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[dissolves]

[ hi, sup City. how are you today? Vanitas is just great. he's got his mask on, although only half of it is visible since the camera's tilted to show the area behind him instead of Vanitas himself.

because that's definitely Roxas following behind him at a safe distance. he keeps it at that angle a moment longer, then-- towards his face ( mask ). ] I don't suppose strangling would be an appropriate way to dispose of this, would it?

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[conjoins]

[ wat. ]

Roxas--?

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[conjoins]

What did you do? -- No, don't do that. Don't hurt him!

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You're welcome to come and fetch it.

[ because obviously, Roxas is an "it". ]

Before I do decide it's pointless to leave it alive.

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[conjoins]

Don't you lay a finger on him, Vanitas. [ scowling. stop being rude to your other half's heart rest's other half, man. ]

Where is -- he? And can't you just do your black hole thing to get away from him, anyway?

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[ other half's heart rest's other half isn't an important enough title to earn him "not going to strangle" rights, sorry. nor is "other half", really. ]

"Do your black hole thing"? What is that supposed to mean? [ no, he knows. Ventus just looks so irritated, it's fun. ]

[orangetoughguy]

Strangling would kill him, disposing of the body is a whole different ball game.

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Someone would pick it up eventually.

[orangetoughguy]

Hey I don't know what kind of world you come from but I don't think that's what the garbage man does.

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Things die on the street all the time.

[indecent_butterfly]

It would be a temporary solution as the problem would return tomorrow.

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I doubt it will be following me like this tomorrow.

[indecent_butterfly]

Will you not mind his walking tomorrow though whether or not he follows?

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It doesn't matter to me.

[ SHRUG. ]

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[binarysky]

[ OH NO. CAUGHT.

Well...if he's really honest with himself, he wanted to be caught.

For some reason.

Which he cannot quite figure out. ]

Uh...hey.

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[ maybe he doesn't want to notice Roxas. which is most definitely why Vanitas doesn't even pause to look back to him when he speaks up-- and instead just keeps walking.

CLEARLY IGNORING HIM WILL WORK. ]

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[binarysky]

I said hey!

[ but why did he say it why is he doing this ]

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[ for dumb reasons. the dumbest of reasons. Vanitas does stop the second time, and tilts his head back to look towards Roxas.

can he just strangle him now, please. ]

What?

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[skylight]

Stra--

Roxas?

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[skylight]

Hey! That's not... why would you even think that's okay?

If it's a joke, it's a bad one...

[ not that he thinks he's really joking, if he's honest...cough ]

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[dissolves]

He'll come back anyway.

[ ... not that Vanitas really cares if he does or not. ]

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[skylight]

That's not the point!

[ understatement...

he figures he has to ask Roxas why he was following him anyway but still even the joke (especially the joke) of disposing of someone like that is riling in the moment...he scowls at the device, plays back the feed ]

Why's that the first thing that you think of anyway?

[misfortunes]

I suppose it depends!

[dissolves]

On what?

[misfortunes]

Hmmmmmm, not even a guess?

[dissolves]

Are you going to tell me, or not?