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[Nero stops in his tracks the second he sees Edna. He grumbles under his breath before shooting glares into her direction.]

Hey, runt. Did you get lost or something? What the fuck.

[This fool has no idea who he's dealing with. lord.]

I should send you back to preschool.

["What the fuck" yourself??? That's SO RUDE. Nero might catch a glimpse of the small girl's expression darkening from annoyance, if he was actually paying attention to her face. Otherwise, he would only hear a faint 'pop' as Edna's umbrella unfurls, which proceeds to easily hide her entire frame from him on top of the boulder she's currently sitting on.

Talk (Cuss??) to the umbrella, Nero.

--Actually no, he's probably not going to have the time for it because at the very next moment, a sudden sort of landslide out of nowhere has decided that the spot he's idling on is the best place in the vicinity for some crash landing. FALLING ROCKS HO, might wanna move unless he's keen on getting smashed on the cranium by some rocks around the same size/if not twice as big!]

We're off to a rocky start. I'm not some kind of punk so you can't kill me with that.

[Nero pulls out his right arm and summons a protective forcefield. It doesn't do a whole lot by itself but he should be safe from incoming boulders. Plus, he's too lazy to get up and leave.]

Son of a bitch. Is there more where that came from? How are you doing this?

[The landslide may have been minor and easily shrugged off, especially by a fighter of his caliber, but was he attentive enough to see through its real purpose? That being while he was busy defending himself, she had every intention of using the ruckus as a distraction to slip away from his immediate sight. So once the dust settles, the open umbrella atop that nearby boulder would be no more.

...

She's just opted to hide behind a different boulder nearby, though. With her umbrella closed, Edna's more than small enough to easily blend in this rocky area, likely part of a mountain range of some sort. And that IS her plan; maybe the rude, loud, and obnoxious human will go away if she keeps not acknowledging it. What's that crass doofus doing so far from civilization anyway? Not that she's curious, absolutely not, but he should be counting his blessings that a small landslide is all he got from disturbing AND disrespecting an Earth Seraph on her home turf!]

[He can't find Edna in all of this rubble. Nero thinks he might burst a blood vessel because he's getting really angry. Imagine that I WILL FIND YOU AND I WILL KILL YOU MEME bc that's what he's feeling. ]

Yo, asshole! I think you forgot something.

[He starts throwing gigantic rocks into the horizon hoping it'll piss her off. This is stupid. Humans are truly the worst. Even if he figured out that Edna was the Earth Seraph he wouldn't believe it at all. ]

[...For the love of the Shepherd.

Or the wrath of the four elements.

...Or just one element, really.

This hideously ill-mannered pest was persistent!

There is no movement or sound that may be indicative of a human being from the direction where Nero is blindly hurling rocks towards. ...Though if his observation has gotten any keener, he might catch a few of his projectiles dropping at an angle unnaturally smooth enough to definitely be defying the gravity and physics of the actual strength he put behind his throws.

But then, just as devoid of warning as that landslide was, the ground beneath his own feet begins to shake. He has about a split second to react, before the very earth he stood on cracks open into a gaping maw. It's suspiciously large enough to swallow a man more or less his exact size whole, too. Did nature had it out for him today, or was this just another day in Nero's daily life?]

[It's a good thing he's part demon. Nero can just summon his wings so he doesn't fall over. He shrugs and then lets out a sigh.]

Damn, there's rubble inside my shoes.

Kyrie's gonna kill me if I come home covered in mud. Do you wanna fight dirtlord?

[That... does catch her by surprise. What IS he? He's not exuding any Malevolence that she knows of, other than having an aura that's clearly not just human. It only feeds into her irritation, however, which is ultimately what causes her to break her silence despite being still quite keen on wanting to ignore him forever.]

Then maybe you should go home before that happens. What's any mongrel hoping to find here, anyway?

[He can probably get a decent idea of where she is now, even if she's still not showing herself and just sounding rather annoyed.]

Hey, I'm just looking for work. You can't be a hunter without a target. This place seemed good for a start.

