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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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I'd have to agree there. I don't know all of what he's done to me and my friends, but what I do know is...awful.

But there are things that a person like him could never understand, and that's why I know he'll fail.

If I ask about this stuff are you going to feed me lines about the power of love and shit?

You might see it that way. What gave me strength were the people I fought for, what I wanted to protect. Does that count?

Yeap. That is a load of sentimental shit spewed straight from the rectum of the largest hoofbeast in the area. Rapidash, maybe. Then it might be flaming excrement too.

Even so, it worked for me. Everybody needs a reason to fight, no matter what it is.

Can't argue that.

I just hope that guy never shows up here.

[It would be.]

Mahogany. Karkat needs his badge.

At least the Rockets seem to have cleared out of that place.

Really? Because I do.

Yeah. I remember I woke up there first.

He's surprisingly good at manipulating people. There're people I know he wouldn't get far with, but if he got a hold of people like Team Rocket, it'd be bad news.

Oh please. I doubt NPCs can really bend to the will of players.

You'd be surprised what he could accomplish, but I don't want anybody here to ever see that. And I don't think Vanitas should have to deal with him again either.

[Much less Terra and Aqua]

Could care less. First of all, I'd want to personally liberate his head from his fucking shoulders. Since that's not possible, I would settle with my foot being introduced to his ass. Repeatedly.

And Vanitas? I'm pretty sure that after all the time he's spent here, that he wouldn't fall for this guy's bullshit.

That's not what I mean. I decided I was going to put some faith in Vanitas, but having someone like that in this world...there're things about that that'd be tough to deal with.

Guess at least Xehanort wouldn't have his powers over darkness here.

I remember when that weird girl attacked us and dragged you off.

The reality you guys are coming from is so ass backwards...

Mm. I still remember her face, so if we ever see her again, I'm still getting revenge. She used you as a meat shield when I went to strike her.

There's a lot of good in the worlds, but the brighter the light shines, the bigger the shadows are.

If I'd been stronger, that wouldn't have happened.

She still is getting what comes to her.

I call hoofbeast shit. Lot of good my nubs... There's nothing good out there and you're deluded if you think otherwise.

Well you've never been to the world where I trained, or met the people I have. If there wasn't good out there, we wouldn't know what bad was - it'd just be the usual.

Suffering is the usual. The only reason that good shit ever happens is so that Life can pull the rug from under your feet. It's only there so we understand what misery really is.

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