Room 303, Friday morning, after first period
Pup had been good all night. He hadn't chased any more chickens despite Togusa's bad example, and Walter was relieved to see that semi-undead puppies apparently didn't have concerns about calls of nature. Bonus.
Still. What the hell had Alucard been thinking?
Hellsing manor, Willikins speaking.
Willikins, this is Walter. Get Alucard for me, please.
Walter! Are you sure that you can't come home? The maids are in a tizzy most of the time thanks to-
Willikins, please. Just get Alucard.
Yes. Of course. A moment, please.
...
Angel! You received my surprise? You must have since you've been lax on phoning home otherwise.
About the surprise...
I thought you might want a companion, and who better?
Alucard, I'm at school. I don't need to take care of a hellpuppy.
You always took care of us. Don't tell me you're getting into the habit of shirking already? Should I tell Arthur that this school is a bad influence on you?
No! No. I like it here. But a hellpuppy? People are going to talk. They're going to want to know if the puppy's going to breathe fire or tear people's throats out or pee blood on the carpets.
Angel, don't be silly. A hellhound doesn't urinate.
This is a hellpuppy. And what about the breathing fire or tearing people's throats out?
I didn't send you a guardian, I sent you a companion. Do you think I would insult you by insinuating that you couldn't take care of yourself at school?
And is he going to be spying on me for you?
Now you're insulting me.
I don't mean to, but I have to know.
The puppy has little more consciousness than a normal hound. Well, perhaps a little more, but he's hardly a spy.
I don't think that I should keep him. I think he should go home. How did you get him here to begin with? Togusa - the guy you've been leaving your inappropriate messages with - his... pet found Pup wandering in the park.
Pup? Don't tell me that you named a hellhound, creature of my spirit, terror of souls, Pup.
Yes, Pup. I don't want to give him any ideas by naming him Fang or Killer or "Terror of Souls," thank you very much. Stop changing the subject. I think he should go home.
I have a better idea. I should come retrieve him.
No!
You have nothing to hide, do you, Angel?
No...
Wouldn't you like to see me? Don't they have an inn or hotel on that island? We could spend a night or two together before I returned to Hellsing. It wouldn't have to interfere with your studies at all.
I don't think that's a good idea. Um... Fandom is a strange place. I don't want anything bad happening.
What are you hiding? You wouldn't worry about that ordinarily. Have you found a little friend?
That's an insulting way to put it.
Oh, you have. Tell me all about him. Do you think he would taste good? Does he taste good?
I'm not talking about that with you.
Just remember whom you'll be coming home to after your little flings and games at school are over. Nobody at that school is going to see the real you. Not the Angel of Death I know.
Alucard... I'll keep the puppy for now, but I'm treating him as a short-term guest, not my long-term companion. Do you understand?
Who's changing the subject now? You know that I'll find out about your little friend sooner or later.
I have to go.
Call again soon. I dislike leaving messages that you don't answer.
Give Arthur my regards.
The call with Alucard left him tired and irritable. Pup seemed to catch his mood and tugged on his trouser leg, whining at him and wagging his tail.
"Well, you're not so bad, I suppose. Let's see how puppy-like you really are."
[ooc: the usual - here, door's open. Just Walter and a hellpuppy chilling and playing fetch with a wadded ball of notebook paper.]
Still. What the hell had Alucard been thinking?
Hellsing manor, Willikins speaking.
Willikins, this is Walter. Get Alucard for me, please.
Walter! Are you sure that you can't come home? The maids are in a tizzy most of the time thanks to-
Willikins, please. Just get Alucard.
Yes. Of course. A moment, please.
...
Angel! You received my surprise? You must have since you've been lax on phoning home otherwise.
About the surprise...
I thought you might want a companion, and who better?
Alucard, I'm at school. I don't need to take care of a hellpuppy.
You always took care of us. Don't tell me you're getting into the habit of shirking already? Should I tell Arthur that this school is a bad influence on you?
No! No. I like it here. But a hellpuppy? People are going to talk. They're going to want to know if the puppy's going to breathe fire or tear people's throats out or pee blood on the carpets.
Angel, don't be silly. A hellhound doesn't urinate.
This is a hellpuppy. And what about the breathing fire or tearing people's throats out?
I didn't send you a guardian, I sent you a companion. Do you think I would insult you by insinuating that you couldn't take care of yourself at school?
And is he going to be spying on me for you?
Now you're insulting me.
I don't mean to, but I have to know.
The puppy has little more consciousness than a normal hound. Well, perhaps a little more, but he's hardly a spy.
I don't think that I should keep him. I think he should go home. How did you get him here to begin with? Togusa - the guy you've been leaving your inappropriate messages with - his... pet found Pup wandering in the park.
Pup? Don't tell me that you named a hellhound, creature of my spirit, terror of souls, Pup.
Yes, Pup. I don't want to give him any ideas by naming him Fang or Killer or "Terror of Souls," thank you very much. Stop changing the subject. I think he should go home.
I have a better idea. I should come retrieve him.
No!
You have nothing to hide, do you, Angel?
No...
Wouldn't you like to see me? Don't they have an inn or hotel on that island? We could spend a night or two together before I returned to Hellsing. It wouldn't have to interfere with your studies at all.
I don't think that's a good idea. Um... Fandom is a strange place. I don't want anything bad happening.
What are you hiding? You wouldn't worry about that ordinarily. Have you found a little friend?
That's an insulting way to put it.
Oh, you have. Tell me all about him. Do you think he would taste good? Does he taste good?
I'm not talking about that with you.
Just remember whom you'll be coming home to after your little flings and games at school are over. Nobody at that school is going to see the real you. Not the Angel of Death I know.
Alucard... I'll keep the puppy for now, but I'm treating him as a short-term guest, not my long-term companion. Do you understand?
Who's changing the subject now? You know that I'll find out about your little friend sooner or later.
I have to go.
Call again soon. I dislike leaving messages that you don't answer.
Give Arthur my regards.
The call with Alucard left him tired and irritable. Pup seemed to catch his mood and tugged on his trouser leg, whining at him and wagging his tail.
"Well, you're not so bad, I suppose. Let's see how puppy-like you really are."
[ooc: the usual - here, door's open. Just Walter and a hellpuppy chilling and playing fetch with a wadded ball of notebook paper.]