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" alone, hm. " perhaps it's what you deserve, the melancholic thought crosses his mind and is quickly discarded. or, at least, he attempts to discard it. how many times was he told that he was going too far? too far in his manipulations, too far in his grand game. only fitting that it's finally driven away everyone. better this way, perhaps.
his thoughts of doom and gloom are interrupted, however, by an indescribable, even for him, flash of bright light. one that materialises an oddly familiar visitor. he just barely lifts his head, eyes lock with the person that the light left in its place. " hmm. i do know you, don't i? yes, maybe the face is a bit more creased… a few more wrinkles, certainly. still, strangely familiar… "