Before Integra could lightly tease the draculina again, Walter's voice rang through the air, and she straightened up again. Turning her gaze onto him, she had to stare for a moment. She'd seen pictures of Walter as a young man, yes, but obviously she had never been around him in such a state.

This wasn't as painful as she'd thought it would be. This wasn't her Walter. He wasn't like that here. He was different. In her mind, at least, that was what she would keep telling herself.

"...Walter," she murmured in a quiet greeting. Alucard and Seras weren't the only ones to catch onto Walter's nervousness. "Thank you, you didn't have to do that for me."