[Something is wrong. It chimes like a warning bell in the back of her mind, even before the words have left his mouth. It isn't so much the casual attire as it is how Giles holds himself, his very presence in the room changed.
Integra sizes him up, similar to how she regarded him when they first met months earlier. The mark on his arm is disturbingly familiar to her, and she's slow to reply as her mind works furiously to find the reason for it. Her tone remains amiable.]
I'm happy to have caught you at home then. I've just brought back Dracula and I would like your opinion, and possibly your help, with something.
[Lessons with her father and years of self-study are called to mind. Vampires were a problem at home, but never Hellsing's only problem.]
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Integra sizes him up, similar to how she regarded him when they first met months earlier. The mark on his arm is disturbingly familiar to her, and she's slow to reply as her mind works furiously to find the reason for it. Her tone remains amiable.]
I'm happy to have caught you at home then. I've just brought back Dracula and I would like your opinion, and possibly your help, with something.
[Lessons with her father and years of self-study are called to mind. Vampires were a problem at home, but never Hellsing's only problem.]