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[theycalledmeacurse]

CW: CHARACTER DEATH


[ The woman in the video is in her 30s, her distinctive hair loose around her shoulders, the white stripes making her pale skin quite noticeable. She shifts nervously as the message begins to broadcast, her expression uneasy while her eyes don't quite focus on the camera. Sure, she's looking in that general direction, she's just... not actually seeing anything. After a few moments, she finally speaks, southern drawl thick with nerves that make the words waver slightly. ]

Has anyone... Has anyone died recently? Here, on the station?

[ A pause. ]

Has anyone else died and woken up again?

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[theycalledmeacurse]

[ She squeezes his hands again, wishing desperately that she could do more. But they've only just met and she can't see enough to keep him safe. Even with the exchange they just had, she doesn't trust her powers and this place enough to risk his safety like that. ]

You don't have to forgive them. I sure don't forgive the ones who tortured me for years.

[ The words slip out before she can stop them, and afterward she's too tired to spin some kind of retraction. So someone will finally know the truth. What does it matter anymore. ]

[reposing]

[They do not have to be forgiven.

In his heart, he knows that is true, but to be told that he doesn't have to forgive is soothing, unwinding for him. Silently and horridly, he is glad for a brief moment that she cannot see, because he feels tears rolling down his cheeks.

It has been over a month since flames consumed his mother, since his father struck a fatal blow and nearly killed him. Ever since, Alucard has not mourned, has not allowed that time, because there simply has never been a moment he was ready to. This is the closest he manages.

Breathing in sharply through his nose, he manages to speak.]

Nor should you ever.

Thank you for your words. I... [The sentence dies off for a moment.] I did not mean to take this moment from you. I felt to come to your aid, not the other way around.

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ Something horrible has happened to him, she can hear it in his breathing, in the cadence of his voice. It makes her want to wrap her arms around him and protect him from all the horrible things that might lay ahead for them. He is too good a person to be burdened with pain like this, and if she could she would take it for him and add it to her own. ]

You didn't do anything, sugar. I don't ever expect anyone to be so kind to me as you have, and I promise you, I handle things much better when I'm taking care of someone else. You've done me a favor by giving me something else to focus on for a little while.

[reposing]

I suppose that is understandable.

Then if I have... properly given you a distraction, then I do not regret it.

[theycalledmeacurse]

You have, and I really am grateful for that. And I'm so glad you decided to come check up on me.

[ It's strange how strongly she feels for him in such a short time. But circumstances like these often do lead to deep connections, so she's not all that surprised. ]

[reposing]

And I am pleased to have met you, though I wish it had been under better circumstances.

May I get you anything else while I am here?

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ She gives him a small shake of her head and a soft smile. ]

I'm alright, thank you. It's been really nice talking to you.