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[ Muttering: ]
Third grade...?
[ Doesn't make much sense to him. Then again not much of Xigbar does. ]
Again. Who said it was me? From what I can tell it was just an Unversed that decided it on his own.
Edited 2019-03-28 01:21 (UTC)
[ Look even Vanitas is going to admit that the guy is better with those silly weapons than he currently is with a Keyblade. What he doesn't get is why he hadn't simply used the weapon he's best at for this situation?
Well Vanitas doesn't get too long to think on that. There is a vine coming straight for him. He backflips out of the way. Timing things just right, he slams his weapon into some vines and casts a blizzaga. With another swing it shatters easily. ]
On your left.
[ Of course Sora would find something positive in that. Of. Flipping. Course. ]
If you think so then clearly it must be so.
Edited 2019-03-30 04:05 (UTC)
I think that, between you and Ventus, I'm going to have a lot of headaches in my future.
Maybe, but you can dish how headaches back, you know.
Until you find some positive little spin on it, sure.
Suffering together builds empathy? [He suggested, but it was with a half smile that showed he wasn't entirely serious.]
[He chuckles gently, clearly more amused than offended.]
Trying to look on the bright side is kind of my thing?
Trying to look on the bright side is kind of my thing?
[ Yeah, yeah. Of course Sora wouldn't get offended. Vanitas thinks he might like it if the other kid would get offended. At least then maybe he'd be left alone. Unlikely, given the nature of his "brothers." ]
Don't remind me. It's something I'm trying to forget.
Don't remind me. It's something I'm trying to forget.
Well, I'm trying to understand you instead of just making assumptions, so I will try not to forget that you have a totally different thing.
[ Somehow, this isn't all that surprising. ]
School, kid. Y'know, that place where parents send their kids to learn things.
[ Master Xehanort likely never sent Vanitas to school, of course, so that would explain it. ]
Uh huh. So that's why you were right there, watching the entire time.
[ A likely story, Vanitas. ]
School, kid. Y'know, that place where parents send their kids to learn things.
[ Master Xehanort likely never sent Vanitas to school, of course, so that would explain it. ]
Uh huh. So that's why you were right there, watching the entire time.
[ A likely story, Vanitas. ]
[ See a of this is kind of soft for Vanitas' tastes. Or, rather, it makes him uncomfortable and confused. Makes him start to think about other options or choices that could be made. That leads down a dangerous path.
So instead of allowing himself to be so conflicted...
He flicks Sora in the forehead. ]
So instead of allowing himself to be so conflicted...
He flicks Sora in the forehead. ]
I know what school is. That doesn't explain what third grade is.
[ No, he's never been to school. His knowledge is so fragmented. Have fun with that. ]
Just because I was there doesn't necessarily mean I was involved.
[ No, he's never been to school. His knowledge is so fragmented. Have fun with that. ]
Just because I was there doesn't necessarily mean I was involved.
[ While bird boy hacks away at the vines, Vanitas makes sure to carefully burn the sap. No reason for any of that to get on them. While he has no idea what it would do, Vanitas isn't about to trust it either.
The comment made about absurdity makes him snort. ]
Not sure what you expected. It's been stupid since our arrival. There was no hope the moment we got here.
Edited 2019-03-31 15:14 (UTC)
"Really," he replies with mock sarcasm. Vanitas snatches a Flood up from the floor - how long it had been there is anyone's guess - and just dangles it for a moment. "It's fairly obvious."
After all Floods are the base Unversed. They are created from emotions of irritation, a perpetual state for Vanitas. It's really no wonder that they tend to flood worlds in which he visits. They also look like rabbits. At least to Vanitas.
Anyway, he drops the thing and moves onto the next question, as the chimes go off to confirm Kairi's answer. He doesn't want to dwell on that any longer than he has to. All of this is pretty stupid, made worse only because he doesn't understand half off the questions that are being asked of them. Vanitas, in general, doesn't like not being able to understand things. Being confused or having a lack of knowledge is no different than being weak. There's no room for weakness.
What part of your body is the most sensitive: Neck, Ears, Chest.
Vanitas frowns. Yeah he doesn't like this question at all. "How do you just say 'everywhere?'"
Again... Not understanding the implication of the question at all.
Would've been simpler if it didn't escalate like this.
[Although that isn't to say that Sandalphon thought to expect any better. He is, after all, a consummate pessimist. Still, it won't stop him from fighting the situation, and this overgrown plant makes a fine target for that]
What's to expect, when none of this makes sense?
[The path comes to a fork, and Sandalphon pauses. The vines are there in great quantity regardless of the path they take, because of course they are. Of course]
[Although that isn't to say that Sandalphon thought to expect any better. He is, after all, a consummate pessimist. Still, it won't stop him from fighting the situation, and this overgrown plant makes a fine target for that]
What's to expect, when none of this makes sense?
[The path comes to a fork, and Sandalphon pauses. The vines are there in great quantity regardless of the path they take, because of course they are. Of course]
Kairi's eyes widen and she has to make sure she doesn't jump. She does glance on the ground to see if there are any other Unversed... until she realizes that if Vanitas wanted to attack her, he'd probably just do it himself. Taking a deep breath, she shoots him an annoyed look.
"You do realize I've seen almost none of those guys, right? Nearly all of my experience is with the Heartless."
But, yeah. Now that she actually sees one of the Unversed, it makes perfect sense.
Oh, and this one... now this one is actually kind of interesting, if not something she really would want to think about in terms of Vanitas usually. She frowns in consideration.
"Okay, so... have you ever been touched by anyone in a way that wasn't them trying to kill you?"
