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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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[He's a bit quiet for a few longer minutes, but he eventually grunts. It's an appreciative grunt, but still a grunt.]

[And Vanitas was a grunt...]

I'm gonna be doing some scouting in Kanto, see what information I can find.

On Team Rocket?

Ideally. But I'd also like to find out more about what brings us here, and how it works. There's got to be something out there.

Mm. I suppose there does have to be something pulling the strings.

I want to find out what it is, and why some people stay here and others wind up vanishing. It'd be nice to learn if there's a reason people forget, too.

... Don't get into any trouble out there.

I'll be careful, and I've got Riku with me too.

You better be.

Light already gave me a talking-to, I don't want to give anybody a reason to worry again.

Just remember, no more broken bones for you either.

I'm fine, you're the one I have to keep an eye on.

You've gotten injured more often than me, you know.

Because I can handle it.

Do you think your friends're okay with you hurting though?

They'll deal with it the way I deal with you getting hurt.

And how much do you like that?

[And therefore how much do your friends like it, darkstuff?]

Shut up. [It's grumbled, but he got the point.]

[And he can tell]

You're too strong to be limping around anyway.

[Clearing his throat at that, he grunts.]

[If only he could see Vanitas puffing up with pride]

Fair trade to ask you to be careful just like you want me to be though, right?

I suppose so.

It's a deal then.