They wouldn't have been the same. I didn't really have anyone before coming here. Now I can't get them to go away.
[ sure, he had rishid, who he is deeply bonded to, but- rishid alone couldn't stop malik's descent into his hellbent obsession with revenge ]
You know... I kept thinking that being in this place was a punishment. In a way, I still think it is. However, it could have been fate that brought us here for more than one reason. I still don't think I deserve it, but since I can't undo anything, we just have to live with it... These other influences outside of our control, that's pushing back against all the evil deeds that we've done. The universe wants to balance itself, and maybe this is what it's been trying to accomplish this whole time.
...well, if it was trying to balance itself - it probably says something that you survived this long despite everything.
[she reaches over to flick his nose, like a little shit.]
Like, maybe this is the universe's way of telling you to stop being so down on yourself? You've been who you are this whole time, and like... yeah, there were definitely some parts that sucked, but it's letting you be who you are.
The week they all suspected me of murder... I only brought the Millennium Rod with me to trial so I could have stabbed Beauregard to death if she got near me. Of course, that's not how it worked out, but...
Did you know, one of them back in daycare told me they didn't think I'd make a convincing villain? Like, come on. Hello?
[she's! so ready! to beat things up!!]
...but I guess it kind of is a second chance. [...] I'm still gonna use it to get what I want. But I guess what I want is for us to get out of here and make it so this can't ever happen again.
He was there with me the longest. He saw me when I was at my most upset before I realized more people were going to be joining us and tried to act nicer again!
[keyword: tried]
How unobservant can a guy be? Anyway... [she holds out her hand for a handshake.] Looks like we've got the same goal, so let's achieve it and rip this place apart.
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I never asked you for a pep talk, you did that on your own... Not that I expected it from you, either. Being dead changed you that much?
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[but at that question, there's a brief, slightly panicked thought - has it?]
...I was really mad at first, when I ended up over there. And some of them saw some pretty awful parts of me, but... they still accepted me anyway.
[she sounds a little lost.]
It... wasn't what I expected.
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I did some bad things... Told some people about what I did before I got here, and they still wanted to accept me. I don't know why.
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[pretend her icon is still transformed]
I wonder what things would've been like if I'd met people like this before coming here.
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[ sure, he had rishid, who he is deeply bonded to, but- rishid alone couldn't stop malik's descent into his hellbent obsession with revenge ]
You know... I kept thinking that being in this place was a punishment. In a way, I still think it is. However, it could have been fate that brought us here for more than one reason. I still don't think I deserve it, but since I can't undo anything, we just have to live with it... These other influences outside of our control, that's pushing back against all the evil deeds that we've done. The universe wants to balance itself, and maybe this is what it's been trying to accomplish this whole time.
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[she reaches over to flick his nose, like a little shit.]
Like, maybe this is the universe's way of telling you to stop being so down on yourself? You've been who you are this whole time, and like... yeah, there were definitely some parts that sucked, but it's letting you be who you are.
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I didn't kill anyone, even though I wanted to. So maybe... I'm getting another chance.
[ it's "you're right" but he doesn't want to give her the satisfaction of saying that ]
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[so like
yeah! some people deserve redemption arcs! malik is apparently one of them. lila, who seems totally unapologetic about her murder plot, is not.]
I guess it's better for everyone that I wasn't!
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The week they all suspected me of murder... I only brought the Millennium Rod with me to trial so I could have stabbed Beauregard to death if she got near me. Of course, that's not how it worked out, but...
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...I guess it turned out mostly okay in the end.
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We don't know for sure. We're still here, after all.
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Good to hear you're not totally changed.
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You've already come back from the dead. If that isn't a shot at a second chance, then... I don't know what else would be.
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Did you know, one of them back in daycare told me they didn't think I'd make a convincing villain? Like, come on. Hello?
[she's! so ready! to beat things up!!]
...but I guess it kind of is a second chance. [...] I'm still gonna use it to get what I want. But I guess what I want is for us to get out of here and make it so this can't ever happen again.
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[ he is clearly mocking her because he Knows, but, look. he hasn't been able to joke around with anyone for like LITERAL WEEKS. ]
I am the same. Whatever happens after... that's not the point. I just want to be done with this place.
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[keyword: tried]
How unobservant can a guy be? Anyway... [she holds out her hand for a handshake.] Looks like we've got the same goal, so let's achieve it and rip this place apart.
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[ but we're past that now, and he grips her hand for a nice firm shake. ]
We're going to burn this place down to ashes.
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[
im imagining this with, like, dramatic music and evil laughter in the background]