❖ 003 // [Voice]

[crisisrain]

[Filtered from Xion | 95% Unhackable to her]

Hey I got a little problem I could use some help with. There's this nice, little, teenage girl who's never read a book before, so I told her I'd get her one as a surprise gift. But uh, I'm drawin' up a blank. What kinda books do girls even read nowadays?

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[knightofratatosk]

Huh? W-what do you mean?

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[crisisrain]

Oh I got a little 'friend' who I doubt knows about that yet. Could work in my favour ya see.

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[knightofratatosk]

Wait, you mean they're trying to kill you? But... why?

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[crisisrain]

That's interestin', I don't recall mentioning anythin' about them wanting to kill me.

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[knightofratatosk]

Y-you're trying to kill them?

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[crisisrain]

Nah I just wanted to see yer reaction! I was never the type to carry such a burden.

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[knightofratatosk]

That's not funny!

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[crisisrain]

OK OK I'll behave.

But really, don't go killin' yerself. It was bad enough you jumped into that portal with all those people so suspicious of it.

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[knightofratatosk]

[He droops.]

I know it was stupid, but if there was even the smallest chance I could go home--

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[crisisrain]

I know where yer commin' from, so I won't lecture you about it. But be more careful next time all right?

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[knightofratatosk]

Right. I'm sorry.

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[crisisrain]

Was it worth the risk?

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[knightofratatosk]

... I don't know. It's not like it matters anyway since I'm still here.

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[crisisrain]

You didn't know it was goin' to keep you here if it was a trap though did ya? And aside from the emotional hurt, nothin' really bad came out of it.

I'd say it was worth riskin'.

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[knightofratatosk]

And... if I hadn't gone, I would never have known whether it was real or not. I would always have wondered if I could really have gone home.

[He's saying this as much to convince himself as to convince Raven.]

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[crisisrain]

Well ya could've done, cause the people who went through it started showin' up again before it disappeared. So you would've known it was a fake if you'd been keepin' tabs like old Raven was!

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[knightofratatosk]

I was one of the first people to go through it.

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[crisisrain]

...

Well you acted as an example for everyone else! That's somethin' to be happy about?...

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[knightofratatosk]

[Siiiigh. Being an example is all well and good, but this was pretty embarrassing.]

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[crisisrain]

You weren't the only person to go through it were you?

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[knightofratatosk]

No, I think a lot of people did.

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[crisisrain]

Then there's nothin' to feel bad about! You could start a little club!

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[knightofratatosk]

Um...

[He's not quite sure what to make of you, Raven.]

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[crisisrain]

...

You don't have to ya know, just tryin' to keep yer spirits up.

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[knightofratatosk]

... thanks.

[He appreciates it, he really does, he's just... kind of discouraged right now.]