It is strange to hear a softly spoken swear and immediately recognize the voice. He sits upright in the springs and twists his head around to look toward the source.
Credo is uncertain what emotion that he's feeling upon seeing Nero. He feels a sense of relief in seeing him alive and well. That feeling only grows in seeing that the young man is older than he saw him -- which means that the Son of Sparda did honor his last request. But there is also an aching feeling of guilt and regret in this half-meeting.
An apology comes to mind, but he pushes it away.
Those are not the words that he should speak in their first greetings. Instead, he settles into something that is more like "himself." "I see that you've retained that mouth of yours. I would have thought it'd have cleared up by now, but ah well..."
Does his tone sound casual? He wonders if it does not sound a little strained. He did not know how to properly speak to Nero, and so decided on something like how he used to speak to him -- stern and serious; carefully correcting him as he did before everything happened.
Did he hope to return to how things were? Did he hope to wipe away the past so easily? Credo knew he was not that kind of person. He wasn't the sort to lean into platitudes, but he did want to protect Nero. He wanted to protect whatever hurt or upset that Nero might have, and so opts to act as though nothing is wrong in order to ease them both into their awkward and painful present.
iii -- a heart to heart in the only way that makes sense in dmc world
Credo is uncertain what emotion that he's feeling upon seeing Nero. He feels a sense of relief in seeing him alive and well. That feeling only grows in seeing that the young man is older than he saw him -- which means that the Son of Sparda did honor his last request. But there is also an aching feeling of guilt and regret in this half-meeting.
An apology comes to mind, but he pushes it away.
Those are not the words that he should speak in their first greetings. Instead, he settles into something that is more like "himself." "I see that you've retained that mouth of yours. I would have thought it'd have cleared up by now, but ah well..."
Does his tone sound casual? He wonders if it does not sound a little strained. He did not know how to properly speak to Nero, and so decided on something like how he used to speak to him -- stern and serious; carefully correcting him as he did before everything happened.
Did he hope to return to how things were? Did he hope to wipe away the past so easily? Credo knew he was not that kind of person. He wasn't the sort to lean into platitudes, but he did want to protect Nero. He wanted to protect whatever hurt or upset that Nero might have, and so opts to act as though nothing is wrong in order to ease them both into their awkward and painful present.