1. leave a starter/prompt. 2. picture prompt, random scenario, quote prompt, caught in the snow/rain, soulmate au, hurt/comfort, minor injury- to name a few. 3. have fun? 4. DEVIL MAY CRY 5 spoilers are a thing but can be avoided if asked.
Guess that checks out. But I'll have to be sure about that.
[ Look, dad, it's not that he doesn't trust you it's just... he doesn't know if he can trust you. He'd like to think that you got the message to stop being an idiot to your own brother (and Dante to Vergil) when he crashed their little party but considering how stubborn the Sparda boys can be? Can't be too careful there. ]
So you just stopped by for the book then? That it?
You could call any local pizza place to see if a half dead man came strolling in.
[ Dante does look sort of half dead. the way his brother is dressed coupled with the stubble and un-styled hair...
Vergil gets it. he doesn't blame anyone for not trusting him. he wouldn't if the roles had been reversed. this is is something that is going to take time. blatant honesty isn't something that he's accustomed to. ]
[ Not really the reason he stopped by, huh? Colour him curious but also wary and it shows in the way he looks to Vergil still. There's a part of hm that wonders if V is still really in there or if he's completely gone and absorbed into the man that stands before him now. Considering how badly V had been deteriorating, he wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't anything left of him aside from memories which rightfully belonged to Vergil.
Tilting his head, he stares to Vergil long and hard, kissing his teeth for a moment before he shakes his head and allows for just the tiniest of chuckles to leave his lips. ]
Oh yeah? Gonna tell me I got a baby sister somewhere?
[ yeah he deserves that one too. enough that there's a little chuckle on his end. ]
No, unfortunately for you if that's what you wanted to hear.
[ now Vergil grows silent. again, he's never been very good at explaining himself or talking things out. people usually run wild with their assumptions and it doesn't matter if they are right or wrong Vergil doesn't correct them nor does he clarify himself. such a thing is below him. either someone understands or they don't.
this is different though. Nero is his son. some parts of V remains, though some of those memories and feelings feel far and distant. yet he is changed for the experience. somewhat. ]
[ So that's it, is it? Truth be told, he had a feeling it was something along those lines when he had first been tossed the book before watching his father leap from the edge and ignite his devil trigger, soaring down after the other idiot who had done the same moments before. And even though there had been the very real possibility of never seeing either of them again, he held hope that he would and as such, he held onto that book.
Even to this day. ]
That so?
[ It's not that he doesn't believe him- he wants to believe him but... is it wise to, is the question. Talking to his father like this one-on-one without Dante around to throw in some smartass remark... it's strange and new and not anything that Nero could have really prepared himself for. ]
By your choice or did Dante give you hell to?
[ Yeah, he's just going to remain as Dante and not uncle Dante. Too weird to change that now. ]
[ please don't ever say uncle Dante. even to Vergil that one is going to sound so weird. ]
Perhaps it was a bit of both.
[ this is new and a strange thing for him as well. Vergil finally moves around the garage. Usually standing still is his thing, but there's just some things the twins share. Dante runs his mouth or has this need to shed off his nervous/uncomfortable energy with some sort of movement. Vergil does the same, pretending to inspect the cleanliness of the area. ]
I usually finish what I start. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad or what the consequences of my actions are. The moment I handed off that book was a guarantee that I would come to seek you out.
[ he clicks his tongue in annoyance. ]
Dante merely insisted that it needed to be now rather than later.
things that need to be shared https://youtu.be/EN0QYakSw_g
[ It might be a bit harsh but he has every reason to be. Deep down, Nero is a storm of conflicting emotions. This is the man who took his arm from him and sure, he has a new one. But the sheer thought that it had been his father of all people to do so... granted, they didn't know one another at the time but the realization, the fact that Dante hadn't wanted to tell him for that and many other reasons...
He's torn. He so desperately wants to know his father and to have this family in his life... yes, even Dante. But part of him feels he should be angry, that he should demand things from Vergil that he wants- needs to know... nevermind he was still a little sore about the whole being backhanded by his father and uncle.
Watching him, he finally comes to cross his arms, trying to read the other man as he looks about the garage; thankfully it's a lot cleaner than Dante's place. ]
What is it that you want from me?
i shouldn't have played that in a room full of people LMFAO
No. The reason is because it's already been too long.
[ two decades. and with the way this little family communicates it could be another couple of months or years before the problem is actually addressed. and Dante just wants it over and done with despite the fact that Vergil had stated that he doesn't know what to say or how to handle this situation.
Dante had just told him to figure it out with a choice expletive and carried on. ]
In the end I think the both of you must like to watch me struggle to articulate my thoughts.
[ at that he sighs, rubbing at his forehead slightly before recomposing himself and looking at Nero. ]
What I've thought about isn't what I could want from you, Nero. Instead I am going to ask what is it you could want from me.
[ Hope you don't mind the raised brow that comes along with that question, dad, because- ]
Are you serious right now?
[ He seems almost in disbelief at such an option given to him from his father, the man who tore his arm off, of all people. But, look, ok, from what he's seen of his old man? It seems that he's not the most expressive sort of guy, nevermind not one to really embrace those human emotions so easily. Although, now with V back inside and man does that sound weird to say? Maybe things are a little different now. ]
How about an apology for tearing off my arm? Did you even know I was your son when you did that?
