[ He's just trying to see what he's gotten himself into. It's not because he actually cares about you or anything. Gosh. ]

Oh, facts about your life. Anything crucial you think I ought to know. Say, for instance... [ He had indicated a belief in such things, after all. ] Have you ever perhaps had any dealings with the supernatural?

[ Because if Raikov knows any demons, Valmont is noping out of there, amazing sex be damned. ]