[ Kyrie wanted to give him a little bit of space since he seemed rather agitated Sometimes Nero needed to let off some steam and then he bounces right back. She wasn't sure if it was because of a talk with someone, or if this place was getting to him, but whatever this was, it didn't seem like it was leaving him.
Taking a deep breath, Kyrie sends Nero a text message. She figured at least this way if he was busy he could always answer her when he could. ]
Hey Nero. If you aren't busy, would you like to go for a walk with me?
[ Oh it had definitely been a particular conversation that had dampened his mood but Nero wasn't about to let it show too much around Kyrie.
And yet.. Kyrie always had a way of knowing something was wrong.
He's out on the town, looking for a job, when he gets the message from Kyrie and, coming to stop on the sidewalk, it sends a message right back to her. ]
[ And it's after that message that Nero makes his way to the part of the city where Kyrie is waiting for him.
Honestly, he takes a little bit of time but not too much. It's not as if he goes blazing through the streets, jumping from rooftop to rooftop like he had that one night when Kyrie had first arrive. Instead, he takes it a little slower, lost in his thoughts before the familiar sounds of buckles and belts can be heard as he approaches her, doing his best to give her a bit of a smile. ]
[ There's a bit of a grin that gently touches his own lips at both her words and the light nudge given to him. Kyrie's always been the one person able to pull him in from his whirlwind thoughts despite his shrugging off attempts for concern made. Even with being as difficult as he can sometimes be - sometimes wanting to protect her - she always manages to make him feel needed, wanted, like he actually has a worth to himself. Even within this world here, that doesn't seem to change.
Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he glances up to the Garden Apartments with a slight squint of his eyes; the sun is so bright. ]
[ She shook her head with a small bit of laughter. Since his hands were stuffed into his pockets for now, she ended up folding her hands in front of herself instead.]
Though it does look nice, I was actually distracted by the park. It looks rather peaceful, don’t you think?
Yeah. [ He says that with a glance around to the park across from the apartments. ] Looks like a place you'd like.
[ Smiling some, he turns a little but doesn't come to actually start walking, waiting for Kyrie to follow in step first. After all, if it's a walk they're going on, what better place to walk than through the park? ]
[ When he looks like he's ready to go, she starts to take a few small steps forward. Nero was probably busy, looking for a job maybe, or doing some other kind of thing to get his mind off things, so she really appreciated that he'd take even a small amount of time out for her. ]
I know it's not exactly the spookiest looking place.
[ She turns her head back to give him a teasing smile. ]
[ That might just get the hint of a chuckle being heard under his breath as they go, a glance given to Kyrie with a slight cock of his head. ]
What? I don't look like the kinda guy who can stop and smell the roses sometime?
[ Teasing right back a little, he allows his head to hang some as they go, staring to his boots as they cross to the park.
Ever since that little group chat meetup that Dante had done, Nero hasn't spoken to the other demon hunter and while he wasn't exactly the type to chat with Dante daily as it was, this time there seems to be something a little different about his not griping about or reaching out to the demon hunter... something that seems to keep his mood just a little more distracted than usual. ]
[ She let out a soft laughter, giving him a fond look until his gaze seems to go else where.
Kyrie didn't notice quite at first. She thought maybe he was stressing out about this new world. She wanted to give him some space to sort it out, but this time whatever it was, didn't seem like it wanted to leave as easily. If he didn't want to talk about it with her, she wouldn't push him, but... she felt this time she she should push herself into his bubble and see if she could help. Maybe all he needed was someone to listen. ]
You mean for someone being kidnapped from back home by some asshole spirits and dropped into some world where apparently this is the norm? [ He shrugs. ] I guess ok when I'm not feeling cheesed about it all.
[ He tries to offer her a bit of a smile to show that he doesn't mean to be so dismissive to her with her concern and looks back ahead, teeth dragging over his bottom lip. ]
Guess you saw the little group chat meeting Dante put up for everyone? You know, giving that warning and all.
[ She wanted to take his hand and give it a comforting squeeze, but she also didn't want to come off as too pushy. So instead she moves a little closer to him so she could lightly brush her arm against his. It was her own little way to silently say he was fine. He didn't need to worry. ]
I did, yes... Honestly I was surprised he even remembered my name.
[ They didn't get much of a chance to talk after all, back home that is. She let out a soft little laugh that fades away when she notices the almost lip biting from him. ]
Are you worried about this... Virgil person showing up?
[ If that isn't a loaded question for her to ask...
