[Vergil drifts off before he really addresses leaving Nero behind for the underworld. But he picks up shortly where it's left off.] I know there wasn't any other choice. You guys had to go. That doesn't mean I have to like it, or it didn't fucking hurt.
[It's the whole reason he's in Folkmore too, after all: looking for a way to reunite with his stranded father and uncle. And the first thing they'd both done is give him guff about not staying behind. Nero suspects that's going to be a pattern that plays out many, many more times, come what may... and now Vergil's been fairly warned about it.
It's still such a strange thing, to have someone say they'll protect you. You, specifically, because you're you, not because you're just a child or their responsibility. He gazes into his bowl and tries to process it. He thinks of Credo, and a thick knot forms in his throat.]
I won't let it happen. I won't let it get to that point.
[And if it does? It won't. It's just that simple. It cannot.]
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[It's the whole reason he's in Folkmore too, after all: looking for a way to reunite with his stranded father and uncle. And the first thing they'd both done is give him guff about not staying behind. Nero suspects that's going to be a pattern that plays out many, many more times, come what may... and now Vergil's been fairly warned about it.
It's still such a strange thing, to have someone say they'll protect you. You, specifically, because you're you, not because you're just a child or their responsibility. He gazes into his bowl and tries to process it. He thinks of Credo, and a thick knot forms in his throat.]
I won't let it happen. I won't let it get to that point.
[And if it does? It won't. It's just that simple. It cannot.]