"Ugh..."
"Ssh... relax, you're okay. Don't sit up too quick."
"Whu... what happened?"
"You're safe... I found you in an alley. You were badly hurt, you almost didn't make it. Do you remember what happened?"
"Uh... there was this guy... I should have known..."
"A vampire."
"You know about them?"
"I've run into one or two. And the bite mark is fairly distinctive. What's your name?"
"Dawn Summers. God, I feel like I've been hit with a truck."
"That's to be expected. You lost a lot of blood. I... uh... had to give you a transfusion of my own. I'm sorry, but you wouldn't have survived waiting for an ambulance. It was really risky, I might not have been compatible. I'm terribly sorry."
"Well, I'm breathing, and my heart's beating. That's always a good outcome of a vamp attack. Ugh-"
"Ssh... don't move too much. Don't worry, the wound is almost healed."
"God... how long have I been here?"
"Um... just a couple of hours..."
"What! How could-"
"Dawn, stay calm. I'll explain. There's some things you need to know-"
"I'll say! Who are you?"
The man smiled assuringly, trying to put the young woman at ease. "Banner. Doctor Bruce Banner."