Nero smiles a little, bringing a hand up to scratch at his cheek before he allows himself to laugh under his breath. It's a laugh that seems frustrated, however, rather than amused with the entire situation of the possibility of Vergil showing up and Nero has been thinking about the what ifs that could come from the man he's been so curious about actually making an appearance here. ]
Guess I should be, huh?
[ He turns to Kyrie, straining a smile before he bows his head and drops down to sit on the bench closest to them in the park. Hands remain in his pockets, a leg stretched out while he bounces the other one a little and squints, staring off across the park as he sits there.
How does he even say this to Kyrie? He knows he should since it's obvious that it's bothering him. It's only with another fleeting laugh that he closes his eyes and lolls his head to the side, sighing a moment later. ]
Dante told me that there's... a really good chance... he's my father.
[ A pause, he chews on his bottom lip, lifting his head to look across the park again. ]
Vergil, I mean. His brother.
[ Which... would make Dante his uncle. Whoop dee doo? ]
[ Kyrie followed Nero's movements and moved to sit down beside him on the bench, giving him a little bit of space. Much like Nero's reaction to Dante's words, this would be that time when the record scratches to a halt and the room goes silent.
Kyrie opened her mouth for just a moment, but quickly shut it. What could she say to that? What should she say to that? She knows that parents are an extremely difficult subject, as it would for most people, but to find out that some Demon hunter you just met is possibly the brother to your father? That's... that's some really big news! She could definitely see why he didn't seem to be bouncing back.
With her hands in her lap, she awkwardly plays with with her fingers, lacing them and unlacing them over and over.
She tried to say something again, but she was struggling to find the right words to say. What does one say to someone who found out about family they never knew they had in the first place? Unlacing her fingers again, she moves a hand over to Nero's knee and gives it a gentle squeeze.]
[ While the hand to his knee is both comforting and reassuring, it's the bubbling frustration within him that makes it difficult to truly remain unbothered in this very moment about this. ]
He said that the demon that appears behind me looks like some Nelo Angelo form he had when he become a puppet for some jerkhole of a demon. That the sword I have in my arm belonged to him and so it's no wonder I have a connection to it. And so he tells me to stay away from him if he does show up because there's a chance he might want that sword back and just...
[ Nero grows frustrated even recalling the brief conversation he had with Dante and comes to hang his head, blue fingers scratching along the nape of his neck. ]
...I hate that he didn't tell me. The entire time we were together- fighting me for that damn sword in the first place... and he doesn't even tell me.
[ She gives his knee another gently squeeze as she listens to his words bubbling out. Each word he said sounded more and more frustrated. He sounded hurt, maybe even betrayed by Dante. She... could understand that. Dante was one of the first people Nero felt connected to in a weird way. She could tell, even when he made comments about him, there was a part of him that just seemed so curious.
With Dante withholding information like that, even if it was just a hunch, it must... really hurt Nero. ]
While... I feel he should have said something sooner... Maybe in his own strange way.... Dante was trying to protect you? Much like Credo... trying to shield my eyes as well.
Yeah, he said as much. Didn't want me to carry any baggage around.
[ Or maybe have to learn what sort of person his father was... the things he had done to so many others, not just his own brother.
Letting his hand slip away from the nape of his neck, it falls to his knees and he just sighs as he allows eyes of blue to open, to stare down to his boots. ]
You know... guess it makes more sense now with getting people here telling me I remind them of someone but younger.
[ Because he sure carries the white/silver hair and blue eyes like Dante and his brother do. Nevermind the whole being part demon thing. ]
[ With his hand falling down to his knees, Kyrie takes this moment to rest her hand on top of his. She doesn't go any further, but she felt... he might appreciate a gentle touch, a reminder that she was here for him no matter what. ]
Now that you mention it... I suppose you do bare a resemblance, but... I think you're a lot more handsome.
[ She tilted her head to look at him, a tiny smile on her face. She knows no amount of jokes or kind words will make all of this pain he feels right now disappear, but if she could just... even for a second make him feel a little more comfortable, she felt it could help ease it. ]
[ When her hand comes to touch his, he gently turns his own palm up and quietly laces his fingers together with hers, looking at how glowing blue with crimson skin contrasts against soft and pale. There's just a hint of a shy smile at her handsome comment before he sighs a little again and brows come to furrow. ]
My whole life I've never known who either of my parents were and until you and your family came to the orphanage, I didn't even know what one was like.
[ What a family was, what it felt to be needed and wanted... things that any orphan kid could tell you are scars that never really heal in certain places on the heart. ]
Maybe he doesn't want any... doesn't want me.
[ Dante, he means. They've gone this long without each other in their lives, haven't they? ]
[ She smiles down at their hands laced up so easily. It may seem strange to others, but Kyrie likes to think regardless to which hand she holds, they fit hers perfectly. She gives his hand a little squeeze as she listened to him talk, a thoughtful frown forming on her face.
