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If I ever catch either of you near Martel again, I won't hesitate to run you through. Consider this a fair warning.

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[Of course, telling two murderous assholes to back off is like inviting them to your doorstep, which is exactly where Yuan will be. Well, his front lawn, to be more precise. If they are stupid enough to show up, at least he'll have a nice excuse to follow through with his threat. As much as Martel insists these guys have been punished enough, Yuan wouldn't mind having them pay a bit more.

If you happen to be passing by house #8, feel free to bug him. He doesn't seem to be doing much besides sitting on the grass and sketching something on a piece of paper.]

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I...

[Yuan has a point. He's going to live forever, isn't he? Richter may be a half-elf, but even then he'll only live around a thousand years tops, and Marta will have a normal human lifespan.]

... I won't have anything.

[Yuan has a point because he's already come face to face with that reality himself. It's something Kratos has faced and it's something Emil needs to face as well.]

Living for the sake of others isn't the proper way to handle things. As much as you want them to be, your friends aren't constants in your life. You need to make the decision on your own and live for yourself.

[Yeah, but look how both of them turned out. :|]

So I'm supposed to just accept that I'm going to be alone for the rest of my life? Is that what you're saying?

Edited 2010-05-05 18:09 (UTC)

[Hey now! Compared to Mithos, Yuan and Kratos are very nice gentlemen.]

Do you believe there's someone who can hold your hand and be beside you for the rest of your life? [... Err. Aside from Yuan himself.]

[They also have the emotional capacity of rocks.]

I just wanted...

[Well, that's not the point of the conversation, now is it?]

You need to stand on your own feet and accept that the most important person in your life is you. If you don't, you'll end up destroying yourself.

Why does it matter if I'm not even supposed to exist in the first place?

Because if you didn't exist, we'd have a much bigger problem on our hands.

... is that really all I'm good for? Controlling Ratatosk?

Edited 2010-05-05 18:28 (UTC)

[He sighs mildly.] Let me ask you something. What do you think humans are good for?

Lots of things... most of them are kind, and they do things like farm and build and make stuff so that other people can live.

That's just it. They're good for nothing besides living and making that life more comfortable. You should count yourself lucky for having a purpose that will do the world some actual good.

Maybe I don't want to have a purpose! Maybe I just want to be normal and live a normal life!

You can't do that until you find a way to get rid of Ratatosk for good, without causing damage to the Ginnungagap.

[And now he just looks tired and defeated and every bit like the kid he is.]

Maybe... maybe I should just give up.

What do you think will be accomplished when you do?

I don't know, and I don't really care anymore.

A selfish reasoning if I ever heard one. Sounds like I've been giving you too much credit.

I am selfish... I should've realized that a long time ago.

[Well, that's just great. He told Emil to think about himself more and now the kid's instantly so selfish he can be as suicidal as he pleases. Way to go, Yuan.]

...

Edited 2010-05-05 20:02 (UTC)

[Well, to be fair, it's not entirely Yuan's fault; the kid was damaged to begin with.]

I really am selfish...

Then work to fix that. Even if you can't lead a normal life, you can make the best of what you have now.

[What he has now? He'll just be staring incredulously at Yuan. The people most important to him are gone; how is he supposed to "make the best" of that?]

[The incredulous look is ignored. It's up to Emil to figure that out, not Yuan.]

I don't care.

[Once again, it's in an attempt to convince himself of that fact as much as it is to convince Yuan.]