He looks back at the- at all of it. It has a different meaning to it now. He'd caught on that it was a gift, but that it's a proposal? That adds meaning. And it changes meaning. Because this is travelling gear. This is- an understanding, that even this can't keep the world from needing them. That even if the three of them become one in the eyes of- whatever it is that looks over vampire marriages he doesn't even fucking know- then they'll still have to be separated.
This is Alucard being protective, still. An understanding that they can't always be at each other's sides, no matter what vows they make. The means by which, in separation, he can keep himself and Sypha safe until they meet again. The cloak is thick enough to turn away the cold, yes, but also to turn away claws of near any normal beast, and of most night creatures and even some vampires, when Alucard cannot turn them away himself. The sword and knives are- well, that goes without saying. ]
...This is the not-dramatic approach?
[ Is what he manages to say, but there's no hiding that soft, slightly rough texture to his voice. ]
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Oh.
Well shit.
He looks back at the- at all of it. It has a different meaning to it now. He'd caught on that it was a gift, but that it's a proposal? That adds meaning. And it changes meaning. Because this is travelling gear. This is- an understanding, that even this can't keep the world from needing them. That even if the three of them become one in the eyes of- whatever it is that looks over vampire marriages he doesn't even fucking know- then they'll still have to be separated.
This is Alucard being protective, still. An understanding that they can't always be at each other's sides, no matter what vows they make. The means by which, in separation, he can keep himself and Sypha safe until they meet again. The cloak is thick enough to turn away the cold, yes, but also to turn away claws of near any normal beast, and of most night creatures and even some vampires, when Alucard cannot turn them away himself. The sword and knives are- well, that goes without saying. ]
...This is the not-dramatic approach?
[ Is what he manages to say, but there's no hiding that soft, slightly rough texture to his voice. ]