[They'll have another moment. It'll be the last, they'll both know it, and it'll break Alucard's heart. He knows this, and it is why here and now matters most. Departure does not loom in the same way. What he needed to give and to say has been said. And it makes perfect sense that this is all done (very literally) under the auspices of Rio.
Silence can stretch on for a while longer. There are matters to attend to, but not yet. Indulgence can reign for a while more.]
call it here?
Silence can stretch on for a while longer. There are matters to attend to, but not yet. Indulgence can reign for a while more.]