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[Vincent wakes to a room that's been fully redecorated into, as his AU so cheerfully described it, a 'palace of love.' The walls are pastel pink, and along with a wide array of flowers, there are all sorts of sensual things placed strategically around. He groans upon recalling the past week. Then he pulls his hair out of the ponytail as he looks around a room that would put the Honeybee Inn to shame.]

[As he opens his journal, there's a good view of his lovely new surroundings. Then his scowling face comes into the picture.]

My behavior last week was inexcusable, although the Malnosso are technically at fault.

Regardless, to anyone I spoke with... I apologize.

[Vincent then starts the process of de-beautifying his room, taking away some of the tackier ...items... that he ended up having there. He can be seen wandering to and from his place as he seeks to strip away the memories of his AU self. He's basically throwing all the things into a big pile far enough from his building, for Galian to burn when he's ready.]

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So you've finally come to your senses? I hope this means everyone else has as well.

The experiment... appears to have run its course.

That's good to hear. I'm certainly glad to see you back to normal. Flirting with women just didn't suit you.

[Doesn't he know it. :| It's a dishonor to Lucrecia, as well.]

Nor would I ever behave in such a way, in my right mind. This was a troubling experiment, to so fully alter memories and personalities...

And just as troubling to those unaffected.

I assume this means you were among the unaffected.

[Jay is in ways as much of an enigma to Vincent as he himself might appear. So he wouldn't know if he was actually affected.]

It would seem so. My own memories haven't changed.

[Although he wishes there were memories that he could change.]

You were fortunate to be spared.

...Now that I think about it, I...

[He trails off before turning the subject around.]

Do you ever wish you could be someone else? Not like this past week, but permanently?

[An interesting thought. For all the self-punishment he thinks he deserved, there were plenty of times he'd have given anything to remain human.]

Wishful thinking... but I've considered it many times.

Why do you ask?

Just curious, I suppose.

Don't we all wish we could be someone else at times. But in the end, I can't imagine being anyone else.

[Which is only half-true. He knows what he would have become if he'd stayed with Solon, and he wasn't fond of that.]

So I'm fine with being me.

Despite any regrets in your past?

[There's a long pause as he remembers what he's done. But that meant nothing now. He has friends now. He was no longer alone...at least back home. He shan't be shackled to his past anymore. When he does respond, it comes out in a quiet voice.]

Yes...

I suppose no one is without regrets of some sort... no matter who they are.

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