[Accidental Voice]

[dissonates]

[There's two voices- one is obviously Asch, and the other is too muffled to hear.]

-ing out to investigate. I told Natalia to stay inside; you should do the same.

[A pause.]

...I am not sick. I already rested enough.

[Pause.]

I'm not a kid, so stop acting like my mother.

[...]

Wh- you are not "as good as she is", shut up!

[Pause.]

Goddammit, Guy.

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[dissonates]

You're supposed to think for yourself, that's what! Stop putting so much weight in what everyone else says! You kept saying that we're different- that I'm me, that you're you- if we're so different, then hurry up and figure out your own worth! Don't rely on me, it's nothing but an irritation!

[prismshards]

Why do you think I'm telling you all this if I wasn't thinking for myself? I've thought long and hard about everything that's happened and while I know I don't need your input to worth something, I kind of would like you to be proud of me for a change! You're not my parents or teacher, but you're someone important to me and I value your opinion! Is that really so much of pain?

[dissonates]

Maybe I'd respect you if you didn't say stupid things like this.

[prismshards]

There's nothing stupid about what I've said! It's all true!

[dissonates]

Let me give you a hint, then, replica- if you want me to have a better opinion of you, don't start by trying to convince me that I've had a better life than you.

[prismshards]

O-okay, maybe that wasn't the smartest thing to ever come out of my mouth, but I wasn't trying to say those seven years were easier for you-- I know they weren't! I just want you to understand that you weren't the only one Master Van screwed over.

[dissonates]

The only thing you've lost is yourself. The sooner you figure out who the hell you are, the less of a selfish idiot you'll look.

[prismshards]

[ Blinks. Your words are finally making sense to him, Asch. ]

Lost myself..? Is that the big difference between who I was and who I am now? What about you? Have you been able to sort out who you are since Eldrant?

[dissonates]

[Oh thank god, he was seriously considering stomping off in a huff.]

...It's a work in progress.

[prismshards]

[ He'd have tackled himself an original. ]

Looks like it's coming along nicely. ...even if you still resort to violence first.

[dissonates]

[Are you looking to get punched again.]

Your brain needed a good shake.

[prismshards]

[ It's a natural hazard from being Luke. ]

But it's my jaw that took the impact.

[dissonates]

[Well, it could've been worse.]

Means to an end, nothing more.

[prismshards]

[ So very true. He could be Asch. That would be horrifying. ]

Sure wasn't a friendly gesture.

[dissonates]

[Now that's just rude. 8|]

It wasn't meant to be.

[prismshards]

[ You get what you dish out. :| ]

Glad we agree on one thing at least.

[dissonates]

[Sticks and stones, replica. Sticks and stones. D|]

So then, are you satisfied yet?

[prismshards]

[ Stones my ass. You used your fist. DX ]

Pretty much. You've given me a lot to think about.

[dissonates]

[...So you'd prefer thrown rocks?]

Good. Don't forget it.

["-When you go back." Which in his mind is inevitable, though he's not about to say it.]

[prismshards]

[ Those he stands a chance of dodging! ]

I'm not about to. I'm not that eager to feel your wrath that much.

[ For Luke there isn't any going back. ...not home, anyways. Though that's fine too. He can keep you company in purgatory. ]

[dissonates]

[What if the fonic link makes him stand still. |D]

Then you've learned something. Amazing.

[Asch is thrilled. Really.]

[prismshards]

[ Try it and he'll give you the headache from hell, mister. B| ]

About as amazing as you being able to smile.

[ The only kinds of thrills he's able to get are the cheap kind. ]

good lord you're on like 24/7

[dissonates]

[Hey, hey, you can't do that B| ]

...That's not that amazing.

[That is a sad, sad fact.]

I'm nocturnal as of late <<;

[prismshards]

[ All's fair in love and war, darling original. ♥ ]

Eh, you're right. It's a friggin' miracle.

[ Luke could give him plenty of thrills in the babysitting department. And he fully expects to get hit for that. ]

so I noticed *stares at thread in awe*

[dissonates]

[I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY. DX]

Hey, shut up! I smile when I feel like it!

[Are babysitting thrills true thrills?]