They caught it before it became an issue, thankfully, the castle alert enough this time to know that its stores had been tampered with. It's still an issue. The stores have to be discarded in their entirety, the equipment all cleaned thoroughly. It's a process of days, not of hours. More than that, though, it means that they can't trust stored blood anymore.
It's been a while since Alucard has fed from him. Not since long before he took the crown. ]
You're sure about this? I can go bleed into a bottle if that's better.
[ He's almost sheepish standing here in front of Alucard, shirt removed to keep it from being soiled by blood. But in truth, he's not sure he would trust bottled blood right now. Not even if they sterilised the bottle themselves and never took their eyes off it in the time it took to pass it between them. It wouldn't be poisoned, there would be no possibility, but it would still feel like the chance was there. ]
AWKWARD BONERS PART 2
They caught it before it became an issue, thankfully, the castle alert enough this time to know that its stores had been tampered with. It's still an issue. The stores have to be discarded in their entirety, the equipment all cleaned thoroughly. It's a process of days, not of hours. More than that, though, it means that they can't trust stored blood anymore.
It's been a while since Alucard has fed from him. Not since long before he took the crown. ]
You're sure about this? I can go bleed into a bottle if that's better.
[ He's almost sheepish standing here in front of Alucard, shirt removed to keep it from being soiled by blood. But in truth, he's not sure he would trust bottled blood right now. Not even if they sterilised the bottle themselves and never took their eyes off it in the time it took to pass it between them. It wouldn't be poisoned, there would be no possibility, but it would still feel like the chance was there. ]
Ready if you are.