[Voice]

[quitewright]

There sure are a lot of kids.

So how many other parents out there are missing their little bundles of joy? Misery loves company. [Okay so he's not miserable, but he does have a penchant for the dramatic.]

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[dakingofawesome]

Gwa ha ha ha! I got seven of them back home. Or is it eight? Argh, I never can keep track of them.

[quitewright]

That's a lot. It's it because you're a...

...actually, I can't tell what you are.

[dakingofawesome]

Koopa. [This world. These people! So ignorant.]

[quitewright]

What's that?

[once_knighted]

[... Well, that sent an unpleasant reminder to him, making him let out an annoyed-sounded sigh without realizing it. He'll be trying to close the book now, not being particularly quick about it since he doesn't realize it recorded anything to begin with.]

[quitewright]

[Don't think so, Yuri.]

Sorry, couldn't help hearing that and get curious about what's wrong.

[once_knighted]

... [Damn this book. /insert repetition of "This book." about 20 or so times Yuri's stuck between just closing it anyway or trying to play it off. A second of silence later, one side wins out.]

... No need for the curiosity -- nothing's wrong. That just ... reminded me of something, that's all.

[quitewright]

Something you'd rather not talk about, I gather.

[Look at that and he didn't even need powers of perception to figure that out.]

[pathtoseele]

How many kids do you think are missing their parents as well?

[quitewright]

Probably quite a few, why?

[pathtoseele]

This is a thing that kind of goes hand in hand, isn't it?

[quitewright]

Sure it does, but what's that got to do with what I said?

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

Your child isn't here...?

[Voice]

[quitewright]

Nope, she's still safe at home.

[Voice]

[ratatosk_knight]

That's good... and time doesn't pass in our worlds while we're here, so she won't even know you're gone.

[Voice]

[quitewright]

Mm, I know. I've been here before.

[Voice]

[compos_mentis]

Yeah, there sure are a lot of kids.

[Voice]

[quitewright]

[That's odd.]

Is there something you wanted to add to that?

[Voice]

[compos_mentis]

Not particularly. [Kid.]

[Voice] i'm picturing phoenix seeing nina with like 209348 psyche locks up in here

[quitewright]

...is there something I could convince you to add to that?