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[loveinviolence]

[Kakihara's laughter is heard when the camera turns on, but he's nowhere in sight. Instead there's a healthy, vibrant green plant flourishing on the fire escape. It looks like it's growing pomegranates, but the colour seems somewhat off...]

I'm not sure why these were left for us, but somebody must have known that I have a green thumb.

[And then the

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[fathers_pride]

That's weird.

[loveinviolence]

[He manages to choke out "shut up", but not much else as he coughs, on his knees on the fire escape]

[fathers_pride]

You should get help, mister!

[loveinviolence]

Pssh. Sympathy for somebody you don't even know. You're either stupid or a bullshit artist, kid, and I'm going with "stupid". Go play with somebody who won't cut your heart out just to see what it looks like.

[Someone is cranky. He was really looking forward to pomegranates...]

[fathers_pride]

[Or he's totally faking it, but then who would think that]

...You're scary, Mister.

[loveinviolence]

[That would be the "bullshit artist" part, but he always doubts kids, so he'll not notice... Instead he sighs, moving himself from the ground to the window, and dusts himself off before returning to the communicator.]

Don't you forget it. Everyone needs to be afraid... Or you're not alive.

Strikes are thoughts.

[fathers_pride]

Connection Terminated

Interesting.