A bored vampire is a dangerous vampire.

[thenolifeking]

I'm grow tired of this waiting. I don't care what you say this place is a cesspool with few redeeming qualities. Either find something entertaining or take me out.

[ Have a look mundane. ]

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Naturally I had to go and look up/refresh on some of those.

[angel_of_death]

[Though Walter is by no means psychicly-endowed, the flicker of secret musings registers to him as he looks upon his partner in the midst of their dance. But he does not move to comment on it, opting instead to revel in the humour of Alucard's reply; he does not wish to ruin the mood of such a rare moment.]

I might want to see them sometime.

[And as for the dances Walter did not know-- and there were many in that five-hundred-plus year span-- the youth is well and fully eager to learn, provided that he has someone to share in the activity with. He hasn't had anyone to dance with in a long time.]

I might even want to try my hand at leading, if that's all right by you.

I used to take dance classes - never could nail the Foxtrot

[thenolifeking]

The Angel wishes to lead.

[ The vampire swings them around to a halt though he does not break the pose, and he waits. Still looking amused though sussing out whether or not he's enjoy it is harder. Of course that he simply hasn't walked off is the most prominent sign. If something doesn't hold his attention he has a tendency to just move on. It is also in the bend of his smile - always sharp - and how it is not vicious like he's waiting for an order, a fight. ]

Now is your chance.

[ While he can remember the last time he danced, it's been quite a while and it certainly hadn't been this spontaneous. In his indulgence is also curiosity; Walter had never struck him as dancing sort. So the request and the enjoyment are interesting. A different side to his partner with whom he's usually dealing death and little else. ]

I plan to take them when I get the funds.

[angel_of_death]

You don't have to tell me twice!

[When an opportunity such as this is afforded, Walter would be remiss to let it go to waste; only a moment's breadth exists between the instant they are stopped and the offer made and the instant in which Walter begins to move in the position of the lead. There is a buzzing in his chest, a giddiness coursing through his veins at this anomaly of a situation as he takes on the role with his characteristic boldness. Though it is something that hasn't happened outside of a battle in years, Walter is completely enthralled with exhilaration.

He, too, instinctually senses the similarity between this and the dance of the battlefield.]

[thenolifeking]

I didn't think I would need to.

[ Walter is not one who hesitates and Alucard knew that. In that same spirit, Alucard did not wait a moment longer than it took for Walter to pick up the rhythm of the dance again. With each movement sliding from one into another just as seamlessly as before. From the outside it must look a strange and oddly charming sight, he thinks.

If they only knew.

Vampire that he is - an eater of blood and souls - Alucard is uniquely attuned to the human condition and right now he can tell that Walter takes a great deal of enjoyment in this dance. ]

This pleases you more than I had expected.

[ He admits on a low of hum of thought, never breaking the intricacies of the steps. ]

I am back! Have you slain the homophones yet?

[angel_of_death]

[The admission-- the second he has heard thus far-- prompts a stretching at the corners of Walter's lips; a brief tug to his already amused smile.]

So I've surprised you twice in a single night?

[Such an occurrence is likely to be rare, he thinks-- and finds it even more pleasing for it's perceived rarity. Sustaining the pacing and smoothness of his strides, he moves while counting off the steps in his mind; grace, the butler has, but it has been a while since he has done more than simply observe the movements of others.]

WB! Sadly no. They continue to be a thorn in my side.

[thenolifeking]

[ Alucard compliments Walter's effortless steps with his own. Each one flows into the next with nary a pause in between. He could - were it not for the gleam in eyes and the slight predatory bend of his smile - almost be taken for human. ]

So it seems, Angel. Savor your victory.

[angel_of_death]

That almost sounds like a promise of things to come.

[A teasing threat, so to speak. Though at the moment he found the vampire so indescipherable that he couldn't rightly tell. Nevertheless, the young butler is still smiling.]

[thenolifeking]

You think you can surprise me further?

[ A curious arch to his brow through another spin. The question isn't precisely a challenge. True he'll always find humans odd, mystifying in some sense, but few hardly surprised him at all. Granted Walter has twice, but Alucard isn't so certain that will become a trend. ]

[angel_of_death]

I think the whole basis of it is not to think.

[Coming out of the spin, he draws his partner close, his steps coming to a halt. There is a thread of logic to his statement; if he thinks too long or too hard about how to surprise Alucard, the vampire will undoubtedly catch on. Alucard, after all, is neither dense nor untalented when it comes to deciphering the workings of the human mind.

The key to actually surprising him, then, was to be spontaneous.]

But I'm sure I will get to surprise you at least one more time in my lifetime.

[thenolifeking]

[ Alucard stops when Walter does, drawn up in the final pose of the dance. He cannot argue the logic of Walter's thinking even if he's not sure on the probability of success. Still - ]

A new game then Walter Dornez. Surprise the vampire.