@lonk; audio; January 31

[sublimebeast]

Uh. Hi.

I'm sorry to anyone who's had to be around me over the last... I dunno. However long it's been.

I wasn't myself and I know I messed up real bad.

I'm better now.

...I mean, I'm still dead but I'm alone in my own head again or whatever so that's nice.

How is everyone else?

Are you all okay?

[A long pause.]

Right. Yeah.

That's all.

How I do make this thing stop ag--

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[sublimebeast]

I'm gonna fight.

[evulsed]

Fight what?

[sublimebeast]

Whatever happened...it was terrible. I never want to go through that again.

I don't want anyone to go through that again!

I didn't understand before how bad things got around here but now I do!

So as long as I can still fight, I'll do it.

To protect everyone.

[evulsed]

Give me a break. You must be as simple as your conviction to think its that easy.

You really think swinging your sword around will make anyone feel better?

[sublimebeast]

It's better than that awful haunted, hunted feeling.

I'll do more good swinging my sword than just running around lost and confused doing nothing.

[evulsed]

Or you'll just stab one of your friends again.

[sublimebeast]

How do you know about that?

[evulsed]

Because you're like an open book, idiot.

I know your type.

[sublimebeast]

No you don't.

You don't know me at all.

[He manages to sound slightly offended. Deep down he has a romantic idealized version of himself that's very mysterious, thank you very much.]

[evulsed]

Of course I do.

You're a hero.

[sublimebeast]

Yeah, I am.

...Is that all you got on me?

[evulsed]

That's cute.

[sublimebeast]

Lots of people can be heroes, you know.

[evulsed]

Not like you.

[sublimebeast]

I'm not really sure what you mean by that...

[Although he supposes it's true. Anyone can be a protector but not everyone is imbued with divine purpose by the gods and given "Hero" as a title...

But this person wouldn't know about that, surely...]

[evulsed]

Don't you?

Or are you just trying to act a stupid as you really are?

[sublimebeast]

I guess I don't understand how someone can't be a hero like "me".

[Outside the divinity thing, anyway.]

Being a hero takes willpower and anyone can do that.

Have you ever tried it?

[evulsed]

It takes more than that.

Desire isn't enough. Or do you think any old fool can lift up a weapon and battle the forces of Darkness without being consumed by it?

[sublimebeast]

You don't have to be a warrior to be a hero.

[evulsed]

You're wonderfully thick.

This should be fun.

[sublimebeast]

Fun?

Who are you, anyway?

[evulsed]

I'm everything you fight against.

But you can call me Vanitas.

[sublimebeast]

You’re a servant of Zant!?

[evulsed]

Zant, huh?

Is he the one that did you in?

[sublimebeast]

No.