"Talk"
'Thought'
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"Tea Mademoiselle?"
A Gentleman like fellow, who seemed to be in his late 20s or early 30s, had a slightly thin tall body, a light brown pony tail hair, and wore a golden butler like uniform, this was Jerry Orbach, and was in the middle of serving someone
"Oh, thank you, hey, think you can light up the place a bit more?"
The person he was serving was a young looking woman, maybe around her very late teens, had very curly black hair, had light tan brown skin with very well designed tattoos on her arms and legs, she also wore tight jean pants, body hugging black long sleeve shirt, and form fitting white leather vest like apron, she also wore glasses, this was Nicoletta Goldstein, or Nico for short, and she was in the middle of working on some kind of technological and mechanical devices that was more complex compared to any normal machines
"It would be my pleasure."
Once Jerry served Young Goldstein her tea, he gently puts down the tea set and plates, so that he can do his task that he was given, after his hands were free, he walked up to the light bulb and gently touched the glass, absorbing both the heat and light from it, which left the entire room in momentary darkness, though it didn't last long as the French Servant suddenly created 3 'Aura Candles', which floated above them and light up the entire place, much more than the simple light bulb could do
"I can only think of one person who can share your lovely warm light."
As soon as the lights were back on, Blake could be seen sitting at the Southern Crafter working table, with Circe standing by her side, her suddenly appearing out of nowhere greatly startled them, clearly wasn't expecting to see Belladonna to be here
"A-Ah, Madame Beradon'na, I-I didn't see you enter, and um, thank you for the praise of my abilities..."
Jerry momentarily lost his composer and flustered a little, no doubt wasn't prepared to meet the Priestess Of Darkness so soon, while also be given praise towards him out of nowhere
"Heh, please relax, I'm just here for a simple visit, not to cast some kind of judgement upon you both."
Blake reassure them, while also showing off a warm welcoming smile, this was enough to calm them, as they felt like they had nothing to worry about now, nor do they feel like they were put on the spot for her sudden appearance
"Forgive my flustered expression, shall I make you both some tea?"
Jerry was back to his usual self once he calmed down, which made Bureiku Beradon'na smile more
"That would be wonderful, what about you Circe?"
Blake turns to look at her Rose Of Elysium, who stood up straight and continue to look on guard
"If you suggest, then I shall not refuse."
Basically the Fire Of Hestia took Circe reply as a yes, and with that in mind, he gave a polite bow and decided to leave to make tea, which leaving the Cat Faunus, Royal Guard, and the Demonic Blacksmith alone in the room together
"So Nico, how have you been doing lately? Any new projects you've been working on?"
Once Blake asked this question, any nervousness that the Young Goldstein had was immediately filled with pride and excitement
"Actually I am, and I can't wait to start working on it!~"
Nico wasted no time showing Belladonna her blueprints, notes, and even a few small devices and prototype of what she was working on
"Power Armour?"
From what Blake could see and read, it would appear that the Southern Crafter was attempting to build some type of full body armor or suit, no doubt meant for more than just protection
"Yup, though not just any kind of Armour, but something that could kick ass just as hard as our Holy Knights, maybe even more so!~"
Nico was clearly very excited and filled with passion when she was working on this, though after a few moments she slumped down on her chair and look slightly frustrated
"Unfortunately I'm running into some issues, mostly involving where I can find specific materials and power sources to make it light, powerful and functional enough to fight in."
Nico clearly showed expression of someone who was lost at the moment, but very motivated to overcome such a challenge and not give up until she finds the answer she was looking for
"Why not ask your Father and Uncle for help, or even 'Red Flower', I'm sure she would most definitely want to help her apprentice build and even improve your design?"
Blake tilts her head in slight curiosity, she would assume that the Demonic Blacksmith would want to work on this project with someone that can help her, especially with someone she obviously trust and respect very much
"I don't want to always rely on those Master Builders, I want to be my own tinker and maker, and show what I can do with my own knowledge, talent and resources."
