As the realization of what she was telling him began to dawn, his eyes were widening accordingly. "You're not from Earth?" Well...that was a new one. Vampires, werewolves, demons; that was old hat. But was Shimmer an alien? And what was this about a work-related accident? Derek put the pieces together to create a fractured image of an impending alien invasion.
"We might have some stuff in common," the vampire conceded. "But what do you mean by 'fixed'?"