networkinthenight | @lonk; audio; January 31

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@lonk; audio; January 31

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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Of course I do.

You're a hero.

Yeah, I am.

...Is that all you got on me?

That's cute.

Lots of people can be heroes, you know.

Not like you.

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...]

Don't you?

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

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?

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?

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

You're wonderfully thick.

This should be fun.

Fun?

Who are you, anyway?

I'm everything you fight against.

But you can call me Vanitas.

You’re a servant of Zant!?

Zant, huh?

Is he the one that did you in?

No.

And here I almost thought you might have had a heroic death to go along with all this hot air you're blowing.

[His death was hardly heroic. What sort of warrior lets his heart be mysteriously stopped just by hearing a name?

He can't let this bastard know he's struck a nerve.]

Shut up!

[...Nailed it.]