Aiden Shepard [ Abraham Van Helsing ] (arcere) wrote in bellumlogs,
He raised an eyebrow when her hand came out and then vanished again, her words sudden but understandable. He didn't press the matter and instead wrapped his own hands around the tea mug, willing the heat into his palms. His wrist didn't really hurt any more, and the scars wouldn't last. But he supposed that causing damage while being intent on murdering people was sort of damaging in certain ways.
"I suppose so." Another awkward pause. "You thought you were Lucy, then, right? Have you ever read Dracula?" If yes, that would simplify things; if not, she probably at least knew how it went. He could let her borrow a copy of the book and figure things out for herself. Lucy wasn't exactly the best character to be, but there were worse people - worse villains, he thought with a faint grimace. But they were already here, too. At least he'd kept her away from that bastard.