Can't. I can lie down and close my eyes anywhere I please. Maybe even close my eyes for a while and stop thinking. Could do it here, if I wanted.
[ And honestly? That sounds like it'd be nice. Just closing his eyes here. Letting the warmth revive him, letting Alucard's fingers keep moving through his hair. ]
But it doesn't work right anywhere but the den. Just get more tired.
[ It's sharper than anything else so far, and he suddenly pulls his head away from Alucard's fingers. He can feel the loss keenly, but not so keenly as the sudden terror of the idea of someone poking around in the fireplace.
Someone was there before, looking for something. And he doesn't know how he knows that but he does and he hates the idea. ]
[Good, he can move. Alucard pauses and reaches behind him. There's a towel there, he knows it and--ah. There. He brings it over and rests it beside him.]
The fuck would I say to her? 'You're a rock because you're an idiot who can't follow instructions'?
[ He clambers gracelessly from the bathtub, ignores the towel and proceeds to try to shake himself dry like a dog. It doesn't work as well when human-shaped. ]
[Too slow, Trevor. Alucard uses the towel to immediately wrap up trevor's hair, and now? Now it's time to start drying, and no one can fight the vampire on this.]
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[He has to poke at the den, doesn't he?]
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[ And honestly? That sounds like it'd be nice. Just closing his eyes here. Letting the warmth revive him, letting Alucard's fingers keep moving through his hair. ]
But it doesn't work right anywhere but the den. Just get more tired.
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Would I be permitted to examine your den after the snow settles?
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[ It's sharper than anything else so far, and he suddenly pulls his head away from Alucard's fingers. He can feel the loss keenly, but not so keenly as the sudden terror of the idea of someone poking around in the fireplace.
Someone was there before, looking for something. And he doesn't know how he knows that but he does and he hates the idea. ]
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You know he's going to.
Alucard doesn't hide the disappointment on his face, and he keeps his fingers where they once were.]
Very well. I will beg you to reconsider, but I will not do so now.
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[ Okay, so he was going to announce his intention to leave. But his body still feels heavy and useless. ]
-I'll stay here. Go see to your wife.
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I was going to ask you to come with me to do that.
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[ He manages to sit up a little straighter at that. It aches, but it's good to know that his body can move. ]
I did this to her. She's not going to want to have me around.
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[Good, he can move. Alucard pauses and reaches behind him. There's a towel there, he knows it and--ah. There. He brings it over and rests it beside him.]
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[ He clambers gracelessly from the bathtub, ignores the towel and proceeds to try to shake himself dry like a dog. It doesn't work as well when human-shaped. ]
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Alucard sighs, and once Trevor's shaken off like an animal, walks over and wraps the towel around Trevor's shoulders.]
Come here, your hair needs more work than just that.
[Someone is getting brushie brushie.]
As for what to say to her, perhaps apologize that the situation happened? Or that you're sorry she's a rock at all?
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It'll dry on its own, sooner or later.
[ NONE BRUSHIE. He shakes his head, sighing. ]
I'll say it, but it's not going to change anything.
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[Too slow, Trevor. Alucard uses the towel to immediately wrap up trevor's hair, and now? Now it's time to start drying, and no one can fight the vampire on this.]
Perhaps not. But it'll have been done.
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Then I'll get recover. What's your point?
[ Grump grump grump. ]