Nico sighs as she picks up her notes and reads through them, seeing if they need corrections or updates
"Besides, from what I remember, Red is busy with her Wife, while Uncle left Fortuna for personal reasons. As for my Daddy, well, he's busy as usual. He did offer me to come help him again, but I wanted to work on this today."
Nico explain her reason on why she can't and won't ask for help, to which the Priest Of Darkness understood
"Speaking of your Father, how is he and his wife doing? I heard they got into a fight recently, I hope it wasn't serious, I don't want to see them almost break up again."
Blake frown at the thought of that, as she begins to have small flashbacks of her early days living in Fortuna, specifically during the time how she saved the marriage of Angus and prevented his Wife, Alyssa, from leaving while still being pregnant with Nico, obviously it wasn't a quick fix, and she could remember the countless time of her having be their Couple Therapy, but she tried her hardest to fix it
'But it all worked out in the end, if she had left, she would've died from an incurable illness.'
Of course there were moment where what Blake did was the right choice, but she was very determined to at least try instead of giving up on it
"I don't know to be honest, I only saw the aftermath, and something about my Momma seeing my Daddy's secret notebook, but I rather not be in the middle of all that."
Nico was very aware of the past of her parents, especially how her Father used to be, but she was willing to move on from back then, since she wasn't there to judge and Angus had been nothing but a good person, not perfect, but hasn't done anything to make her hate him in any way, in fact she admires some of his work and would always be done to do projects with him, except for today that is
"Well you shouldn't, it's not your problem to deal with, I'm sure it's all a big misunderstanding, I'll be sure to talk about it with them later."
Blake wanted to reassure the Young Goldstein that none of this was her problem and shouldn't feel responsible for it, while also giving benefits of a doubt that all of this was nothing more than small disagreement between the two couple
"Thank you, Bureiku."
Nico smiles gently, as she felt a bit of comfort knowing that someone was there to help with her problem, though with all that said and done, both her and Cat Faunus continue to just talk with one another, whether it be about the project, about each other, or something more 'Personal', all the while the Rose Of Elysium just watch the two with a calm smile
'My Lady will always help someone, even if it is something that doesn't affect her in any way, she's truly a wonderful person~...'
Though before Circe, or anyone else, could say or do anything more, the Fire Of Hestia has finally returned with a fresh pot of tea and started to serve both Belladonna and Young Lansbury some fresh refreshments
"I may not be as good as Angela, but I hope my tea will satisfy your thirst."
Once Jerry gave them their tea filled cups, all three takes a sip and took a moment to taste it
"Don't be silly, you're just as good as her."
Blake definitely enjoyed what she was drinking, as did the others who also gave their own compliment on the drink, which made Orbach smile and gave a polite
"You're too kind, my Madame."
After Jerry gave his thanks, both him and his fellow Nyx stood off to the side, ready to serve the two when needed, while both Blake and Nico continue to have their talk about one another
"..... So did you ask out Kimmy yet?~"
"PARDON?!"
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I wish to admit something, due to being very confused with the inclusion of Nico in DMC 5, and not being to knowledgeable of DMC in general, since I only watch the games, I might have messed with and changed Nico, and most likely Agnus' origin a bit, hopefully you don't mind, especially since I can't change it now lol~
(BTW, yes Angela, Circe and Jerry, as well as others in the future, are technically OC, but I'm only including them because DMC 4 doesn't have a lot of story to work off from, don't worry they won't be any dumb OP OC type thing, I really hate those type of characters, but they will be important to the story, ALSO, technically they aren't even OC, wink wink, hint hint, hehe~)
/Blake's Royal Guard Member #2\
Jerry Orbach: Also known as the 'Fiery Love Of Hestia', the middle age of the Royal Knights Of Nyx, his reason for joining was the beauty he saw for Blake, inside and out.
(His ability is a semblance that allows him to absorb Fire, Heat and Light, to either use it as attacks, make weapons or items, and much more)