[ She nods. He's correct, if there was anything truly amiss, others would raise the alarm bell. Julia in particular, Himeka knows can be counted on. Himeka herself has made an effort to spend more time with the Singularity, but she's had other priorities for some time. ]

Yes, Fred.

[ Is there any reason that Alucard should know that she and Julia have been calling Umbvagher "Fred"? No. Does Himeka think to explain it? Also no. ]

Despite everything we went through, I never got the feeling that he was malicious. Playful, mayhaps to the detriment of mortals, but not...bad, you know?

[ She gladly takes the mug--noting the rather on-point design on Alucard's with a small smile--and simply lets the heat warm the skin of her palms for a moment. ]

Solvunn believes that the Singularity birthed the Old Gods. Mayhaps that's not far from the truth as well? We're connected to both, so it wouldn't surprise me how connected they are to each other as well.

[ Himeka blows a bit of steam from her mug, but doesn't drink it just yet. ]

Yes...we only have to carry so much of our past here as we let it, don't we?

[ She's thought about that a bit as well. When she first arrived, she'd felt more lost with her place and purpose, living in the shadow of a self she couldn't remember but apparently played a big part in events that have irreversibly splintered her reality. The weight of that was too much, even for someone with as heavy a resume as her.

Accepting that past but also understanding she is her own person had taken some time. She can see how Abraxas could help facilitate that with distance. ]

Here you can be just "Alucard".