Oh, if I thought you were worth slaying I wouldn't waste your time with things that I know won't work. I'm afraid I might still disappoint you, though. I don't have the best record when it comes to vampires.

[ It's hard not to recognise the bitterness in Alucard's tone. It's not quite the same sort of bitterness as his own, but it's close. He doesn't know whether he wants to try to goad him or mollify him.

Jotaro loved someone because they were like him. That's- something to consider. Something that moves him feel like the crystal that is his insides has broken and all the jagged edges dug into the parts of him that still bleed. ]

I don't intend to interfere, if you were worried about that. If you hurt him, I'll- [ He sips the hot chocolate. It's a deliberate dramatic pause. ] -ask you to talk it out. Look for a couple's therapist, probably.