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[thenightmarebegins]

[Vincent is avoiding people at the moment, but he's restless and in need of focusing on something, so he's doing just that... in the form of target practice in the barracks. An early/late enough time should be fine to avoid people, or so he thinks.]

[Since he has no idea what the Malnosso look like, he's envisioning the next best thing- Hojo!- as the target that he's shooting at. This is clearly seen in the thought bubble above his head.]

[This next part gets picked up by the journal nearby, as well: The sound of eerie whispers, groans, and growls. There are four voices, all of them clearly inhuman and all speaking at once. Sometimes one voice rises above the others, sometimes it's hard to pick out just one individual among them. A demonic laugh drowns them out for a moment, before a fifth voice suddenly breaks in...]

(...Be silent.)

Comments

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[13th_captain]

I've had experience with both kinds. My comrade's world was rendered uninhabitable, destroyed by their own weapons during a struggle for political power.

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[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

The greater power, the more horrific the consequences... it's unfortunate that it came to that.

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[13th_captain]

And yet most creatures desire greater power to use for their own purposes.

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[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

A dangerous desire to have...

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[13th_captain]

Heh... can you honestly say you've never desired more power for yourself?

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[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

I would have no use for it.

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[13th_captain]

Not even to protect your own planet?

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[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

Well... If there were no other means to save it, then I would.

But I have no interest in power for its own sake alone.

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[13th_captain]

Then you're a better person than most, human or otherwise.

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[chaotic-dirge.livejournal.com]

I'm not.

[But he won't explain why he thinks that, and he's focused to keep it all from hs thoughts at the moment.]

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[13th_captain]

[Arumat will make an amused sound, but he won't pry further. He's not the type to meddle in someone else's business like that.]