Daniel hears 'yes to being interviewed' despite Lestat saying the exact opposite. It's what cuts through the danger of Lestat's words--being alone with the vampire should make him nervous. He knows it despite the altered state he's currently in, the world feeling a little more pleasant a little less shit-stained. Lestat's a predator, and Daniel is prey.

He survived Louis. He can survive another. He's still got so much to do. He doesn't even mind being invited to Lestat's place: the same as before. Different, more thrilling, but the same as Louis.

The two vampires echo each other. Maybe more than they think.

Lestat's words pull Daniel out of it, and his face pulls into a wide grin as he laughs, genuinely surprised. Complimented, too, though more at the absurdity of the situation.

"Happens to me all the time," he deadpans. "Lead the way."