carvemyname | red grave city au with alastor

[ Dante pops his head back in - yes, he has been listening, why do you ask? ]

I'd looove to meet Joe. And Silvia. See if they're actually up to the hype.

[ Vergil frowns at him. He doesn't like being interrupted. ] This is a private conversation. Go back to your chore.

[ And Dante pouts. ]

[He waves at Dante in a shooing motion.]

Groceries, Dante. Some of those need to be refrigerated.

[...Dante does have a working refrigerator, right? He should have checked beforehand. Ah well.]

If anyone's willing to take a half-demon in stride, it'll be those two.

[ He currently has a working fridge. How long that's going to last isn't anything he can know, but it works at the moment. He still pouts, but he disappears towards the kitchen again. ]

[ Vergil just stares after him, wondering what magic the demon has woven to get Dante at least temporarily under his thumb like that. ]

...And Silvia's got plenty of experience dealing with the sort who can't keep a thought in their head for more than five seconds, too.

I do wonder if he has attention-span issues, at least on occasion.

[ Vergil shakes his head. ]

I take it he's always been like that, huh? I remember when we first met, he was constantly getting distracted by random things around the castle. I was pretty confused about what an old list of edicts from when the island was occupied had to do with anything in the present.

Mother would refer to it as his need to understand everything.

[ Vergil has a similar need, but he's never been distractible. One of the many differences between them. ]

She would consistently encourage this within him.

I agree that curiosity can be a good thing, but... [Shrug.] It can be a pain to deal with when you can never tell if someone's thinking about what you said, or daydreaming about cheeseburgers.

Is that what Joe does? I'd never daydream about food over you! Not even pizza.

[ Yes, Dante is back, but he's done this time. He looks real proud of himself, too.

Vergil's eyebrows just raise at the 'not even pizza' part. ]

Then I'm sure you'll be fine if I hold you to that, indefinitely.

[Yeah, he's sure that'll change once Dante calms down from the excitement of everything.]

And I'm pretty sure Joe would struggle to decide whether he'd rather marry Silvia or cheeseburgers.

Please hold him to that. [ Vergil says, with amusement. ] I'd love to see him suffer.

[ Dante just shoots Vergil a Look. ] Wanna fight?

[ Vergil ignores it, choosing to respond to Alastor's latter statement instead. ] I'm sure marrying cheeseburgers is illegal.

Should you really be picking fights so soon after that thrashing I gave you yesterday?

[Yeah, he knows Dante heals fast, but he also suspects Vergil's an even opponent for him. He also also is reaching to give Dante a playful noogie.]

Anyway, I think that's the only reason Joe hasn't tried. His obsession with the thing makes your pizza habit look like nothing.

Hey, I heal fast! And - [ Okay, his protestations are interrupted by that noogie. He can't help but laugh at it. ]

I wonder if there's cheeseburger porn. He could probably feel better with that.

[ Vergil just stares at him in silence, hoping and praying that Dante doesn't continue on to clarify there's pizza porn. ]

Well, there's a mental image I could've gone the rest of eternity without.

[He knows Rule 34 is a thing, but...must you?]

[ Dante just looks proud, and Vergil can't help but shove him. To which he gets shoved back, and it's rather difficult not to shove again.

But they should not actually act childish around a guest. ]

Do you wish me to beat his ass for that?

[ Dante just laughs at that. ] I'd like to see you try!

As if I can't? I did promise to show him my true form, maybe I'll use it to shove his face into the dirt again. Make his head hurt as much as mine did just now.

I can make it up to you, Alastor. I bet I can do it real nice, too.

[ ...should Dante be trusted in his current mood? Vergil doesn't think so. But he doesn't warn Alastor - if the demon wants to be around, he needs to learn. ]

Uh-huh...you'd better, considering I was just offering to do something nice for you.

[He gives Dante's ear a rough tug at that last word, to emphasize his point.]

Ow! I'm grateful, I promise. Look, I'll even show you.

[ He leans in and presses a gentle kiss to Alastor's cheek. Vergil, for his own part, is not surprised. He just wishes he were somewhere else. ]

Alright, alright, I'll let it go for now.

[Fiiiine, have a hug, Dante.]

Just next time, keep that sort of thought to yourself. Sharing isn't always caring.

[ Wait, Alastor wasn't bothered by the kiss? Vergil is baffled. Maybe the demon can actually stand his brother? He finds himself grateful.

Dante, in the meantime, beams at the hug. He doesn't quite understand what he did wrong, but at least he did the right thing to make up for it. ]

I'm sure I could come up with worse, but I'll make sure not to try!

You'd better not. Otherwise, I'll have to think twice about going out of my way for you.

[He gives Dante a light swat over the head, then a shoving nudge.]

Now move. I thought you were hungry?

Yes! [ Dante rushes towards the kitchen, expecting to be followed. But Vergil grabs Alastor's arm before he can. His face is serious. ]

I don't know what changed, but you better take proper care of him. If you don't...

[ He lays down a threatening silence, then lets go and heads to the kitchen as well. ]

[Ah, the protective sibling routine...not that Alastor's ever been an easy one to intimidate. He just shrugs and continues in to the kitchen. Hopefully it's not too cluttered.]

Hope you guys like chicken. It's pretty good for last minute cooking.

[ It's.... half cluttered? It's obvious that things were placed recklessly, but also that while Dante was putting the groceries away, he attempted to fix the place, too. ]

I don't really remember what chicken is like? But if you're making it, it's got to be good.

[ Vergil levels him with a stare. ]

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