Temujin "Gene" Khan (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
wrathfulkhan) wrote2013-08-24 08:32 pm
wrathfulkhan) wrote2013-08-24 08:32 pm
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"Leave a message. I'll get back to you."
[Someone is knocking on Gene's door. It's probably not Dante, since he doesn't knock. But someone with white hair and a trenchcoat is knocking on his door with one hand, and holding a peace offering of food in the other. But it can't be Dante, because that's just out of character.]
[Gene opens the door, and narrows his eyes when he sees who it is.]
Dante.
Dante.
[No, I told you it wasn't Dante. >:Y ]
Hey there. Just the person I wanted to see. How are things going?
[Dante is overacting more than usual, which means he wants something.]
Hey there. Just the person I wanted to see. How are things going?
[Dante is overacting more than usual, which means he wants something.]
[Sorry. "NOT-Dante."
Gene is, of course, immediately suspicious, because he wasn't just born yesterday in the back of a turnip truck, which he then fell off of. Er. Didn't. Because he wasn't.
Literally nobody is this gullible, Dante, is what I'm saying.]
What of mine have you set on fire?
Gene is, of course, immediately suspicious, because he wasn't just born yesterday in the back of a turnip truck, which he then fell off of. Er. Didn't. Because he wasn't.
Literally nobody is this gullible, Dante, is what I'm saying.]
What of mine have you set on fire?
[Well, he tried.]
Hey, if I set something of yours on fire, I'd be inviting you to watch it burn, not standing here kissing your ass, buddy.
[And the truth comes out.]
I just wanted to apologize for what happened the other day. That, and ask you a few questions.
Hey, if I set something of yours on fire, I'd be inviting you to watch it burn, not standing here kissing your ass, buddy.
[And the truth comes out.]
I just wanted to apologize for what happened the other day. That, and ask you a few questions.
[Out it comes. Gene folds his arms. Besides, he's not foolish enough to leave his things out.]
Okay.
So apologize.
[Yeah, he's pulled that semantic trick before.]
Okay.
So apologize.
[Yeah, he's pulled that semantic trick before.]
Sorry.
[He's proud, but he's also a weasel who would apologize, just as long as he wasn't asked what he was apologizing for.]
[He's proud, but he's also a weasel who would apologize, just as long as he wasn't asked what he was apologizing for.]
Is that a general apology for your existence?
It's not me you need to apologize to. It's Akito.
[He waves a hand.] Speak.
[He waves a hand.] Speak.
[Dante only grunted. He wanted to remark on how he was going to to help Akito before he started being a little brat, but he decided the best thing to do was to keep his mouth shut.]
I saw you and Tony in the dreaming. It looked a lot like you were messing with his brain somehow. Is that close enough to what happened?
I saw you and Tony in the dreaming. It looked a lot like you were messing with his brain somehow. Is that close enough to what happened?
[It's like a shutter goes down behind the young man's eyes. That's a bad memory dredged up in the least tactful way possible.]
Goodbye, Dante, [he says, and starts to close the door.]
Goodbye, Dante, [he says, and starts to close the door.]
[Dante quickly jammed his foot in the door. Nope, sorry. You're not getting away that easy.]
I did have a job for you, and I was hoping you'd discuss it a bit more civilly than this.
I did have a job for you, and I was hoping you'd discuss it a bit more civilly than this.
That is not something I discuss, [Gene says flatly.] And this is as civil as I get on that topic.
[But his curiosity finally wins out.] How on earth could that be connected to a job?
[But his curiosity finally wins out.] How on earth could that be connected to a job?
Then we don't have to discuss the particulars. I just need your help
[God, this was difficult. He finally drops the act, and speaks more frankly.]
It's my brother. He was messed up bad back home, and the poor guy doesn't even recognize his own name anymore.
[God, this was difficult. He finally drops the act, and speaks more frankly.]
It's my brother. He was messed up bad back home, and the poor guy doesn't even recognize his own name anymore.
[Gene opens the door a fraction more.]
What do you mean? [He thinks he knows what Dante means.]
What do you mean? [He thinks he knows what Dante means.]
[And he's back to his usual self as quickly as he changed in the first place, except now he's speaking frankly and honestly.]
I mean a demon from my world did the same thing you were doing to Tony. Except, well, permanently. I've figured out that he's in there somewhere, but other than that? I have no idea what to do anymore. Any chance you could fix him?
I mean a demon from my world did the same thing you were doing to Tony. Except, well, permanently. I've figured out that he's in there somewhere, but other than that? I have no idea what to do anymore. Any chance you could fix him?
It wasn't me, [Gene snarls,] it was Malicant using me. I would never do that to him. [...again.
Which means he's about to jump at the opportunity to use that ring for good.] I can try. I'm not accustomed to undoing that, unless I'm the subject.
Which means he's about to jump at the opportunity to use that ring for good.] I can try. I'm not accustomed to undoing that, unless I'm the subject.
We all did things we would never do in that cave, kid. That's not the point.
[Except for those corny speeches. If Dante went evil he would be the corniest supervillan ever.]
But you've done it before? How much different would it be to do this kind of thing to someone else?
[Except for those corny speeches. If Dante went evil he would be the corniest supervillan ever.]
But you've done it before? How much different would it be to do this kind of thing to someone else?
I've done it before, [Gene admits, somewhat bitterly.] I've never tried to reverse someone's brainwashing, but I'm guessing the mechanics are similar.
Like I said, I can try.
Like I said, I can try.
That's all I need to hear. What do you need to get this done?
Time, and access to your brother.
It would probably be easiest if he's open to the change. How strong is his will?
It would probably be easiest if he's open to the change. How strong is his will?
It's a tough call. He's the most stubborn son of a bitch I've ever met, but apparently there's some pretty tough magic keeping him locked up. I'm going to make an educated guess here and assume that "time" means more then a day.
That would be my guess, [Gene says.] I won't know for sure until I'm actually trying.
Good luck. I'll try to pay you what I can but honestly? That's not much.
Oh, and one more thing?
Oh, and one more thing?
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