"...And now there's speak of OnlyFans. Something I'm sure did not exist in the past. How strange has the timeline become...?"

"...Your time period knows about simping? Gods, we're all doomed..."

"...I see." Vanlyth had to pause for a moment. Must've been an alternate timeline. "So, you're more based in the twenty-first century, then? Let me guess... Twitch streamer? That was popular around then." Speaking as if he isn't from that time period. Because he isn't.

...Confused, but still catching. "...Uh. Did you... need something...?" Slowly managing to put a hand on her head.

//Peace is taking the meme like a champ, God bless-- One crack tweet does all this, you love to see it

Ow. Please don't beat me up, I need to be in the best shape I can be to kill Dracula.

Thank you. However, while I'm here... You seem nice. Hello. Name's Vanlyth. Dracula can wait, cute girl comes first.

...Apologies. Force of habit, if I get too comfortable. It's better than what happens when I'm usually in a new place. Which is being super on edge. Though this is the first complaint I've gotten about that. Taking it on board. Thank you. ...I'm rambling, aren't I.

[Deep breath in, and out.] ...Sorry. I haven't actually spoken to anyone in a while. I'm really rusty at this. Let's start over, since that first impression was garbage. Hi, I'm Vanlyth, nice to meet you. [Please bear with him. He's trying his best. Pretty women scare him.]

Lovely to meet you, Aradia. [Slowly loosening up. Look, he's smiling a little now.] So, uh... Tell me about yourself, Aradia. You seem like a woman with plenty going on.

Really? Huh... You don't strike me as boring. Well, how about... we go do something? I'm not exactly sure what there is to do around here, but... There's got to be something, right? [He's new to the time period. Got no idea. 23rd century is very different to everywhere else.]

That's fair. What places do you know, then? Anywhere is cool with me. Even if it's just your house or something, I dunno. Though that might be a bit much. [He's trying really hard not to flirt, and just talk instead. Because, boy, he sure does want to. Aradia's super cute.]

The forest trail sounds good. Towns, uh... Don't always agree with me either. [Slowly pulling his jacket over the family crest. Some people don't like Belmonts.] Shall we get going, then?

He could feel @wiidower's eyes on him. What had he done to draw her attention?

...Yeah, he does. He definitely doesn't look like a typical member of the house, though. Especially given his origins. [Vampiric signal nearby.] "If you want to talk, let's talk. If you want to fight, let's just get it over with already."

"Since the topic's been broached... Complicated as it is, I am. I have no quarrel with you either, so in that case..." He glanced in the general direction of the voice. No weapon drawn, no nothing. He was unarmed. "Let's talk."

Still trying to figure out this particular part of the timeline... And where the piece of the Vampire Killer that had been dropped there was. Could @wiidower help there, at all?

"I cannot go into some specifics, but... I am a Belmont, not of this time. A threat far greater than any has appeared in my time, and in order to defeat it, I have had to come back here, amongst other times. I know this sounds entirely insane and impossible, but trust me."

"Because if I fail, it's not just my time that's doomed. It's everyone and everything, including you. This foe won't distinguish, he will just destroy everything and everyone." His eyes remained on hers, undeterred by her gaze. He spoke the truth, wholeheartedly.

"...That's the hard part to explain. It's..." A sigh out. "It's Dracula. But not our Dracula. This one comes from another universe where he slaughtered my bloodline and seeks to end and rule every other. Nothing will escape his power fuelled conquest unless he's defeated."