Charles Eyler/Dialogue

**Main Series**Heaven's Gate

NB!! Spoiler Alert!The following article may contain content that can be considered spoiler material. Proceed at your own risk.

* Ep 1
* Ep 3
* Heaven's Gate

*Charles is confirmed in Episode 3 to be the masked man that possessed Charlotte, though he appears to be borrowing another Vincent vessel during this masquerade.*

### The Warning

* "Hello there."
* "Isn’t it dangerous for a little girl to wander around here all alone?"
* "Is that so."
* "Well, it’s a pity they won’t make it back before you meet your death in ten minutes."
* "Is that all there is to it?"
* "Well, well, aren’t you a nice child."
* "I'm afraid he'll die shortly after."
* "There is one way to save your friend, however."
* "Is that okay?"
* "Even though you disagree with my methods?"
* > The man pets Charlotte's head.
* "Don't blame yourself for a single thing, child."
* "Well then..."

### Possessing Charlotte

* "Aah...the human body is such a fragile thing."
* "I can't just apologize if I accidentally break it, can I?"
* "...Well then, what do we have here?"
* "Hmm~ All this junk is no good."
* "Scissors? Not bad, but not the best option either."
* "Such a shame I'll get this pretty dress dirty."

### Killing Freya

* "...That's right. Let's play a game."
* "Boredom's the worst, isn't it?"
* "Ha, ha."
* "Open your eyes, here come the scissors!"

## Opening Monologue

*Charles' expressions do not appear, but the textbox and font colors are the same as the ones used for his dialogue, heavily implying that this is him welcoming the game's audience.*

* "come gather, both the young and the old!"
* "come enjoy the show!"
* "a show"
* "of lies and gods,"
* "of twists and turns and imperfection"
* "of sterile whiteness and ink-black vomit"
* "blending into splendid gray"
* "of paranoia and psychosis"
* "and the brilliance of a human mind"

## The True Realm

### Parasites

* This world is swarming with parasites.
* Tiny. Invisible.

 Tenacious.
* Once they outwit your immune system, they eat you from the inside.
* Use you as an incubator for their offspring.
* Control your mind and alter your personality.
* They keep reproducing, and reproducing, and reproducing, endlessly reproducing...
* Until every single person is consumed by the disease.

### Torture Scene

* The bullies bring out the scissors.

* A lock of hair falls down.
* And another one.
* And another, and another.
* I want to do something, anything.
* **But all I do is avert my eyes.**
* And think,
	+ **"Thank god it's not me."**
* Because I am--

* Anri's voice is a harsh whisper.
* "...Ah."
* "Sorry, I got distracted."
* The girl acting all conspiratory is Henrietta Warhol.
	+ "Anri," she insists.
* Her nails dig into my sleeves. Nervous.

 She doesn't really want to be here.
* What are we doing here in the first place?
* Ah.
	+ That's right.
* We're collecting blackmail on these girls using Anri's phone for a chance to frame them later.
* Wasn't my idea.
* Collecting receipts on people she'll go shopping with the very next day. Classic Anri.
* Getting a hold on these kinds of things makes her feel safer, she says.
* Just like carrying a box cutter that she'll never use to save her life.
* And she'll never show this footage to the teachers.
* Well of course, she has an image to maintain.
* Never a single hair strand out of place, her attire perfectly ironed and manicure neatly done.
	+ Fake.
* I snap an another photo and hand the phone back to Anri.
	+ It's time to leave.

* The bullied one is squirming, crying pitifully.
	+ Crying for help.
* Anri catches my sleeve on the ladder two floors above.
* "The lessons have long since ended."
* "I... doubt anyone's around."
* I take her hand in mine.
	+ It's our ritual for comforting each other.
* We are no heroes.
* I've been a class ghost ever since elementary.
* Anri was bullied in middle school.

* We started talking after I found her locked in the boys' changing room.
	+ Half-dressed, crying pitifully in a corner.
* I gave her my track pants and she, not knowing how to deal with this display of compassion,
* Made sure to call me names and write insults on the class blackboard until the end of the year.
* I can't remember when we actually started to get along.
* It must've begun somewhere around the time she accidentally discovered my drawings.

* And right now...
* There's nothing we can do.
* We're terrified.
* That's why we take the emergency stairs and run, run, run.
* Until we're out of breath.
* Until we've reached Anri's home.
* Until we're locked in our private boxes called houses.
* Still, the image of the beaten up, humiliated girl surrounded by monstrosities won't go away.
* One wrong step, and it could've been us. Sprawled on the concrete floor.

 Defenseless.
* The parasites would keep
Laughing, laughing, laughing,
Contagious slime dripping from their mouths.

### Charles' House

* "Ah."
* Henrietta Warhol. "Anri".
* If someone were to ask us what kind of relationship we have...
* Both of us would've said we're **dating**.
* However...our relationship is far from romantic.
* The most intimate thing we did was when Anri held my hand during a panic attack, anyway.
* The whole ordeal wasn't my idea to begin with.
* It's Anri who's obsessed with the idea of "normalcy". Or, the semblance of it, which would be more accurate in her case.
* She suggested it almost too casually, as if dating someone was a point to cross off her bucket list.
* As if she knew I would go with the flow.
* And so I did.
* "(Uh-oh. She's angry.)"
* "(Let's write something.)"

### Online

* [18:51] charlotte: hey, you do the same
* [18:53] charlotte: ;; no bullying
* [18:56] charlotte: do you know how many people would kill for having matching icons with C himself
* [18:59] charlotte: can't today, busy
* [19:10] charlotte: Hey the mc is not technically a self-insert
* [19:11] charlotte: ........i still have the right to be offended
* [19:18] charlotte: says a guro enthusiast
* [19:18] charlotte: jokes on you, I have 900 kudos
* [19:30] charlotte: that's fair, alright
* [19:35] charlotte: nah"
* [19:45] charlotte: you just want free food
* [19:46] charlotte: and I have a surge of inspiration
* [19:46] charlotte: what will win?
* [19:39] charlotte: i'm locking the door

### Online

* [19:50] charlotte: evening
* [19:50] charlotte: i've read the article you sent the other day
* [19:51] charlotte: also
* [19:51] charlotte: http://n.co/3924x7cn
* [19:51] charlotte: philosophy discussion time?
* [19:53] charlotte: aw
* [19:53] charlotte: doing god's work
* [19:53] charlotte: good luck with your script!! i'm sure it'll be divine <3<3
* [20:03] charlotte: aw! stop it
* [20:04] charlotte: it's the least I can do for you
* [20:04] charlotte: your writing is amazing
* [20:09] charlotte: heheh, thanks

### Charles House (True Realm)

* Someone puts a hand on my shoulder.
* I feel my stomach turn.

