[The man doesn't miss a beat after that moment over the glass. He's all charm, walking over with his hand extended and drink still in hand. When he speaks, the accent is most certainly not that of New Orleans, but from much further north.]
Adrian! I know that this appearance is all politics, but I'm glad to have you all the same. From the sounds of it, you've already gotten as warm a welcome as any guest receives here.
[Alucard's hand takes the man's, and he shakes it with a calm and cool throughness that is absolutely not what he needs to be projecting.]
If that's standard greeting then, I must admire your commitment to equality.
[That gets a very big laugh from the man, along with a bigger grin.]
That's the idea! No one's ever going to outdo Our Lady of Celebrations around these parts, but if I can host something different for the folks closer to my age, then we're all happy at everyone's events. I haven't heard of your hunter friend showing up in such a state to one of hers, so I take that as an honor too.
[The vampire's eyes seem to challenge Trevor's act, at least for a moment. Alucard picks up on it too, but he's very quick to fix the matter.]
Trevor, this is Philo, one of the younger generations around these parts. He was turned...I suppose what, in the--
[And at that, Philo jumps right in.]
1865, near the end of the war. My regiment was from Connecticut, and well, that's a whole other story. Been here for some time now, but the city's ever changing and that suits me just fine.
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Adrian! I know that this appearance is all politics, but I'm glad to have you all the same. From the sounds of it, you've already gotten as warm a welcome as any guest receives here.
[Alucard's hand takes the man's, and he shakes it with a calm and cool throughness that is absolutely not what he needs to be projecting.]
If that's standard greeting then, I must admire your commitment to equality.
[That gets a very big laugh from the man, along with a bigger grin.]
That's the idea! No one's ever going to outdo Our Lady of Celebrations around these parts, but if I can host something different for the folks closer to my age, then we're all happy at everyone's events. I haven't heard of your hunter friend showing up in such a state to one of hers, so I take that as an honor too.
[The vampire's eyes seem to challenge Trevor's act, at least for a moment. Alucard picks up on it too, but he's very quick to fix the matter.]
Trevor, this is Philo, one of the younger generations around these parts. He was turned...I suppose what, in the--
[And at that, Philo jumps right in.]
1865, near the end of the war. My regiment was from Connecticut, and well, that's a whole other story. Been here for some time now, but the city's ever changing and that suits me just fine.