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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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[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.]

I see.

[With an attitude like that, Yuan is more than willing to seal both Ratatosk and Emil in the Ginnungagap as soon as he gets a chance to do so back home. Sadly, such a thing isn't possible in Luceti and if Emil gives up, Ratatosk will have free reign.]

I don't...

[But the fact that he's shaking shows this isn't true at all.]

Give it some time and consider what you want to do with your life. That's no one else's choice but yours.

But... if I am Ratatosk, do I really have any choice at all?

That depends. Do you consider yourself to be Ratatosk?