How long have you been awake for?

[The question is gentle, and if anything, Alucard's impressed. Sypha's fingers work fast, which he knows from other experiences anyway, but it's always worth marveling at talent, as well as enjoying it. There's a shift, a slight one, as Alucard gets comfortable.]

How big are the beads then? I can see people working at a small scale, but only just so.

[He'll have to undo the braids later. For now, they stay. Stay and watch Sypha solve a pointless mystery.]

I've no idea what you're talking about.