Mm. We take only from trusted sources, and even then, let me do a sniff test.

[It's one of the precious few advantages of Alucard's station at the moment. Good nose. Or else they need to start thinking about getting a scent hound.]

If you can manage two more days, then I can make the phone call during office hours. It'll be fine.

[Fine. That's a precious word right now. Alucard knows that it's bullshit, and that maybe, just maybe, they need to stop talking about things that can even hedge into work. They're past the office now. They have to.]