[Alucard has a feeling that they're talking about Umbvagher, but he needs to be entirely sure. The shorthand is appreciated though, as the name is absolutely a mouthful. Then again, who is he to judge when he goes by Alucard?
Finally, he settles down opposite of Himeka, placing the half full pot down on a trivet between them both to make refills either.]
I'd....say that playful to the detriment of mortals counts as slightly malicious, just unintentionally. But let's leave the morality off to one side for now. Based on the message he left for us and that little detail from Solvunn, then I think we have a thread to pull on. Namely, what came first: the Singularity or the Old Gods? Which one preceded the others explains the core of what the Summoned mean for this world and the ultimate relationship between us and that cursed rock.
[It isn't easier to speak of the past in the face of discussing gods and becoming. What it does is provide perspective. Alucard offers a small, pained grin at being just Alucard.]
Precisely so. I know that for others, there are things they need to do back home and their time here has offered distance and perspective, arming them with new ways of resolving their problems. Not having anyone know my past is a luxury I don't want to leave. I like being just Alucard, sometimes builder of buildings and someone who is trying to help the arts sector from bottoming out entirely.
[But that leads to another logical question.]
Would you return to your home sphere, if you could?
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[Alucard has a feeling that they're talking about Umbvagher, but he needs to be entirely sure. The shorthand is appreciated though, as the name is absolutely a mouthful. Then again, who is he to judge when he goes by Alucard?
Finally, he settles down opposite of Himeka, placing the half full pot down on a trivet between them both to make refills either.]
I'd....say that playful to the detriment of mortals counts as slightly malicious, just unintentionally. But let's leave the morality off to one side for now. Based on the message he left for us and that little detail from Solvunn, then I think we have a thread to pull on. Namely, what came first: the Singularity or the Old Gods? Which one preceded the others explains the core of what the Summoned mean for this world and the ultimate relationship between us and that cursed rock.
[It isn't easier to speak of the past in the face of discussing gods and becoming. What it does is provide perspective. Alucard offers a small, pained grin at being just Alucard.]
Precisely so. I know that for others, there are things they need to do back home and their time here has offered distance and perspective, arming them with new ways of resolving their problems. Not having anyone know my past is a luxury I don't want to leave. I like being just Alucard, sometimes builder of buildings and someone who is trying to help the arts sector from bottoming out entirely.
[But that leads to another logical question.]
Would you return to your home sphere, if you could?
[Finally, he takes a sip of the cider.]