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[The feed starts out with a bit of static, but it wears off soon enough with Vanitas talking.]

Out of Mt. Mortar, starting now.

[Off to the side, his tone goes sour.] Now, you're learning how to freaking swim, and we're taking the other route next time. You got that?

I don't see what the bulge fondling deal was. We made it out just fine!

You're learning how to swim. Deal with it.

So, essentially, what we have here is you not wanting to confront your fears so you're more or less attempting to force me to do what doesn't come fucking naturally to anyone indigo on down?

Don't know what you're talking about, and I'm not looking for a lesson this time. While you're here, you're human, and humans can freaking swim.

You don't know what I'm talking about... How about I shove you the merry fuck back in there and sit my Lapras in front of the goddamn exit? What then?

[There's dead silence for a moment, before the sound of a fist hitting a face. Yeahh. The network gets a few audio cues that tell of a fistfight going down, before the gear is dropped and it cuts out.]

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Vanitas? Are you okay?

Hey! I was the one hitting the ground like a newborn hoofbeast over here!

Oh! I'm terribly sorry. You're not hurt, I hope?

...

I've had worse.

Ah... do you really not know how to swim?

No, I do not.

[ scowling. ]

My planet had vicious seabeasts lurking in its fucking depths. No one SWIMS. Not unless you were a sea dweller.

I could see how that would put a damper on things, yes, but there really is no harm in learning while you're here.

Even though I'd just forget it if I returned?

Who's to say that you will forget? There's also no telling how long you'll be here.

I meant if I returned to my timeline.

Even if you do go back, you might not forget being here.

I thought you did.

Does anyone really know for sure? Some people have left and come back with no memories, others have returned with their memories intact.

[Concern for him is kind of strange still.]

... Yeah, I'm fine. [Still sounding a little huffy, but at least his tone has chilled.]

What happened?

Nothing that important. He was being a loudmouth, so I shut him up.

You're not hurt, are you?

He's got long nails that he never cuts, but they don't sting that bad. [Turning his head a little, there's a hilarious looking scratch near his ear.]

Oh! Well, ah, at least it's not bleeding.

Yeah. I'll just wash it and slap a bandaid on, it'll heal quickly enough.

That sounds like a good plan.

Ah, we haven't spoken in a while. How have you been?

I've been alright. Walking idiots through death trap mountains. Yourself?

I'm well. Getting ready to take on the gym leader in Olivine, crazy weather notwithstanding.

Yeah, that weather was ridiculous. Honestly though, I'm surprised this region isn't flooded from how many water types fill the world and how many pokedex entries say they can cause storms.

That's the steel gym, right? It's incredibly easy if you have a fire or ground type.

I guess we should consider ourselves fortunate that they don't act up more often.

Ah, yes. Ira and Yun-Seong should do very well, then.

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