She's always tried to make him feel safe, but she knows it's different. The need, the want, to be accepted by your family, a family that until recently he didn't even realize he had. While her feelings for him were strong, she knew that... this was different. She clears her throat a little, trying to make her voice sound a little like Dante's but that was pretty impossible.]
Nero is a punk with some demonic ability. He's a generally good kid though. Even if he is a punk. [ She paused with a small smile on her face. ]
Those words to me... they don't sound like they're coming from someone who doesn't care. They sound... rather affectionate to me.
[ Alright so that... is unexpected? And it sure shows with the way he sort of STARES at her in a mix of confusion, surprise, and perhaps a touch of amusement. ]
Please don't ever do that again.
[ But regardless, he laughs a little, coming to pinch the bridge of his nose with his other hand. ]
So I guess this means you don't think I should write him off then. [ A pause, he looks to her. ] Take his annoyingly frustrating ways as a means of looking out for me?
[ She covered her mouth with her free hand to hide her amusement. She thought it might get some kind of reaction out of Nero, so she was rather pleased with the reaction she did get. It was almost as if he thought she had went mad or something which just made her more amused.
She quieted down her little giggles, giving Nero a reassuring squeeze of his hand.]
I think... you'll feel happier... maybe even a bit lighter so to speak if... you give him a chance. He's a bit eccentric, but... he has a good heart inside and you might find it's just what your heart has been looking for.
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Taking a deep breath, Kyrie sends Nero a text message. She figured at least this way if he was busy he could always answer her when he could. ]
Hey Nero. If you aren't busy, would you like to go for a walk with me?
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And yet.. Kyrie always had a way of knowing something was wrong.
He's out on the town, looking for a job, when he gets the message from Kyrie and, coming to stop on the sidewalk, it sends a message right back to her. ]
Sure. Whereabouts are you?
[ Since there's five cities and all. ]
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[ Is she looking at apartments for herself already? ]
I'll be there in a few then.
Need anything?
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Take your time, it's rather nice out.
I'm fine, thank you.
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[ And it's after that message that Nero makes his way to the part of the city where Kyrie is waiting for him.
Honestly, he takes a little bit of time but not too much. It's not as if he goes blazing through the streets, jumping from rooftop to rooftop like he had that one night when Kyrie had first arrive. Instead, he takes it a little slower, lost in his thoughts before the familiar sounds of buckles and belts can be heard as he approaches her, doing his best to give her a bit of a smile. ]
Hey, didn't keep you waiting too long, did I?
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Hmmm~
[ She has a teasing tone to her voice and puts a finger to her lips in a playful manner before leaning over to lightly nudge him. ]
Of course not.
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Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he glances up to the Garden Apartments with a slight squint of his eyes; the sun is so bright. ]
Apartment hunting?
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Though it does look nice, I was actually distracted by the park. It looks rather peaceful, don’t you think?
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[ Smiling some, he turns a little but doesn't come to actually start walking, waiting for Kyrie to follow in step first. After all, if it's a walk they're going on, what better place to walk than through the park? ]
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I know it's not exactly the spookiest looking place.
[ She turns her head back to give him a teasing smile. ]
But I think you'll enjoy it too.
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What? I don't look like the kinda guy who can stop and smell the roses sometime?
[ Teasing right back a little, he allows his head to hang some as they go, staring to his boots as they cross to the park.
Ever since that little group chat meetup that Dante had done, Nero hasn't spoken to the other demon hunter and while he wasn't exactly the type to chat with Dante daily as it was, this time there seems to be something a little different about his not griping about or reaching out to the demon hunter... something that seems to keep his mood just a little more distracted than usual. ]
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Kyrie didn't notice quite at first. She thought maybe he was stressing out about this new world. She wanted to give him some space to sort it out, but this time whatever it was, didn't seem like it wanted to leave as easily. If he didn't want to talk about it with her, she wouldn't push him, but... she felt this time she she should push herself into his bubble and see if she could help. Maybe all he needed was someone to listen. ]
So Nero...how have you been feeling lately...?
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[ He tries to offer her a bit of a smile to show that he doesn't mean to be so dismissive to her with her concern and looks back ahead, teeth dragging over his bottom lip. ]
Guess you saw the little group chat meeting Dante put up for everyone? You know, giving that warning and all.
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I did, yes... Honestly I was surprised he even remembered my name.
[ They didn't get much of a chance to talk after all, back home that is. She let out a soft little laugh that fades away when she notices the almost lip biting from him. ]
Are you worried about this... Virgil person showing up?
