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[darkinferno]

Dante Rantanen

"Hey, you've reached Dante. I'm not in right now--you know what to do."

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[darkinferno]

["Dagger," huh? His lips turn up at that; it looks like their secret symbol had more meaning behind it than either of them knew, huh?

But then she says that she really was a princess and it's a good thing they're coming up to a stoplight, because Dante actually turns to look at her, expression stunned. A princess? For real?

The light turns green; his expression softens into a smile that grows into delight, even as he returns his attention to the road and starts them off again. Oh, this is too perfect.]

I could've told you that.

The way you care about other people, how you're always trying to help everyone around you, using your family's name for good and raising money for charities... you're the type of person people think of when they try to describe what royalty should be like.

So I guess that means I really could be your knight, huh? But not an older, bumbling one, I hope.

[uncagedbird]

[She's expecting him to laugh, but he takes it so well. He looks positively delighted and she can't help blushing scarlet. Somehow Dante always has a way of making things seem better.]

Dante...

[It's not the first time someone has called her family empire royalty, but he makes it sound like less a curse and more an opportunity. That's what she strives for.]

No, you're nothing like he was. Steiner-- that was his name-- he took everything so seriously. No one else took him seriously, unfortunately...

[She finds a smile and reaches over to touch Dante's leg.]

I suppose you really are my knight. Shining armor doesn't seem like it would fit you, though. Can knights wear plainclothes?

[twelfthspark]

I could have sworn I told you. The first thing I remembered, remember? Big, spiky and gray all over ring a bell?

[darkinferno]

[There might be laughter in his voice, but if there is it's only because it's so perfectly fitting for her. He's always known she was royalty, because something about her screams it with every inch of her body, with the softness to her eyes and smiles, with the light that's always radiated out from her. Even without these memories, she'd obviously been a princess.]

I think if you want it, knights can wear anything you want. We are at your service, after all.

[There's a mischievous smirk on his face and he glances over to make sure she sees it--he doesn't want her to take those words as an opportunity to fret more when he's meaning them in a much sillier sort of way!]

[crushcard]

[ unless your name happens to be Seto Kaiba??? he's always known what he's wanted, especially from a young age, and he's opportunistic enough to take advantage of it and game the system that way.

he does sound vaguely amused at how Dante's putting it though, mostly because he's never actually thought of it that way. ]

You're going to have to be at least somewhat well off if you're going to adopt two kids at once, right. It's just a matter of impressing the right couple and making them want to adopt you.

It's not like I coerced them into doing it.

[darkinferno]

[On his end, Dante's frowning.]

that's the one that made me remember castle oblivion

castle oblivion's brown on the outside though

so there's a second castle somewhere... i wonder if it's one i'd ever been to

[darkinferno]

I wouldn't know.

[Whoops, sorry Kaiba. You hit a sore spot: Kaiba managed to endear himself enough to two people enough that they took both him and his brother in together. Dante's never been able to endear himself enough to his own father to get him to give him the time of day.]

So is that square of yours blacked out yet, or what?

[crushcard]

[ ... ah. he knows when he's approaching difficult territory when he sees it.

mostly because he does the same thing to try and deflect heavy threads of conversation, so he can tell that this is veering towards that direction. he won't ask, in that case.

there's a slight pause when he glances at the screen of his phone - sure enough, the square is now blackened out. good enough, he supposes. ]

Yeah. it is.

[ another short, awkward pause. ]

Thank you.

[ at least it sounds a little bit more sincere, before he cuts the call. ]

[darkinferno]

Yeah, whateve--

[Oh. He hung up.

Whatever. Dante tosses his phone and headphones back to his nightstand, flopping back down and dragging the covers up.

This is all stupid anyways.]

[originallutece]

What did he-- you-- fight with it?

[darkinferno]

Monsters.

So far I've remembered two different types: the Heartless and Dream Eaters.

[Very descriptive names, aren't they, Rosalind?]

[twelfthspark]

I *know* what Castle Oblivion looks like on the outside, jackass, you made me remember.

[Arlene Sinclair attached an image:]

[mercurio]

i'm getting confused by the lack of support

[darkinferno]

what lack of support

you told me i gave you the wrong answer so i changed it to a no

and now i'm getting dragged for not being supportive

where's the love prompto

[darkinferno]

what the hell is that

[Okay, obviously it's the castle she's talking about, but...]

you're right, it's definitely not castle oblivion. what's that symbol supposed to be? if it were upside down it'd almost be the one for the heartless but i haven't seen that one before

[mercurio]

I'M PUTTING YOU DOWN AS NO THEN!! STOP TALKING TO ME

[don't put him on blast just because he misread things for a bit]

[darkinferno]

yes, no

[Dante stop being difficult]

why stop talking to you?

[mercurio]

just give me your final answer

[huff]

[originallutece]

[Good grief, what is this, a session of Bunkers and Badasses?]

And do those creatures have descriptions to go along with those names?

[darkinferno]

mark me down for "no," i'll have faith in your ability to get away from anyone that'd try

[darkinferno]

[At least he hasn't got any spells yet?]

Yeah, but there are a whole bunch of different types of each. Like how there are multiple types of bears or monkeys. Which one do you want first?

[mercurio]

thanks! i'll let you know what comes out of these results...
some people have given me real fucking creepy answers dante

[darkinferno]

is that so? like what?

[rygdea]

Tips, huh?

[Fynn stews on this for awhile. he knows his brother better than anyone but how to put this into words? Hmm....]

You have to know all your bases and facts forward and backwards. The sentient hat fiend will use all of his charm to make you seem like an idiot.

[darkinferno]

I've noticed that. I think it's his plan to get me to do extra work outside of class, with all the reading it's led to.