[ From an early age, Hilda had grown up knowing full well how pretty she was. It wasn't simply lip service from the brigade of nannies like some children had grown up telling them how handsome or pretty they were to bolster their egos - she really had just been graced with naturally clear skin, glossy hair, an attractive face and a shapely body. It would be a lie to say that she didn't use that to her advantage. There were no scruples when it came to weaponizing her big doe eyes so long as she thought she was going to get something from it because the way she saw it, what was the point of having those things if she didn't use them?
Knowing when people were receptive to her outward appearance soon became second nature. It was easy to tell whether it was the form of a telltale blush, the way she could feel their eyes on her, the subtle lean of bodies and if they were behind closed doors, well. Then it was rather obvious. But knowing when people had actual feelings for her? Before arriving in Abraxas she would have been easily convinced that she was in fact very good at figuring that out. Now? She isn't so sure. Even now faced with Alucard quite literally telling her something that sounds vaguely along those lines has her in utter confusion. ]
What?
[ The fake hurt dissolves in seconds replaced with confusion. She searches his face waiting for some sign of a joke because...this has to be a joke right? There's no way that Alucard would like her. She blinks several times, her mouth twitches slightly as if she doesn't know whether to laugh or not. ]
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Knowing when people were receptive to her outward appearance soon became second nature. It was easy to tell whether it was the form of a telltale blush, the way she could feel their eyes on her, the subtle lean of bodies and if they were behind closed doors, well. Then it was rather obvious. But knowing when people had actual feelings for her? Before arriving in Abraxas she would have been easily convinced that she was in fact very good at figuring that out. Now? She isn't so sure. Even now faced with Alucard quite literally telling her something that sounds vaguely along those lines has her in utter confusion. ]
What?
[ The fake hurt dissolves in seconds replaced with confusion. She searches his face waiting for some sign of a joke because...this has to be a joke right? There's no way that Alucard would like her. She blinks several times, her mouth twitches slightly as if she doesn't know whether to laugh or not. ]