After all, Vanitas hadn't worked for or with Xehanort because of some misguided sense of loyalty. At first the old man had made something of a promise to him. He had been told by the old far that he could regain what he had lost if he follows Xehanort's plan. Even after Vanitas had known the man's honeyed words to be a lie, he had his own reasons for being a part of the Organization. It had nothing to do with Xehanort and his goals.
"Yeah, I'm... actually completely with you there. It really does seem like he got off too easily."
Yes, she realizes she's horribly biased, there. No, she doesn't particularly care. She's got every right to be angry, and if someone wants to so much as suggest that she should forgive and forget, she'll smack them upside the head.
"No matter how he tried to justify his actions, he did everything he did of his own accord. No one pushed, manipulated, or forced him into it. He just thought he knew how to run the worlds better than anyone else."
Vanitas' hand hovers over the 'neck' panel, regarding Kairi for a moment. Honestly he had been expecting something along the lines of forgiveness for the old man. Or at least trying to be more positive about that parting. Hearing that it's not the case for Kairi is unexpected. Then again there are quite a few things that have been said here that are surprising and, dare he admit it, refreshing.
She's might've earned a small amount of Vanitas' respect from all of this. It's not something he is outright going to tell her.
"Apparently he didn't though. He did fail and it's in no small part the fault of you and your friends," he shrugs. "Good riddance. I had my own reasons for wanting that stupid blade and in the end none of that mattered."
"Well, mostly the others." She doesn't want to delve too far into that, but she also doesn't feel right taking credit for what was mostly down to the actions of... basically everyone else.
Oh hey, he responded. After a moment of consideration, she presses chest, since that's where his heart is.
The buzzer sound makes her wince even harder for having gotten the last few right.
"Gaaaaaah. Okay, no more going with gut instinct, got it."
"Just because you can't fight like them doesn't mean you're not as important or troublesome," Vanitas offers.
He enjoys his backhanded complements. From what he's been able to observe there's not much power to the girl. She's too new to her power and to her weapon to really have been any help. Though that's really not what makes Kairi a valuable piece, now is it? It's definitely the emotional attachments others have to her.
Honestly, that is the very definition of annoying to Vanitas.
"That's... oddly nice of you to say." Though in her experience, what that tends to mean from people on the opposite side of her is "how quickly can we kidnap her and use her against Sora and Riku?"
Regardless, he probably didn't mean it as a full compliment anyway. But she'll take it.
That part is true. Usually for people it would mean she is the best choice to kidnap and whatnot. Though something like that isn't really how Vanitas operates. It's just silly of him to dismiss the motivation that she seems to give to some of the others. No one has to kidnap or grievously injure the princess for that one.
"I know you mean that to be insulting, but given that just about everyone you consider annoying is either a friend of mine or someone I admire, it's basically a compliment."
Well, okay, he probably doesn't think the one on his side are not annoying, but presumably less so.
Okay laughing when he hadn't really meant to be complementary isn't very nice. Vanitas makes a little irritated noise in the back of his throat, but really that's all he does. Truthfully, she's half right. Vanitas finds just about everyone irritating. Life is irritating.
A screen pops up, a digital display showing three digit places. The hundreds digit pops up at first, cycling rapidly through all possible numbers... before settling on zero.
"... The highest possible score is a hundred, right?"
The tens digit is next, running through the cycle a few times before stopping on four. Kairi winces, knowing that means they came in under fifty. Probably not a winning score. The last digit cycles through... and ends up at a two.
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After all, Vanitas hadn't worked for or with Xehanort because of some misguided sense of loyalty. At first the old man had made something of a promise to him. He had been told by the old far that he could regain what he had lost if he follows Xehanort's plan. Even after Vanitas had known the man's honeyed words to be a lie, he had his own reasons for being a part of the Organization. It had nothing to do with Xehanort and his goals.
Vanitas doesn't even like him. At all.
"I wish he could have actually suffered."
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Yes, she realizes she's horribly biased, there. No, she doesn't particularly care. She's got every right to be angry, and if someone wants to so much as suggest that she should forgive and forget, she'll smack them upside the head.
"No matter how he tried to justify his actions, he did everything he did of his own accord. No one pushed, manipulated, or forced him into it. He just thought he knew how to run the worlds better than anyone else."
Time shenanigans notwithstanding.
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She's might've earned a small amount of Vanitas' respect from all of this. It's not something he is outright going to tell her.
"Apparently he didn't though. He did fail and it's in no small part the fault of you and your friends," he shrugs. "Good riddance. I had my own reasons for wanting that stupid blade and in the end none of that mattered."
Definitely hitting neck.
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Oh hey, he responded. After a moment of consideration, she presses chest, since that's where his heart is.
The buzzer sound makes her wince even harder for having gotten the last few right.
"Gaaaaaah. Okay, no more going with gut instinct, got it."
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He enjoys his backhanded complements. From what he's been able to observe there's not much power to the girl. She's too new to her power and to her weapon to really have been any help. Though that's really not what makes Kairi a valuable piece, now is it? It's definitely the emotional attachments others have to her.
Honestly, that is the very definition of annoying to Vanitas.
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Regardless, he probably didn't mean it as a full compliment anyway. But she'll take it.
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"Or annoying."
Ah, there it is.
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"I know you mean that to be insulting, but given that just about everyone you consider annoying is either a friend of mine or someone I admire, it's basically a compliment."
Well, okay, he probably doesn't think the one on his side are not annoying, but presumably less so.
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"I think that one was the last."
So now they can be free of each other, right?
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A screen pops up, a digital display showing three digit places. The hundreds digit pops up at first, cycling rapidly through all possible numbers... before settling on zero.
"... The highest possible score is a hundred, right?"
The tens digit is next, running through the cycle a few times before stopping on four. Kairi winces, knowing that means they came in under fifty. Probably not a winning score. The last digit cycles through... and ends up at a two.
"So... we got forty-two?"