[The rules mean that Alucard cannot respond. Not properly. Not in a meaningful way. He cannot reach out and take Trevor's hands in his, his husband's hands in his because this is how the game works.
Listening to what feels like prologue, there is no new information. Alucard knew that Trevor's life before them would end him early. Never a doubt. It was amazing he survived for as long as he did, if he was a man of real honesty. Everything else was...it was them, wasn't it? Something beyond just Trevor.
He nods to show he is listening. That he is Following the Rules. And the way his hands twitch make it clear that it is so hard to follow those rules.]
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Listening to what feels like prologue, there is no new information. Alucard knew that Trevor's life before them would end him early. Never a doubt. It was amazing he survived for as long as he did, if he was a man of real honesty. Everything else was...it was them, wasn't it? Something beyond just Trevor.
He nods to show he is listening. That he is Following the Rules. And the way his hands twitch make it clear that it is so hard to follow those rules.]