Pip nodded. "If you miss with the crossbow, my avice is to drop it and go for a gun. It might not kill any hypothetical vampires you might be hunting, but itwill probably slow them down long enough for you to get away and reload so you can try again."

He stroked his chin. "You know what might work? Gas powered launcher. For arrows, I mean. It'd probably be expensive, but if you asked Tex, I'm sure she could find and or build something. I'm not sure it'd be finished in time for... whatever it is you guys are doing. Not that you're necessarily doing anything."