Mission 1

[strawberryredgrave]

Sender: Dante Sparda
To: Everyone
Subject: Introductions

Can't say I mind this new locale very much. Would mind it a lot less if I didn't get separated from my brother, but if this place really is some extra elaborate dream thing, then he'll be fine.

So while I wonder if my nephew smacked me hard enough to send me here, I should make myself known. The name's Dante, the founder of Devil May Cry. We're guns (and swords) for hire who specialize in the supernatural and lemme tell you, we've seen a lot of weird stuff. Ancient portals to Hell reopening, cults using demonic power to pose as gods, blood sucking demon trees, we've handled them all. I ain't suggesting this is all demonic powers at play here, but it wouldn't surprise me.

"But Dante, you handsome devil" you're probably saying, "there's probably a few demons here already that are pretty cool. You're gonna offend them with this." And maybe I would, if I left it there. I've taken enough cases to know that not only are there good demons just getting by, but also bad people - human, demon or otherwise - manipulating who and whatever they can to get their way. Those are the people we kill. Like a Lady friend of mine once said: even a devil may cry when they lose a loved one.

I was just about ready to go into sort of retirement, but given the circumstances, I got at least one more job to do. Wanna collaborate? Chances are it won't be my weirdest.

Comments

[fishflakes]

Well, you know how the saying goes; talk shit get hit. At least you're aware enough of it to not be mad. Hope things aren't too rocky with you two.

Then again, if people can get here just by falling asleep, being knocked cold shouldn't surprise me.

[strawberryredgrave]

Nah, we're okay. Upset that we didn't have more time to hang out before duty called, but he's tough; he can handle things on his own.

Can't say I intended to come to this place, but this is a new kind of mystery to me. It really is a dream world, huh?

[fishflakes]

Sounds like you two have quite the relationship.

But yeah, this really is a dream world. It's pretty funky, but I've been here long enough to kinda understand how things work around here. It's basically a place where if you can dream it, and can funnel your emotions into it, you can make it work. It's pretty wild, really.

[strawberryredgrave]

Emotions, too. Sounds like the bigger challenge of the two.

(It probably will be for Dante. It's unlikely dreamotion will settle for the cool demeanor in place of whatever he's actually feeling at the time.)

That goes out of control and suddenly, a lot of nasty things might start popping up. Sounds like my work history might come in handy, after all.

[fishflakes]

Yeah, it isn't easy. Definitely takes the whole "control your emotions" thing up a notch. But you can do cool things if you figure out how to use it.

By work history, you mean the demon hunting?

[strawberryredgrave]

Yeah. I've fought a lot of things and I can adapt pretty quickly. Maybe not so much fighting myself, to that extent.

Did actually have to fight myself once. This doppelganger mimicked my shape and I had to put him in his place. But that was a literal fight.

[fishflakes]

What

Man, I've fought some weird things, but yours are kind of topping mine right now.