[There's a brief pause before Vergil offers his correction on Nero's pronunciation, the furrow in his brow returning slightly as he makes certain he knows what word Nero means.]
Scrupulous. [Correctly pronounced, but with a neutral tone that does not condescend for his mispronunciation. "Scrupple-us" was not a bad guess for how it is written. He doesn't immediately throw out the answer though. This one, Vergil thinks, Nero can probably come to the correct definition on his own.] Have you come across the word "scruple" before? It's a related word.
[Vergil is willing to wager he has at some point or another given his upbringing in a religious cult. In that instance, even if he still doesn't know the exact meaning, context should certainly fill it out enough to point him in the right direction. And barring that, his mother's literature has certainly used the word. Nero may have taken the time to look the word up while trying to read the books on his own and can make the bridge all on his own in understanding the word. Hence the confidence Nero can probably reason this one out one way or another without as much direct input from Vergil.]
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Scrupulous. [Correctly pronounced, but with a neutral tone that does not condescend for his mispronunciation. "Scrupple-us" was not a bad guess for how it is written. He doesn't immediately throw out the answer though. This one, Vergil thinks, Nero can probably come to the correct definition on his own.] Have you come across the word "scruple" before? It's a related word.
[Vergil is willing to wager he has at some point or another given his upbringing in a religious cult. In that instance, even if he still doesn't know the exact meaning, context should certainly fill it out enough to point him in the right direction. And barring that, his mother's literature has certainly used the word. Nero may have taken the time to look the word up while trying to read the books on his own and can make the bridge all on his own in understanding the word. Hence the confidence Nero can probably reason this one out one way or another without as much direct input from Vergil.]