[Hello from a late night at the buffet where he is... struggling very hard to not eat 50 plates of food. He has only eaten about ten, so this is... progress?? But he looks a little miserable about it.
His eyes flick to Vergilius, then to his plate where he drags around a stray bit of pasta.]
Yeah. I know.
I might have been in a lot of trouble if Temenos and Chuuya hadn't spoken up the way they did.
I mean, I'll focus on keeping myself on track. I don't expect you or anyone else to step in for my own problem. But I won't blame you if you feel that has to change if something goes wrong again.
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[Guess who is doing the Stern Dad(TM) Stare Complete with Folded Arms. HI.]
You should be glad it wasn't you.
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His eyes flick to Vergilius, then to his plate where he drags around a stray bit of pasta.]
Yeah. I know.
I might have been in a lot of trouble if Temenos and Chuuya hadn't spoken up the way they did.
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[His red eyes are taking the stack of plates into account, but he's not commenting on them, focusing back on Beel. He sure looks miserable.]
People can take advantage of what you are. I'm sure you know.
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[He nods, though it's brief.]
Mn.
There's only so much I can do. If I hadn't been honest, I would have just made myself sound unhelpful. But I don't like talking about it that much.
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Because you feel other people will judge you?
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I don't care how people view me for my sin. I can't change it. I know myself better than anyone.
...I just don't like to be treated like an animal.
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[He closes his eyes.]
Have you told that to others who do that to you?
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[The pasta is stabbed and finally brought to his mouth.]
Sometimes it's not worth it, though.
You've got your reasons for not talking about being covered in blood, right?
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[He lets out a sigh.]
I was put into a situation I did not want or expect. In the end it's my problem.
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It sounds similar. Like it's not worth talking about it, for whatever reason is important.
Sometimes it's better to focus on a solution than to get angry or sweat the details.
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So what happens now? Are you going to go to the back of the room and try to keep your head down?
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What he wants to do...]
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A beat, and he shakes his head.]
I'm going to clean up the mess I made. And I'm going to make sure I'm not emptyhanded if this happens again.
That's all I can do.
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[He doesn't envy Beel's position.]
It's one thing to clean up after mistakes, though. It's another to let people steamroll you.
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...
Are you worried about me, Vergilius?
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No. I just don't want another situation like that. It gives me a headache.
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What are you trying to say?
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[He shrugs.]
That's all.
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Do you really think this can be done on your lonesome?
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[He carefully slides his empty plate to the side.]
Vergilius, I'm the Avatar of Gluttony. Nobody can stop my hunger, not even the prince of the Devildom. All I can do is keep it at bay.
I've had thousands of years to try and learn. I can't always do it on my own.
But I know when to ask for help.
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[A roll of his shoulders back, a glance upwards.]
I suppose that's confirmation enough. Make sure you do.
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I have people like you keeping me in check. That's more than I've ever had outside of my family.
...
Thank you.
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[...]
[Yeah, he doesn't know what to say to this.]
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What is it you do back in your City, Vergilius? I don't think you've ever told me.
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