, he was confident he'd be fine once they had a focus and purpose. "We'd need the equipment. Someone else asked me about being able to check their friend's blood, I don't know why yet, and said maybe the bunker had equipment to do that."