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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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[commandertoolbelt]

well now we know where all those passive aggressive sticky notes came from

if the founders can give me a magic gun then it should be fine!
but i'm not going to stock a gun in my tool belt okay
you guys can calm down
i just don't want to have to rely on fire for everything

[darkinferno]

[For a moment, he smiles, lifting his bottle slightly in her direction before taking a drink. How the hell had the two of them been lucky enough to find each other? But after that moment of indulgence, he lifts an eyebrow her way.]

So what brought all this on, anyways? Did something happen?

[darkinferno]

[Freya, meet Dante's poker face. It's a very good poker face, and it doesn't falter in the slightest as he takes another drink.

...and then his eyes slide her way, the corner of his mouth turning up in what by this point is probably a very familiar smirk.]

The difference is, I know I'm an arrogant spoiled rich kid to the bone. I don't think I'm better than other people just because I've got money. He does. From the screencaps people sent me, he expects people to do what he wants just because he says so. He got pissed when people dared to question him.

[That's never been Dante. Sure, he's been the arrogant, spoiled rich kid, but he's never been the type to get all haughty and uppity about his social status compared to anyone else. Why does it matter at all?]

[darkinferno]

that makes sense, i felt the same way after february. you and felicia were able to fight that thing from a distance but i had no choice but to get up close in reach of its claws

versatility wouldn't be a bad thing to have

[commandertoolbelt]

that and some places are kind of flammable you know?

[ not to mention. people. ]

felicia's good with knives so that's something
but i don't really have anything like that to work with except my tools
and those are only so helpful in a fight

what are you going to do about it though?
it's not like you can just learn how to use powers like ours

[darkinferno]

who says i can't?

[Oops. He was about to make a joke about the size of some of the wrenches he's seen in the garage, but... you just made it a challenge, Leo.]

[commandertoolbelt]

the fact that you’re not a demigod for one
and my powers are rare even for us

besides it’s all related to our past lives, right?
no one’s ever decided “hey i think i’ll learn some fire magic today” and done it just like that
you just wake up with it one day

[belligerentwarrior]

[Freya rolls her eyes a little, but it's good-natured. She takes a long drink of the cider before answering.]

Yeah. He seemed out on an inquisition to make you look bad. Was askin' me to confirm or deny your weird Retrospec powers. Can't believe I'm sayin' this, but Dante, pretty sure he proved you're the good twin.

[darkinferno]

sure, it's all related to our past lives, but why should we let that limit us NOW? who says we have to follow the same history they lived before?

[commandertoolbelt]

and where exactly are you going learn how to do this?

[darkinferno]

[A snort.] I must be losing my touch. You guys are making me go soft.

[But he frowns, looking up into the sky.]

I guess I always thought if me and my twin met one day, it'd be a good thing. Instead it's like he resents me for being alive.

[But that's neither here nor there. He shrugs, then turns back to her.]

But it's okay. I've made my own family here. If he doesn't want to be a part of it, he doesn't have to be.

[darkinferno]

recollé woods, fight practice, get other people that know magic to teach me

i've got options

maybe i'll go to the top of the towers or one of the skyscrapers in enprise

[commandertoolbelt]

better be careful about that last one
you wouldn't want to fall off of those too

[ aka you're being stupid dante but leo is already done with this line of conversation so whatever ]

[darkinferno]

you're about a year too late for that one

[AS IF HE HADN'T IMMEDIATELY TRIED IT WHEN HE REALIZED HE COULD CONTROL HIS FALLS??]

[commandertoolbelt]

you always were a showoff

[darkinferno]

what's your point

[heiroglyphs]

Just... when we went to Magatus and helped those wolves, we ended up fighting a lot of monsters. I fought my hardest, but people still ended up getting pretty messed up.

[She takes a sip of her wine.]

There had to have been more I could have done, but I wasn't strong enough.

[commandertoolbelt]

you can't let the rest of us have one thing can you
alright fine
go dive off a building and see if that gets you extra superpowers
who am i to stop you

[darkinferno]

all i need is someone to throw a keyblade at me while i'm falling and it'll be just like old times

but don't worry

if i figure out how to do magic i won't spoil your fun, you can still have it for yourself

[commandertoolbelt]

go ask sora
he might be happy to oblige

it's not magic though

[darkinferno]

[How about they move out of the kitchen? This feels more like a sitting conversation. So Dante will meander toward somewhere cozy to sit before he responds, somewhere the both of them can sit side by side (and he raises his arm to beckon Vera to him, his arm ready to drape over her shoulders if she lets him). Because this... this is a hard reality, one that he still hasn't quite made peace with himself.]

I don't think it matters how strong we get. No matter what we do or how strong we are, we can't control the rest of the world. We can't always be fast enough, or make the right judgment call... there's always gonna be something else.

We're getting stronger, but that just means there are bigger challenges to face.

[darkinferno]

leo




it's totally magic

[commandertoolbelt]

no




it isn't

[darkinferno]

why isn't it?

[commandertoolbelt]

[ he doesn't knOW OKAY let him live ]

because it's genetic