Nor fondness for my son, nor reverence for my old father, nor the due affection which joyous should have made Penelope, could overcome within me the desire I had to be experienced of the world, and of the vice and virtue of mankind...

[ Private to Lady // questionable filter? what's that? ]

Hey, we're headed in your direction.

this is the best vacation ever.

So, Dad's staying here then?

You know, I think I'm gonna go take a vacation for a while.

[ There was a rental waiting for them, and Dante dimly lit by the neon sign of Devil May Cry. He seemed indifferent. This would be the first time that he'd seen his father since the attack of his mother. He grinned ironically at the thought of another family reunion. ]

So, babe, how's it feel to have the bathroom all to yourself?

[ filter: locked // hackable, but he won't appreciate it ]

So it's been 3 days.

Right. Can't wait to see what kind of shit you have in store, Vergil.

This had been coming, and when he avoided it, it usually went away. It could have been like one of those times, either replying with "who knows" or "yeah, yeah" were usually the outs that he tended to take (he switched the two around occasionally to remain unnoticed). It was a rare occasion where he decided that, in all his generosity, that he'd ( Read more... )

[ The jukebox was playing something from the early nineties, it sounded suspiciously like Nirvana beneath the static of the ancient device. On the couch, like he'd forgotten all about the visit, he was napping. Boots were resting on the couch, crossed at the ankle, as the older man lounged behind them, his face beneath the chapel of a fashion ( Read more... )

since we have some time to kill.

( not cut ic )

It hadn't sunk in yet, even though he had talked, reminisced, and joked with his father. It still hadn't penetrated anything but the memory of a few hours prior. Dante kept himself distant, as he always did, caring enough to reveal his presence, but still too detached to do anything but sit at his desk, his feet on the desk. He watched Trish come ( Read more... )