"I Was Trying To Help?" He Hadn't Realized It Came Across That Way. He Hadn't Been. "Any Bullet Is Unlikely

"I was trying to help?" He hadn't realized it came across that way. He hadn't been. "Any bullet is unlikely to kill a spawn of Satan. It can rarely kill any of the Baal's Nephilims."

"Lew, I realize you're trying to help, but he was shot by a demon hunter. That's not...He's a fast healer, but they probably have ways to make that not so much. Optimism is great, but we need to hope for the best while preparing for the worst."

Dennis might have been kidding when he 'summoned' Rin, but it's actually not far off from what Lewin was trying to teach about befriending demons. Good job, Dennis!

"I'm aware." While he still smiles, he's not stupid to take a threat lightly. "You were a great help in Kyoto after all. It's quite a powerful weapon you've got."

🌀 "My flames can do a looooot more than that, you know." Was that a threat? Maybe. 🐈‍⬛

"Uff, yeah pain sucks." Lewin is not sure why she keeps insisting when he already agreed. He must be missing a social cue. "Probably a good idea to get him to a doctor."

"Yeah...because he's in severe pain." Is he really that oblivious, or is this some kind of mind game?

"Even if he heals, Rin is important to us. We love him, and don't want him to suffer, especially because he's suffered so much already. When you love someone that much, their suffering feels as bad as your own, you know?"

"He's overworked," Lewin pouts. "There's been an increase of activity in Mexico and America, so it keeps everyone busy."

Of course there's been an increase in Japan too, but Lightning doesn't actually know how much Shiro knows, and he's not going to break out news like that now.

"And with me here, we don't really get to hang out. I bet I can lure him in with you though!" If Lewin starts to tells Osceola stories about Shiro being alive, no doubt Redarm would be too worried not to come. Flawless plan, clearly.

"I don't know how much you know, but Angel took over your position. Made 'The Angelic Legion' and all that."

Shiro huffs in amusement while a gentle smile softens his features. Meeting with all the old friends and family of this world that his alternate had was risky business, and ideally Shiro would keep to himself as much possible; Let the living have their peace in the wake of his other self's death and keep himself from getting too entangled in things that weren't technically his business. Hell, he technically should be lost in the past like he and Mephisto had discussed a while ago now just to ensure all that and more. But Shiro never was very good at following the rules when they contradicted his own desires.

"How is he doing?" Well, he hopes.

"Listening, sensing, something like that." Maybe that's something to ask Sir Pheles about. "You can't be too lenient with demons and sylphs are elementals." As if that explains it all.

"So, are they just always watching out for you then? Or, listening for you I guess, since chanting would be like a call?" Dennis isn't sure what verbiage he's supposed to be using here. He's too focused on just trying to understand Lewin's methods are so he emulate them himself in later summons. "And.. if they were your friends, then why did you kill them?"