"We can be... quite a lot to handle, the both of us. Neither of us are terrible subtle, are we? Well -- Father is a little more cryptic than I tend to be, but still.
Either way, you understand yourself better now. And you understand me better, now. And I'm learning about you, as well." Alfred requires a gentler touch. Slow progress, rather than jumping right into things.
"I...am good at listening to people who carry on a little. I'm thankful for that, because it...it's made your father a lot easier to understand." At least that was one thing that he had taken from his time with the Professor that was actually worthwhile.
He smiles again at Herbert's words, squeezing his hands back a little bit.
"...We have time to learn," he finally replies, slowly, reassuring himself just as much as he is reassuring the older vampire.
"Well thank goodness for that, because Father does tend to go on. And on. And on. If you catch him in the right mood. Or wrong mood, I suppose." Herbert makes a face and rolls his eyes, but it's with fondness. Mostly.
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Date: 2021-12-29 07:05 am (UTC)Either way, you understand yourself better now. And you understand me better, now. And I'm learning about you, as well." Alfred requires a gentler touch. Slow progress, rather than jumping right into things.
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Date: 2021-12-29 07:09 am (UTC)He smiles again at Herbert's words, squeezing his hands back a little bit.
"...We have time to learn," he finally replies, slowly, reassuring himself just as much as he is reassuring the older vampire.
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Date: 2021-12-29 08:03 pm (UTC)"We do. All the time we could possibly want."
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Date: 2021-12-29 08:18 pm (UTC)His heart still aches for what brought him here, it's true. But he's finding that he's glad he came, even if the process had hurt.
Something warm is blooming in him, and he smiles at Herbert. It had taken a long time for the undercurrent of anxiety to leave that smile.
But it's all gone now.