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[halfadevil]

Dante had just finished a job that... really didn't pay that well for the amount of shit he had to go through. Just because they destroyed most of a city, that's no reason for Lady to pay him next to nothing... Though really, he was fine leaving the bitching to Trish. She's better at it

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[shealone_stands]

Buffy makes a habit of swinging by the construction site at least once every time she patrols. Sure, she hasn't run into anyone there lately, but she'd feel really guilty if someone happened to come through and there was no one to let them out for a couple days. It would also be all kinds of not fun to find someone in there who had died of starvation, so really, this way of doing things is best all around.

So there's a blonde girl, bundled up against the cold in probably a couple sweaters, a jacket, and a nice warm scarf, approaching the circle with... not as much caution as you'd expect, walking up to someone carrying that many weapons. Then again, A) she's the Slayer and B) she knows there's a pretty much impenetrable barrier between him and her. It lends a person a lot of confidence.

She stops, just outside of the circle. Eyes him for a second. And then says mildly, "Hey. I guess I'm your welcome party to Chicago."

[halfadevil]

Dante looks her over. "Usually, my welcome parties involve demons and end with me getting sliced up a little, so I have to say, this is an improvement." He's smirking, just a little, just a friendly (if lecherous) demon-slayer, and the fact that he'd put a gun to her head in an instant if she gave him a reason doesn't need to be mentioned right now.

And if it comes to that, there's the next bluff -- the one where he makes her think he'd pull the trigger. It's not that he's never had to kill a human, but it never sits right. And she seems human enough. She also seems like she knows what the hell's going on.

"But then, most of my surprise portal trips have me ending up in hell, not Chicago. Why the fuck am I in Chicago?"

[shealone_stands]

"...Me too, actually," Buffy says after a moment with a little frown - both to the demons and the winding up in hell part. "But... hell portal, Chicago... I know which one I'd pick." The question itself just gets a shrug.

"Because that's apparently where the Rift dumps everyone. Well, no. I guess there's one in Rome too, but lucky you, you got Chicago." She gives him a slightly apologetic smile, because... well, Chicago honestly isn't any worse than Sunnydale for her, except for the cold, which she's not a fan of, but for other people it probably really sucks in comparison to home.

"We have demons too - probably not the kind you're used to - and angels, and you can't go back home. Really, I wouldn't try it; it's messy, and I wouldn't want to watch."

[halfadevil]

Dante considers this. "So, this is... what? An alternate reality thing?" If it's his Chicago, getting back home won't be a problem, so it only stands to reason.

"I figured out the no going back thing already. The big shiny way back's always too good to be true. Angels, though... Never really believed in those." He shrugs a little. "Go figure."

He considers the barrier, the babe on the other side (jailbait, he reminds himself), and the fact that she's used to demons and hell portals herself. "Sounds like we're in the same line of business, though." He raises an eyebrow. "And this thing," he waves at the barrier, "is there to make sure whoever gets dumped here's going to play nicely with the other kids before they get set loose on Chicago as a whole, right? Nice trick."