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[There's a dissipating shower of purple flecks behind Walter, this time with more black and belts, when the feed comes on. More than that, half the trademark severity from his features has gone—he's clearly not in the mood to punch someone's lungs out. Which is new.]

Vatheon—[he grasps the cloth wrapped around his hair and pulls it off, suddenly seeing no point in it. His tone is softer from its usual guttural gruffness.]

. . . What's a soul?

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[After a moment of waiting, Walter cranes his neck to the side. He hasn't come to the abandoned village in months; the area's about the same as the images his memories convey him. And now, he's a little more keen about disregarding appearances to dig around.

He slides in and out of the broken buildings, taking a moment to wander each interior before moving onto the next. His hands are smeared with grime in minutes, and he rubs the flat of his fingertips against his thumb at a juncture. It's all so familiar in a way, yet he feels nothing more than . . . apathy.

People lived here, once. Probably.

Outside, he leans against what remains of a wall and looks up, his arms crossed.]

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Oh not at all. If the bubble was gone and the barrier around the island became weak, we could sail out and see what this world has to offer.

That's impractical. It'll take months to build the necessary equipment to head out to sea for an extended period.

Considering what I've been doing with Lloyd for weeks between planning and actually working on a boat, I say we have the equipment necessary to build one.

[That had better be a ship, because a boat is not going to carry some hundred plus residents of Vatheon.

Still—]

There's no guarantee that we'll still be here if the city were to fall.

I know I wouldn't be here, I'd be traveling the world and finding life away from this place.

. . . I see.

[It's a different thought from his, when his life is grounded to the city. If it's even much of a life.]

You could always join me, what do you say to that?

What would be the point of bringing me?

We need more crew members, why else would I bring you along? You can wash the decks of the ship.

[Seriously?

He looks very unimpressed.]

What? Would you prefer being the lookout? I'll have to talk to Lloyd and see which roles we can fit you in.

[He shakes his head.]

Don't go talking about unnecessary things.

[Oh this is too fun, he's so tempted and thus feeds into his temptation.]

So if I said I want to bring Shirley along on this trip and possibly have my way with her, does that mean I'm talking about unnecessary things?

[Some man of the Abbey you are.]

That doesn't matter to me.

[So yes. It is unnecessary.]

[He learned so much clearly.]

Oh? Very well, I'll do it since you obviously don't care enough about Shirley's well being. And here I thought you'd jump me at the throat for even talking about that.

That girl's well being no longer has anything to do with me. In any case, she won't fall for your advances so easily.

[Walter doesn't care about Shirley anymore? This is great! Though when Walter brings that up, he smirks.]

I beg to differ, my friend.

[Later, when he's in his right mind, he'll punch Angelo.]

If you want to waste your time, that's not my problem.

Then I bid you adieu, my friend.

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