[He's not disappointed because Edna's here and there's something special about her too.]

Do you know where I can find monsters that need killing?

[...

Finally, the petite Seraph pokes her head out from a boulder in Nero's direct line of sight - and her deadpan stare is already screaming what she clearly thought of him before she even opens her mouth:]

Did you also get paid to be this stupid? If you had work, you should already know exactly what you need to be after. Otherwise, you're just wasting time with charity work.

I need a raise and charity work is a great way to pass time.

[Wait a minute. he's too slow to pick up on her insults. ]

Did you just call me stupid? You can shove that thought right up your ass.

My name's Nero.

But if you use charity to get rid of problems before they happen, where do you think work that humans pay to solve would even come from? [The irritation is fading at least, replaced by what almost passes for genuine childish and innocent curiosity. She also sounds awfully detached, throwing the word 'humans' out with borderline suspicious indifference.]

Oh, maybe they just pay you enough to keep you stupid. [She didn't stutter, now did she? If it wasn't clear the first time...]

Didn't your parents ever tell you it's rude to make assumptions? You look like a stupid fucking kid from where I'm standing.

[He doesn't want to be told off by such a small person. ]

I should teach you something useful like ...manners.

[Times like these make Edna feel a tiny pang of regret for not coming into existence as a Water or Wind Seraph. If she had control over those elements, there would be more graceful options to shut that creature up. As it is, however, she can only try to hurl more rocks at him, which she unfortunately already knows would be a futile endeavor. What that dumb animal lacked in wit it seemed to make up in strength and agility, after all - to not even go into how he's capable of seeing her, which was unusual enough in and of itself.]

And you look like a lost cub who's hit its cranium more times than it can count. Do you even know where you are right now? [Because if he bothered doing some research, any well informed local would have told him that these mountain ranges are sacred, home to elemental spirits that bless the land. There's a shrine rather close by, actually, but by the looks of it, she really wouldn't be surprised if he just wound up here after getting legitimately lost.

tldr - smol girl is STILL telling him off, as she's been doing since they first met]

I'm standing in a hellhole. Yeah? What about it?

[Nero turns his sword around and just sits on it. There are no chairs in such a remote area and his back is starting to get sore. ]

Did you lose your mommy? I didn't see anyone for miles so you're out of luck.

[He could also just sit on a rock like she was doing, sheesh... The mongrel's got a really obnoxious style going on too, huh?

Her shoulders droop in a quiet sigh. Without wasting another breath, perhaps for both their sake, she turns her back to him and begins to saunter away towards an uphill but also very rocky path. If he doesn't follow her, that'd be great, but if he does... Then whatever, it's what she's expecting anyway.]

Hey!!

[He can just fly over there so she won't leave him in the dust. Nero doesn't even understand what Edna's deal is. She talks so crass and clearly isn't human. No ordinary person would be calm about being far from civilization.

He only knows that he doesn't like any of this. It could be a trap.]

I told you my fucking name but I don't know yours.

[It's not just her speech pattern and attitude, either; despite the rough terrain, she weaves between the tumultuous bumps and jagged slopes like it's some grassy meadow. Her pace is no faster than any other regular girl her stature may have, were they strolling through a town street and not actually performing what's essentially a mountain hike. Her steps remain steady, and her posture easy. Going uphill here clearly isn't taxing for her in the least, which should also make tracking and/or following her equally effortless.]

Is there a point to learn the name of everything that crawls past you? Or do you make it a habit of asking?

[As insulting as the words may be, she sounds as deadpan as ever. Definitely not a normal little girl...]

[Why are all these weird people show up all of a sudden what is happening?

Nero can't imagine this being particularly normal. So perhaps there's some kind of disturbance in the underworld that is causing all of this. Gross.

He notices Zero just hanging out. The first thing he sees is that flower popping right out of her eye. Yep, she doesn't look human. To be fair he isn't really normal either so it's not like he has room to talk. ]

Sticking flowers into your eye is becoming a fashion statement? What's the world coming to?

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