* "...Ugh."

* Scarlett Eyler.
* My unborn sister.
* The perfect girl soaked in womb blood.
* The one whom Father told Mom to kill.
* The one whose death caused her mental breakdown.
* The reason for all of my misfortunes.
* Of course I do.
* Scarlett Eyler has been punishing me for my existence ever since I was born.
* "You didn't wash your hands well enough.
* Scrub them for 10 minutes straight."
* "You failed to get a perfect score on the test.
* Bang your head on the wall until it bleeds."
* "You didn't follow the schedule.
* Hurt yourself with a cardboard knife."
* "You didn't clean your room.
* Feed your pet junk food."
* "You ate too much.
* Starve yourself for three days."
* "I'm trying this hard for you, but you're never trying hard enough."
* "You won't pass the Trial like this."
* ...is what she always says, giving me a stern look behind my back.
* The Trial is all she ever talks about.
* According to Scarlett Eyler, the day of the Trial will be the day I die.

* I keep her away by drinking pills.
* I swallow 10 tablets, and Scarlett Eyler disappears.

* "Hello, Mom."
* "Slept well?"
* "Why don't we have a fancy dinner tomorrow?"
* "I can make your favorite dish."
* "I saved up some money from freelance work, so you don't have to worry about the cost of the ingredients."
* "It's okay."
* "I'll bring it to your room and we'll eat together, okay."
* "..."
* "Right, Mother."

* She's looking right at me, but all she sees is Scarlett Eyler.
* **The child that never was.**

### With Q84

* "Miss Wiltshire, answer me truthfully."
* "Do you think free will exists?"
* "So straightforward, aren't you. Very well."
* "Let me start from afar."
* "This world is swarming with parasites."
	+ "Tiny. Invisible. Tenacious."
* "Once they outwit your immune system, they eat you from the inside."
* "Use you as an incubator for its offspring."
* "Control your mind and alter your personality."
* "What if I said that everyone in the House hosted a parasite in their heads?"
* "A parasite's goal is reproduction, right?"
* "Our parasite is no different."
* "However, the House's inhabitants are only its *intermediate* hosts."
* "Its final goal is to infect the people from **the outside. The audience** itself."
* "That's why, using all of us, it creates **a story**."
* "An impactful story that would carry over into the world behind the screen."
* "But...not all stories leave a lasting impression."
* "So they're created over and over. Again, and again, and again."
* "Until there's a whole franchise."
* "Until there's an combination of events and relationships that works."
* "Until there's a story that'll succeed in infecting the minds of the audience, who will, in turn, create something of their own."
* "Production for the sake of reproduction."
	+ "Creation for the sake of recreation."
* "Miss Wiltshire."
* "If I told you this was the reality of our existence, what would you do?"

### Online (True Realm)

* [14:31] charlotte: hey I bought tickets to that new thriller
* [14:35] charlotte: gross
* [14:39] charlotte: that's better
* [14:41] charlotte: yeah it should be hilarious
* [14:41] charlotte: roasting central time
* [14:47] charlotte: right? <3<3
* [14:51] charlotte: ew, photos
* [14:51] charlotte: got it

### After Movie

* "Pfft! I can't believe you liked THAT."
* "It was a trainwreck at best."
* "You just liked the romance subplot, didn't you?"
* "Bingo!"
* "Sure. Anywhere you'd like."
* "(You're doing it so that you'd brag about it to your friends later, aren't you?)"

### Madamoiselle Cafe

* "Then we'll gladly take up on one."
* "Are you going to eat at all?"
* "I'm digging in."
* "Ow."
* "Aren't couples supposed to be affectionate?"
* "Yeah, yeah, right."
* Anri's just using me to maintain her social status.
* I briefly wonder how it is not obvious to her that nobody really cares.
* Yet, I enjoy our time together.
* Even though I know our play-pretend relationship will shatter as soon as high school ends.
* Then we'll throw away each other like used napkins.

### Charles House

* "Oh, crap. No more pills left."
* "(sigh)"
* "It's not a fanfic and it isn't not worthless, Scarlett."
* "Hey, don't insult my daughter."
* "There's no concept of free will in this story to begin with."
* "All the characters are controlled by the parasite."
* "Argh, you're so annoying for a tulpa."
* "Listen. Even C complimented me."
* "...Yes. Yes, I do."
* "Fine, fine. I know."
* "..."
* "Oh. A message from C."
* "He's been acting weird lately, so..."
* "Give me five minutes, will you?"
* I feel my blood go cold.

### Online

* [18:15] charlotte: are you sure?
* [18:16] charlotte: i see.
* [18:17] charlotte: i'm sorry
* [18:17] charlotte: i can't find the words to say
* [18:18] charlotte: are you scared? if you are, i will be there for you. i'm your number one fan, remember?

### Online

* [18:18] charlotte: i will, trust me
* [18:19] charlotte: it will be the first and last time we meet in person, huh
* [18:19] charlotte: don't be. pat pat.
* [18:21] charlotte: don't mention it
* [18:21] charlotte: have a good night's sleep, ethereal prince
* "wai--"

### Charles House

* "Wha- HEY!"
* "This isn't the time for it!"
* "C, he, he's going to..."
* "Oh god."
* "He's going to die."
* "You wouldn't dare."
* "Shut up."
* "I'm not listening to you anymore."
* Scarlett drags me to the window.

*(While being dangled out of the window by Scarlett)*

* Her grip is strong.
* If I fall now, I won't be able to see him.
* I have to see him.
* I have to follow the schedule.
* "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, okay? I won't do it again!"
* Please let me meet him.
* Her words are an array of meaningless letters.

*(After being dangled out of the window by Scarlett)*

* I slide down the wall, breathing heavily.
* "(Haa...haaa...)"
* That evening I couldn't study at all.

