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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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[daemonized]

So not just a fight. A /futile/ one to boot.

I must admit, I'm eager to hear the rest of this narrative. Who would have thought you a slayer of the dark?

[darkinferno]

[SNORTS.]

don't romanticize it like that

the more i think about it the more sure i am that it was the same place as where i was after i

died

i think the fighting part must have come after, since i wasn't sure if it was the afterworld in my memory

[A shudder goes down his spine unbidden, like someone's walked over his grave. It is definitely unsettling to be discussing his death so casually, even if it's not really him.]

[daemonized]

Merely trying to find a silver lining in all the confusion. I'm not making light of your memories.

[He's certainly not trying to, at least.]

Maybe with time, more will come to you and we'll have a clearer picture. Afterlife, monsters, darkness -- all of it. It may be prudent to compare our own experiences with others, to see if they share anything at all similar, or remain wildly different per individual.

[darkinferno]

actually arlene and i already figured out we share some of the same memories. but i can't say i really feel comfortable going to her with "hey i think i died want to help me figure out what this is all about?"

[He might be a little stuck on that part.]

but you're right

annoying as it is i haven't got the full story yet

i'm still not sure if i WANT the full story, i haven't magically decided i'm okay with all this after our last conversation

but regardless i can't figure it all out right now

[daemonized]

[Arlene? He wasn't even aware she was remembering things either, and he quietly makes note of it.]

She may be the best person to talk to about it, if you do share similar memories. The more information you share, the higher chance that she may remember something that'll unravel the rest of this story.

But you're right. Maybe living in ignorance in this case would be the best course of action, but... I'm the sort of individual that needs to see the complete narrative. The what-ifs will continue to hound me otherwise.

[darkinferno]

[Okay but what you need to realize Ardyn is that he and Arlene were literally on the cusp of hooking up this past weekend that's. Not exactly conducive to discussing this sort of thing.]

i can deal with the what-ifs

anyways what about you

have you remembered anything else

[That's a very subtle subject change. VERY subtle.]

[daemonized]

[Listen... why do you kids make stuff like this so complicated. Either hook up or don't. You've got memories to talk about!]

Not wanting to talk about it, then? [As if the subject change will slip past Ardyn of all people. But he concedes.] No, not quite yet. As it stands, I imagine it's only a matter of time. When will the next memory be? While I'm reading? While I'm teaching? While driving, or some other terribly inconvenient time?

It's enough to keep one on their toes.

[darkinferno]

it's complicated

[No it's not.]

looks like you should take some of your own advice. have you found anyone else sharing the same sort of memories as you?

or maybe if you're that interested in figuring out your own narrative [What a pretentious way to talk about it, prof...] you should start testing things out yourself to see if anything sticks

[daemonized]

One woman I know does. I was speaking to her about tonberries, and she suddenly recalled their existence as well.

What makes you think I haven't done a bit of experimentation here and there?

[darkinferno]

the fact that it's been over a month and you've only had those two

[Actually, now that he thinks about it, Ardyn does have a point. For as much as Dante thinks Ardyn seems like the sort of guy to chase his answers down with a singleminded focus, it's not like he's got a lot to go off of so far. He's got monsters and being on a train. Where does one go from there?]

i guess there's not a lot for you to go off so far though, huh

who was the person that remembered tonberries? was it freya?

[daemonized]

Time and effort /can/ be mutually exclusive. In this case, they are.

[He and Jack punched each other in the face just to see if they remembered anything. You can't say he's not trying, okay.]

No, it was Aranea, an old acquaintance of mine that works at a tattoo parlor. Is there a reason you think it might have been Freya?

[darkinferno]

[If Dante knew that he'd missed that, he would have been so sad. Alas.]

well, i remembered a few of those monsters because you were sharing your memories on the network. i showed her the pictures i drew of them and she remembered a monster called a behemoth because of it

it's a pretty slim connection, but it was a possibility

[daemonized]

[Really, now.]

Is that so? I'll be sure to speak with her. I should thank you for mentioning it, then.

[darkinferno]

look her up, the name's freya yun

hopefully it'll help

[daemonized]

No need. She's a friend of my brother. I already know her.

Still, I wouldn't have known about the one particular memory otherwise. So, as I said, thank you.

[darkinferno]

yeah yeah don't mention it

i just want to solve this mystery too, that's all

[:T!!!!!!!!]

[daemonized]

Of course. I expect nothing less, nor anything more.