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[adventlead]

I let him go. Make sure to be quick. It would be a shame, and your fault, if he were to end up dead from your neglect.

...Not that it would matter. I doubt he learned his lesson.

I'm ready to go now.

[ ooc: so Kadaj left Angeal somewhere, and Angeal-mun will make a post later giving his condition and what he'll be doing. ]

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[prodigal_axe]

So...that's it, huh?

[prodigal_axe]

I'm not gonna argue you that one.

Hah! The way people talk about it, it might as well be. Sure doesn't stop them from drinking it.

[adventlead]

Shinji... You're old now.

They'll die in a few years.

[prodigal_axe]

Don't remind me! ... Twenty is kinda old, damn.

It's not bad shit but it sure ain't vodka. You get enough of that in you, you can jump off any wall and feel like you're flying, right?

[adventlead]

You're an old, ancient, sick man.

...Right.

[prodigal_axe]

... C'mon, I'm not that bad. If anything, I've got better health lately.

I'll be around awhile yet.

[adventlead]

Sick in the other way! You have?

You will.

[prodigal_axe]

The other way, huh? Who isn't?

...yeah. Been sleeping better, eating, all that stuff I didn't do enough before.

Same to you...

[adventlead]

I could think of several.

...[And there's a hint of pain now.] I see.

[prodigal_axe]

If you're here long enough, that's hard as shit. Impressive I guess.

... [And he's quiet a minute. He didn't mean it like that.]

It's got nothing to do with... anything. Just myself.

[adventlead]

Or crazy.

Yeah... That's smart of you.

[prodigal_axe]

Sounds like sanity's just a myth around here.

...I don't know. What about you? Aside from this bullshit with the Angeal guy.

[adventlead]

The sane are the worst.

It wasn't bullshit.

[prodigal_axe]

They find it real easy to judge.

...Whatever. You takin' care of yourself?

[adventlead]

And? So do you.

No. I don't have to. But I want a haircut.

[prodigal_axe]

Tch. I try not to. Doesn't always work.

Same as usual huh? I bet Minato could use one of those, himself.