### Mother's Room

* "Mother?"
* "The weather is good today."
* "Feel like going for a walk?"
* "It's okay. You don't have to force yourself."
* "Don't worry about it. How are you feeling?"
* "Is there a specific reason for it?"
* "I see. Shouldn't the pills help?"
* "..."
* "Wish it came sooner, right?"
* "It's okay, Mother."
* "I'll study hard and become a doctor."
* "Then, you won't have to worry about anything."
* "Mm."

### Rooftop

* 10:30 AM. It's a sunny day outside.
* I greet C with a small handwave and let out a sigh of relief.
* *Thank god. His face isn't distorted.*
* He flinches and his whole body becomes tense, but as soon as he realizes it's me, he loosens up a little.
* "Are you alright?"
* God, what am I even saying? Of course he isn't.
* "...Don't mention it."
* C is shorter than me.
* For some reason I always thought he'd be the taller one out of us two.
* It was just a flight of stairs, but he's completely out of breath.
* "Looks like PE isn't your best subject."
* "No, you don't look like a Lovecraftian nightmare to me", I dont say.
* "Gods! Look at you."
* "The only difference there is between you and your icon are those deep eyebags."
* "And, well, you're a midget. That counts too."
* "It's you who should be disappointed in me, mr C."
* "This is the sad reality of online chats."
* "Charlotte turned out to be Charles, whoops."
* "Bet you wanted to see the girl of your dreams."
* "..."
* "If you say so."
* Too bad you don't know Scarlett Eyler.
* "By the way...may I ask for your real name? Like, not an online handle?"
* "I see."
* "Likewise."
* "I'm glad I got to meet you in person before you..."
* "Ah."
* An awkward pause falls between us.
* I wait for an explanation, a crack in his defences, a breakdown.
* But none comes.
* There's only the deafening silence.
* I have to say something. Anything.
* "May I ask...how did you come up with this?"
* "The whole...universe birth theory."
* Vincent gathers himself a little.
* "So it's like...a world that consists entirely of you?"
* "So it's entirely possible that our world is just someone's mind taking shape.
* Then the cruel gods up above would definitely laugh at us both.
* "That would be just the worst, don't you think?"
* I'd cleanse this disease-stricken world of all contamination.
* "I..."
* "I don't think I'm cut out for that."
* "Gods are creators."
* "Even when I tried to write my own story, all I did was take your setting and twist it to my liking."
* "I'm not original at all."
* "And my writing has too many plot holes and pandering."
* "My story's protagonist is a little girl, too. Everyone and their dog has done it already."
* "Even when writing villains, I end up falling into cliches like demons and contracts and such."
* "Says C himself, a web celebrity--"
* Vincent looks down. He's barely holding up.
* I take off my glove and reach out.

* It's the only way of comfort I know.
* In a corner of my eye, I see him blinking vigorously. Oh.
* I want to take him away from this awful place, somewhere, anywhere-- but stop myself.
* It's not my decision to make.
* I don't know what he went through, or what his living circumstances are like.
* Scarlett Eyler was right.

* I know nothing about Vincent.

* All I've ever seen was his blinding icon on the screen.
* I don't know him at all.
* Vincent smiles at me. I know what death feels like.
* White is truly a cruel color.

* "Ah. Uh. Well."
* "See you in the Heavenly Kingdom?"
* Hey, Vince? You don't have to do this.
* Why become a god of some unknown place when you're the god of my world already?
* Don't you know that space is empty?
* Don't you know that nothing exists beyond this world?
* Then, it occurs to me.
* That maybe, he doesn't believe in anything.
* That maybe, he made up that story just to convince himself it's going to be okay.
* That maybe, all he wanted was to--
* Vincent lets go of my hand.
* "Vi--"
* Too late.
* I lose my balance and lean forward a little.
* Fear overwhelms me.

* I feel weak in my knees and stagger back, falling on the concrete floor, panting heavily.
* In the end, I let go of his hand. I couldn't follow him anywhere.
* I live for Mother. That's how it should always be.
* I can't leave this world before she does. That's what I decided for myself a long time ago.
* Scarlett Eyler's sighing behind my back.
* She's muttering something along the lines of, "Good riddance", "Get back here", and "You idiot".
* Didn't I take the pills?

* Vincent fell, I called the ambulance and ran, ran, ran away.
* All ended well.
* There was nothing to be sad about.

 "In a far, faraway land
Lived the Quiet God.

 He never uttered a single word
And lived his life in solitude.

 It was his creations
Who lumped together
And couldn't stop talking.

 "He must be sad," said a few.
"He must be suffering," pondered some.
"He must be lonely," claimed many.

 But, contrary to their beliefs,
The Quiet God was happy.

 Surrounded by the comfortable silence,
Wandering in the space abyss
He pondered many things.

 Like, "How could they endure all this noise?"

 Or, "How could they use languages not to connect, but to hurt each other?"

 And, "How could they feel so alone, when they're surrounded by so many?"

 And when the Quiet God got tired
The darkness engulfed him
And held him in its embrace
Without a word.

 As his followers cried,
"How cruel,"
"How unforgiving he is,"
The Quiet God slept.

### Charles House

* "Can't you leave me alone already?"
* "..."
* It's getting harder to breathe all over again.
* I desperately gasp for air, trying to stay conscious. Trying to stay sane.
* All I see before me is Vincent's body -- human, real -- mangled on the ground.
* He's gone. Gone gone gone gone gone gone
* "It's you whom I need protection from, you monster."
* "Say..Why won't you disappear?"
* Scarlett Eyler obstructs my line of vision and cups my face in her hands. They're cold as ice.
* I cover my ears and try not to scream.

### Charles House

* Anri is on her phone, absorbed in social networks. Nothing out of the ordinary.
* "Oh my god, this really blow up..."
* Our laughs are strained. Unnatural.
* We sit in silence for a while.
* "What is it?"
* "Oh."
* "Is it far from here?"
* "...I see."
* So you're leaving too, huh.
* This means the end of our play-pretend relationship.
* Tired, tired, tired.
* That's all you ever say.
* How "the world's unfair".
* How "everyone's unfair".
* "It's not my fault!" Boo hoo!
* I'm sick and tired of your complaining.
* I've never met your shut-in brother to begin with.
* He could be a corpse for all I know.
* "Anri."
* "I know!"
* "Why don't we run away together?"
* "Yeah. I'm serious."
* "Mhm. Let's skip school tomorrow, alright?"
* Thus, we set out on a journey.

