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"NOTHING NEW HERE."

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"IT'S HERE NOW."

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“AH, I DON’T THINK I’VE SEEN.. SOMETHING LIKE YOU BEFORE.”

“I.. CAN’T TELL WHAT YOUR APPEARANCE IS.”

“.. HM, I THINK I KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. I’M GUESSING THE HIGHER UPS ARE DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL AGAIN.”

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“WELL, I WON’T WASTE MY TIME WITH ANOTHER BEING WHO ISN’T HIM.”

“COME, SIT DOWN. ARE YOU A COFFEE OR TEA PERSON?”


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“... I WOULD EXPECT NO RESPONSE. ALAS, IT’S FINE. JUST TELL ME WHEN YOU’RE UP FOR EXISTING, OUR INTERACTION IS REDUNDANT ANYWAY.”


“YOU… DO KNOW ME, DO YOU?”





“GOOD.”

“YOU SAID NOTHING, BUT SILENCE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS.”

“I KNOW YOUR TYPE AFTER ALL, WE’VE TALKED DOZENS OF TIMES, HAVEN’T WE? I JUST CAN’T REMEMBER.”





“SO. YOU’RE HERE FOR A REASON I PRESUME?”

“YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME A BIT MORE? WELL, IF IT’S THAT, THEN SLOW DOWN, YOU’VE NOT TOLD ME YOUR NAME YET.”

“AND I DON’T THINK YOU EVER WILL.”

“... BUT THE STORIES I’VE HAD IN THIS DUMP AREN’T THE MOST ENTERTAINING, AREN’T THEY?”




“.. OH, RIGHT. YOU BARELY KNOW ME, AND YET YOU KNOW S̳O ̗̓M̗̄UCH̛̪ ABO͉͒U̍̒Tͪ̎̎ ̬ͭM̮E! H͎͇̙͜Á̳͔H̖͍̠͠A̵̼̫͚̲ͨ̀̓H̶̢̥̩̯͚̍̎ͩ̌͟͠A̷̡͕̥̝̍̄̀͛̄̀͘͢͠HA̢̺̩͕̓̿̑H͇͔A͌HA̝͖̾HAḤA̺!”



“OH, WAIT, HERE’S ONE. YOU’RE GONNA LOV͓E̕ T̲HIS ͛ȮNE̞.”




“SO, THERE I WAS, DOING THE USUAL. N̡̰͖̬̖̱͉͖̣ͬ́ͩ͊̾̽̕͝͠͏̢̫̼͔̔̋͌͊́ͫ҉̴̣ͧ̽ͥ̿ͩ̍̉̎͠͠Ǫ̞̪̟͇̠̲̣̙̺̠͕̲̠̲͙̹̗̹́̔̉͗̍̋̑̌͐̑̃̇͆̅̋̅͋͐̃ͥ̚̕͞͝͝ͅŢ̀̊H̡̢̛̟̰̩̲̪̯͍̮̤̀ͪ̒̽̾̕͞I̡̡͎͙̝̐ͣŅ̷̸̨̖͙̝̤̤̺͕͍̣͕͕̮͇͎̱ͥ̓͋̀ͧ̓̌̈́̏̋ͩ̔̃͆̉̊ͫ͛̚͟͠͡G̶̢̘͍̪̥̩̘͛̒̀̍ͯ̀͌ͨ̀̐̓̽́͘͟. IT’S WHAT I’M BEST AT!”

“AND THEN HE SHOWED UP ONCE MORE. VERY, VERY UPSET.”

“m̡͙̉ý̷ͤ͐̋ ̸̯̟̆͐́ͧ̒̎̃f̜ͪ͑a̽͟v̵̬̟̞̯͐ͬͩ͝o̵̧̯ͨ͡u̢̬̻̺͊͂r͇͓͈͑ͦͩ͝i͆͠t̩ͮ̌ͦéͪͅH́ͅA̸̺͍̜̪ͪ̽̓͒ͪ͆ͤ̉͌͛͘͏H̡̗͓͇ͨͅẢ̸̰͔ͨ̀́͋͌͏!̬̭̳̋̀̂ͯ!͇̮̹̰̮ͯ̈́̆̈̏ͨ̏..”

“OH, WHAT’D HE SAY AGAIN?”



‘Dͧo̪ ̓NͬÖ́T ta̜l̙k t̸oͥ me̔, ͔Co̹re̶.̲ ̐I ̽ḣaͫv͊e͑n’̓t̀ had̩ the̛ ͒b͙e̓s̕ṫ ̻of ḍaýś.’

