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That's what you think...

....

What is it?

...

[Sullenly muttering,]

It's not fair that Nova wants you to teach her katana. She already has a dad. She's always had both her parents, and they've always loved her.

You know that doesn't exclude you from it, right? But I also don't need to, I only said yes to be polite.

[Or like as polite as Vergil can be.]

I know I'm not excluded. I know I'm supposed t'be the mature one, 'cause I'm older, but when I thought about... about you--

[His face scrunches up, too embarrassed to go down that line of thinking.]

She's nice, and smart, and-- she doesn't have all the dumb baggage. It's easy to like her more.

You don't need to be anything, she's not going to be competition to you. She's nice. But she's not my daughter.

[ 3: he wilts a little, feeling deeply dumb for saying anything ]

I just... felt jealous, okay? It's stupid. I know it's stupid.

It's not. I'm...still jealous of Dante even now.

[He just mumbles it because it's extremely embarrassing. But.]

Your genes suck, old man.

As if that has anything to do with genetics!

It has t'be. S'only reason I can think of, for why I'm like you when you weren't around.

We just ended up similar for different reasons. Some that are alike, even. You were alone and treated poorly, it makes sense to end up with...certain complexes.

[he frowns, because it's true..... but those were complicated reasons, where the root of it fell mainly at the feet of Vergil's abandonment. And he didn't want to keep blaming him. It felt SO OLD at this point, it was aggravating that it'd still affect him in ways he didn't expect.]

...I hate feeling like this. I wanna be over it already.

You're preaching to the choir.

[huffs and nestles into full birb mode]

You're not allowed t'be anyone else's dad.

[Oh no birb soft. Also heavy.]

Certainly no adoptions will be happening. But are you sure you don't want a real younger sibling?

[Scoff,]

Don't even joke. I think I deserve your undivided attention, father.

Please, father is my father, call me dad.

That's the worst one yet.

[He just laughs.]

I know.

Anyway you don't have to worry, you have my undivided parenting attention. I wouldn't have the capacity for any more.

[One is way more than enough, how does he deal even with that.]

[He plays up the petulance a bit, but it's not entirely joking]

I don't wanna hear that. I wanna hear I'm the only kid you'd want.

Isn't it one and the same? Of course you are. I don't have any other children, so why would I want more?

Being wanted isn't the same thing as just being around and you having to deal with it.

...Ah. I see.

[He does recognise that key difference, since he knows that sort of jealousy and rejection well.]

Well it's both in a way. I wouldn't be able to handle any more, I already don't know how to be a father to you.

...But I am glad that I have you. That you have put up with me and given me a chance. You're a good son and I...wouldn't need anything else. Or anyone else. If we had always been together.

[Nero falls silent for a moment, feeling the warmth settle into the pit of his stomach. But he can't let it spread, not yet.]

Does-- does that mean if you knew about me... you would've stayed? Instead of all that tower stuff?

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