### Hotel

* "Hey, don't jump on it too much."
* "Oh, I took care of that."
* "Just a moment."
* I bring out the pack of pills and hand it to Anri.
* "Here. There's enough for two."
* Anri throws the pack into my face.
* She's infront of me in a second,
* hitting me relentlessly with her small fists,
* making me take a step backward with every hit.
* "Wait--"
* "What--"
* "Miss Warhol?"
* She doesn't back down, landing a punch after another.
* We tumble down to the floor.

* "Ow-ow-ow..."
* "What are you talking about?"
* "Aren't you the one who--"
* Her tears fall down freely, staining my sweater.
* "Anri, I--"
* "What do you know?"
* "I didn't plan to live longer than Mother will to begin with", I don't say.
* "All Mother cares about is Scarlett!"
* "It's her who should've been born instead of me!"
* Anri slaps my face.

* Ah.
* The puzzle pieces start to fall into place.
* Anri coloring her hair to match mine.
* The constant messaging.
* The fake relationship.
* Anri is a liar.
* Anri is here.
* Anri cares.
* It's getting harder to breathe. Anri's crying.
* My eyes are dry.
* "...Why would I lie to myself?"
* "It's...not my fault. Satisfied?"
* "It's not...my fault."
* "It's not my fault."
* "It's not my fault"
* Anri kisses me.
* I feel like vomiting.
* It's not my fault. It's not my fault. It's not my fault.
* We keep repeating it like a mantra, over and over.
* Surprisingly, I feel myself calm down a little.
* Then, a thought occurs to me.
* Maybe this is how Anri calms herself down all the time.
* It's just that she would never tell anyone.
* We lie on the floor for a long time.
* I briefly wonder if it's properly vacuumed.

* "...I want to talk to him again."
* "He never finished Aether Almanac, you know?"
* "The main character was reborn multiple times trying to save the White Queen, but something always went wrong."
* "So he had to let her go."
* "Will I ever be able to let go?"
* "Oh?"
* "You're contradicting yourself, miss Warhol."
* "Like Charlotte?"
* "But she's the cutest!"
* "Mm."
* "Anri's such a bully!"
* I hug her tightly. It might as well be the last hug we share.
* "Thank you."
* "I mean it."
* I'm sorry I couldn't accept your feelings.

* We packed our things and returned home the next morning.
* The next month Anri's family moved to another town, like they initially planned.
* A year and a half after, we stopped talking to each other.
* All ended well.
* There was nothing to be sad about.

 "Once upon a time in a far, far away land, lived the Skin Princess.

 Every day she changed her skin
To appear in the best light
To every single person she met.

 Every night she ripped her skin off
Crying from the unbearable pain it caused her

 Whispering,
"It's not my fault"
"It's not my fault"
"It's not my fault" over and over

 Little did she know
That all the people in her kingdom
Were blind to being with.

### Charles House

* "Mom."
* "Mother."
* "It's morning already."
* "..."
* "Mother?"
* "Are you--"
* "...!"
* "...No way...not...you too..."
* "..."
* "...urk..."
* It'd be easier if my mom was a workaholic who was never home.
* It'd be easier if we hated each other.
* It'd be easier if I didn't remember the days when she was still full of energy.
* Who would want to admit their parent giving up on life and slowly rotting in the bedroom?
* Who would admit to thinking of their only parent **as a parasitic existence?**
* After that day, nothing was the same anymore.

### School

* "...urk..."
* I rush out of the class, straight to the bathroom stall. The voices of my classmates follow me.
* "...Haa...haa..."
* "Gh!!"
* I vomit into the toilet, the morning's breakfast spilling down the drain.
* Gross.
* ...That moment I realized.
* I could never touch a human being ever again.

* Only your face remained unchanged.
* White. Clean. Sterile.
* Free of contagious parasites.
* Vincent.
* I want to become clean, too.
* I want to ascend and become **white** like you.
* What in the world should I do **to wash this filth off?**

 Ah.

 You knew it all along, didn't you?

 It was this simple.

### Ocean

* "..."
* "Would an entire ocean really be enough to was all the ink off me, I wonder?"
* In the end...
* I couldn't replace Scarlett.
* Couldn't help the bullied one.
* Couldn't choose Anri.
* Couldn't bring Mother back.
* In the end, I achieved nothing and didn't amount to anything.
* I failed the Trial.
* If there is afterlife, **I don't want to be the protagonist.**
* Someone like Charlotte would be more fitting for the spotlight.
* In the end, my story wasn't about overcoming hardships.
* **It was a story of giving up.**
* I hear Scarlett Eyler growl behind my back.
* I cover my ears.
* Shut up, you monster.
* You're not even my sister.
* All you are is but an ugly reflection of my own self.
* A cancerous tumour on my mind.
* Her voice is so loud, so loud.
* But the deeper I sink, the quieter it gets.
* So I sank, and choked, and gasped for air, and felt my lungs explode.
* There was nothing to be sad about.
* All ended well, **didn't it?**

### Charles House (False Realm)

* "...Q84..."
* "Charlotte Unit Q84, how are you feeling?"
* "..."
* "..."
* "Welcome back."
* "It's been a while."
* "I don't really understand it myself, but your soul data didn't get deleted."
* "It might have something to do with your **wish.**"
* "...it's not. It's...a defective Charlotte vessel."
* "Please try to calm down."
* "Miss Wiltshire, a body is but a mere vessel--"
* "..."
* "I understand."
* "I'll put you to rest as soon as this is over."
* "However, for now..."
* "Please. I need you to come with me."
* "You'll understand as soon as we get there."
* "I...I can't. I already did what I could."
* "..."
* "Might as well be."
* "Ha-ha. I suppose I really am."
* "We're on 11F."
* "The room we need to visit is just a few steps away."
* "I'm perfectly capable of carrying you, miss Wiltshire."

