[ a nod. ] It's unfortunately still part of my dietary regiment. [ meaning he can still consume human food as much as he wants, as long as he's still drinking blood. ] Back home, I had devised a blood substitute, but here... [ he twists the top off his bottle, partly out of a need to get the blood in his system before the hunger started messing with his head and partly to see how she'd react. ] Well, bottoms up.
[ a toast in her direction, and then he's tipping the bottle back and taking a long sip. ]