The compliment from Nero earns a quirk of the brow. V looks no better or worse than he did when he arrived, which is to say than he did the moment he came from. So he clearly got worse before he succeeded in his mission—not a surprise by any means, simply an unpleasant reality. With Nero (and presumably Dante, though to a lesser degree), it shifts from a matter of logic to lived truth. It makes him appreciate being here—alive and "well"—and simultaneously irritated with Thirteen given that must be the effect she's going for.
He's not irritated with Nero over it. The remark probably means little, other than something to say. Perhaps along a similar line of 'you have twice as many arms as last time I saw you.' V will pass on saying as much.
"It's... unexpected," V says, "I never considered the possibility of meeting Vergil. His existence would mean both I succeeded and I no longer existed. Yet he was one of the people I met my first day in this place."
So there was no time to consider the odds of Vergil coming to or being in Folkmore. All the other vast amounts of information flooded at him was enough. He should have thought that far in advance. Except, Vergil isn't a threat, nor his presence a risk to V's well being. Not on Vergil's account.
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He's not irritated with Nero over it. The remark probably means little, other than something to say. Perhaps along a similar line of 'you have twice as many arms as last time I saw you.' V will pass on saying as much.
"It's... unexpected," V says, "I never considered the possibility of meeting Vergil. His existence would mean both I succeeded and I no longer existed. Yet he was one of the people I met my first day in this place."
So there was no time to consider the odds of Vergil coming to or being in Folkmore. All the other vast amounts of information flooded at him was enough. He should have thought that far in advance. Except, Vergil isn't a threat, nor his presence a risk to V's well being. Not on Vergil's account.
"We're managing."