*Walking to the door.*

* "Ah...well. I left him alone for a while and came back to a corpse."
* "Yeah. that's what they always do."
* "Even though I went through the trouble of implementing a no self-harm rule... talk about wasted effort."
* "Mm."

### Father's Room

* "...This is the place."
* "..."
* "Alright. Here goes."
* A deep breath, and...
* We're inside Father's room.
* It's quite empty. No furniture, no personal possessions, nothing.
* In the center of the room, there's...
* **...a working TV set.**

* "Scarlett Eyler became Charlotte Wiltshire."
* "She used to be cold and calculating, but ended up becoming absentminded and clueless as her mind crumbled under the influence of Mother's voice."
* "I carefully observed her from afar, and gave her a yellow ribbon to differentiate her from the other Charlottes."
* "I helped her when she was trapped in the Tv world."
* "**"I'll help you kill Wiltshire again"**, I told her."
* "That phrase seemed to trigger her memories."
* "She...remembered who she really was, and it horrified her."
* "She understood that she failed to prove V19 wrong."
* "Which, in turn, made her suicidal."
* "Scarlett Eyler's story should have ended after she wished to save the Oracle."
* "It **should** have ended."
* "But the Oracle intervened."
* "They created..."
* "**A channel.**"
* "It became a world made of Scarlett Eyler's soul data."
* "You are familiar with the concept by now, aren't you?"
* "Scarlett Eyler couldn't believe that the tenants were real, so imaginary they became."
* "She was obsessed with the Trial, so it manifested in her world."
* "I wanted to see for myself what her inner world is like."
* "Ahem. Still, my journey was rather fruitful."
* "I was afraid of facing her for so long, but when we finally met again...she didn't have the memories of the past anymore."
* "Even though I tried to trigger them so many times, she had no recollection of the past events."
* "She didn't even recognize the excerpt from one of my stories that she used to criticize."
* "She was...kind. Lost. Clumsy. Easily fooled. Delusional."
* ""I can hurt her this time around", I thought."
* "But..."
* "When I fell, she helped me get back to my feet."
* "**Scarlett Eyler would've kicked me until I lost consciousness.**"
* "When I got hurt, she tended to my wounds."
* "**Scarlett Eyler would've hurt me even more.**"
* "When I cried, she tried to reach out to wipe away my tears."
* "**Scarlett Eyler would've shouted at me.**"
* "She's...changed."
* "So I couldn't hurt her. Nor could I help her."
* "Ironically, she couldn't pass the Trial herself."
* "That's--"

*Umbrella Man's arrival.*

* "It's impossible. There's only Mother in the House."
* "!"
* "Miss Wiltshire, be careful."
* "If this person is the cognitive version of my Father, then he's even more powerful than Mother is."
* "Right, because you never cared about me."
* "You bastard. Was killing her in Mother's womb not enough?"
* "...It was a big deal for Mother."
* "That's all that matters."
* "Miss Wiltshire."
* "We have to help her."
* "She's not the same."
* "She sacrificed herself for me."
* "I forgave her, miss Wiltshire."
* "Hey, imposter. Can't we transfer her soul data to a new vessel?"
* "Then...what could we..."
* "I'm...not sure if that would be the right choice."
* "We don't know what the other channel will be like."
* "And it's not like the current channel will disappear, either."
* "Wouldn't switching the channel be just an attempt to make us feel better?"

### Saving the child

* "I..."
* "Miss Wiltshire, you don't have to--"
* "..."

* "...Alright. I'll come back soon."

*Burying Vincent.*

* "Ha-ha. Not even I know."
* "No matter how many corpses I drop here, it never gets filled up."
* "...Yeah. I really messed up."
* "In the end, all I did was postpone the inevitable."
* "No matter what, there's no way I could've helped him."
* "There was no way of "fixing" him, either."
* "I knew that somewhere on a subconscious level, didn't I?"
* "That's why the House is the way it is."
* "Were I convinced that I could change him, or anyone..."
* "They would've ended up being the brainwashed, unnaturally happy versions of themselves."
* "Never once have I wished for that."
* "However, the images of people I knew still became distorted in this place."
* "Especially Vincent's."
* "I was so fascinated with the idea of him that I failed to see him as a real person."
* "That's why in the House, he's all but an empty shell. An imaginary construct."
* "This place is no Heavenly Kingdom, after all."
* "Now then."
* "..."
* "He really is gone, isn't he."
* "Goodbye, Vincent."

*After dropping him.*

* "..."
* "Miss Wiltshire?"
* "There's one more place I'd like to visit, if you don't mind."
* "Oh, this? It's mr Honikker's invention."

#### With Mother

* "You know, miss Wiltshire?"
* "Unit V19 believe this world to be made purely for entertainment, but I don't feel like that's the case with the House."
* "During my lifetime in the True Realm, I always wanted to be liked by others."
* "Yet somehow, it never seemed to work out."
* "No matter what I did, I was either a ghost or a burden."
* "A kid no one wants to sit with, no matter how good my grades got."
* "Never expressing my opinion aloud, always going along with the flow."
* "Constantly shape-shifting. Adapting my personality traits to match others."
* "Saying what others want to hear just so that they would want to be around me."
* "Wanting to connect with others, yet pushing them away as soon as we got close."
* "Repulsed by physical closeness, I drifted away from human contact further and further."
* "Yet, somehow, through art and writing..."
* "I was able to connect with others in a way that didn't feel repulsive."
* "Miss Warhol, Vincent..."
* "I would've never been able to open up to them if it wasn't for my work, however small and insignificant it was."
* "After all, all my life I defined myself with things I could put on paper."
* "So even here, this world subconsciously ended up relying on it."
* ""Without fiction, without an appealing protagonist, no one would bother staying in the House.""
* "That's how I must've felt."
* "I can only hope that the Puppeteers observing us will forgive this weakness of mine."
* "If it was you, miss Wiltshire, you surely would've made the ending spectacular, wouldn't you?"
* "But with me, the most I can do is come in terms with the loss of my loved ones."
* "Losing Scarlett to Father's decision."
* "Losing Mother to mental illness."
* "Losing Vincent to delusions."
* "Losing Anri to the distance."
* "There doesn't seem to be an end to my regrets, is there?"
* "Now then, back to the purpose of our visit to this room."
* "..."
* "Hello, Mother."
* "I'm here."
* "I know."
* "You already did the best you could."
* "You gave birth to so many wonderful children."
* "Just like you wanted, right?"
* "Everything's okay."
* "You can rest now."
* "You'll be the last of your kind, Q84."
* "There'll be no more stories."
* "No more dreams."
* "No more control."
* "At last, we will be free of everything."
* "No more restrictions! No more fate! No more endings! Wonderful, isn't it?"
* "Mother...will no longer..."
* "..."
* "..."
* "..."

