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[thenightmarebegins]

Groose has returned home.

[Vincent normally doesn't care to remark on these things, and it's not as if he knew the real Groose too well. It's not even as if he was the type of person whose company he'd want to be in. And yet... and yet, because of the experiment prior to the last, he has just enough lingering familiarity that his leaving is bothersome.]

I wonder if perhaps... some of us were not meant to ever return to where we're from. If perhaps that's for the best.

[There are Reasons he's started to think this, but that's all he's going to say for now on the matter. For now, he's limping across town slowly, with a pair of ruined shoes and some terribly aching feet. Magical dancing really took a toll on them- he only hopes he'll find the appropriate type again.]

Comments

[lostinmyway]

[Grune is out and about, enjoying the day, when--oh! Vincent looks hurt!

Have one Grune, erm, quickly wandering your way?]

Oh, my, are you all right?

[thenightmarebegins]

[Vincent pauses abruptly in his tracks and hides his expression behind his collar.]

...Yes. I'm on my way to locate something.

[It can't just be a nice simple easy answer with him.]

[lostinmyway]

Are you sure?

[He was limping.... She should use Nala's magic, just in case.]

[thenightmarebegins]

I'm certain.

[She should, although Vincent will act like it's unnecessary.]

It was a... strange experiment.

[lostinmyway]

[Too bad for Vincent, because she's already starting to heal him now.]

Do you think so?

[...Asks the woman who got to be a final boss during the experiment.]

[thenightmarebegins]

A frustrating one... but I could say that of any where abilities are lost and gained.

[The healing at least does help, and he feels better for it.]

[lostinmyway]

[He's going to have to tell her to stop at some point, because she's kind of really bad at that.]

Oh, was that what happened to you?

[thenightmarebegins]

[He starts realizing that after a moment or so.]

That will suffice.

Yes... I gained an unusual power, and could no longer use my regular abilities in the right way.

[lostinmyway]

[Grune doesn't stop completely--not just yet.]

Are you sure?

[thenightmarebegins]

I am... It wasn't so terrible. There have been far worse experiments in the past.

[Though it's a good thing she hasn't stopped.]

[lostinmyway]

[...Yeah, she goes back to healing full steam ahead.]

What were you doing?

[thenightmarebegins]

[This is where it all sounds far too absurd for his comfort. Yet Vincent manages to make this one word sound more foreboding than it rightfully should.]

Dancing.

[lostinmyway]

[As foreboding as he makes it sound, it still flies right over Grune's head. In fact, she stops healing to give him a cheerful smile.]

Oh, that's what I was doing, too! Wasn't it fun?

[thenightmarebegins]

...You considered it fun?

[No, perhaps he shouldn't be so surprised by that.]

[lostinmyway]

[He shouldn't be remotely surprised, no.]

Yes, of course! I learned lots of new dances and I could help people with them.

[...Such as Dhaos, her co-final boss.]

[thenightmarebegins]

At least someone enjoyed it.

[Although if he considers it, he's had worse experiments.]

[lostinmyway]

[She gives him a confused look.]

Oh, didn't you like it?

[thenightmarebegins]

I don't enjoy dancing.

[Along with the fact that he... overdid it.]

[lostinmyway]

Really? Why not?

[But it's a lot of fun!]

[thenightmarebegins]

Perhaps I might have in a lifetime far removed from this one. Not anymore.

[Yes, because that explanation just makes so much sense.]

[lostinmyway]

Did you have anyone to dance with?

[thenightmarebegins]

Well... No.

[Imagine how foolish he must have looked.]

[lostinmyway]

Well, it's more fun to dance with someone else. Next time, why don't we dance together?

[There! Problem solved.]

[thenightmarebegins]

Next time...

[It won't even happen again, right? He hopes, at least...]

If it happens.

[lostinmyway]

Maybe we could even dance together before the next time!

[Because she loves dancing! Just like...well, everything else.]