Only sometimes. [Dracula had done so much to deserve his reputation, after all.
The chair is not going to open a hole into the floor to let Alucard slip out. It makes Ciri's offer a little easier to take up, if only because the silences will only grow more difficult from here. Alucard knows he wants space, just as he knows he can't bare to stay in human form for much longer.]
I think I am going to fly back home and stay, until whatever this is blows over. Thank you, though.
[He stands, straightening up the spot he temporarily claimed as his own. Pillows in place, fabric smoothed out, and glass returned to the sink. There's the temptation to apologize again before leaving, but it doesn't feel worth the attempt. Ciri would probably push back that there was no need and it'd just become a new cycle of back and forth.
Instead, he departs with another thank you, closing the door behind him. Within moments the sound of a dozen or so fluttering wings zoom past the window. Bats can avoid people easier, and get Alucard back to his cactus faster.]
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The chair is not going to open a hole into the floor to let Alucard slip out. It makes Ciri's offer a little easier to take up, if only because the silences will only grow more difficult from here. Alucard knows he wants space, just as he knows he can't bare to stay in human form for much longer.]
I think I am going to fly back home and stay, until whatever this is blows over. Thank you, though.
[He stands, straightening up the spot he temporarily claimed as his own. Pillows in place, fabric smoothed out, and glass returned to the sink. There's the temptation to apologize again before leaving, but it doesn't feel worth the attempt. Ciri would probably push back that there was no need and it'd just become a new cycle of back and forth.
Instead, he departs with another thank you, closing the door behind him. Within moments the sound of a dozen or so fluttering wings zoom past the window. Bats can avoid people easier, and get Alucard back to his cactus faster.]