[Oh so he's not hallucinating the pink either, then. Wonderful.
He finally catches sight of the wand, which first makes him bristle like a cat, and then draws a sigh of resignation when the bristling agitates his headache.]
Alfred. I see.
[Despite knowing that "Alfred" isn't a hallucination, he doesn't seem to be fully absorbing the boy's words. It's not until he picks up his wand that part of it registers.]
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He finally catches sight of the wand, which first makes him bristle like a cat, and then draws a sigh of resignation when the bristling agitates his headache.]
Alfred. I see.
[Despite knowing that "Alfred" isn't a hallucination, he doesn't seem to be fully absorbing the boy's words. It's not until he picks up his wand that part of it registers.]
..."Merlin"?
[Yep he is completely ignoring the dad thing.]