[When the feed clicks on, at first all that's visible is tangled bed sheets. There's a soft murmur that may or may not have been a curse as the watch is flipped over to reveal a battered and beaten but no longer broken Switzerland. He winces before he speaks, being careful to not draw too deep a breath for his still mending ribs and freshly whole
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What trouble did you get yourself into?
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I assume I was in the catacombs. How I got there... well, I was hoping you might be able to answer that.
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Unless you're just playing dumb and you knew exactly what was going on, and then I should be asking you exactly what I did to deserve getting sent there.
[Beyond plotting to unseat Temper and his "family" as the rulers of the city. But that's nothing new.]
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[Temper is a creature of comfort; he always has been.]
But now, no sense dwelling on the past. You're alive, after all.
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Alive, yes, and on the mend. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear I foresee a full recovery sooner rather than later.
...Temper, why have you really contacted me? You never just do something. None of your "family" does.
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No? That is giving us quite a lot of credit. Perhaps I'm just curious. What did you find down there?
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[A darkness floods Vash's features as faint, black memories struggling to surface. Flashes of pain, growls and screams and blood and...]
...Nothing.
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[Temper sighs ever so softly.] How very discouraging.
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[Vash raises an eyebrow as best he can.]
I learned that I will survive even being ripped to shreds, even though I'm not in my heartland. That's good to know.
...Why? Was there something I was supposed to learn? To discover?
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[Those last questions though, they have Temper humming softly, thoughtfully.]
I suppose we'll never know, will we?
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Impenetrable? No, certainly not. No one is ever as invincible as they believe they are. Myself and my kin are no exception. But we have the power we have, the purpose we have, and until our time amongst the worlds ends, we'll serve that purpose.
But as for splitting power... well, not all members of my family are equally ambitious.
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Who are the ambitious ones, then?
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