Vlad had been getting ready to meet Max when that teacher or whoever he was made his post, and he only managed to skim it before heading out, but he decided that everyone had gone temporarily insane and they would realize it in the morning. A trial sounded like a terrible movie plot with an underlying message of human nature or something along those lines. It didn't really bother him - this idea wouldn't last long, and he had no reason to fear this 'tribunal.' They had no real power, even if it did manage to get off the ground.
He told Helena that he was meeting an old friend who'd come to visit for a few weeks, and she asked a few of the usual questions but didn't push it further. Things were still slightly strained in the aftermath of the moon, and he couldn't ignore the fact that he was still aware of Dracula's thoughts. He had been right about that - unlike some of the fables, his presence lingered even in the month between the full moons. His own attire was more casual than usual, but Juke Joint wasn't very upscale and he didn't want to draw any more attention to himself than necessary.
Honestly, Vlad wasn't sure how this meeting would go. It had been years since he and Max had last met, and he wasn't exactly the same man that he was then. He'd changed, or at least he was trying to, but he was very aware of the fact that it wouldn't take much to fall back into his own ways. The cruel, calculated murderer; the man who didn't care about anyone save for how beneficial they could be to him was still there, and if Dracula had his way then that was who he would become once more. For now, however, he was simply curious.
It was nearly 10 o'clock exactly when he set out for the mailboxes Max mentioned, alert and on guard as always. There was already someone standing by them as he drew nearer, and it didn't take long for the recognition to set in. He'd changed, of course, gotten older; but Vlad would never forget that face. He stopped a short distance away, studying him with interest. "Max," he said finally. "Well, it has been far too long, has it not?"