Dante (
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Mission 11: A Close Secret
[Private to people who know Nero is Dante's nephew]
*Why is Dante wet? Do you even want to know? Well either way, it's not what he wants to talk about.*
Sure you guys've already noticed that the kid who just popped up on the D-Ts is my nephew. I'm gonna have to ask you a favor about that: don't tell 'im. He doesn't know anything 'bout his father, and this ain't the time for him to learn.
[Private to Vergil]
*Yeah, Dante's still wet, and also looking uncharacteristically serious.*
Bro, we've gotta have us a chat.
*Why is Dante wet? Do you even want to know? Well either way, it's not what he wants to talk about.*
Sure you guys've already noticed that the kid who just popped up on the D-Ts is my nephew. I'm gonna have to ask you a favor about that: don't tell 'im. He doesn't know anything 'bout his father, and this ain't the time for him to learn.
[Private to Vergil]
*Yeah, Dante's still wet, and also looking uncharacteristically serious.*
Bro, we've gotta have us a chat.
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It'll matter here.
And the kid's got a good sense of morality, I trust 'im not to go puttin' innocents in danger. Like I said, he's better'n I was. But I do see some of your, hell, some of both of our worrying traits in him. He could use the warning of the kind of asshat he could become if he doesn't watch himself.
And unless you think we can keep him from figuring out where he came from forever, even once he gets the memo that we're twins, ignoring him now's gonna do more harm than good. Nobody likes thinking their father doesn't give a shit about them.
*He should know. He convinced himself when he was younger that if Sparda really cared, he would still be there.*
I know you ain't the type to show affection and tenderness, but I'm pretty sure that ain't how you should handle him. Kid needs to be shown a bit of tough love if he's gonna listen and learn anything. Beat the shit out of 'im once myself because he was being a dumbass and hey, it worked wonders. As a matter of fact, I was kinda takin' some cues from you when I decided to try beating the immaturity out of 'im.
*Also at several other points that were much more superfluous.*
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[ no one can deny that. not like people would think Vergil capable of being intimate with anyone. ]
A passionate speech will do little to change my mind, Dante. This you should know better than anyone else.
[ gonna take him a lot more to be convinced he should have anything to do with Nero. sorry. ]
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And if you really don't, I'm gonna have to make your face match your crappy fashion sense.
*That is, black and blue.*
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[ which basically means at an arms length. on his own terms. but that's as close as he is willing to be.
forget the implication that it means he does give a damn.]private
Then you better do somethin' to make sure he isn't pissed enough at ya to wanna introduce that demon fist of his to your face when he catches on. Kid's got some serious anger issues.
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[ he knows he is not endearing and he's not going to try to be. ]
Though he had best pray to be far swifter than you if wishes to succeed in landing a hit.
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