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[A strange young man appears on the video, his tattoos glowing, helping to show off the angry face he put on. Clearly he was not in the mood for any of this. Hard not to be given his situation. He doubted this would help make him any friends, but--]

Look, I'm in a very foul mood, and my only upside today is that I can finally see snow rather than desert. [Although being shirtless didn't help at all.] So I'm just going to ask if anyone has seen a man named Dante. Has a red coat, loves to make dorky jokes, and is a demon hunter I already caught up with what that lady said, but I would prefer to get in touch with him. We have a contract after all.

Now with that said, I'm going to say this once: try to steal, kill, or eat me, and no one in this world will protect you from my wrath. Or try it. I need a good outlet to vent my frustration, one that isn't property damage...speaking of, someone may need to fix that...whatever the hell that thing was. A pod?

[A voice can be heard in the distance. It's small and sounds like a young girl. Naoki looks back and speaks.]

Considering I have been in a world where demons have been trying to eat me, I think giving that warning should be standard to be safe. [More talking, with him just sighing.] Uh huh. Look I doubt there are many women who like the tattoo style anyway. Now hurry up and--

[He looks back, rubbing his face.]

Anyway, that's all I wanted to say. Have a nice...blizzard? I don't know. Feels like I missed a holiday or five.

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I'll have you know my jokes are awesome. Pff. Dorky my ass.

[He was gonna make a retort till he stated at Dante for a good few seconds, thinking...]

You sound and act like him alright, but you're younger, and your coat is a bit different too.

Hey, this coat is the same one I've had for years.

[A beat.]

...might actually want to change that sometime... Anyway, I was gonna ask how you know me. I don't really... recognize you, and something tells me you're not the type I'd be forgetting.

[So he didn't remember him. Given the state of this world, one possibility revealed itself.]

Then I guess I meet you in the future, where my world ended. You hunted me down after the apocalypse during a tournament between the Fiend demons, held by Lucifer himself. And yes, I mean THAT Lucifer.

After our fight though, you finally helped me change the world by forming a contract. Even now I can still feel the faint aura of it, but there's no chance of me summoning you to my side.

[Sadly, the same thing happened with Futomimi, who he revived during fusion. And unlike Dante, he couldn't sense the manikin at all.]

[He's just going to listen with a really blank look on his face before holding up a finger, going off screen and rummaging around for something before returning with Lucifer in hand.]

...This Lucifer? Because unless there's something I'm not aware of regarding Devil Arms, ol' Lucy here ain't going anywhere I don't say is okay.

[This was just... so surreal to him. But, he won't deny he did feel kinda weird when he saw the kid. At first he just thought it was gas.]

[Naoki stared a bit at it. So that was a Devil Arm the older Dante talked about...that looked cool and he wanted to know just what it did. But he had to make a correction.]

Not the weapon. Lucifer as in the fallen angel, the morning star, the rebellious king of hell. That is who I am referring to.

[Although that did make him curious. Was the devil arm the exact same thing?]

[Dante blinks, giving Lucifer a sidelong glance.]

There's the rub though, isn't it? A Devil Arm is the physical manifestation of a powerful demon's soul, forged into a weapon. I don't think I've heard of a Devil Arm bearing the name of a demon who's not... y'know. Dead.

Then again, I did just sorta found Lucy here. I guess it's possible the name isn't accurate...

Then what you said really is true, the older you I mean. I may have met a Dante, but it's possible both of you really are from a different dimension too. Would explain why you weren't emotional if the apocalypse really did wipe out your friends.

[But he is still fixated on that Devil Arm. It beared the name but--]

Can the soul communicate? Different dimension or not, I am now curious about that weapon and its name.

Huh. That's a thing. Didn't think the multiverse could handle two of me. I figured I'd cause a singularity of awesome or something.

[He shrugs.] If Lucy can talk, he sure hasn't done any.

Whatever the case, we met, we fought, and we worked together. So since I am new here can you help me out, or will I have to tough it out? I realize that's a lot to ask, but it's not exactly easy to trust everyone here.

[And Dante was the only one he could trust at the moment.]

Yeah, sounds about right. [He casually chucks Lucifer off to the side before starting to poke at his device.]

Well, considering I'm a deputy guardian here, I can't really just ignore a newcomer looking for help, so tell ya what. Come by my shop, and you'll have a place to crash as long as you need it. I'm sending directions to your phone.

[That made him wonder if some devil arms held resentment. Maybe. Future version of Dante didn't use any barring Rebellion, so no doubt some were bitter not being used for that. But at least he was making some progress.]

Thanks. I'll be over in a bit.

[And in just a few minutes, Naoki would be on the door knocking. With no demons spawning everywhere, he could safely ride using one of his demons without worry of an ambush.]

Dante, it's Naoki. I'm here now.

Door's open.

[Dante will just call from inside without really bothering to move.]

Bathroom's in the back, couch is over there -- [He jerks a thumb at the oddly expensive looking couch in the otherwise rundown looking shop.] -- and the fridge is on the way to the bathroom. Make yourself at home.

[Well he wasn't gonna complain about the couch; trying to find a bed in that hellish world was as rare as finding intact food. Moving inside, he already fell on it. Right, his body had went through a battle earlier. Some fatigue needed to wear off.]

Appreciate it...What's in the fridge anyway? Pizza?

And booze. It's the cheap shit, but it packs a punch at least. I'll be ordering more pizza this evening by the way. Any preferences?

Not really. I'll take just about anything.

[In a world with spoiled food and demon meat, he'd even be willing to eat pineapple pizza.]

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