The girls stare wide-eyed before squealing and tackling the dog.
"That's cute, Jack Attack. More of a cat guy myself, just adorable." He cautiously moves towards the closest girl, there is tension on his face. He doesn't want to go back in there, but he knows he has to, "It's all right hon, play with the puppy." She hisses and recoils at his outstretched hands but does not retaliate, Jack's earlier command was clear, "That's a good girl." Dan closed his eyes and touched either side of her face. She froze immediately. A few minutes pass and sweat begins to break out across Dan's face. The girl is slowly drifting off to sleep, his hands cradling her head. The husky that was Jack cocked his furry face inquisitively in that way that dogs do. After fifteen minutes, she was completely unconscious. Dan removed his hands, and exhales heavily. His breathing is short. He takes off his bandana and wipes his face off and wounds. The third eye on his head is bugging out; wide open and staring dead ahead. It snaps its focus on the next girl. He softly cradles this little ones face as he did the last, and he goes to work again. The same long process until she is sleeping peacefully next to her companion. Finally, girl three. When they are all three curled up together, Dan is severely winded and drenched in sweat.
He didn't even notice the sickening bodily cracks and pops of Jack transforming back, "Tell me how bad? … DAN!"
"Sorry… I think they're okay now. Won't know until they wake up." Dan flops down onto the cushioned floor, "They've been through so much. Basically gave up to that animal side. I did my best to erase or seal up the memories. I don't actually mess with people's minds. It's tough…"
"You did good though. Now it's time to play. Let's go Dan."
"Wait, where are we going? What if I don't like the game we're playing? What about the girls?"
"It's called twenty questions; with our guest." He motions to the unconscious vampire outside the door.
"Okay, I know how to play that one."
"With a chain saw."
"You can turn into a chainsaw?!" Dan was mentally exhausted and not on top of the curve.
"No but we can get one."
"Oh…let's use what we have on hand, ay? I get the feeling we don't have much time."
"But…chainsaw…fine" Jack walks out and sits the man upright in the chair. He looks at him for a second before backhanding him hard across the face, "Wakey wakey sunshine!"
The man groggily begins to come to, "wha-"
"We are gonna play 'What's the Answer'. Rules are simple. If you answer correctly or truthfully, you live. You lie? Well, let's save that outcome for later. First question, who do you work for?
"I-I don't know…"
"Ehhhhhh wrong answer." A claw slowly inserts itself into the man's leg.
"AHH! Seriously I don't know! I just sit here and make sure they play nice! I don't ever see anyone else! I SWEAR! OH GOD!"
The claw stays where it is, "Who are the clients then?"