Matthias laughed then shook his head. "In the immortal words of high school English teachers everywhere: show, don't tell." Not that he's ever heard those words in their natural habitat. He's far too old to deal with irksome teenagers just for the high school experience.

And, well, the truth is he doesn't usually admit to being something other than human to humans (be they from Earth or elsewhere). Those little tricks are for his fellow supernatural creatures. But Janus seems like a pretty laid-back guy so... And if they never see each other after tonight, where's the harm?

"Teleporting beats the hell out of every other mode of transportation out there," he added with a grin. "No traffic, no customs, no crying babies on airplanes."