mingle (memory)

[widenessofthesea]

Who: Idols (with and without memories)
Where: Wherever in Tokyo-F
When: Day 358

[ also, maybe some of you want some memories? ]

Comments

[auguryofinnocence]

[Well he'd say that's about the same thing, that seems to be how it goes, you just figure out the instinct when you need it bad enough. But the reason is a whole other set of complicated feelings and his brow furrows.]

Is it "as usual" if it's the first time you were getting between us?

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Huffs! Okay technically vergil is correct but whatever!!]

You know what I mean. I guess that's when I bought into a lifetime of dealing with you two.

[auguryofinnocence]

I can't imagine why you would bother.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[r u fucking with me right now dad]

Because you're family, dumbass. Are you really giving me the 'you're better off without me as your dad' schtick now??

[auguryofinnocence]

That isn't what I mean. It's -

[He presses his lips together, tries to come up with a way to put it, and ends up just giving his head a little shake.]

Good job, Nero.

[gigadevilbreaker]

C'mon. You can't just start with that and not say what you mean.

[USE YOUR WORDS even if they don't make sense! he can tell on you to cosmo, you know]

Is it 'cause I didn't wanna kill you??

[auguryofinnocence]

[Shit that's true, he can tell...! But look, he's still trying to sort it out, he makes a frustrated noise.]

Because you didn't just not want me to kill Dante.

[It's. It's really hard to wrap his head around someone actively wanting him not to die? It's still a lot even now with actual Friends and all but then?? Nero just showing up and saying HEY I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE even though he's being the bad guy?? what's with that.]

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Dad........... not used to anyone wanting him to live.....

Nero's expression softens.]

Well if you died, I couldn't yell at you anymore.

[auguryofinnocence]

[Don't worry about it, dads can't be sad and lonely or feel unwanted, that's impossible...]

Ah, of course. You were getting right to it. Can't I have a moment to comprehend having a son before he's demanding retribution?

[gigadevilbreaker]

Please. I only knew, like, a few minutes before you did.

And besides, I had t'get it all out before we floated off t'space or something.

[auguryofinnocence]

You would have been fine, with those new wings to see you back to earth.

[gigadevilbreaker]

They're pretty cool wings, huh?

[BABY IS PROUD OF HIS WINGS!!!]

[auguryofinnocence]

[Cute....]

They are. Look at you with them still hanging around outside of your demon form, even. And with fists to make up for your time without an arm?

[Maybe Nero is the one who craves hands.]

[gigadevilbreaker]

[MAYBE NERO IS THE ONE WHO CRAVES HANDS]

I'm used to having an extra pair of ghostly demon hands. But flying...

[FLYING IS SO COOL MAN]

[auguryofinnocence]

[CUTE]

You understand my attachment to that form then.

[gigadevilbreaker]

The wings feel like... me. But like, the purest part of me.

...Though things would be a lot more inconvenient if I was stuck with 2 inch claws and no pants all the time.

[auguryofinnocence]

Nothing else feels right after that, just holding it back.

But demons don't need pants. Think of all the money you would save without clothes. Or food.

[...Turns out claws are in fact really inconvenient but dads don't fuck so.]

[gigadevilbreaker]

Yeah, but I like clothes and food.

[auguryofinnocence]

I like clothes. I would still much rather be a demon.

[gigadevilbreaker]

Well... I'm a demon, with or without scales. I don't need t'look like one all the time - I already feel plenty comfortable with myself.

Just knowing I can hand you your ass is enough.

[auguryofinnocence]

[Nero the only moderate and healthy one in this family... Good work boy.]

You can't show up at the end of a long fight and claim you "handed me my ass".

[He looks completely indignant and yet, there's amusement in his voice. Why else would he take that quote.]

[gigadevilbreaker]

Yeah, yeah, you were already tired.

But I got to DDT a full fledged demon and that feels great.

[auguryofinnocence]

DDT?

[gigadevilbreaker]

The wrestling move where I slammed your head into the ground.

...No one knows what the letters stand for.

[auguryofinnocence]

..."Demon Dad Takedown"?