"Nah, most cancers are curable in my time. Skin melting was valid, though." He finished off his drink and set the glass and empty bottle down, now the nasty parts were over.

"So it hurt a lot. Probably goes without saying. It did cure the addiction, though! So that was good. Just ended up with a lot of other things, too." He grinned and pointed at his fangs. "Oh, and I'm venomous. Also still just a little drunk. I'll have to remember that stuff."