II. -15-

[gravity_walk]

Fantastic. Just fucking fantastic.

What the mansion gives, it takes away, huh?

We can't just be--

... I don't even know anymore. Damn.

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[anisesucks]

... Xigbar... ...

[gravity_walk]

Nngh. And everyone's affected too, isn't that it?

Man.

[anisesucks]

... yeah...

[gravity_walk]

... Sorry, kiddo. You're probably taking this pretty hard, too.

[sitard]

...That would make sense, wouldn't it. Why couldn't it have been nice? Just, you know, with this one thing.

Xig, I...

[gravity_walk]

Logic's telling me that it's probably another event. But we kinda thought the hearts were an even too, and that turned out to be ... semi-permanent.

You doing okay, Dem?

[sitard]

Well, I can't say I'm upset. So yeah, I'm alright. Just weird to think about, you know, stuff that's...happened, now that we don't have 'em again.

Lux, though... I'm kind of worried about what might happen to him. You mind helping me out with something-?

[gravity_walk]

Heh, true enough. Don't know what you're missing 'til it's gone.

What do you mean? Did I miss something?

[gravity_walk]

Yeah, seems pretty obvious once you look around. If there was something we could do, we wouldn't have tortured ourselves for years in the first place. No, the ball's in the mansion's court. Ugh.

[manyforms]

why couldnt you KEEP it

[gravity_walk]

Didn't have a choi--

The hell happened to you?

[manyforms]

nothinnnng

[gravity_walk]

....

[despearingly]

As easily as those toys can be given, they can be taken away just as quickly.

I suppose all that we can do is hold our breath, and hope that this passes.

[gravity_walk]

Toys. That's a new one. Hearts, specimens, toys... Whatever they are, they might as well be drugs, because they're addictive.