Sitting down so that he could be sitting directly across from Ransom, Valen nodded in response to the question. "Indeed, I'm a homicide detective Ransom...interesting name by the way." Idly swirling his glass around he looked at the liquid and replied, "The police department is handling it the best way we know how, we have as many supernatural consultants as possible and our little station hasn't seen this many priests since those molestation charges swept the country." The meal was placed down in front of him and the three others by his doting wife, and Valen took a moment out to buy himself a few snarking comments about the boyfriend later.
"My dear this meal looks positively delicious." Turning to the young man across the table he chuckled, "Beauty, brains, and an amazing cook. Am I lucky or what?" Picking up his fork he began to prod at his food for a moment, "So Ransom, what do you like to do? What are your plans for the future?" And with those innocuous questions, Valen kept one hand underneath the table and after making a few arcane gestures with his fingers, caused a loud clash of thunder to boom right outside the window. "Wow! That's one helluva storm we've got going isn't it?"