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[imatreenow]

[At first, all that can be heard is indistinguishable muttering. It seems strangely distant. The words become increasingly clear as their source becomes apparently nearer to the journal. They sound as though they are being squeezed through tightly clenched teeth. It is a voice that may be chillingly familiar to some residents...]

It's not fair. It

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[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

[That voice... that's a voice he hasn't heard in almost two years, but there's no way he'd forget it either.]

... M-Mithos? Is that you?

[Voice]

[imatreenow]

[...Someone knows his name. Curious. Sorry Johnny Yong Bosch, not important enough that he can remember your voice so well.]

I see no need to answer that question unless I know who asks.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

It's Emil... don't you remember me?

[Voice] can't you feel the warm fuzzies?

[imatreenow]

I don't remember insignificant dogs very well.

[Voice] OH YES.

[ratatosk_knight]

I... I'm not a dog! I'm a human being!

[Voice] ooooohhhh you make me live~

[imatreenow]

Precisely.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

So... you don't remember me at all?

[Voice]

[imatreenow]

Do you honestly expect me to remember every single trivial speck I come across?

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

No, but I... n-never mind. We can just become friends again here, right?

[Voice] 1/2

[imatreenow]

["Friends"? "Friends"...what does that even mean? "Friends" only turn their backs.]

[Voice]

[imatreenow]

I have no need for friends.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

But everyone needs friends. No one can live all by themselves, no matter who they are. Sometimes you need other people to help you.

[He doesn't sound like he's entirely convinced of that himself, though.]

[Voice]

[imatreenow]

The only person I need is Martel.

[A pause. He sounds quieter.] Nobody else...can be trusted. Everyone betrays you eventually.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

Everyone betrays you...

[Voice]

[imatreenow]

They all turned their backs and abandoned Martel. Trusting others brings you nowhere. Not a single person in the entire world deserves to be trusted.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

No... that's not true! My friends have saved my life before and even risked their own to help me. They wouldn't... they wouldn't betray me! I won't believe it!