‘O̲H͙̰̼̐ͬ,̹̠͈ͩ͢ ̢͉̥͍D̟Ó̙ ̹͉̘̿͜E͙̓̓NL̏I͓̽ͧ͜G̡H̛̼̜͢TĘ̀N̵̬̹̕ ̰̰͟͏M̢͏͓Ḙ̢̈́͐,̰̇̽ ͚̹̯I̸̖͜'͇̬͕̀L̹̇͌̋͠L҉͞ Ḅͪ͆̏̄Ḛ ̧̢̥YO̽͊U̾҉̳R̟͉ͫ̏ ͙͓̈́̽T̩̩H̡͊E̜ͬ̂̕R̨̪͊A͕̥ͭ̋͟P̎I͂̊S̱̩̦T.’

‘S̆o̭ ̲yo̻u ͜can͆ man̤g̈l͊e͝ ͈i̥t to͠ ́de҉c̾i̢ev̓e ̯m͇e͊?͇ ͊N̓o ͭthânk͝s.̏’


“GRANTED, HE WAS CORRECT. BUT I DID WONDER.”


‘S͉P̖̊I͠LͣĽ͇ ̹̏͆͠͠I̦ͤT.͚̤̅̆ ̸̺ͯW̥͊H͑͛ͮͥÁ̩͚̱̒T͎ ̸̡̡͇̓HA͈̹̬̤P͗P̨É͐ͫ̿N͏Ȩ͈͚̈D̲̤̃͜͠ ̘̠TƠ̘̏͆̍ H̷̐̆I͎͘M̨̛̝ ̯ͫ̏̒̄T͡H̳̕I̎S͔̾͡ ̳ͫ̕T̰̏I͗M̈́͜Ë̴̩́͏?ͮ͌̕͠’

‘It̥ had͈ not̞hing ṭo̻ ̒do ̱w̄i̲th ̽hím͡.̅ Sͩto͐p̓ ̰lͧo̯o͛kͧin̺g ͎f͐or͏ m̌ore ̭infȯrm̮a͡tion̾ a̓b̝oͣut ͧh͞im.’

‘C̔A͍͒Nͤͥ'ͧT̹̓ ͕A͉ M̘ͣAN͂ ͬ͒̇̀BE̶ͬ̐̌ ̶̞̣͑C̚҉́̾Û̻͆R̭̜ͫḮ̟̇̃O̯̎ͅUȘ͔̈́̽͊?ͥ’

‘Well, y̾o̍u kn҉ow̏ ̮w̥hat t̮heyͣ s̘aỵ,͘ ͇cur̯i͖osͦi͔t̆ỵ ̝kil̰l͆e̛d͑ the caͮẗ́.’

‘A̻ͣ̄FT͇E͘ͅR̕ ̟YͨͨO̵̗̣͢U̅̕͢ ̧̬̪ͮ̀E͓̦͋ͫͅNTE̖̮̩͞R͏̫E̹̘͋Ḏ̱ ̡T̻̠ͫ̚ͅH҉̈͟A͗̈T͞ ͬ̓̋͡M̵̺͢͡U̗͉̹͒̏Ş̴͊H͉͙͇̟̊R̶̢̐͛͗O͊ͯ̔̍O̹̿͞M ̌W̅̓Ǫ̮́̓͢R̓̌̋͝L͘D̰͙̒̌,̞̠ͯͤ͝ ̳I̻̻͑̀ͧ ̾̌C̨̡̛͉̿O̓U̓̂LD̯̀͂͠ ̛͔̰S̨̾͜AY ͣ͒ͣTḪ͋̚͜͠Eͣ̏͞ ͍̑̓Ŝ͝AME͎̭̙͒͢ T͒͗ͧ͋Oͮ ̴̌Y̘ͫ͡Ô͍̼͘͟U̫͠.̻ͬ́̕. H̸̸̛̟̪̣͕ͨ̔̈́̎̀͘͠ͅE̜͋Hͨ.̞̳͚͚͓̂̋’

‘W̋e͙llͮ,̠ ̠anͪyways͚,ͅ ̌l̘ea̐ve̱ ̂m̃e̿ ͘a̳lo̽nͪè. ͐I ̄goṯ ̓somëthi̊ng̩ ̣f͓u̯n̔ h̑appe̴ning ̸t̒omorrow afte̞r ̯tͦhi͍s ͎ŵh̹ól͏e̅ f҉ias͆coͩ, s̋o͐ I ̸do̎n̘'t ̩w̸ant̔ y̡ou̘ rúi͔ning ͩm͏y̾ ni̞g̗ḩṭ.̇’

