SOMNIA INBOX

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PRIMARY RESIDENCE | Upper West Side with Freddie
SECONDARY RESIDENCE | Devil's Nest, East Village, 2F
CRASHES WITH | Kalmiya, Sirius, Jinx, Arthur

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Haha. You're hilarious. Let's get you onstage.

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There was once a lovely young lady who thought I was hilarious.

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You bring bad luck into her life?

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I suppose. She died young.

Therefore, she died pretty. She'd have counted that as a blessing.

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It's sad she died young. It's sadder she'd count that as a blessing.

Unless that's you talking. Do you want to die pretty, Seishirou?

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Too latee isn't it? I'm entering my elder years!

Unless... do you think I'm pretty?

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As a picture. Take advantage of it while you've got it.

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Careful. I might carry the tale you're talking sweet.

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Well, is it working?

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I wouldn't make a habit of relying on my patience.

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I would never.

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How's this: you can have the knife.


( But. )

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How kind of you. Letting me have my knife.

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That you gave out and misplaced, repeatedly. The one and same.

You may have and keep it.

On one condition.

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And what is that condition? [ Flatly. It's her knife, sir. ]

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Tell me what that creature defends you from.

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[ Please give her a minute.

...Fine. ] Whatever I needed him to. He was made to protect me and... [ a short breath out ] to hunt, torture, and kill the cultists who hurt me. That's it. He was based on a painting I saw all the time as a kid. Of an executioner. I wanted them to know it was their punishment.

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And why were these cultists... harming you?

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Because I was born with psychic powers in a town that prided itself on burning witches alive to fight some great, imaginary evil. And when I didn't die, they got it in their heads that my body would birth their god.

They were insane.

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...they burned you alive?

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Yep.

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And who made him?

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Who do you think?

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I don't bother with questions I know the answer to.

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Not even a guess? Lame.

I did, Seishirou. I created a lot of things after they burned me, not all of them consciously. [ Things just happened, and pain blurred most of it. ]