( Hand dropping away from his brotherβs shoulder, he stares to him for a long moment β catches the way brows knit and his expression shifts ever so gently. He recalls the moment back at Amrita Academy when his dear big brother had decided to make him privy to his whatever with Mizu and how he didnβt really need to tell him that, especially when it wasnβt the topic of conversation at the time. He really didnβt have to. But, he also knows his brother and some things are simply better left unsaid.
Dropping his gaze down in thought for a moment, he turns then to press his back against Vergilβs back and leans against him, dropping the yo-yo down. )
But you do it so much better than me.
( An almost typical response from a younger sibling looking to get himself out of work. )
[Vergil huffs an agitated sigh as Dante quite literally swerves out of the way of any potential work. He drags the bowl back over in front of himself instead of trying to hassle or physically corral Dante into doing the work. With his back pressed against Vergil's, Dante will know the exact moment Vergil's hand is in the bowl and crushing up the tomatoes and likely be able to envision the exact face he's making as there's a little shudder. The texture and temperature of the tomatoes in his hand is beyond unpleasant, but in all his research, it was said repeatedly that hand-crushed provides the best texture for the sauce.]
[...Dante and Nero just had better really like this sauce to make it worth it.]
[It's after a moment or two of silence between them that Vergil gently taps the back of their heads together.]
Have you thought of learning here?
[He knows the question is a loaded one. The last time Vergil brought it up was when they were still in Amrita, and it only led to an argument that left both brothers parting in anger. But he tries to ask it in a gentler manner than before. Less I told you so and superior older brother, and more... Well, concern isn't really the right word for it. But he's considering the degree of intimacy and trust involved with coupling the act with that form, and that would mean it's important. Especially if he's pushing through the inherent awkwardness of talking about it with his older brother first. So, it's more Vergil recognizes its importance and Dante's vulnerability in bringing any of this up in the first place, and he tries to be gentler in his approach this time.]
There are plenty of places in Folkmore where there's nothing around if you're concerned about collateral damage. The most you would hurt in some parts of Wintermute are trees, and Cruel Summer would only have the concern of beasts that are liable to attack you first regardless. [He glances over his shoulder.] I wouldn't let you do anything you'd regret later, Dante. I'd stop you before you lost control.
( Part of him wonders what it might have been like... for the two of them to grow up side by side regardless of the circumstance. Be it at home with their mother still alive, or just the two of them after that traumatic day and they hadn't been separated from each other. What it would have been like for them to have each other to learn from and with when it came to their father's blood in their veins. Maybe he'd been a lot better at it β maybe he'd have tapped into it all much sooner with Vergil there at his side. Things he'll never know what with his having to have figure it all out on his own over the years. Things he still, to this day, finds he figures out here and there.
Back still pressed to his brother's, he drops the yo-yo down once again and lets it spin there for as long as he can, staring to it in silence. Somber. Snapping the yo-yo back up, he forces a smile and knocks his head back against his brother's playfully. )
You know who needs to learn some of that? Your kid.
( A truth and something he's noticed. )
He's sort of there. Can't really keep the control for very long, but I think he can do it. Just needs a little more practice and to not think so much about it. Also think his old man would be the best to learn from as far as all that goes. Real father-son bonding moment, don't you think? You're welcome for that idea.
( Chuckle soft, he rolls the yo-yo over between his palms. )
I'm good though. Like I said, was just a dumb thought.
[Vergil hums his light agreement as he continues crushing the tomatoes in the bowl, but he hesitates to say more right away. Dante's response at first doesn't feel like an actual answer considering the focus on Nero instead. But deflection from Dante is usually the first bit of warning to leave something alone, and by the time he finishes talking, he's said no. It's just a no that sits with a little less certainty for Vergil given the discussion of Nero and especially given the dismissal of it being unimportant in the end. Nothing about how Dante has been approaching this has felt like a dumb thought. He frowns down at the increasing mush that hasn't yet taken the form of a sauce in the bowl as though it is withholding the answer of whether or not to push the question.]
Well, if you change your mind...
[He waves vaguely with his free, non-tomato-y hand before returning it to keeping the bowl stable.]
[Vergil chooses to leave it alone in the end. Even if Dante is pretending it isn't all that important and attempts to use Nero as a distraction, the answer is still no to some degree or another.]
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Dropping his gaze down in thought for a moment, he turns then to press his back against Vergilβs back and leans against him, dropping the yo-yo down. )
But you do it so much better than me.
( An almost typical response from a younger sibling looking to get himself out of work. )
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[...Dante and Nero just had better really like this sauce to make it worth it.]
[It's after a moment or two of silence between them that Vergil gently taps the back of their heads together.]
Have you thought of learning here?
[He knows the question is a loaded one. The last time Vergil brought it up was when they were still in Amrita, and it only led to an argument that left both brothers parting in anger. But he tries to ask it in a gentler manner than before. Less I told you so and superior older brother, and more... Well, concern isn't really the right word for it. But he's considering the degree of intimacy and trust involved with coupling the act with that form, and that would mean it's important. Especially if he's pushing through the inherent awkwardness of talking about it with his older brother first. So, it's more Vergil recognizes its importance and Dante's vulnerability in bringing any of this up in the first place, and he tries to be gentler in his approach this time.]
There are plenty of places in Folkmore where there's nothing around if you're concerned about collateral damage. The most you would hurt in some parts of Wintermute are trees, and Cruel Summer would only have the concern of beasts that are liable to attack you first regardless. [He glances over his shoulder.] I wouldn't let you do anything you'd regret later, Dante. I'd stop you before you lost control.
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Back still pressed to his brother's, he drops the yo-yo down once again and lets it spin there for as long as he can, staring to it in silence. Somber. Snapping the yo-yo back up, he forces a smile and knocks his head back against his brother's playfully. )
You know who needs to learn some of that? Your kid.
( A truth and something he's noticed. )
He's sort of there. Can't really keep the control for very long, but I think he can do it. Just needs a little more practice and to not think so much about it. Also think his old man would be the best to learn from as far as all that goes. Real father-son bonding moment, don't you think? You're welcome for that idea.
( Chuckle soft, he rolls the yo-yo over between his palms. )
I'm good though. Like I said, was just a dumb thought.
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Well, if you change your mind...
[He waves vaguely with his free, non-tomato-y hand before returning it to keeping the bowl stable.]
[Vergil chooses to leave it alone in the end. Even if Dante is pretending it isn't all that important and attempts to use Nero as a distraction, the answer is still no to some degree or another.]