[They trail off. He's probably just joking, but even they can't deny it'd be easier if either Faust or Yi Sang were around. Hell, if any of them were around, especially now that both Rodya and Ishmael...
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It's probably difficult enough for everyone right now with the two of us missing. Or one of us missing at a time, depending on how you want to look at it.
[They don't like the way that sounds, even if, logically, they know it just means that they're likely to return from the very same place and time they disappeared from. It's the only way they can explain the fact that they never knew Rodya, Ishmael, and Vergilius had vanished at all to begin with.
But the way it's phrased...]
I could always ask when I go back. We'd all be on the same page by then.
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[A little huff of a noise.]
At least it isn't a complete nightmare.
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[A shrug.]
But I don't think it's bad advice. We know it won't last forever, so... Why not enjoy it while we can?
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[A funny thought. Can he enjoy this? He doesn't deserve to. Does Dante deserve to enjoy it?]
I'm...not the sort to enjoy things. I will admit.
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[Though leaving it as such doesn't sit well with them, given his reply.]
But if enjoying is a little too much.. I guess there's always just appreciating it.
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[A happy medium, it seems.]
I guess I could...appreciate it, then. The good parts, at the very least. More than I expected.
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Wonder what she would think of this place, hrm.
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She might find the rifts and kaiju interesting. Last time she had a mystery to puzzle over, she seemed to be enjoying herself.
[Would she even have access to Faust here? They're still not entirely sure how the Gesellschaft works.]
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[It is a reminder that Dante, of course, is closer to the Sinners than he ever will be. It's by design, of course.]
Then maybe she deserves the vacation. Let's call LILITH. Maybe they can give her a hand.
[He is very dry about this suggestion.]
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[They trail off. He's probably just joking, but even they can't deny it'd be easier if either Faust or Yi Sang were around. Hell, if any of them were around, especially now that both Rodya and Ishmael...
...]
It's probably difficult enough for everyone right now with the two of us missing. Or one of us missing at a time, depending on how you want to look at it.
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[His own eyes also flit away, pensive for a moment, before landing back on Dante's face.]
Probably, yes. Though I still have no idea how LILITH makes it work with...the timelines, or whatever they got. Perhaps we're not missed at all.
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But the way it's phrased...]
I could always ask when I go back. We'd all be on the same page by then.
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[As if it would be that easy.]
Do you think LILITH will let you remember, though?
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[But they already know a few things they shouldn't. Though it might be better not to mention those directly.]
But, you know, one of my duties is to remember.
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[He smiles at that, a brief little thing.]
So you did remember this old guide's advice. I guess you have some brain to you.
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Hidden somewhere behind a big enough gear, probably.
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[can't men know what is in their manager's head. its fine]
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They squint as a realization comes to them]
I don't even know enough about how this thing works to tell if you're joking. I really need to pick up a few books on prosthetics or something.
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[He reaches up, gives the side of their head a light tap with the knuckles.]
In the end...you have your head on your shoulders. Regardless of what form it comes in. That's all that matters.
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They reach up to wave his hand away.]
I kinda figured I'd get a response like that. But it didn't hurt to try.
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[A mild little smirk.]
I have to keep up my job, even here.
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[.....]
Thanks, Vergilius.
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[:)]