[Unlike Kyrie, Vergil has had ample time and opportunity to think about this conversation, to organize his thoughts and words into something as close to palatable as they can be. But he imagined the circumstances to be different than this. He didn't envision Kyrie being here at all, but especially not him being the one to find her if she were to show up. Vergil swallows thickly as he debates where exactly to start.]
I apologize for not saying anything before. You do not owe me any benefit of the doubt, but I was not looking to hide or otherwise obfuscate anything from you out of some malicious intent. [Vergil lifts his gaze to her then, hand stilling on the back of the couch.] I... [He glances away briefly again, looking to the closed door of Nero and Kyrie's bedroom before he looks back at her.] I was focused on returning you to Nero, and did not want you to give you cause to be afraid of me in pursuit of that end.
[And he still does not want her to be afraid of him. There's a crease in his brow, but his expression is not one stemming from anger or defensiveness. Vergil guards as much of his expression as he can, but his anxiety about all of this isn't something he's able to suppress entirely. Even if he does not exactly slouch or shrink himself into a smaller presence, Vergil still keeps his distance, remaining near to the couch rather than stepping closer to her.]
I also wish to...preface...my explanation that it is not my expectation that anything I say will be...satisfactory to you. Nero has forgiven me and chose to build trust within our relationship. But I can assure you that I do not understand his forgiveness any better than you likely do beyond that Nero's capacity for love runs far deeper than any of us should ever likely come to possess. Thus, I hold no anticipation that you should offer me the same forgiveness or willingness to build trust as he did. [He stops short of making some offer to keep his distance if only because... He can't. There was a time when Vergil would have readily accepted it if Nero hated him. If Nero made the demand that Vergil keep his distance and leave him be, he would have done as he was told regardless of how much his heart would have ached at the loss over someone and something he never truly knew. But now? He would not look at Kyrie as an obstacle per se and certainly wouldn't take actions to remove her as one. But he would still fight like hell to have his son, to have something of what they have still remain even at a more controlled distance.] What you do in light of what I say is ultimately your decision. And that is my only intention here and now regardless of what I would prefer as an outcome.
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I apologize for not saying anything before. You do not owe me any benefit of the doubt, but I was not looking to hide or otherwise obfuscate anything from you out of some malicious intent. [Vergil lifts his gaze to her then, hand stilling on the back of the couch.] I... [He glances away briefly again, looking to the closed door of Nero and Kyrie's bedroom before he looks back at her.] I was focused on returning you to Nero, and did not want you to give you cause to be afraid of me in pursuit of that end.
[And he still does not want her to be afraid of him. There's a crease in his brow, but his expression is not one stemming from anger or defensiveness. Vergil guards as much of his expression as he can, but his anxiety about all of this isn't something he's able to suppress entirely. Even if he does not exactly slouch or shrink himself into a smaller presence, Vergil still keeps his distance, remaining near to the couch rather than stepping closer to her.]
I also wish to...preface...my explanation that it is not my expectation that anything I say will be...satisfactory to you. Nero has forgiven me and chose to build trust within our relationship. But I can assure you that I do not understand his forgiveness any better than you likely do beyond that Nero's capacity for love runs far deeper than any of us should ever likely come to possess. Thus, I hold no anticipation that you should offer me the same forgiveness or willingness to build trust as he did. [He stops short of making some offer to keep his distance if only because... He can't. There was a time when Vergil would have readily accepted it if Nero hated him. If Nero made the demand that Vergil keep his distance and leave him be, he would have done as he was told regardless of how much his heart would have ached at the loss over someone and something he never truly knew. But now? He would not look at Kyrie as an obstacle per se and certainly wouldn't take actions to remove her as one. But he would still fight like hell to have his son, to have something of what they have still remain even at a more controlled distance.] What you do in light of what I say is ultimately your decision. And that is my only intention here and now regardless of what I would prefer as an outcome.