it's a mingle!

[wotanon]

Who: imeeji!
Where: imeeji!
When: day 439ish?

[ do you have effects from the game? do you have errands to run? chaos to cause? what's up my lads can i get an ups in the chat ]

Comments

[temperedinpride]

Let's see... How your brother loves you. Wants your attention, probably hasn't changed much more than you did you were children, except he is even more of an idiot about telling you he wants you to play with him.

I believe that was it.

[auguryofinnocence]

...Right...

[He doesn't know what to do with this??? He's just silent for a few moments, shocked and confused.]


I have changed plenty, though, you know.

[Does even he believe that? Not really?]

[temperedinpride]

In many ways. But in others?

I am not saying you haven't matured, nor am I trying to negate the experiences that have shaped you. But do you think the fundamentals of who you are are so drastically different?

[auguryofinnocence]

No... No, I am well aware. With how often I feel childish for thinking the same way, when I have returned to the same interests. ...I don't even know why I bothered to say it.

[temperedinpride]

Then why would you presume Damte to be different? Because he lived with humans? His only evolution seems to be hiding his feelings behind a shameless untouchability.

[auguryofinnocence]

[Holy Shit My Brother Has Depression? This might be the first time he's realising Dante has some actual issues? Some bad things also happened to him weirdly enough?? It's weird. And upsetting.]

...Oh.

[temperedinpride]

[This just shows how much of a character arc Vergil has had? He takes his hand and laces their fingers.]

He is infuriating. But not for the reasons you've been thinking. You should certainly step on his face and stab him, but only to get him to admit he missed you and has been lonely.

[auguryofinnocence]

[Empathy for Dante: the final boss of emotional competency]

I will have to stab him twice as much. ...He did look happy in Hell.

[What does it say that his ideal, romanticized situation that they're using for a honeymoon is also kinda what he's doing with his brother? Don't worry about it! Everybody shut up!]

[temperedinpride]

Perhaps what you want is what he wants too.

[Maybe have a honeymoon with your brother ig.]

[auguryofinnocence]

[guess they already did??]

I had thought he was mocking me about that.

[temperedinpride]

You are ever sensitive when it comes to him. But what did he say?

[auguryofinnocence]

When you got him drunk and brought him to my door. He said something about wanting to get along. ...To not have a wall between us, I think it was.

[temperedinpride]

And you disbelieved him at the time?

[auguryofinnocence]

...Shut up. I couldn't trust him then.

[temperedinpride]

And now?

[auguryofinnocence]

...And now what? I haven't spoken to him since.

[temperedinpride]

But would you trust him, do you think?

[auguryofinnocence]

...I am growing exhausted with fighting him.

[At least, in the not fun way]

But I can't just take your word for it.

[temperedinpride]

You can always beat it out of him if you cannot believe me.

[auguryofinnocence]

Hm, not that I cannot believe you. You tend to be right in reading me, after all. But he has to do something about it too.

[temperedinpride]

Well, he hasn't had the benefit of me has he? You could try being what I have been to you, to him, if you want the truth from his lips. Pry until he is forced to cough it up, and tolerate no attempts to dodge or avoid the subject. That would certainly be a way to torment him. You might enjoy it, if you do not let his bullshit facade get to you.

[auguryofinnocence]

Surely you remember what happened when we tried to speak to each other like that. He very much got to me.

[temperedinpride]

Indeed. You would have to be better at not letting him infuriate you. Or have a mediator.

[auguryofinnocence]

It's not my fault he is infuriating. He manages to say exactly the wrong thing.

[temperedinpride]

You are just sensitive.