Help, I Need Somebody [Vegas, Ulv]

With an energetic squeal of excitement, Vegas could only grin widely as she struck a different pose, doing her best to match the sheer spectacle of Ulv's own transformation. Her Glitterblades spun around her at perhaps a dangerous pace, though if nothing else it did certainly make for a very pretty sight.

"Yes, yes! I like that idea! We'll be the best team in the world, nobody'll stop us!!"

Alex, though, was busy considering Ulv's words. She was right, he'd need to figure out some way to explain this all to Nel. He really didn't need this test to even tell him that the kid was his, he could tell just from how she acted, how she looked. It wasn't like the issue was that he'd banged other chicks, Nel obviously knew that already. It was just kinda...weird to bring up.

Thankfully, the nurse arrived on the scene, to give Alex the results (and to ask Ulv if she wouldn't too terribly mind reining things in a bit). Of course, he already knew the answer, but sure enough, he checked the results anyway.

It was a match.

Both he and Vegas looked at it for a while, and after a good long moment of silence, Alex set the papers down, just studying the girl for a while. He didn't have any trouble accepting that she was his kid. It wasn't surprising, but there was more to it than that. He could see it in her eyes, that burning drive to prove herself, that confidence that really made you look like a total fucking moron sometimes. It was like looking into a mirror back in time, honestly. He wondered, idly, if this was how Lydia felt when he was that age.

"...Listen. I'm sorry I wasn't around. I, uh... I didn't know. But you sure found me, that takes some real guts. I used to wander around a lot too, so I've been there. Always just looking for something, but... Man, I'm not sure where I'm going with this. Fuckin... C'mere."

He crouched down, just enough that their difference in height wasn't so significant, and pulled his daughter into a very earnest hug. He didn't know what else to say to her, words weren't his strong suit at all. But she reminded him so much of himself that it honestly hurt to see. She'd been through the same shit he had, wandered just as much. But at least he'd had someone to teach him for a while, someone to show him the ropes, you know? He tried not to think too much about it, he didn't wanna get even more upset. He wanted this to be a nice moment.

"I'll be a better dad from here on, alright? Promise."

Of course, Vegas was entirely stunned. She'd never really gotten this level of affection from anyone, and she'd definitely not expected it from this guy. Wasn't he supposed to be the bad guy?? She was supposed to teach him a lesson! But...he was just being so nice to her. Why was he being so nice..? She didn't know what else to do, so all she really could do was hug him back, her sword dropping to the floor with a very loud clang. She'd figure it out, right? She was Vegas, after all.