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Nero smiles a little, bringing a hand up to scratch at his cheek before he allows himself to laugh under his breath. It's a laugh that seems frustrated, however, rather than amused with the entire situation of the possibility of Vergil showing up and Nero has been thinking about the what ifs that could come from the man he's been so curious about actually making an appearance here. ]
Guess I should be, huh?
[ He turns to Kyrie, straining a smile before he bows his head and drops down to sit on the bench closest to them in the park. Hands remain in his pockets, a leg stretched out while he bounces the other one a little and squints, staring off across the park as he sits there.
How does he even say this to Kyrie? He knows he should since it's obvious that it's bothering him. It's only with another fleeting laugh that he closes his eyes and lolls his head to the side, sighing a moment later. ]
Dante told me that there's... a really good chance... he's my father.
[ A pause, he chews on his bottom lip, lifting his head to look across the park again. ]
Vergil, I mean. His brother.
[ Which... would make Dante his uncle. Whoop dee doo? ]
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Kyrie opened her mouth for just a moment, but quickly shut it. What could she say to that? What should she say to that? She knows that parents are an extremely difficult subject, as it would for most people, but to find out that some Demon hunter you just met is possibly the brother to your father? That's... that's some really big news! She could definitely see why he didn't seem to be bouncing back.
With her hands in her lap, she awkwardly plays with with her fingers, lacing them and unlacing them over and over.
She tried to say something again, but she was struggling to find the right words to say. What does one say to someone who found out about family they never knew they had in the first place? Unlacing her fingers again, she moves a hand over to Nero's knee and gives it a gentle squeeze.]
That... is certainly a lot to spring on you.
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He said that the demon that appears behind me looks like some Nelo Angelo form he had when he become a puppet for some jerkhole of a demon. That the sword I have in my arm belonged to him and so it's no wonder I have a connection to it. And so he tells me to stay away from him if he does show up because there's a chance he might want that sword back and just...
[ Nero grows frustrated even recalling the brief conversation he had with Dante and comes to hang his head, blue fingers scratching along the nape of his neck. ]
...I hate that he didn't tell me. The entire time we were together- fighting me for that damn sword in the first place... and he doesn't even tell me.
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With Dante withholding information like that, even if it was just a hunch, it must... really hurt Nero. ]
While... I feel he should have said something sooner... Maybe in his own strange way.... Dante was trying to protect you? Much like Credo... trying to shield my eyes as well.
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[ Or maybe have to learn what sort of person his father was... the things he had done to so many others, not just his own brother.
Letting his hand slip away from the nape of his neck, it falls to his knees and he just sighs as he allows eyes of blue to open, to stare down to his boots. ]
You know... guess it makes more sense now with getting people here telling me I remind them of someone but younger.
[ Because he sure carries the white/silver hair and blue eyes like Dante and his brother do. Nevermind the whole being part demon thing. ]
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Now that you mention it... I suppose you do bare a resemblance, but... I think you're a lot more handsome.
[ She tilted her head to look at him, a tiny smile on her face. She knows no amount of jokes or kind words will make all of this pain he feels right now disappear, but if she could just... even for a second make him feel a little more comfortable, she felt it could help ease it. ]
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My whole life I've never known who either of my parents were and until you and your family came to the orphanage, I didn't even know what one was like.
[ What a family was, what it felt to be needed and wanted... things that any orphan kid could tell you are scars that never really heal in certain places on the heart. ]
Maybe he doesn't want any... doesn't want me.
[ Dante, he means. They've gone this long without each other in their lives, haven't they? ]
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She's always tried to make him feel safe, but she knows it's different. The need, the want, to be accepted by your family, a family that until recently he didn't even realize he had. While her feelings for him were strong, she knew that... this was different. She clears her throat a little, trying to make her voice sound a little like Dante's but that was pretty impossible.]
Nero is a punk with some demonic ability. He's a generally good kid though. Even if he is a punk. [ She paused with a small smile on her face. ]
Those words to me... they don't sound like they're coming from someone who doesn't care. They sound... rather affectionate to me.
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Please don't ever do that again.
[ But regardless, he laughs a little, coming to pinch the bridge of his nose with his other hand. ]
So I guess this means you don't think I should write him off then. [ A pause, he looks to her. ] Take his annoyingly frustrating ways as a means of looking out for me?
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She quieted down her little giggles, giving Nero a reassuring squeeze of his hand.]
I think... you'll feel happier... maybe even a bit lighter so to speak if... you give him a chance. He's a bit eccentric, but... he has a good heart inside and you might find it's just what your heart has been looking for.
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