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[fulmination]

<sub>[So everyone likes a little bit of unintentional blackmail, right?

How about a nice shot of Vanitas napping against someone's side where he actually looks completely normal and/or harmless? It sure seemed like a fantastic idea to Kimblee.]</sub>

When he's like this he seems human, doesn't he? He's been like this for a good fifteen minutes and I just don't have the heart to disturb him. <sub>[Kimblee brings his hand down to start playing with Vanitas' hair for a few seconds, something he had been doing before he started the broadcast, then he starts to move him.

Or at least he tries.

...Vanitas isn't budging, and whenever he tries to move him, he goes with. Then Kimblee attempts to move--Vanitas still doesn't budge.

Thiiiiiiiiis can't be good. LAMUFAO WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO HIM.]</sub>

All right then, apparently I'm not going anywhere for awhile.

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[halfhearted]

[Not retracting his arm.]

I doubt you want me falling asleep again.

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_[Fuuuu--]

So where do you propose we go?

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[halfhearted]

[WANNA GO SWIMMING?]

We can move around the apartment. Have anything to do? [They can play cards. Or he can have his critters pick up a gaming system until they get unstuck.]

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_{[HE WILL DRAG YOU DOWN WITH HIM, VANITAS.]}

Not quite. I've been spending the last few days out and about the city--Selim and I found an... I believe it was called an arcade?

_{[GAMBLING PARLOUR FOR CHILDREN.]}

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[halfhearted]

[Aww. Sorry to break hearts but he isn't ready to die for someone.]

The arcade. Really? [Whoops, not warning at all as he creates some floods.] What games are you interested in?

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_{[Give him a few more months.]}

Remember, Vanitas; half of this technology hasn't even been invented in my world. _{[Don't mind him as he reaches down to snag one by the scruff to plop it into his lap. Floods like ear scratches, right?]} There's a number of them I've been putting hours into.

_{[Like Tetra. He has the high score on it now!!!]}

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[halfhearted]

[...water u doin?

He's just going to stare at the critter in Kimblee's lap as it's be scratched.

Kimblee. Those things are literally Vanitas' feelings that he is linked to still. What are you doing?

What were words again?]

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<sub>[He is playing with your emotions.

But no really, he actually thinks that they're stupidly adorable. Deal with it, Vanitas; Kimblee does what he wants.



Scritch scritch.]</sub>

action; here have that icon that shouldn't ever be used

[halfhearted]

[He doesn't want to deal with it though.

They are gross, unnatural things that he hates. That he uses to get stronger or to snag things for him. Just making a face before tugging up both his legs up on to the couch so he can hug them. Good news, Kimblee's back was now free of any offending hands.]

...so you aren't picky about what they find?

action; yeeee

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<sub>[Too bad.

Kimblee shakes his head, shifting the attention from the Flood's ears to its chin, and finally where he guesses its ribs are for a nice side scratch.]</sub>

I haven't been picky in a long, long time.

_{[He glances over at Vanitas, still playing with the little critter.]}

...Are you all right, Vanitas?

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[halfhearted]

[Maybe he should just kill it while it's in Kimblee's arms.

The critter was enjoying itself, but at that thought it will look over at it's creator.]

I'm fine. [Just becoming a blob over here and hating his life at the moment. Totally normal over here.

The other critters he made were all now turning their attention to their master, knowing it was either doom for them or he'll send them off. Vanitas will open a small portal on the floor with a wave of his hand. The floor babies will just scuttle on out through it.]

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[fulmination]

_{[Let's try and get that little leg kicking. INITIATING POWER SCRITCHES.]}

You don't look fine.

_{[Well, this will explain the avoidance later in the week at least.]}

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[halfhearted]

[Yup. Now there is a really good reason for it.

Asshole.]

I said I'm fine. [He would bite him if he could. Can't exactly get away with them being attached.]

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[fulmination]

_{[The biggest.]}

Suit yourself.

_{[Gosh Vani at least he isn't tormenting the poor thing he is being nice.]}

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[halfhearted]

[The moment Kimblee lets it go, it's life will be ended. And he won't summon anything close to him again.
He's also fighting the urge to curl even tighter in on himself or even seek the warmth next to him.
Hurry up critters.]

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[fulmination]

<sub>[Poor thing.

Until those critters return, he'll just keep giving it attention all while giving Vanitas a curious look from time to time. Something wasn't right and it was actually bothering Kimblee--Vanitas was nearly impossible to read when he wanted to be mysterious.]</sub>

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[halfhearted]

[What could ever give him that idea?

He finally looked at Kimblee after feeling those looks every so often.]

...what? [Might be moody too.]

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[fulmination]

_{[HE CAN TELL.]}

Nothing. I just haven't seen you sulk like this before.

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[halfhearted]

[And here he thought he was being subtle.

He'll look back to critter and then to Kimblee. Why does he have a feeling it will be a terrible idea to tell this to Kimblee?] Remember the whole connection I have with that?

[He knows he told him about how killing them does give him the pain.]

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<sub>[Not at all.

Kimblee slows his attention to a series of small pets, focusing on Vanitas for the time being.]</sub>

I do; you said that killing one passes its pain onto you, correct?

<sub>[He's not hurting it as far as he knows--surely if he was it would've attempted to flee, right? But it's been staying in his lap since he picked it up, so what was the problem?

Unless...

Unless other feelings could be passed through to Vanitas, but...]</sub>

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[halfhearted]

[No one has done anything but hurt them. How is he to know what other things are connected to his ugly weaknesses?

Just going to give him a pointed look.] You're smart. I'm sure you can figure it out.

[Nooooot going to say it. It was stupid. Just going to go back to sulking.]

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[fulmination]

<sub>[...So that's it.

Now he just needs to figure out the easiest way to approach this.]</sub>

...You're afraid of what you're feeling through this creature, aren't you.

_{[It wasn't a question, just a simple observation.]}

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[halfhearted]

And why would I be afraid? [Might have been the wrong word?]

I hate them. [His voice was going back to being even.]

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[fulmination]

Why?

_{[That's the tone he's used to.]}

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[halfhearted]

[Missed it? Don't molest the critter and he'll hear more of it.]

They are what I feel. [A few people knew about it. What was another? At least this person he could rely on.] Think of it as the side effect of what Xehanort did. I can create these things from my feelings. When they are destroyed, they return to me with the pain. That in turn makes me stronger, but the pain worst. [Meet never-ending-circle of unhealthy feels. Which are literally cut away and returned double or more]