selfpreservationist | [imeeji] IC inbox

... I suppose it's as good a place to start as any.

...

I should've figured it out sooner. Choosing to stay in Hell to become a true demon... Vergil already made that mistake once, and look how it turned out for you both.

It's better-- not repeating his mistakes. Living your life knowing what's most important.

You are. Without a doubt, Nero. You're the most important person in my life.

I want to be there with you... for the rest of your life. I want to make up for all the time I--we--weren't there... even just a fraction of it.

Raven...

[His expression trembles for a moment, before tries to rein it into a tight smile.]

You're not gonna miss anything else.

... good. It's... the least I can do.

[He flusters a little, scratching his neck,]

C'mon, it's not like a debt or something. It's just-- the way things should be.

[The Feint btw finally hands them both a hot cocoa at this point]

[he takes the mug and wraps his fingers around it to absorb warmth]

I agree. It's how it should be.

... thank you.

[He smiles, before blowing on his hot drink]

...So, did you have any specific ideas for how you'd wanna live? I'm gonna have to find a bigger place if you wanna live with me - plus, you'd have to deal with kids.

[does the same, since he can't handle hot drinks anymore :(]

... I don't know. I... wouldn't want to be a burden on you, but I would still like to be near you. Even though I'm entirely human, I don't know much about how to live as one... properly, that is.

Y'know, I floated the idea to Vergil about having his own spot in some of the wreckage at the edge of town. Since he doesn't feel comfortable actually in a house and all.

Don't think you're the type to live in ruins, though... maybe you and Sis could find a place together. You're already used to living with each other.

Don't humans need to...

[waves a hand vaguely]

Earn a living?

Yeah, generally speaking.

I don't suppose you'd still take up the devil hunting gig?

That depends on whether or not I'm capable of doing so. My familiars... may be all but dust, when we return.

[that thought gives him a pang of sadness, but he brushes it off]

Without them, I'm just an ordinary human. All I have is... what I've learned.

But you've got stuff like magic under your belt, right? There's probably something you could do with that.

I tried that when I first awoke... there was barely anything to draw from. Just fragments of demonic power--most of which was keeping me alive.

[sighs]

I know how to use magic, but... it needs to draw from a power source. Without that, I can barely do anything.

Hmmm.

[Siiip]

Guess you could always just... work in a bookstore.

[very casually, like he doesn't even realize he's doing it, flicks his weirdly long serpentine forked tongue into the now-lukewarm cocoa and yoinks a marshmallow out of it to nom]

Do I seem like the customer service type?