(1st) Audio: English

[threshold_heir]

... is this box cursed to speak, perhaps? I hear many voices, and yet I see no one.

[There is a silent pause, broken eventually by the light scraping of boots on snow. Alucard is exploring the southern end of the city, just outside the dead treeline of the forest. He has been there for several hours already. So far, he has met no one... and so he

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[Video]

[madwashu]

[Washu couldn't help but pause at the mentioning of an all too familiar name. She clicked on the video feed to see who exactly was talking. True he didn't sound like the Alucard she knew, but it was best to be on the safe side

So have a very curious woman with a mane of red hair peering at you.]

What an interesting name. I wouldn't have guessed that there would be two running around our derelict city. I suppose it was bound to happen eventually.

[Video]

[threshold_heir]

[He is a bit...startled...when the unfamiliar woman appears on the screen. He was unaware the boxes could manifest faces as well as voices.]

I suppose two men can bear the same name. [Yet he does sound a little suspicious.]

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[madwashu]

[She studies him for a few moments, taking in his pale features. A far cry from the dark haired monster that she had become fond of.]

True, it is possible. But, in my experience when two men bear a name as unique as yours, interesting things are bound to happen.

[Video]

[threshold_heir]

[He studies her as well--guardedly, little knowing what she's seeking in his features.]

It may be so. What can you tell me of this other Alucard?

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[madwashu]

[At that she smiles a little and leans back. Whatever it is she was looking for, she seems to have found it.]

I can tell you some of what I know. However, would you do me the honor of telling me a little bit about yourself? Your last name perhaps?

[Video]

[threshold_heir]

[Even as she relaxes, he does not. He is unsure...but this woman may have useful answers.]

According to others, I share both names with this man. My family name is Tepes. I do not use it.

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[madwashu]

[Oh that does catch her attention. This was proving to be more interesting by the moment.]

Indeed you do. I would imagine it's not a common name. What year was it before you arrived here?

Oh! How rude of me, I have yet to introduce myself. I am Little Washu."

[Video]

[threshold_heir]

... The year was 1798.

[Speaking of names, that one is rather incongruous.]

Ah, I see. May I ask how you came to know 'your' Alucard?

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[madwashu]

[The year gained a contemplative look from her. 200 years before her release. Exactly 200 years. She doubted that he was from her Earth, but still. The year stood out to her.]

He is a patient of mine and a dear friend. I can't begin to count the times I have patched him up.

[Video]

[threshold_heir]

...... ['Patched him up?' The details of this namesake grow more and more curious.]

He is a reckless man, then?

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[madwashu]

[She chuckles softly. Yes, reckless would be one way to describe him, among other interesting adjectives.]

I would say he is more... passionate about his work.

[Video]

[threshold_heir]

[Oh, he raises an eyebrow... both at the laughter and the answer.]

If I may ask... what is his 'work?'

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[madwashu]

From what I have gathered, fighting monsters.

[After all, who better to fight a monster then an even bigger monster? She smirked a little, thinking of some of his more... expressive ways of dispatching his prey.]