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[alwaysimpaled]

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There's been a lot of talk lately about Heroes and villains, and the labels that society puts on us and blah bla blah-de-blah. Not saying those conversations aren't worth having, but I'm not gonna lie, I kinda hate those conversations.

However, because of my position of Guardian, I figured I should probably weigh in on the whole thing. I'm no hero. I'm not a villain. I'm the demon next door. So long as you stay in your lane and don't start shit in Attleton, we're cool. But kick up a ruckus in my back yard, and I don't care who you are or why, I will put you in the dirt.

[And with that the feed switches off.]

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[Dante groans as he tosses his phone across his desk, propping his feet up on said desk, and casting a glance at Toshinori who he'd been put in charge of protecting for the time being.]

Sorry 'bout that. It felt warranted, given everything. I stand by it though. Never really been a fan of heroes really.

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[madcuriosity]

You're a demon? [They voted for a demon to become a Guardian?]

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[alwaysimpaled]

Half demon, on my father's side.

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[madcuriosity]

What does being half a demon mean? Are you half good and half evil?

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[alwaysimpaled]

[Dante shrugs.]

Mainly it means I can get shot in the face, stabbed, and all matter of mutilated without even flinching.

Also this. [There's a flash of red light as he activates Devil Trigger for just about five seconds before turning it off again.]

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[immortalrose]

Thread carefully, little one! That demon over there is feral.

[Totally not "demonizing" the demon boy.]

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[alwaysimpaled]

Says the guy who thought it'd be a great idea to let a powerful wind demon possess a kid that can make explosions at will.

[Yeah he's not letting that die ever.]

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[madcuriosity]

There are tamed demons?

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[chikapolilla]

Brav-fucking-o.

Congratulations, sir. I finally found somebody that deserves that title.

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[alwaysimpaled]

Which title? Guardian or demon? Either way I'm not really fond of titles in the first place.

[chikapolilla]

...well, from one demon to another, I didn't know I was supposed to care about that.

[She shrugs noncommittally.]

There's been a pretty big thing lately about the title "hero." I'm not about to start shit, but I know what its like to be on the watch for things coming at you with spears. All I really want is to be be left alone, and if you're cool with making sure that happens then I will be more than happy to say good fucking job.

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[unfollowed]

[ Nero's a tad confused here? ]

You wanna tell me what's up?

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[alwaysimpaled]

Nothing really to worry about. Some big bad from another world showed up, people panicked, and caused a Guardian Huddle.

Nothing we can't deal with.

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[unfollowed]

Same shit different day, huh?

[foriamhere]

[Toshinori raised a hand and shook his head. Frankly he was getting sick of the song and dance too.]

It's unfortunate that so much attention is focused on labels rather than actions. [He sighs, rubbing at the back of his head] It just creates a divide to be exploited.

So what is a 'hero' to you then?

[Since, you know, to him and everyone else from his world a 'Hero' is a super powered firefighter or policeman--and no one seems to get that.]

[alwaysimpaled]

[Dante stretched, leaning the chair back onto its back legs.]

My world doesn't really have heroes. Only one that the world really knew about, and one that nobody but a couple people knew about. Both of 'em are dead.

These days they're more martyrs than heroes, and martyrs don't really help people and are easily twisted postmortem to fit whatever cause someone wants them to.

[foriamhere]

[He hums in response.]

You didn't really answer my question. But it sounds like you have a fairly narrow view of what makes a hero--but it doesn't really matter. It's just splitting hairs on definitions.

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[immortalrose]

The demon next door with a nasty attitude.

[Hi, Dante. Did you miss him?]

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[alwaysimpaled]

You forgot itchy trigger finger.

[Don't worry, his aim's improving.]

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[immortalrose]

Is that right?

[Uh oh! Augustine, don't feed the troll---]

Shall we test that in fair Attleton?

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[wontdieifkilled]

Wait a minute. When you call yourself "the demon next door," do you mean that literally?

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[alwaysimpaled]

Yup. I'm half demon on my father's side. And no, I won't go into how that happened because I don't like the idea of my parents banging anymore than anyone else, also my old man was sort of a bug man if the statues are to be believed.

[wontdieifkilled]

[Shirou is straight up cringing now. That talk is just making him think about how he walked in on Kiritsugu and Maiya. And just...no. Not something he wants to think about.]

I-I wasn't going to ask. Trust me.

[He pauses as he takes a breath and forces his muscles to relax.]

Do you know how he came to the living world? I can't imagine what must be involved to connect our world to the world of the damned.

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[light_of_willpower]

[Well, here's something new--Trunks is in an office. Modern, rounded edges, looks like Nova from the tech-level.]

Demon next door huh? Is this gonna be like the debate about what constitutes a 'monster' with heroes and villains and demons?

[In reasonably good humor, with a hint of smile on his face. Don't mind the background noise of tinkering.]

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[alwaysimpaled]

Oh god no, don't even joke about that. I've had enough of debates like that for a lifetime.

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[light_of_willpower]

Get it a lot back home?

[Said more gently than the teasing of before.]

I'm less worried with what they call themselves, than with what any agendas might be, honestly.