[The video feed switches on when clumsy hands pick the PCD off the ground and turn it over to examine it, revealing, in a flash, small, bare feet, a thin, child's chest in a too large shirt, and then finally a young child's face. He's roughly 10-12 years old and has a mess of hair in his face, obscuring his eyes and giving him a slightly
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[Seriously, even with the freakish height, this kid has to be about Ciel's age... or the age he was. Certainly the age he still appears to be, though his fourteeth birthday is fast approaching.]
Must an adult tell you everything.
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[And attract creepers.]
This is clearly not a game.
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[Ciel is not the coddling sort.]
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[Or, in Yuca's case, twisted love.]
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It is a figure of speech. It means I wasn't speaking literally; I was comparing you to a mouse. By "food", I mean "reward", or in this case, I mean --
"If you act timidly, others will only help you out of pity."
I also implied -- heavily -- that this is not an admirable trait.
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Y-you mean Freya only p-plays with me because she pities me?
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No. That's not what I mean.
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... but you're saying that other people might?
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[He pauses, almost hesitating. Why IS he bothering?]
Be careful of what you trust. What you believe.
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But I don't have anything that anyone would want.
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Don't be so naive.
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But I don't!
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