[ This startled Alucard and he almost shied away at the touch, looking up from his feet, to the elf, and back down again. It was rare that anyone felt comfortable enough to be this close to him, let alone ruffle his hair. The dhampir finally moved to try and smooth out his platinum locks. ]
I-- [ He stammers ] --yes, quite. Forgive me, I did not mean to come across as quite so depressive.
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I-- [ He stammers ] --yes, quite. Forgive me, I did not mean to come across as quite so depressive.