....Noted, but that's not actually why I'm asking. We'll come to the last part later, there's a story there.
[He sighs, then gestures to the pile of his father's work spread out on the table.]
Four hundred years of hindsight makes seeing errors much easier. And I believe that there may well be a way to make a version of that stone that can remove diseased blood from the system, purify it of the toxins that are linked to turning, and have that same blood return to the system. It'd be a hybrid of magical theory - the concept of intent - and actual medical science through the concept of transfusion.
[He shakes his head tiredly.]
Not what I ought to be focusing on, but the thought has not left me be.
[ Trevor considers this, comparing it to the Many Belmont Methods for this kind of thing. ]
Could you just leave the blood where it was, and put the stone into the vein? Seems less dangerous that way.
[ Insofar as any of this is at all not-dangerous. It's also the same way that Those Fucking Silver Needles are meant to be used, but maybe not the best thing to bring up. ]
You don't put other stuff into blood when the blood is in the body. [T r e v o r.] That's...I don't even have the time to get into how dangerous and deadly that is. For starters the pieces could cause a blockage and then you'd die and.
[He just said he wasn't getting into this.]
Essentially. But the mechanisms for the appropriate way to remove the problematic elements is where science and magic have to be wed.
[ He's tempted to ask 'why not', but- well. Alucard made it fairly clear why not. And also he doesn't care that much because he knows his stupid way of doing things works and he's going to keep doing weird deadly Belmont medicine. And also because he's long since realized that Alucard really does not like 'but you don't turn' as a response to 'then you'll die'.
And also that logic doesn't really work any more, because there's no longer an entire family of Belmonts. Just one. He's not quite as disposable as he was brought up to be. ]
Not that it isn't charming when you get this interested in something. But you do realize that you're talking about the two things I understand least. I don't even know what fucking question I need to ask to get you to explain that to me.
Your father chose his apprentice for his open mind, not for his ability to keep his fucking desk in order.
[ Which is to say, a wide range of things in no particular order. ]
Most of it is Rinaldo's notes on your father's work. Maybe not new information, but I figured it might help to have another point of view.
[ 'Another point of view' here meaning 'you can look at this through the work of someone who you're not quite so emotionally connected with. ]
The shit at the top is his own work on the Morning Star. He used Mathias' work on the stone to complete it. Might be useful. If not, I'd still like to bring it to the hold.
If there is one thing I appreciate about your family, for all of it's questionable understanding of medicine, it is your record keeping.
[You all infuriate him on that topic.
He moves the notebook aside, replacing it for the new papers. Skimming the first page becomes turning it over, and then sighing because Trevor was not kidding. There is no order here, and Alucard does not know this man. The logic is not apparent as it was in his father's work.]
We'll retain all of this for the Hold. [He pauses, turning another page.] I'll have it bound, so that we aren't chasing after loose sheets of paper as well. I'll see what I can sift out that's only on the Morning Star, there could be useful information for my own thoughts as well.
[ He manages to restrain himself from pointing out that corpses are inanimate objects. Be proud. ]
That- probably sounded less weird in your head, didn't it? [ Because it means a lot to him. It really, truly does. But it still sounds weird when said aloud. When he speaks again it's less joking, more sincere, and he puts a hand on Alucard's arm. ]
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[He sighs, then gestures to the pile of his father's work spread out on the table.]
Four hundred years of hindsight makes seeing errors much easier. And I believe that there may well be a way to make a version of that stone that can remove diseased blood from the system, purify it of the toxins that are linked to turning, and have that same blood return to the system. It'd be a hybrid of magical theory - the concept of intent - and actual medical science through the concept of transfusion.
[He shakes his head tiredly.]
Not what I ought to be focusing on, but the thought has not left me be.
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[ Trevor considers this, comparing it to the Many Belmont Methods for this kind of thing. ]
Could you just leave the blood where it was, and put the stone into the vein? Seems less dangerous that way.
[ Insofar as any of this is at all not-dangerous. It's also the same way that Those Fucking Silver Needles are meant to be used, but maybe not the best thing to bring up. ]
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[He just said he wasn't getting into this.]
Essentially. But the mechanisms for the appropriate way to remove the problematic elements is where science and magic have to be wed.
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And also that logic doesn't really work any more, because there's no longer an entire family of Belmonts. Just one. He's not quite as disposable as he was brought up to be. ]
Not that it isn't charming when you get this interested in something. But you do realize that you're talking about the two things I understand least. I don't even know what fucking question I need to ask to get you to explain that to me.
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[He knows that they're at the end of what is useful. Everything else would be in the Hold.]
What have you brought back?
[He gestures to the new pile of papers, curious.]
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[ Which is to say, a wide range of things in no particular order. ]
Most of it is Rinaldo's notes on your father's work. Maybe not new information, but I figured it might help to have another point of view.
[ 'Another point of view' here meaning 'you can look at this through the work of someone who you're not quite so emotionally connected with. ]
The shit at the top is his own work on the Morning Star. He used Mathias' work on the stone to complete it. Might be useful. If not, I'd still like to bring it to the hold.
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[You all infuriate him on that topic.
He moves the notebook aside, replacing it for the new papers. Skimming the first page becomes turning it over, and then sighing because Trevor was not kidding. There is no order here, and Alucard does not know this man. The logic is not apparent as it was in his father's work.]
We'll retain all of this for the Hold. [He pauses, turning another page.] I'll have it bound, so that we aren't chasing after loose sheets of paper as well. I'll see what I can sift out that's only on the Morning Star, there could be useful information for my own thoughts as well.
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[ To be fair, he did have a point with that one. ]
So you think- your father accidentally made a cure for turning?
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[HE'S STILL ANGRY ABOUT IT.]
No, not truly. But I think he laid the foundations, and if I can do nothing else, I can ensure no one else in your family becomes an inanimate object.
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That- probably sounded less weird in your head, didn't it? [ Because it means a lot to him. It really, truly does. But it still sounds weird when said aloud. When he speaks again it's less joking, more sincere, and he puts a hand on Alucard's arm. ]
Thank you.
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It's weird on principle, I feel.
[The hand on Alucard's arm soon has another one resting atop it. Squeezing for just a moment.]
What else can I do when the work presents itself?