07 ∇ crawling in the dark Δ video

[darkmastersword]

[The camera is pointing out one of the sixth floor windows. A couple of trees, some birds, something that might be a squirrel; pretty boring, really. After a moment, the camera zooms in on the squirrel.]

Look at it down there. It's so tiny. [He giggles. It's not a cute little kid giggle; it's one of those "I want to watch the monster eat you" kind

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[zeromaiden]

[Mayu just stares, for a moment. What in the world is happening to everyone? First, the feelings of Sae changed dramatically for her, then that boy Cloud writing mathematics all over the walls... and this guy looks like Link, the one she spoke to before, only...]

... please don't kill them. Even if you feel weird... fight it.

[darkmastersword]

I'm not gonna kill them. I just want to play a bit.

[Pause, scowl; wait, someone's talking to him.]

I'm trying. And don't worry; I haven't killed anything in a long time, so your cute little animals are all right.

[zeromaiden]

That's still not good! it'd-...

[Yeah, that bravery it took to speak up is starting to drain very quickly.]

It's hard for me too... I can feel her wanting to go and... b-but we have to be strong, right?

[darkmastersword]

To go and cause trouble, right?

[He hates this situation. He'd bang his head against something if he knew it'd help, but he knows it won't. Dark sighs.]

I'm trying to. It's just really tempting to give in.