[The cake isn't terribly interesting, taste-wise; it's sweet and buttery and comes apart in your mouth, but it's a pretty standard cake. On the other hand, Rip likely hasn't eaten anything of this nature in decades, courtesy of her vampirism, so that probably won't much matter to her.
He's in the middle of chewing on a mini doughnut when she asks her question. A slight tension develops in his shoulders and instead of replying right away, he chews, swallows, and takes the time to lick the sugar off his fingers.]
I wouldn't say it's... [He pauses, and it annoys him that he has to. He was very clearly spoken back home. Rarely ever stumbled on a word.] Possessiveness, as the word is understood here. I simply value him as an opponent, to both Iscariot and myself, and I wouldn't see anyone else try to take our role. We're the only ones permitted to defeat him- to defeat Hellsing. Their undoing is ours. And I'll be the one to finish him.
[He takes another doughnut.]
That's all it is. The tracker played on that, but it forged as much feeling as it drew upon.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
chiming
no subject
Date: 2019-06-18 11:26 pm (UTC)From:He's in the middle of chewing on a mini doughnut when she asks her question. A slight tension develops in his shoulders and instead of replying right away, he chews, swallows, and takes the time to lick the sugar off his fingers.]
I wouldn't say it's... [He pauses, and it annoys him that he has to. He was very clearly spoken back home. Rarely ever stumbled on a word.] Possessiveness, as the word is understood here. I simply value him as an opponent, to both Iscariot and myself, and I wouldn't see anyone else try to take our role. We're the only ones permitted to defeat him- to defeat Hellsing. Their undoing is ours. And I'll be the one to finish him.
[He takes another doughnut.]
That's all it is. The tracker played on that, but it forged as much feeling as it drew upon.