[The laboratory is personal. It's going to be personal they both know it, and they both know it's going to leave scars. They don't need more.
But the pages in Alucard's hand, they hold more than just the solutions for the present problem. They hold hope of restoring the castle's engines. His father's work, the thing that when he was small he delighted in seeing. To watch the castle move, it was beyond joy. He'd beg to stay up late to watch.
That's the thought that plays as Trevor pulls him close. Makes sure Alucard's face is in it's favorite place when the world is overwhelming. That builds resolve.
He pulls away after a few moments.]
We'll leave after we have taken what manuscripts and other books will help.
[It does not escape Alucard's thoughts either that his father never returned here for the notes. But he is not his father, he does not have all this knowledge in his head.]
I want to be certain that we've got all that we need.
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But the pages in Alucard's hand, they hold more than just the solutions for the present problem. They hold hope of restoring the castle's engines. His father's work, the thing that when he was small he delighted in seeing. To watch the castle move, it was beyond joy. He'd beg to stay up late to watch.
That's the thought that plays as Trevor pulls him close. Makes sure Alucard's face is in it's favorite place when the world is overwhelming. That builds resolve.
He pulls away after a few moments.]
We'll leave after we have taken what manuscripts and other books will help.
[It does not escape Alucard's thoughts either that his father never returned here for the notes. But he is not his father, he does not have all this knowledge in his head.]
I want to be certain that we've got all that we need.