#### Epilogue

* "Ah. Um, hello. This is a bit sudden, isn't it?"
* "Especially since we haven't talked directly before."
* "You got to spend time with all the other parts of me, but I, the core part, always ended up being a side character."
* "I'd rather have it stay that way."
* "But...you have reached the ending of this story, and there's no one else left to say the final word."
* "So, please bear with me for a moment."
* "..."
* "...So, here we are."
* "Everyone's gone."
* "The House has crumbled."
* "A fitting end for a self-destructive world."
* "In the end, it was no place for all of us to stay."
* "Now that there's no Mother, the walls of the House can no longer confine me."
* "However, before I leave, I wanted to thank you in person."
* "I'm fairly sure this ending wasn't what you wanted, or what were you here for."
* "After all, in the end, I couldn't become "Charlotte Wiltshire"."
* "Or "Scarlett Eyler"."
* "Or a proper "Vincent Wordsworth"."
* "All there is...is FRUSTRATION!"
* "Endless screaming into the void with pent up anger."
* "A disappointing world of a disappointing person."
* "A game with no winners."
* "Yet another world where your choices didn't matter."
* "But..."
* "You still stayed until the end."
* "Through allusions and metaphors, fairytales and delusions, we were able to have a conversation."
* "And, after letting it all out, getting it out there, I was able to let go of my regrets."
* "Just because you listened."
* "That's why...thank you for paying a visit to the House."
* "I hope you enjoyed your stay. Even a little bit."
* "Ah, but...I might be not the one you want to hear a "thank you" from."
* "Let's try it again."

### Switching the channel

* "...Alright."

* "Um...What is she doing?"
* "All the time?"
* "So it's a channel where she doesn't even have a story?"
* "Stop it, miss Wiltshire. It's not funny."
* "..."
* "...She seems happy."
* "Blissful, even."

* "Miss Wiltshire, stop it!"
* "...I know. I know, okay?"
* "We're both frustrated."
* "But there's really nothing we can do."
* "Not all problems can be solved."
* "Not all things can be fixed."
* "It's something we have to live with, no matter how much it frustrates us."
* "I never asked to be born."
* "It always should have been **her.**"
* "Yet Father chose me."
* "Him and Mother were already apart at that time, yet he still chose to let me live."
* "So I lived constantly trying to make up for everything Mother has lost."
* "For every breakdown she had."
* "For every time we called the ambulance."
* "For every time she cried."
* "Nothing else mattered."
* "And now...look at this world."
* "Repetitive. Meaningless. Futile."
* "It's almost laughable how unoriginal my stories are."
* "None of you deserved this."
* "And I can't even die here."
* "Trust me, I've tried."
* "...Are you sure we--"
* "You...want to make Pythias out of them?"
* "That's true. Like I said, no matter what we do, there will be no right answers."
* "The House is essentially self-destructive."
* "Wait a minute."
* "Didn't you want me to put you to rest?"
* "..."
* "I..."

##### *Kindergarten*

* "Oh. Winged ants. That's rare." (Upon seeing Vincent watching ants.)
* "That's good. Bugs are yucky."
* "Stop it! Let it go!" (In response to Vincent tearing a wing off an ant.)
* "...just because we are bigger, that doesn't mean we should hurt them."
* "..."
* "Mom says even the smallest lives matter."
* "..."
* "If you d-don't stop, I'll tell the nurses."
* "What's up with him..."

* "Ah...no. Mom says chips are bad for health." (In response to being asked if he wanted to trade.)

* "Why is this place so dirty, Mom?" (Moving at age 5.)
* "I want to go back home. Why did we have to leave?"

##### *Middle School*

* "here, I'm sending over the presentation files" (Messaging Vincent for the school project.)
* "..." (Listening to kids talk about Vincent having health complications.)

* "You should use detergent to scrub this off." (Cleaning the classroom with Henrietta.)
* "I like cleaning."
* "You can go home, I planned to stay after lessons anyway."
* "...okay." (In response to Henrietta explaining why she's staying.)
* "Henrietta?"
* "Give me your hand."
* "Here. Good work today." (Placing a candy into Henrietta's hand.)
* "Unless you don't like barberry flavor." (As a response to Henrietta asking if anything is wrong with it.)
* "You're welcome."

* "but mom!" (A message response to Henrietta sending messages about getting rid of Charles' acne.)

##### *High School*

* "Mind if I sit here?" (Asking if he can sit next to Vincent.)
* "Thanks."
* "Oh. Now that I think of it, it's the front seat."
* "I shouldn't be taking it."
* "Sucks to be you." (About Vincent getting carsick in the back of the bus.)

* "Morning." (To Vincent.)
* "Was getting my beauty sleep."
* "Did you party with everyone?"
* "Have to admit, I have a hard time imagining you drinking."
* "Augh, don't remind me."
* "I woke up to sounds of someone puking in the toilet next door."
* "When I drink, I just become sleepy."
* "Boring, right?"
* "Nah...if anything, I shut up for good." (In response to Vincent saying Charles seems like one to talk a lot when drunk.)
* "Then fall asleep."
* "I think I'm the type people would call an ambulance for because they'd drunkedly think I died of lethal ethanol intake."
* "Well..."

* "...?" (Being woken up by Vincent after falling asleep outside.)
* "Ah. Thanks."
* "I didn't mean to fall asleep."
* "Why are you out at this hour?"
* "We're not allowed to leave the rooms at night, you know?"
* "Uh."
* "I guess I'm not a fan of voyeurism?"
* "No, that sounded bad. Forget it."
* "Yeah, that's a pleasant way to put it." (After Vincent says he assumes there's problems with Charles' roommate.)
* "..."
* "No, that's..." (In response to Vincent mentioning how quiet it is.)
* "Nah. I'll wait it out a bit more." (In response to being asked if he was going to return to his room soon.)
* "Night. Thanks for keeping me company."