"You do realize I've seen almost none of those guys, right? Nearly all of my experience is with the Heartless."
But, yeah. Now that she actually sees one of the Unversed, it makes perfect sense.
Oh, and this one... now this one is actually kind of interesting, if not something she really would want to think about in terms of Vanitas usually. She frowns in consideration.
"Okay, so... have you ever been touched by anyone in a way that wasn't them trying to kill you?"
"Point taken..."
Now Vanitas has had his fair share of dealing with Heartless, though that had usually been a part of 'training.' Once he had started to puke out Unversed, they became his opponents instead. It's almost ironic that the monster type that he has the most experience in dealing with is the one of his own making.
Back to the present, he mulls over Kairi's question. There's an internal debate over whether or not he should even answer the question. To Vanitas it's not like it's any of her business. Then again, it just goes to show how little anyone really knows about him. This is likely preferable to him in the end. Once these guys get their foot in the door, if Vanitas gives them something to go with, he might never be able to rid himself of them.
And yet...
"No. Everything hurts, princess. All the time."
Might as well put it out there.
Now Vanitas has had his fair share of dealing with Heartless, though that had usually been a part of 'training.' Once he had started to puke out Unversed, they became his opponents instead. It's almost ironic that the monster type that he has the most experience in dealing with is the one of his own making.
Back to the present, he mulls over Kairi's question. There's an internal debate over whether or not he should even answer the question. To Vanitas it's not like it's any of her business. Then again, it just goes to show how little anyone really knows about him. This is likely preferable to him in the end. Once these guys get their foot in the door, if Vanitas gives them something to go with, he might never be able to rid himself of them.
And yet...
"No. Everything hurts, princess. All the time."
Might as well put it out there.
Okay, that... assuming Vanitas isn't just exaggerating or outright lying to make her uncomfortable, that's probably one of the most horrifying things she's ever heard.
"Just... constantly? You're always in pain?"
What the hell had that psychotic old monster of a man done? And if Vanitas is actually like that, what are the implications? Do the Heartless constantly hurt as well, the same way as the Nobodies have an emptiness they can' fill?
Kairi's mind reels as she considers what this one detail could mean. It's appalling, to say the least. On the other hand, it would kind of explain a lot.
"Just... constantly? You're always in pain?"
What the hell had that psychotic old monster of a man done? And if Vanitas is actually like that, what are the implications? Do the Heartless constantly hurt as well, the same way as the Nobodies have an emptiness they can' fill?
Kairi's mind reels as she considers what this one detail could mean. It's appalling, to say the least. On the other hand, it would kind of explain a lot.
"I have a fragmented heart being held together by negative energy," he scoffs. "What do you think?"
Vanitas rolls his eyes. He doesn't know if it's normal or not for someone in his position. What Vanitas does know is what the world is like for him. It's not pleasant.
"The Unversed aren't just monsters. They're a part of me. Every emotion I've felt and tried to get rid of. Every emotion I couldn't keep contained. And every time one of them is cut down they return back to me."
The process of creating them is painful. How they return back to him is painful. Imagine being able to splinter oneself only to have it forcibly rejoined later. This is what Vanitas goes through all the time. When one takes that into consideration alongside the brutal training he had to endure under Xehanort, yeah it kind of paints a complete picture of how he's had to become what he is.
"And I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me."
Vanitas rolls his eyes. He doesn't know if it's normal or not for someone in his position. What Vanitas does know is what the world is like for him. It's not pleasant.
"The Unversed aren't just monsters. They're a part of me. Every emotion I've felt and tried to get rid of. Every emotion I couldn't keep contained. And every time one of them is cut down they return back to me."
The process of creating them is painful. How they return back to him is painful. Imagine being able to splinter oneself only to have it forcibly rejoined later. This is what Vanitas goes through all the time. When one takes that into consideration alongside the brutal training he had to endure under Xehanort, yeah it kind of paints a complete picture of how he's had to become what he is.
"And I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me."
Of course he'd say that. Kairi sighs, rubbing her forehead a little in exasperation.
"I realize the concepts of empathy and compassion are ones you probably don't grasp very well." And ones he probably considers pathetic weaknesses or something along those lines, on top of that. "But the immediate reaction of just about anyone on our side is going to be exactly that. It's our nature."
The game is completely forgotten in the light of this new revelation.
"I realize the concepts of empathy and compassion are ones you probably don't grasp very well." And ones he probably considers pathetic weaknesses or something along those lines, on top of that. "But the immediate reaction of just about anyone on our side is going to be exactly that. It's our nature."
The game is completely forgotten in the light of this new revelation.
"And I won't understand why every single time."
Vanitas doesn't really embrace the concepts of empathy and compassion. He hadn't been taught such things. There hadn't been anyone around to teach him and by now even though he knows of them... Well he can't afford to practice them. No one had ever given him any compassion when he had needed it. Besides, those ideas hadn't served him before and it's unlikely they can serve him now.
"I'm not your friend," Vanitas adds. Not really their enemy now either, but he doesn't say that. "In fact I'm fairly certain that I'm everything you loathe and despise."
So why even bother showing him any of these things at all? It doesn't benefit anyone.
Vanitas doesn't really embrace the concepts of empathy and compassion. He hadn't been taught such things. There hadn't been anyone around to teach him and by now even though he knows of them... Well he can't afford to practice them. No one had ever given him any compassion when he had needed it. Besides, those ideas hadn't served him before and it's unlikely they can serve him now.
"I'm not your friend," Vanitas adds. Not really their enemy now either, but he doesn't say that. "In fact I'm fairly certain that I'm everything you loathe and despise."
So why even bother showing him any of these things at all? It doesn't benefit anyone.
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