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A chance to return...

[A pause, along with the sound of water rushing behind him. Vincent has been coming to the Battle Dome ever since that announcement to go to the simulation of the place he wants to truly return to.]

I cannot help but still wonder what price will be paid for such a chance... and whether it's worth the potential risk.

[Not to himself, of course, but to the people and worlds involved.]

I suppose only time will tell for certain.

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[She can't say she's surprised.]

And so you remain on your guard?

There is no other choice.

[He vaguely wonders if there will ever be any sort of peace on his world.]

"The price of peace is eternal vigilance."

[A quote from another world, but apt all the same.]

[Vincent nods agreement.]

All too true.

Is there anyone else in your world to help you?

Not that I know of... this is unlike anything else I've encountered.

[At least, this "Omega" he's read about is unlike anything else... and perhaps if he can reign in Chaos and prevent Omega from awakening as described... but he has no idea if he'll be able to.]

[Now that gets her attention.]

Would you be willing to speak about it? Perhaps I could help.

[After all, she has seen a very great deal in her life.]

[...well... perhaps it will help him make sense of it, or find some solution...]

I could... although that involves a long story.

[Since he hasn't explained other parts of his background yet, and they go along with this.]

If you wish to tell it, I will listen.

[No matter whether she is awakened or not, she will always have time for her friends.]

Very well... then you must first be aware that I'm no longer entirely human.

[That he is not human is not any cause for interest. Out of her four housemates, only one is human. Centuries have gone by without her seeing a single member of the species.

However....] "No longer"?

...There was... an experiment, that turned me into a monster. I've had the ability to transform ever since.

[His punishment, he's always called it and still does even now.]

[She goes still.]

Was this while you were in Luceti, or before you were taken here?

This was before... many years ago. For a long time, all I knew about these creatures was what I experienced from their presence... that was, until I received a gift from home.

[Oh, she is not happy to hear about this. If she had been there...but she had not. It is foolish to consider what might have been long after the time is past.

...But to be experimented on and then brought to Luceti--

No. Enough.

Her voice sounds controlled when she asks:] What was this gift?

[...He tries not to think about it consciously most of the time, though it's always there in the back of his mind. Arriving here and first learning the truth of the situation was the hardest though.]

A set of files that explains the truth about one of the monsters inside of me... they explain his purpose.

[She sounds calmer, but it's clear she's still...unhappy to hear how he's suffered.]

Was what you learned able to give you some measure of peace?

[It's always only a matter of time before his conversations turn ominous... and here it is.]

...No. This monster is intended to obliterate all life on my planet.

[Here it is indeed. Once again, she goes still. Such a burden to bear--small wonder he is always so withdrawn.]

...I see. What can be done?

[No matter how hopeless the odds may seem, it is always necessary to try.]

I don't know what can be done... but perhaps if I don't return, it will never come to pass.

[It's the only thing he's been able to determine, keeping Chaos away from Omega entirely.]

But that will only transfer the problem to another world, will it not?

[Unless that monster were intended for his world alone.

...She prays that Schwartz will never find out about this.]

As far as I know, Omega and Chaos work... together, in some way. If I can keep Chaos away... then perhaps without Omega...

[But Vincent is always concerned. What if something DOES send Chaos over the edge anyway? What if... someday they experiment and make Chaos falsely activate somehow...?]

We can only hope.

[What a terrible burden to bear. And--] Is there not anyone to aid you with this matter?

I wouldn't burden them with this. It's my own problem to resolve.

[Typical, typical Vincent. He doesn't want to draw the others into his issues.]

[An attitude she can understand all too well, but--this is beyond what a mortal should bear alone.

She gives him a wry look.] I believe the fate of your world is of more concern to more than simply you.

[...But then her expression turns compassionate.]

...You may burden me, whether I have my memories or I do not. I will help in any way I can.

[Voice] He has a couple of icons that disrupt my concentration, actually. XD;;

[Voice] ...he does have an ability to do that, EVEN IF HE DOES NOT INTEND XD

[Voice] And presumably would not want. XD

[Voice] yep, soooo much DO NOT WANT from him XD

[Voice] Unless it was Lucrecia?

[Voice] ONLY Lucrecia, yes. as always XD

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