* "sure, just gonna grab something to eat" (Message response to Vincent asking if Charles would join him for lunch.)
* "is it the usual place?" (Message response.)

* "Don't you think the education system is flawed?" (Discussing while eating lunch with Vincent.)
* "Hmm..."
* "I'm rather thinking about the things we learn."
* "Take today's test, for example."
* "Do you actually know what "the entropy of isolated system never decreases" means? Can you explain that?"
* "See?"
* "You only learned the answer the teacher wanted to see."
* "Not only will you forget this knowledge, but you'll have no clue what you were writing about."
* "We're only learning keywords that we don't know the meaning of, and don't gain any practical knowledge."
* "Right."
* "I just wanted you to hear me out on this."
* "If given the opportunity, I'd like to change something myself."
* "It'd be ridiculous to tell others how to do their work."
* "Then, mass media is just entirely made out of them."
* "It's just template phrases that are guaranteed to cause a reaction..."
* "Yeah. Like articles bashing local art exhibitions are actually written to promote them."
* "Oh, crap. I think the break will end soon."
* "You still haven't finished your food."

* "Miss Warhol, you absolutely have to consult me on dating sims." (Talking to Henrietta.)
* "We could make a fortune off this."
* "It's your fault for trying to seem something you're not~"
* "So, how about it? You and me, a doujin circle?"
* "Just copy the popular troupes."
* "Everyone only wants things they're used to."

* "what's up with the emergence of the web cults lately?" (Messaging Vincent.)
* "eh— What?! Really?" (After Vincent says he copywrote the Heaven's Gate site.)
* "the text you wrote was awfully convincing, though"
* "why heaven's gate though?"
* "yeah, sounds pretentious as fuck"
* "so an empty promise of virtue, huh"
* "still, isn't it uh. kind of dangerous?"
* "people might believe you guys for real."

* "Ah...haha...This barely counts as as writing." (Upon being asked by Vincent if he's writing something.)
* "No, not exactly. Not more than usual. It's just..."
* "I don't know how to communicate my thoughts to others."
* "The whole plot looks too contrived. I'd stop reading after the first page."
* "No!"
* "If anything, it's my own fault that I'm a clumsy writer, not theirs."
* "...I don't. I mean, I really want to."
* "But I'd be lying if I said I did."
* "Wouldn't I be making a fool out of myself if I admit my weaknesses?"
* "You..."
* "Haa...I suppose that's one way to go about it."
* "If it were me, I'd rather have the work exist separately from its author."
* "If anything, I'd prefer working as anonymously as possible."
* "Haha...the way you put it sounds like selling your mind to others."
* "That's...a lot of knowledge for someone as young as you, mr. Fennell."
* "Yeah. Thanks. I owe you one."
* "Actually, would you like to read what I've written so far?"
* "I think I could use some feedback."
* "Bring it on."
* "I'll fetch you my notebook next week, then."
* "There's a lot written, so you can take your time with it—"

* "I think it's not about good ideas, but rather the ability to convince others." (About being invited to the student council by Vincent.)
* "Which is something you have."
* "Okay, fine. I'll tag along."
* "Huh...Wait! That's the opposite of words of encouragement!"

* "Today's meeting was so tiring...I need a no-people day soon." (After a student council meeting.)
* "Says Vincent who talked during the whole meeting."
* "How do you even have energy for all that arguing?"
* "More like uncivilized discourse."
* "Everyone was basically trying to shout louder than the others."
* "I can't believe you."
* "Well, the weather's not bad."
* "I was planning to invite you for a walk anyway."
* "Good plan."

* "I'm so tired of social media." (While waiting for the next class to begin with Henrietta.)
* "Everyone's talking so much, but no one's talking about things that really matter."
* "And I feel bad for contributing."
* "Shut it. I know. I'm just saying how I feel."
* "And I feel tired."
* "Way to trivialize him!" (Talking about Vincent.)
* "He's like...a god."
* "Okay, good point."
* "Just because he has the human decency to make effort to be kind to others."
* "He's hardworking, reliable and after talking to him I always feel like I've ascended to some new level of human consciousness."
* "Also, he appreciates the concept of personal space. Unlike some."
* "Now you're just being jealous."
* "See?"
* "No human decency."
* "Vincent would be like, 'Would you kindly back off'."
* "Hahaha. Might as well be."
* "I wonder if he's ever gotten angry at someone."
* "Mean Anri is the best Anri."
* "Actually, any Anri is great."
* "I can't exactly tell you not to worry about it, though."
* "But, I like you the way you are."

* "Of course." (In response to Vincent saying Charles looks proud of himself.)
* "Cleaning, done!"
* "Clothes, ironed!"
* "I can focus on schoolwork in peace."
* "I just can't seem to focus when there's something out of place."
* "I end up thinking about a single sheet of paper lying around unsorted instead of doing something useful."
* "Oh, but that's not the worst of it."
* "Don't like stuff piling up?"
* "(*Let's change the topic...*)"
* "That being said, remember when we were all about collecting stickers and stuff?"
* "I still have my collection."
* "I can't bring myself to throw away my cat toys, too."
* "It's kind of embarrassing."
* "Well...yeah. When you put it like that..."
* "What about you?"
* "Didn't you have your favorite stuff?"
* "...Oh. I see. And then?"
* "Well, uh. Yeah. I see."
* "You must have no interest in material possessions. That's admirable."

