themainframe | Mission 1: Arrival (Video)

*There's a pair of icy blue eyes on the screen, with a subtle warmth behind them that's at odds with the cold color. They belong to a young but scruffy looking face topped by white hair and bearing an expression somewhere between irritated and unimpressed. From the background, he still seems to be outside.*

Okay, first off, I've got a couple of questions, so why don't we humor the new guy for a while. Let's start off with the big stuff: where can a guy get a slice of pizza, a decent sundae and some booze around here? I just spent all day running around and it feels like I could eat a Gigapede if that wasn't the most disgusting idea I've ever heard.

Which actually brings me to the second question. I spent all day running around without food and was perfectly fine until I came here, aside from some serious cravings for cheese and tomato sauce. You see, I ain't exactly what you would call entirely normal, that's why I'm so good at what I do. So who's shit idea was it to bring me here, ask me to save the world and then add on 'by the way, you can't use any of the awesome and badass powers that usually help you get the job done'?

Actually, you know what, make that three questions. On the topic of saving the world, who's ass to I have to kick this time? Interdimensional gates don't normally screw with themselves when they're supposed to be closed, so I'm pretty sure someone's gotta be on a power trip. Though points for scale. Don't think I've ever heard of someone involving more than just the human world and the demon world in their evil schemes. ...Then again, until now, I didn't know there was anything other than the human world and the demon world. Guess they're right, you do learn something new every day.

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She's no gunblade, but she looks nice.

Pretty sure it's a he, actually. Weapons like this are made from the souls of dead demons and I get the sense that this one was a guy.

*Even though he...can't sense his demonic power anymore. Being human sucks.*

So that's why you were worried about opening the briefcase...

Yup. Pandora's Box was a nasty one.

Makes sense...

'Specially for a demon hunter.

Sort of like a mercenary?

Pretty much exactly like one, actually.

*He hefts Rebellion back into place.*

'Cept I only take on jobs concerning demons.

You get to choose, or are you given orders.

Ain't gettin' to choose the point of running your own business?

Though every now and then, Lady comes in with an offer she won't let me refuse.

Must be nice.

Pretty dull half the time, actually. Wasn't much back home that could give me a real challenge.

*He glances away from the camera.*

Besides, dealing with demons means you see some pretty depressing shit.

You mean the damage that they do, right?

...

In this line of work human or demon you're bound to see something unsettling.

Just be glad you don't have to deal with seeing what happens when humans make agreements with creatures of pure evil.

Humans are a wishy washy kind.

Now, that's where I've gotta disagree with you. Humans can be incredibly driven when they're motivated, and they can find motivation in just about anything.

*The word you're looking for is squishy, Squall.*

[ Dante if you call him Squishy he's going to fight you. He will most likely not win, but he will still fight you. ]

That may be, but humans and I suppose other species will fall all too quickly for power, or materialistic things.

*He won't call you squishy unless you try to get involved in something even the most skilled of humans shouldn't. And now he looks remarkably serious, even more than when he'd been talking about his job.*

That ain't the same as wishy-washy, just means you find assholes in every species. Even the most stubborn and prideful of people can potentially be tempted by power. And you're right, it's not just a human thing.

[ He sighs and stays silent for a little bit. ]

...Interesting.

Oh yeah?

*Sorry Squall, you've gotten him on a topic that's pretty depressing for highly personal reasons.*

Not everyday you can get into a conversation with someone and actually seem slightly interested in listening.

Gotta give ya that one. It's not always, but damn if I haven't tuned out half of what people say without missing anything important a million times already.

*There's a reason he likes to do most of the talking in a conversation. As much as he's a people person, he really can't stand people who ramble on when there's an important point to get to. Maybe in part because his attention span and temper tend to make him lose patience when it takes forever to get to what he needs to hear...

Of course, then he sometimes tunes people out at the wrong points and does miss something important, but it's what they get for rambling.*

[ Squall hears him on that one. He talks so much to himself in his head that he usually misses side conversations going on. ]

You aren't alone there.

*Dante usually just turns up his music or starts reading a magazine. Even though all he can usually do is internally drool over shiny guns or swords, since he's always broke. And that's not even counting the villainous monologues that he likes to poke fun at and talk over.*

Heh, guess people are full'a bullshit wherever ya go.

Seems that way.

[ Nope nope. That isn't the tiniest of tiny smiles curling on his lips. ]

But you ain't heard real bullshit until you've heard a megalomaniac start rambling.

*But that is definitely an amused smirk.*

Anyone rambling tires me.

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