[He knows well of Alucard's dedication to Integra. How much he loves her, reveres her -- and undoubtedly suffers without her.
Slowly, Adrian squeezes his hand, gentle.
And when Integra passes on, what will there be for Alucard but pain? That, he can only imagine. For men to continue to use him, or seal him away.]
Then...
We should try to remove your seals. Or change them, at least.
[Adrian steels himself, frowning.]
It doesn't have to be just a desire. There are people in this city who are skilled in ways we aren't. Sypha is a powerful magician, Rosalind an incredible scientist-- Alucard, you don't have to be frightened of the future, understandable as it is.
We can make changes, and hell knows I've nothing but time.
[ slowly, carefully, alucard leans so that he can rest his cheek on adrian's shoulder. the touch is barely there, but it's still a thing that happens. he's considering what adrian says carefully. integra would tell him no: he's dangerous without seals, and even though he would follow her orders without them there's no guarantee but the word of a vampire king.
but integra isn't here to tell him no.
for once, that's a bonus. slowly, he smiles, eyes slipping closed. ]
We'd need both of them, at the very least. I don't think Sypha is very fond of me, but Rosalind will take up the project from scientific interest if nothing else. It's... both science and magic, because Abraham van Helsing was a hypocrite and dabbled in the occult when sealing and altering me. I suppose I can't blame him, since nothing else could.
[ he quiets though, briefly hesitant. ]
I'm dangerous, unsealed. Unspeakably so. I'm not as strong as I once was, not without the souls I kept within me, but it allows me...free reign, over my powers. I'm of the understanding that that's an uncomfortable thing for many people. Most, that know of me where I'm from.
[ wry. ]
The priest isn't opposed to my lacking seals, but he just wants to fight me at my strongest.
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Slowly, Adrian squeezes his hand, gentle.
And when Integra passes on, what will there be for Alucard but pain? That, he can only imagine. For men to continue to use him, or seal him away.]
Then...
We should try to remove your seals. Or change them, at least.
[Adrian steels himself, frowning.]
It doesn't have to be just a desire. There are people in this city who are skilled in ways we aren't. Sypha is a powerful magician, Rosalind an incredible scientist-- Alucard, you don't have to be frightened of the future, understandable as it is.
We can make changes, and hell knows I've nothing but time.
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but integra isn't here to tell him no.
for once, that's a bonus. slowly, he smiles, eyes slipping closed. ]
We'd need both of them, at the very least. I don't think Sypha is very fond of me, but Rosalind will take up the project from scientific interest if nothing else. It's... both science and magic, because Abraham van Helsing was a hypocrite and dabbled in the occult when sealing and altering me. I suppose I can't blame him, since nothing else could.
[ he quiets though, briefly hesitant. ]
I'm dangerous, unsealed. Unspeakably so. I'm not as strong as I once was, not without the souls I kept within me, but it allows me...free reign, over my powers. I'm of the understanding that that's an uncomfortable thing for many people. Most, that know of me where I'm from.
[ wry. ]
The priest isn't opposed to my lacking seals, but he just wants to fight me at my strongest.