"If this publisher... whatshisface... Dalton, isn't a vampire living by a river"
Got it in one! :D Nice cameo.

"(or maybe just really reluctant to let go of any seeds or pills they might be carrying)"
Very fair and relatable. Vampires can't have my pumpkin seeds.

Heeeee! :) And the Walkman line lands so nicely, like a parting rimshot after the Rubik's cube reveal. ^^