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I would have preferred to be involved, rather than a witness. Though I expect we would have sunk the ship had I been present.

Dracula, sent to the bottom of the ocean. That would have been one way to deal with him.

[Anderson eats another of his own treats, licking the sugar off his fingers before speaking again.]

Of course it's in a fighting sense. There's no other sense that's of great consequence to me. I know you have some sort of- attachment to the intimacy and contract or what have you, but I have no desire to keep those things solely for myself.

[It would scare him, if that was the sort of relationship either of them wanted. The direction their relationship is currently going concerns him as it is. He does want to keep Alucard for himself in some capacity, certainly as his nemesis - but he doesn't understand the full extent of his desire, and he doesn't want to examine it for long.]

I vonder how long being at zhe bottom of zhe sea vould haf stopped him.

[And why didn't they try that instead of trapping him on a ship. She might have lived then.]

My attachment to him iz.. complicated. Even I don't quite fully understand it.

[It's an idle remark, even if it is the truth. She takes another bite of the small donut she's working on devouring before dabbing the ends of the remains in the small dusting of excess sugar she had on her plate.]

But, I am fond of zhe intimacy he provides for me und zhe feeling of being protected zhat comes along vith it. It's... better zhan vat my life vas.

[Where he was afraid of his feelings and what they might mean, Rip was embracing hers even if she was struggling to understand fully what they were.]

Zo, it is good to hear zhat you are not going to fully steel him avay. You terrified me vhen it seemed zhat vas zhe case before.

[Who knows. Perhaps he would have been down there until the sea dried out. Or Hellsing managed to locate him.

He leans into the couch arm as he listens, arms crossing.]

Nor do I. But it's about as inexplicable as your decision to follow the Major, so you're being consistent.

-And what do you mean, 'fully'? I haven't stolen him away in any regard, Rip Van Winkle. You were never his nemesis, and never could be, and that's the only claim I have.

[He casts her a bemused look.]

It's not worth stressing over. Everything that happens here will be meaningless once we've returned to our world. He'll spend what time he has left with Integra, and then I'll kill him, as promised.

[There's less enthusiasm as he eats another of his doughnuts, chewing slowly, and he turns his gaze to the oven despite the fact the cake is nowhere near done. Looks like he needs to take his own advice.]

Edited (fuck I forgot timeline) Date: 2019-06-19 07:39 am (UTC)

I haf my reasons.

[Looking back, they weren't exactly good reasons and she could have gone about them in other ways. But, her path was of her own choosing. Even she couldn't deny that.]

No, I vas just his victim, currently one of hiz lovers und his fledgling.

[She just gives him a look before biting into her sweet treat. Can he see why telling her that she suddenly needed a new dominant would rock her world?

After a moment she looks away and goes back to studying her donuts. He may be amused but, she wasn't.]

It iz to me. Zhere is nozhing for me back home unless you count being one of his familiars in zhe upcoming battle. Compared to zhat, zhe extra time I haf to be alive here iz a gift.

Even if zhis place is less zhan ideal.

[He really does need to follow his own advice.]

Besides, if nozhing here matters, zhen vhy not just fuck him und enjoy yourself a little?

I don't see why you couldn't return alive.

[Anderson's counting on that. He too is dead, after all, and he doesn't want to be, now; he wants to finish what he started, bring an end to Alucard.

He splutters, almost chocking on his food, when she suggests sex with him.]

What makes you think I want that? I never even insinuated-? Maybe I don't want to copulate with him. Have you ever considered that? Did he say I wanted to?

[Oh no, why is he still talking. He feels increasingly stupid with every word.

Blushing furiously, he shovels additional sweets into his mouth.]

I don't know anyone vho has gone home und come back to ask. But, even if I did return alive, do you really zhink Iscariot or Hellsing vould let me live?

[She doubted it. Even if she still had her status as Alucard's fledgling, she doubted that would work in her favor. At least, not with Iscariot.

As for his spluttering and rambling? Rip looks highly amused as she munches on another donut.]

Und zhere is all zhe confirmation I need~.

[Smug.]

At least vith him as a lover, you'll alvays be satisfied~.

I find more than enough satisfaction in our fights! Doing anything of that nature with him wouldn't be anywhere near the realm of satisfying, anyway.

[Probably.

Possibly.

Alright, he's not really sure; he's never had sex after all. Sexual contact, yes, but even that has been minimal. He is... a little curious about what it would feel like, but having sex with Alucard isn't on the agenda, at current, not least of all because they can barely look each other in the eye after the beheading incident.]

And that's another one of those things that goes without saying. I merely suggested you may return as something other than one of Alucard's familiars.

[With Alucard out of the picture, dealing with his fledglings wouldn't be difficult. ]

You don't know until you experience it.

[She looks a little smug as she rolled one of her donuts in the excess sugar. Was he even curious about sex? His reactions said 'yes', but, would he ever go for it? That was the question of the hour in her mind. Though, she supposed there's some sort of fall-out from the whole beheading incident...]

Maybe. If I did, zhat might change zhings in my favor. But, zhere's alzo no guarantee zhat vould be zhe case eizher. Ve just don't know.

[Finally she took a bite out of her overly sugared pastry.]

Hellsing vould gain anozher vampire, if I let my presence be known... But, vho knows, maybe I'll be able to escape detection in zhe chaos und escape. I vouldn't mind going back to Germany zomeday. Or just traveling zhe vorld.

[It's hard not to be a little curious about something you encounter every day in some form, but he bites his tongue on any further comments, dismissing the topic.]

Wouldn't there be complications in travelling? I doubt you're on any registry, so standard flying would be difficult, and sea-smuggling isn't easy to arrange.

[She's a - what - 70 year old former Nazi? And a vampire on top of that? Her prospects are very limited.]

[Thankfully she'll let the topic drop for now in favor of thinking about what she might do if she were to return to their world.. not dead.]

I vould imagine zo. Und.. you're right. To zhe vorld, I died during zhe var or vas listed as MIA, I'm not exactly sure.

[He did have a point, she was 70 years old and any known records of her would have been with the military...She frowned and toyed with her next donut.]

I guess.. I could mail myzelf places.

Mail yourself places.

[How would that even work??]

I'm fairly certain Alucard's fledglings only have a fraction of his power; even Seras Victoria wasn't able to reforge a proper arm, so if you were thinking of putting yourself in a box- and I doubt that would get through customs, anyway.

[It's hard to think of a way she could subsist without Hellsing's help. Even Alucard, with all his abilities, would have trouble reintegrating with society.]

[She has no idea. It was just a thought.]

I'm vell avare zhat I only haf a fraction of his power. A fraction iz better zhan vat I vas before.

[On that she's sure.]

Okay, zo zhe box idea vouldn't vork. Vat vould you suggest? I vould be vithout a passport, money or identification of any kind. Zhere has to be a vay to move about vithout zhose.