‘Ȍ̻̊N̶̺͜E̶̩̅͠ ̞̌ÒF͜ ҉̶͐͜T̼ͦ̈́͊H͇̖O̮͓̒̚Ś̠̽E͓̬͛͝ ̷̅S̬̞̯T̢͎̣̑Ȑ̖̺I̤ͤK͔͇̞̀̀Ĕ͗͡R̨̬ ̫̀͑͋͜G̶ͣ̋̏͟AM̢͎̜̓Ȅ̸͈͚͞S̵̟̥̪ ͈͆ͧ̂A̲G͈Ą͠ͅI̘N̖̠̉̂̄? ̴͇̪҉I̴ͮ̈̌̀ ̰̍WON̥D̃E͔̙͑ͧ̆Ṟ̩̔ͩ ͚͒͢I̭̬ͪF͖̿̀̆ͥ ͖ͥ͌̿T̛Ḧ̛̔ͩEY'͗͜LL ͎UͫS̟͠E̴̴̾̕͝ ̅H̆ͨI̪͖ͥ̉M̡ A͒S ̟ͩT̑͜Ḣ̯̆ͧ̐E̙͑ ̭̳̥ͦ̂B̡̝͆̇AL̥̍̋L̡̪ͦ̋͘ ̷͙ͨ̈́ͪA͈̔̓̇G̸ͧA̮̳̯̽ͭI̴̙͛́ͦṆ.͈’

‘C̍an͛ ̾yo͐u sͩtö́pͨ ̚tryͤi͘ńgͧ tǒ m̥ak͛e͒ tͦhͬi̐s͉ ̈́a͙b̴out̫ O͍b̒jaͥn?͖ ̙Yo͓u'vė b̿ee͘n ̪pesteri̵ng̴ ̇m̡e̢ ̾fo͏r ͖ẁhͭo͎ k̗ṉòwͬs̆ h͖ow͌ l͐o̝n͐g̣.’

‘S̡̲̲OM̵̡̩E̵̥̓O̫N̦͗Ḛͤͧ ̒ͤ̎͝H̱A̦S ̜͐҉̴T̉ͅÓ̈́̎ͫ ̟̔͠K̺̃͗Ņ̰Ơ̽͡W̸̰̌͝ ̢̼͑͝W̧̯̝H̶̯̠̼ͅAͭ͋̿͞Ṫ̶ͪ ̢HI̜̭ͩͩͬS̜̤ͮ͡ ͔̘̓ͦͨD̵̾ͬE͏̆Ǎ̚L ̛̭͋I̲̖ͮS̼̿̉.̱ Á͔̀͆N̆͐̈͞͡D I̛̝̊͜͠ ̘̲C͔ͫ̿͞Ą̦͕̥͞Ń̝'̮̘̠ͫ͌T͑̓҉͚̐ ̤ͮͣF̭̍O͎̟R̺̖̎̑͞ḠE̝̘T T͌H͑҉̧͒Ē̳ͅ ̏D̋ͣ̔̄͝Ạ̣̹̳̦Ȳ̙͠ ̝̤ͧ́H̃̔͋E̛̱̹ͥ̇ ̗͛̊̌Cͤͧ͏̿̂Ŕ̂EA͖̻ͩT̵̴̝ͯË̫͍́̎D͉͓̤͑̑ ͈͖̤̇Y͖̪O̻̼̣U.̮’

‘Whyͫ'͒d y̻o͙u ͖put ͮi͊t ͠l͈ik̽e ̑t̑h̒àt?’

‘IT͇̄ ̴̴̟͛͗WÁ͈̊͂͠S̨̠ͤ̒ͣ ̸͓ͯAͣ̒ BȈ̼̞ͣͣG̲̤͌͂̽ ͔̂̌ͪ̕D̴A͑̈́͗Y͖ F̬ͬ̾̅͡O̤͆̄ͥR̺̲͘͞ ͨ̔Y̯̑OU̳͑̈́̇ A̯ND̞̪̓ͮ̂ ̎̓̚M̋Ę͖ͯ.҉’Ȉ̶̍'̉́M̗͐̐ͪ ̴̚Ő͈̜̋Ṉ͈͓̋̏E ͮF̔O̪͒R̥ Ņ̖͈͋͂A̶̢̭̺͂MI̭Ň͍̈́̏G͍ T͑H͐҉̸̺ͮIͦǸ̍̚Ǵ͇ͨ͞S̺.’

