In this illusion

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.

[Vincent is out brooding somewhere in the forest. He's impressive at lurking but should anyone happen to be in the area, they may very well notice the tall, dark, mysterious man. A great deal is on his mind about what might happen in the battle, considering what dwells within him, waiting for release...]

[After a while, he sighs and takes out the journal to deal with the inevitable. He feels he needs to at least talk to Lucrecia at some point before he leaves. Things have felt strange between them since that day at the fountain.]

Lucrecia...?