[ He's about to pull Alucard's arm over his shoulder when a figure enters the alleyway. The same man as before, and-
-shit. He needed to find somewhere out of sight to figure out what was going on, but secluded places that are out of sight are also very, very good places for assassinations. That was the point of the silver dust, wasn't it? Not to outright kill Alucard, but to force him into somewhere out of sight because choking on silver in public would reveal secrets that his father put a century's work into hiding. Somewhere alone, where he could be easily dispatched once weakened.
That answers some questions in itself. The assailant was expecting Alucard to be alone, but wasn't able to change his plans when it became clear that he wasn't. He's following orders, not thinking, and not ones that can be easily changed on the fly. Compulsion. Almost certainly. And that's good for them, because it means the man can't register Trevor's presence. There's no reaction as he approaches and pins the man to the wall, tugging a few strands of hair from his head.
They can get answers later. ]
Car, now. I'll let him go once you have a head start.
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[ He's about to pull Alucard's arm over his shoulder when a figure enters the alleyway. The same man as before, and-
-shit. He needed to find somewhere out of sight to figure out what was going on, but secluded places that are out of sight are also very, very good places for assassinations. That was the point of the silver dust, wasn't it? Not to outright kill Alucard, but to force him into somewhere out of sight because choking on silver in public would reveal secrets that his father put a century's work into hiding. Somewhere alone, where he could be easily dispatched once weakened.
That answers some questions in itself. The assailant was expecting Alucard to be alone, but wasn't able to change his plans when it became clear that he wasn't. He's following orders, not thinking, and not ones that can be easily changed on the fly. Compulsion. Almost certainly. And that's good for them, because it means the man can't register Trevor's presence. There's no reaction as he approaches and pins the man to the wall, tugging a few strands of hair from his head.
They can get answers later. ]
Car, now. I'll let him go once you have a head start.