[ Nero's given a harsh glare for that question. of course he's serious. what sort of impression is he giving that indicates otherwise? besides it is appropriate to ask. it's not Nero that has anything to make amends for. Vergil really has no right to demand or ask for anything after everything he's done - and hasn't done - where Nero's concerned.
he's kind of an asshole. but he has a sense of pride after all. thus Nero is the one that should establish what he desires from this, if anything, before Vergil can continue. ]
I...
[ an apology. it's almost laughable and Vergil visibly shifts in discomfort. he should and he knows he should. yet he struggles to verbalize it all the same. ]
No, I didn't know. At the time I was only concerned with two things: survival and confronting Dante. Though in hindsight perhaps it should have been obvious considering Yamato. It is an act I find myself regretting.
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no worries i am here
[ Look, dad, it's not that he doesn't trust you it's just... he doesn't know if he can trust you. He'd like to think that you got the message to stop being an idiot to your own brother (and Dante to Vergil) when he crashed their little party but considering how stubborn the Sparda boys can be? Can't be too careful there. ]
So you just stopped by for the book then? That it?
/o/
[ Dante does look sort of half dead. the way his brother is dressed coupled with the stubble and un-styled hair...
Vergil gets it. he doesn't blame anyone for not trusting him. he wouldn't if the roles had been reversed. this is is something that is going to take time. blatant honesty isn't something that he's accustomed to. ]
That's not really the reason I stopped by.
[ let's start small then. ]
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Tilting his head, he stares to Vergil long and hard, kissing his teeth for a moment before he shakes his head and allows for just the tiniest of chuckles to leave his lips. ]
Oh yeah? Gonna tell me I got a baby sister somewhere?
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No, unfortunately for you if that's what you wanted to hear.
[ now Vergil grows silent. again, he's never been very good at explaining himself or talking things out. people usually run wild with their assumptions and it doesn't matter if they are right or wrong Vergil doesn't correct them nor does he clarify himself. such a thing is below him. either someone understands or they don't.
this is different though. Nero is his son. some parts of V remains, though some of those memories and feelings feel far and distant. yet he is changed for the experience. somewhat. ]
The book was just pretext to come back, Nero.
[ specifically to Nero. ]
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Even to this day. ]
That so?
[ It's not that he doesn't believe him- he wants to believe him but... is it wise to, is the question. Talking to his father like this one-on-one without Dante around to throw in some smartass remark... it's strange and new and not anything that Nero could have really prepared himself for. ]
By your choice or did Dante give you hell to?
[ Yeah, he's just going to remain as Dante and not uncle Dante. Too weird to change that now. ]
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Perhaps it was a bit of both.
[ this is new and a strange thing for him as well. Vergil finally moves around the garage. Usually standing still is his thing, but there's just some things the twins share. Dante runs his mouth or has this need to shed off his nervous/uncomfortable energy with some sort of movement. Vergil does the same, pretending to inspect the cleanliness of the area. ]
I usually finish what I start. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad or what the consequences of my actions are. The moment I handed off that book was a guarantee that I would come to seek you out.
[ he clicks his tongue in annoyance. ]
Dante merely insisted that it needed to be now rather than later.
things that need to be shared https://youtu.be/EN0QYakSw_g
[ It might be a bit harsh but he has every reason to be. Deep down, Nero is a storm of conflicting emotions. This is the man who took his arm from him and sure, he has a new one. But the sheer thought that it had been his father of all people to do so... granted, they didn't know one another at the time but the realization, the fact that Dante hadn't wanted to tell him for that and many other reasons...
He's torn. He so desperately wants to know his father and to have this family in his life... yes, even Dante. But part of him feels he should be angry, that he should demand things from Vergil that he wants- needs to know... nevermind he was still a little sore about the whole being backhanded by his father and uncle.
Watching him, he finally comes to cross his arms, trying to read the other man as he looks about the garage; thankfully it's a lot cleaner than Dante's place. ]
What is it that you want from me?
i shouldn't have played that in a room full of people LMFAO
No. The reason is because it's already been too long.
[ two decades. and with the way this little family communicates it could be another couple of months or years before the problem is actually addressed. and Dante just wants it over and done with despite the fact that Vergil had stated that he doesn't know what to say or how to handle this situation.
Dante had just told him to figure it out with a choice expletive and carried on. ]
In the end I think the both of you must like to watch me struggle to articulate my thoughts.
[ at that he sighs, rubbing at his forehead slightly before recomposing himself and looking at Nero. ]
What I've thought about isn't what I could want from you, Nero. Instead I am going to ask what is it you could want from me.
i can't believe how accurate they all were
Are you serious right now?
[ He seems almost in disbelief at such an option given to him from his father, the man who tore his arm off, of all people. But, look, ok, from what he's seen of his old man? It seems that he's not the most expressive sort of guy, nevermind not one to really embrace those human emotions so easily. Although, now with V back inside and man does that sound weird to say? Maybe things are a little different now. ]
How about an apology for tearing off my arm? Did you even know I was your son when you did that?
i was dying i was laughing so hard
he's kind of an asshole. but he has a sense of pride after all. thus Nero is the one that should establish what he desires from this, if anything, before Vergil can continue. ]
I...
[ an apology. it's almost laughable and Vergil visibly shifts in discomfort. he should and he knows he should. yet he struggles to verbalize it all the same. ]
No, I didn't know. At the time I was only concerned with two things: survival and confronting Dante. Though in hindsight perhaps it should have been obvious considering Yamato. It is an act I find myself regretting.
[ look not even Dante gets that. ]