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there is an evil darkness deep within me

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ㅤᴀ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀᴇᴛɪᴄᴀʟ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɴᴇᴜʀᴀʟ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛs ʀᴇsɪsᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ, ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ; ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ғᴀɪʟs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴡʀɪᴛᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ, ɪɴᴊᴜʀʏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ɴᴏ ᴀᴅᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғɪxᴇᴅ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴs, ᴀs ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴇᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴜɴʏɪᴇʟᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴏɴᴇ.
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Oh, pawd, don't stand up on my account. I was about to collapse on that stage...

(He doesn't, though, since she stood up. Offering a paw.)

Nice to see you again. There's a lot of people I haven't forgotten, but only a few I find myself missing. You're one of the latter.

(... This is one of the places he didn't expect to end up at again, but... he definitely is. Cracking a door, entering the room, and...)

... Oh. Hey.

It's... a time for reunions, then?

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ㅤꌦꄲ꒤ ꉔꋬꋊ'꓄ ꅐ꒐ꋊ ꂵꏂ
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ꒐ ꉔꋬꋊ'꓄ ꃳꏂ ꃳꏂꋬ꓄
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Starin' at a mirror of myself

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ㅤi hate it when you look at me. i can
ㅤhardly bear it.
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ㅤcmon, dont tell me you'reㅤ
ㅤTHATㅤ
ㅤclueless!
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... In my defense, I thought Ratha had already scented me...

(He looks just a bit shaken.)

... I'm very glad you didn't just blindly swing a greatsword at my head, though.

(Maybe some people - but not him. In fact, from a tree overhead - he's already dropped directly onto Ratha's back.)

(Reaching out with the vantage... he pats her atop the head.)

Poke.

Somethin' you're wanting to do, Lutes?

You know, I think I can call up a buddy of ours if you want to go for a flight. They've grown a bit since last you saw.

You'd be right, but... seeing as you're still a friend, I wish you a happy birthday nonetheless.

... Yes, well... I'm usually standing on ground that isn't glassed, so I think we might be from different timelines.

Maybe... we make that more of a Christmas thing? Or a Halloween thing...

I kinda want to spend more time just the two of us.

It'd be real romantic and cute and stuff.

I am fighting unconsciousness in your arms, Lute.

Three and a half years back or so. I was 16. I'm 20 now.

I cannot help but feel you mean the other one, but, thanks buddy.

Iiiif I can convince a good three of them to not be terrified...

Or at least make some good stuff to counterbalance...

Happy birthday to me -

Today for my birthday I had to figure out how declaring money for taxes when you earned it in another country works.

I think I might prefer more zombies and demons.

Oh pawd, I gotta figure out how to get them there and stuff, and try to make sure no one wanders off, if only we had some kind of guard and transport -

... you have like so many dragons. What am I talking about.

... it's been a while since it wasn't just a list of bad stuff happening.