[ Nobody was ever surprised.That sounds like someone V knows, and wonders how he actually feels about that internal comparison. Of all the people in Fellden he probably wants to date Dante the least. He takes his teacup in both hands before taking a drink out of it, eyes down in thought. ]

No, they aren't.

[ It's also the advice V would give. If Vergil had faced what haunted him instead of cutting it out, there would be no V and that is always the better world that V imagines. He was only able to survive by doing what Vergil couldn't, by reaching into the core of each familiar and letting the nightmares wash over him.

But not everyone is himself, interestingly enough. ]

Have you considered searching for a charm to suppress your hauntings?

[ He motions inward at some of the necklaces around his throat. There are actually quite a few, although he doesn't make it clear which are magical and which are just jewelry. He would prefer that not be clear to anyone, really. ]

There are things that I do not like touching me, so I wear a ward.

[ No more fae charm magic for him, thanks. ]