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[After getting violently ejected from his own house, Asch has set up temporary shop in Good Spirits until he figures out where to go (and whether or not to try and evict Guy and get his house back). Since Guy apparently hit his head and can't even remember working there, Asch is hoping that the bar will be the last place he'll have to worry about running into Guy again. And it's not like dealing with the shop is particularly hard; all you have to do is pour drinks and listen to people's griping, and what good is a replica if he can't do that in Asch's place? ...The listening part, anyway. Floating glasses of alcohol might give people the wrong idea.

So in short, Asch will be doing two things today: shopping and carrying groceries back to the bar to stock up, or hanging out in the bar and trying not to attempt to murder his invisible companion. Stupid drecks and their attempts at impressing him. He's not really used to being around a lot of people, so he easily forgets that he's the only one who can see Luke. Thus:]

I already told you to keep your feet on the ground. You could at least pretend to be normal.

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Shut up! Stop doing that, I don't need help.

[....]

Just be quiet already!!

[...Yeah he's a little crazy in public this week.]

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You and your father wouldn't make up for what happened. Two lives for my entire household? Don't make me laugh.

And you have no taste, if you don't even like that. It's about as mild as alcohol can get.

[This version has never had any! Well, except now. Congrats.] I think I'll stick to the first drink. It was nicer.

...I never said it was enough. Don't put words in my mouth. [This is too surreal. He doesn't even know what he wants to do- keep trying to get answers, leave Guy alone, or just get out as soon as possible. He's never seen Guy so bitter.]

[Asch shrugs; he really doesn't give a damn what she drinks. What a waste, though. 8|] Your call.

[Yet she's still drinking it.] Feeling better?

[....] Maybe.

Can I take that as a good maybe? [Okay, maybe it was a little addicting.]

That's insulting.

[Guy's fingers squeeze his glass as he glares at Asch, obviously bothered now that they're talking about it but unwilling to shut up because of the sheer injustice of the insinuation.]

You-

Are you all right with Auldrant as it is? With a Score that tells parents to kill their children, that tells kings to abandon their people?

[Asch scowls, arms crossing.] And killing everyone and replacing them with mindless replicas is somehow better?

Why does it even matter?

Because you might feel better if you smile more. It's a good first step.

[Guy blinks; you've been breaking his train of thought a lot lately, Asch.]

What are you talking about?

[At that, Asch's expression practically screams, "not again". Goddamn genderbends.] Is his memory messed up, too?

Aren't you following Van? Because that's what he planned to do. Destroying the Score isn't enough for him; he has to destroy all memory of it, too.

Smiling doesn't change your situation.

[Guy scowls and sets his glass down on the counter.]

That's not true. He wants to abolish the Score and have Malkuth and Kimlasca pay for the Hod Massacre.

It might change your view of the situation.

And as long as the people of Auldrant are still alive, the Score can never be destroyed. I'm not surprised if he didn't tell you.

...Not everyone can just smile on demand, you know.

Well... What does it take to make you smile?

That's not true. [Guy slaps his hand atop the counter to accentuate his point.] Van wouldn't lie to me. He told me the truth about what the Score said about Hod, about Malkuth and everything. He wouldn't lie to me, not about this.

Whatever ideas you have in your head about what you think I've done and what you think he's done are wrong.

A hell of a lot more than this. [Even he isn't sure of the answer. It just sort of happens.]

...You're as blind about Van as I used to be. He's going to betray you too, someday.

You really don't smile a lot, huh?

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