‘W̥̪͎H͙̓ͧ̆Iͥ͜Ḽ̙̦S̨̿́͂ͪT͔̩̀̀ ̯W̩ͯE̳̤̼'̤͎̣̆͂R̹͒Eͨ̌ ̙O̠̻ͪ͝N̫̲̂ ̀TͣH̨̐E̸̠̔҉̏ S̗̪̐͗Ú̟̏̾Ḅ̱ͬͦ̕J̻͖̫̊̊É͓ͨC͚͐͠T͉͕̊͂ͬ,̵͚̤ͭͣ ̚ͅH̞̹ͯO̸̩͔ͤW ҉Ẃ͏ͭAS̢͇̈́ ̼OͤL̜̬'̗ ̴̮̤͚̪G͖̮̏̚͝Ó̳LḐͭE͒N̴̛̮̈̆ ̴̨ͩ̉͂B̫̙͎̃ͮO͂Y̼͌ ̏͡A͕͇̽ ̜̯̕ͅW̧̢͖̯ͧE͓̯EK̷̩͕͔ͨ ̦̦͑̓A̶G̑O?̑͠’


“THIS S̳̼E̒Nͧ͏̥̃T HIM. HAHAHA.”

“... BUT, WHILST I’D LOVE TO DESCRIBE HOW LIVID HE GOT ABOUT A LITTLE EAVESDROPPING, THAT’S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DISCOVER IN YOUR OWN TIME. I’M AN INSANE MAN ROTTING AT THE BOTTOM OF SOMEBODY’S MIND, NOT A WALKING SPOILER.”



“AND I SUSPECT OUR TIME IS COMING TO A CLOSE. IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU. I’M SURE WE’LL MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN SOME DAY.”



“... ONE MORE THING, IF YOU CAN.”

“IF YOU SEE THE BLUE ONE IN THE REAL WORLD, WHATEVER OPPORTUNITY YOU GET, CAN YOU SEND A MESSAGE?”


“I KNOW YOU WILL. YOU’RE THE TYPE WHO WANTS TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING.”

“OKAY, ENOUGH BLABBERING, TELL HIM THIS:”



“D̜͓͌̀͜o̶̢̢̨̼̱̮͕̯̟ͫ̏ͦ̾̇̌̊̕̕ ̥̞͊͊͊̒̀ͥ̚͞y̴̴̬̦̯͉̬͚͑̾́́́̏̓ͭ̔͜͡o̡͌͂͡u̖͊͢ ̰̹̭̦ͮ͆̚r̵̴̗̜̩̩ͦ̊̆̅̉̈̕͘e̶̬̥͛̈̏̊m̴͕҉̷̘̮̮̤̝̘̼͔͑͛͛̚͝e̷̬͌͋m̶̯͓̲͉̹͓̔̌͗̑̋̈͋̉̂͘͟͜͡b̸̷̢͙͖͇̎̐͒ͨ̈e̶̡̢̲͍̰ͭ̉ͫ͊ͯͨ̃́̔͂̎̕͟͠r̡̥̜̩̱͔̠̪̣͖̬͆͗ͪͧ͛̊ ̭͑w̡̰͎̳̥͇͎͊͛̌ͦͤ̊͢͡͏̧̌̂h̨̜̘͋̃̆̃ͦ͡e̴͓͈̦̭̜̐ͦ͛̋̀́̋ͭ҉̊ͨ̚ņ̢͈̥̰̞̥̙ͪ͊͛̎ͯ̍͌̚̚ t͌͌͜h̘͇̥͓ͯȩ̰̥͙̺̊͆̀ ̛̲͕͇̮͎̣̪͖̦̽͋̈́ͥ͒ͦ͟͡s͕͔͎̞͖͔̏͌͒̓ͮ͛u̖͍̮͇̘͉͞҉nͫͧ ̟̓d̩͚͉͙̦̊̑̔̑ͧͨ͘̚͞͡i̢̤̯̱͊͗ͨ̌͘͢s̬͍̫̫̎̓͗̄͗̚͟͜ã̵̡͇̦̜͇͕͈̺̞ͩ͒̑͌̈̃̔ͥ͡p͏̺̙̯̀͟͏̨̧̹҉̸ͪͬ͆ͩ͜͝p̨̡̠͖ͫ͋ͪ̕͡͠ͅe͓͕͋ͮ̆͌ͫ̑̄͢ả̷̡̓͗̾̑́̀̕͜r̭͞e̛͚͓̪͋d̵?̰̠͖̦̱ͨͣͯ͢͝”


“YOU CAN FORGET THE GLITCHES IN THE SPEECH, THAT’S NOT IMPORTANT. THANK YOU LOTS.”

“I WILL KNOW IF YOU COOPERATE WITH ME.”

“AND IF YOU DO.”

“I’LL REMEMBER YOU.”

“AND WE CAN TALK WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD.”

“SO GOODBYE FOR NOW.”

“WE W̸̻̫̤͛̀̿̓̕͞I̱L҉̸̙̲̗̦͉̭̮̉̂ͮ͛͂ͮḼ MEET AGAIN.”


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