Yeah. It definitely made an impression at the time, too. Everyone came in as if they knew exactly what to do, Faust taught me some of the basics of command, and then everyone died right in front of me.
And then, just as I thought I was gonna be next, you came in.
I don't like to go to the flashy places. Too much noise.
[He gestures - "come along" before going ahead. He'll beeline to the bar, order himself something strong. He'll make sure to save a spot at the bar for Dante, next to him.]
[Too much noise... That's a feeling they understand. They'd gotten used the Sinners' presence ages ago, but even they sometimes needed a moment to themselves when things were getting too lively.]
Maybe.
[They take a seat beside him, assuring the bartender they'd be fine before leaning on the bar with their head in their hand.]
I think if I was, we'd have similar tastes. There's something about the quiet, simple places.
It's not that I don't enjoy being around everyone. But that space is nice.
[A space to just be Dante. Whoever that is.
They wonder if T Corp's Director felt the same when he went along with the four of them during the Timekilling Time investigation. They still can't say they like the guy, but he had to have had some reason besides the Distortion for running around with them in disguise, right?]
What about you? Is it just the flashiness that turns you away from other places?
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Be a "can do" instead...
[Unfortunately for all present, this is said with 100% seriousness.]
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Boo.
[BOOOOO]
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[Not nearly as inspiring as they hoped, then.]
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[And they'll stick to memorizing Vergilius's advice the old-fashioned way.]
I do appreciate it, though. The advice. I know it's probably frustrating, dealing with someone who knows as little about the world as I do
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[He will close his eyes at that.]
I have expectations, Dante. I wouldn't call it getting frustrated. You're a far cry from the trembling soul I found in the dark forest back then.
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In my defense, there was a lot going on at the time.
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[They got wiped like yesterday's stain.]
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And then, just as I thought I was gonna be next, you came in.
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[But he can't interfere before that. Unfortunately. And when he did...]
Those troublesome people, though...I think they were ready to ambush you.
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[They still wonder sometimes just what they were doing all the way out there in the middle of nowhere.]
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[He glances away, something hard in his face. The Serpent and her lackeys...]
[No. This wouldn't be the last he would see of her plans.]
Either way. They were sent home with their tails tucked behind them. So we don't have to worry about them for a while, one hopes.
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[For the ones who lost their limbs anyway. Though they looked like the sort who could probably afford to get them replaced.]
I wonder how we'd do now. It feels like we've gotten a lot stronger since we first encountered those guys.
[But if even one of them is as strong as the Big Brother was...]
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[...]
But that's a question for another time. [He stops, turns - there's a dingy little bar, nestled in the side of the street shops.] We're here.
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I don't know why, but it does seem like the sort of place you'd pick.
[Maybe it's just too hard to picture him at some of the "trendier" places out there.]
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[He gestures - "come along" before going ahead. He'll beeline to the bar, order himself something strong. He'll make sure to save a spot at the bar for Dante, next to him.]
Do you think you ever were a bar kind of fellow?
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Maybe.
[They take a seat beside him, assuring the bartender they'd be fine before leaning on the bar with their head in their hand.]
I think if I was, we'd have similar tastes. There's something about the quiet, simple places.
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[He repeats. Well, what Dante was before....]
[...]
[They seem to enjoy it now, at the very least.]
That's right, though. No one to hound your thoughts. I imagine it must be a nice break from your overall chaos, too.
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It's not that I don't enjoy being around everyone. But that space is nice.
[A space to just be Dante. Whoever that is.
They wonder if T Corp's Director felt the same when he went along with the four of them during the Timekilling Time investigation. They still can't say they like the guy, but he had to have had some reason besides the Distortion for running around with them in disguise, right?]
What about you? Is it just the flashiness that turns you away from other places?
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[The life of a Manager is one of being hounded for, constantly. Especially so now that people actually rely on them.]
[The question makes him let out a huff.]
You could say that. I've never been one for luxury. And I'd rather a place where people won't be staring me up and down.
[Like some kind of object.]
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But he does tend to attract a lot of attention back home, now that they think on it. Even in that tent...]
I keep forgetting you're famous back home. Well, maybe "famous" isn't the word for it.
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[A rub of his cheek as he pauses. That's the problem with being a Color. So much freedom, and also none at all.]
I never was one for the celebrity life.
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[The way he holds himself, the way he spoke to Siegfried that one time... Yeah, even if he hadn't just told them he didn't like eyes on him...]
What's it like? Being known like that.
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[But...]
That's all you become, in people's eyes.
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[But while Dante clings to theirs like a lifeline, Vergilius wants little to do with his own.]
This place has to be a nice break in that regard. Nothing like that to worry about here.
[LILITH's weird brand deals aside.]
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