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I can't believe that you threw this in the trash can! You're supposed to be using it and saying hello to everyone.

[ on screen is the face of a very frustrated Labramon. the feed is bouncing, so she's walking while holding on. the person she's following? he's not even looking back. all that can be seen of Vergil is the blue of his coat and the back of his head - Yamato held firmly. ]

Are you even listening to me? Look, I've even got it started so all you - Hey I'm talking to you!

[ here Vergil stops his stride. turning around? ha, nope. ]

Turn it off and be gone.

Nope! Can't do that. We're supposed to be working together here.

The struggles of this world and those in it are none of my concern.

[ Labramon huffs. ] Oh it will be if you want to get back and you're going to need these guys to help too. I bet that there are already others from your world here too.

[ Vergil's position shifts, taking a glance over his shoulder. a thumb hovers dangerously close to the guard of the blade. ]

Turn it off. I will not repeat myself a third time.

[ welp. that's enough to get the digimon scrambling to do just that. geez. what a jerk. ]

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Would you have preferred something more towards the halfway point of whatever excursion you happen to be on?

Actually, I would have preferred if I'd at least managed to get home and drop off my stuff. You never realize just how many red orbs you're cartin' around until your magical storage craps out.

Your ability to prioritize is impeccable, brother.

[ Vergil really isn't in the mood for this... ]

I ain't allowed to be pissed over inconvenient timing? Yeah, glad they didn't yank me while I was in the middle of fighting that damn statue or something but at least let me drop my crap off from one gig before draggin' me into another.

*He sighs. This is getting off topic and he knows why. He just doesn't want to approach this next subject.*

You...got a more personalized version of the welcome story yet?

[ to anyone else, that would likely sound weird... ]

No, nor do I want it.

No Verge, I'm pretty sure you're gonna want to find this out the easy way. 'Course, you probably don't wanna learn this at all, 'cause it sucks, but not hearin' it isn't gonna make it go away. And finding out the hard way would make it even shittier.

*...Okay, he's rambling, and he knows it's just because he's dreading giving the bad news. But he has to give it eventually, so...*

Our weapons don't work against anything we're likely to end up having to fight here.

Dante.

[ say what, bro? now you just be playing with him. ]

This isn't the kinda thing I'd kid about. We ain't got a choice but to rely on the stuffed animals we got followin' us around.

*Can you tell how sick it makes him feel, Vergil? Having to rely on someone else to protect him, having to sit back on the sidelines and just watch while someone else fights in his place?*

[ if it makes Dante feel sick, imagine how it makes Vergil feel. he's not saying anything because he's seething, not because he doesn't have some smart quip for his brother. ]

*He very nearly punched Squall when he first found out. Quite frankly, being this helpless is scary. Not to mention much too similar to back then.*

Figured you wouldn't wanna hear the news from some random asshole that's clueless about just how serious this kinda thing is.

As if hearing it from you make it any better.

At least you ain't getting it offhandedly from someone who's actin' like it ain't a big deal.

And you ain't gettin' it from someone who's worth about as much as shit for blowin' off steam.

And here I thought that you would be glad for it.

[ considering how much Dante clings to his humanity... ]

Lot's changed since you went on your little field trip. I ain't the same pissy little kid who thinks pretending he ain't half demon is gonna do shit other than get him in trouble.

Trust me, Verge. You ain't the only one that's pissed about bein' helpless here.

While I welcome the revelation, I would have preferred improved cognitive and speech skills.

[ and because he can: ] I am far from helpless.

Well pardon me for not trying to sound like a pompous know-it-all every waking moment of my existence. A more casual manner of speaking just happens to better fit the image I like to present.

Would you care for me to start pulling my hair back as well?

And if you're not helpless without your powers, care to demonstrate?

*Yes, yes he did just speak in a formal style with slightly above average vocabulary just to be a jerk.*

Does not knowing how a razor works fit into this image you are speaking of as well?

[ we'll get back to that challenge in a moment. though since Vergil is somewhat quipping back, Dante should take that as a sign. ]

For your information, babes happen to like the scruff.

Which implies you cannot get the desired results otherwise or through other means. Disappointing.

No, it implies I happen to give a crap about what the people around me like. I know this concept's a bit foreign to ya, but I'm sure you can figure out what it means.

I really don't care.

Hey, you're the one goin' around jumpin' to conclusions.

Knowing you, it is hardly a jump.

....It's closer to long step.

So long you're pretty much doin' a split.

Not in these pants, brother dear.

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