[Sixty Eighth Cord]: [Locked from Hostiles] [Video]

[drunkkareoke]

[Video comes on to a rather crooked view of Haku sitting on her bed. Her hair is braided, and though she's still in a nightgown, she looks like she cleaned up a little since she was seen last. She's blinking in confusion, though, apparently aware that the angle is off.]

Ah... Phasco...

Huh? ... oops, sorry, kid.

[Camera view is righted]

Better?

Yes.

Comments

[fireybrush]

... I'm sorry, Haku...

[drunkkareoke]

What do you have to be sorry for... ?

[fireybrush]

I... I nearly attacked out of vengeance. I... I don't know if letting myself be stopped was right. If my attempting may have somehow blunted your sorrows, or...

[drunkkareoke]

Can... I tell you a story, Lori? I think it has an important lesson... one I didn't realize until recently...

[fireybrush]

If... If you think it might help...

[drunkkareoke]

Okay

[fireybrush]

... I... I see.

But... Will forgiveness be rewarded in a place such as this?

[drunkkareoke]

It has to be...

If what Len said is right... that story is true, and the souls of those people now belong to us Vocaloids.

[fireybrush]

... While the past is one thing, Haku...

Is it the same for us, who exist now, in a whole different world?

[drunkkareoke]

I think vengeance is the same no matter what world you're in... the more you enact it on others the worse things become. Everyone is fighting everyone and soon enough there's nothing but pain...

Choosing to not swing that knife... puts an end to it. Even if it's just two people, those two can go on to become hundreds...

I don't disagree that the Bloodclan needs to be stopped, but... not by you or me. Not by those who have nothing to gain but more pain.

[fireybrush]

... But then who?

I... I can't accept that, Haku. I... There is something I need to gain...

[drunkkareoke]

If you went and didn't come back, I would be even more heartbroken at knowing lost a dear friend ontop of everything else.

You may think your honor is at stake here, but you're wrong. There are others out there that deserve to bring about Scourge's end more than us.

[fireybrush]

... No, Haku, it's something else.

It's... I'm part of the Heavy Assault division, you know that. I... I have to set my emotions aside and complete the mission, when the time comes that I'm involved in it.

Hell, even Kill Master would probably agree that I need to help at this point. In my world, vengeance alone brings devastation - it's what led to the Drowning Doom's existence... But protecting your fellow man is vital.

When the time comes... I'll face them. Not alone, and not in anger.

[drunkkareoke]

I think... if you're going that way, then it's fine. Just try to not let it take you over when you do. You may say that now, but even I know how hard it is to control one's emotions.

[fireybrush]

It's... If I can't control myself enough to do this, I may as well just find this world's analogue for the Sea of Black Tears now.

I have to try and not let hatred control me...

[drunkkareoke]

I really hope you can accomplish that, Lori...