[He throws his head back and laughs. And yes, it's a bit touched with drink. That's the point of this. And if he lets the drink settle, he can dissuade his mind from lingering on terrible, inconvenient things. He's certainly set on doing so. Except he says into the quiet:] Ah, Sypha. I miss her.
[He knows Alucard must, too.
Hector, not so much. All of these people he's so found of from a sphere he will never visit. He drinks, swirling after merely for something to do with his hands. It's a funny thing, isn't it?]
No, I'm quite sure they are. We're taught about them in university, you know; I mean, as much as one truly learns about the beasties of the world beyond "you must never attempt to encounter a single one of them, because they will all likely kill you." I never met a vampire on the Continent, but I never doubted their existence. I believe it is more rational to believe in the impossible than to be perplexed when one finally encounters it.
[Alucard is now well-acquainted with Jaskier's attempts at philosophy when the wine truly hits.]
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[He knows Alucard must, too.
Hector, not so much. All of these people he's so found of from a sphere he will never visit. He drinks, swirling after merely for something to do with his hands. It's a funny thing, isn't it?]
No, I'm quite sure they are. We're taught about them in university, you know; I mean, as much as one truly learns about the beasties of the world beyond "you must never attempt to encounter a single one of them, because they will all likely kill you." I never met a vampire on the Continent, but I never doubted their existence. I believe it is more rational to believe in the impossible than to be perplexed when one finally encounters it.
[Alucard is now well-acquainted with Jaskier's attempts at philosophy when the wine truly hits.]