* "Crap, your brother is good at rhythm games." (Hanging out with Henrietta and her brother.)
* "Aren't you being a little harsh?"
* "Maybe his mind just works differently from the rest?"
* "Your parents don't have to buy all of that, you know."
* "Sheesh."
* "Yes?"
* "What?"
* "I fail to see your point."
* "Aren't you the one who's always like..."
* ""Ahhh, I wish someone would call me princess and take me on cute dates~~""
* ""We'd buy matching clothes and cuddle on a sofa*—""*
* "Does it need a specific term?"
* "If you're talking about becoming each other's possession, then I'm against it."
* "No one ever belongs to anyone."
* "Yet for some reason everyone thinks a meaningless string of letters can bind people to them."
* "It rubs me the wrong way."
* "That would mean treating others as commodities."
* "Which, in turn, contributes to a mindset intrinsic to a capitalist society."
* "Sorry."
* "I just don't know yet."
* "Hm..." (After being kissed by Henrietta.)
* "It was supposed to be this amazingly good thing that every story leads up to..."
* "But it didn't really feel like anything out of the ordinary."
* "Um, I think it'd be the same."
* "You know I'm not too comfortable with physical stuff."
* "Is there something wrong with me, after all?"
* "..."
* "Sorry. I just feel like I'm constantly letting people down."
* "Vincent's always surrounded by people, though."
* "He only started isolating himself just recently."
* "Maybe he was just bored around you?"
* "Hahaha! Where did that come from?"
* "If I cloned myself or had my personality divided into parts, it'd end in a mass suicide."
* "..."
* "I'm sorry."
* "You're right."
* "Thank you, Anri."

* "got hospitalized with face paralysis" (Messaging Henrietta from the hospital.)

* "Bless her." (About Henrietta bringing Charles school printouts.)

* "Hmm...Playing god or making a fool out of myself...tough choice indeed..." (Discussing writing with Vincent.)
* "The latter sounds like less pressure, so I'd take that one."
* "That way, every reader can become a co-creator, even if they get laughs at my expense."
* "Besides, if something's considered ideal, you can only make copies of it without creating anything new."
* "That doesn't sound too creative to me."
* "More importantly, what'd be your choice?"
* "How are your grades coming along, by the way?"
* "Wow. You're amazing."
* "Nah. I totally blew my chem and math grades."
* "Took me a bit of time to come to terms with the fact that I'm not that smart."
* "Wish I didn't grow up thinking that doing well in academics would guarantee me a secure future, though."
* "Or anything really."
* "Right now I just want to sleep my life away."
* "She's...okay. Surprisingly enough."
* "I'm doing my best to help her, too."
* "Even if it means working in retail."
* "She used to be far more violent before."
* "Never laid a hand on me, though."
* "It was always something else."
* "Utensils, clothes, books."
* "The only thing I regret is that as a kid, I tried to make her less aggressive by saying I'll kill myself."
* "That was extremely selfish of me."
* "Still, it's so weird."
* "Out of all solutions my 4-year-old mind always jumped to suicide."
* "I guess I just wanted to guilt trip her into caring."
* "What do you mean?"
* "Sounds fishy."
* "But, as long as you don't want to talk about it, I'll bug off."

* "Who could it be?" (A stabbed Henrietta ringing Charles' doorbell.)
* "Maybe I should pretend we're not home..."
* "...!" (Seeing Henrietta.)
* "Anri?!"
* "What happened?"
* "Shit, okay, don't talk."
* "Mom, call the ambulance."
* "Anri, I'll help you lie down, okay?"
* "Don't worry about it."
* "It's going to be alright."
* "Here."
* "Sorry for the makeshift scarf pillow. I'll get you a real one in a bit."
* "I'll try to stop the bleeding now."
* "But, uh, I only have theoretical knowledge about it. Forgive me if it hurts."
* "Mom will google the right way to do it, so trust us."
* "Okay, this should do it."

* "What did they say?" (With Henrietta at the hospital.)
* "That's good."
* "..."
* "I'm scared, too."
* "Ever since we moved into that place, I've been paranoid of every sound."
* "We got rid of the cockroaches, but the neighbours stayed."
* "Want me to get you some pepper spray? I have some in my bag."
* "But they are ordinary."
* "My mom got stalked by some psycho for over a year."
* "I got smacked with a broken bottle on the street some time ago."
* "Our neighbour's dog got mauled by a pack of strays."
* "Life's full of misfortunes like that."
* "It is."
* "But there's nothing we can do about it, can we?"
* "..."
* "Miss Warhol."
* "I didn't get to ask, but what exactly happened back then?"

* "No way! Is it a love confession, mr. Fennell?" (On a walk in the rain with Vincent.)
* "Oh. What's it called?"
* "Sounds fancy."
* "Of course. I mean, you can't write badly."

* "Oh." (Discussing Vincent's novel while playing games with Henrietta.)
* "Stop it, I'm not a blind follower."
* "I read his writing the other day."
* "It's good. Like, really good."
* "But..."
* "I didn't like it."
* "Well...the overarching theme of his stories is that only you can save yourself."
* "It's like...other people don't exist, or can't be of any help even if they're around."
* "His characters either choose solitude or end up in circumstances where they are surrounded by their own selves."
* "Don't you think it's close-minded to think that way?"
* "What do you mean?"

* "(Ah...Maybe telling her wasn't a good idea after all...)" (Discussing Vincent's relation to Heaven's Gate in the cafe with Henrietta.)
* "So what if he's a cult leader!"
* "I want to talk to him again."
* "Besides, he only helped copywrite the texts."
* "It's not like he involved himself in their activity."
* "Listen, I'm sure he understands the weight of his actions."
* "His current isolation must be just damage control."
* "God, Anri. Are we talking about the same person here?"
* "He's the most tactful person I know. He wouldn't..."
* "You can't cry if you're dead, miss Warhol."
* "But it is! Everyone has their own brains."
* "If they decided to self-destruct after hearing they're in a video game, then they were already predisposed to it."
* "They just saw the cult site and BAM! Confirmation bias activated."
* "They wanted a motive, they got it."
* "I would never end my life just because I stumbled on some creepypasta on the Internet."
* "It would take more than that. Like...Mother's death."
* "Or my own health deteriorating to the point where I start hurting others. Then, I..."
* "Ah. I'm sorry."
* "I don't think I'm completely right, either."
* "Circumstances are different in each individual's case. I know that."
* "I'm just worried about him."
* "Knowing Vincent, he'll never talk about himself."
* "Which is okay with me, if that's what he wants."
* "But if I keep ignoring this, what if he...what if..."
* "..."

##### *Graduation*

* "Who...?" (Not recognizing Henrietta dressed up for graduation.)
* "I think you just aged by nine years*—"*
* "OW! Okay, okay, seven*—"*
* "Please stop kicking me, miss Warhol."
* "I look like my father."
* "I don't know anymore."
* "All that matters is that Mother is doing better."
* "Thanks. You too."

* "You look tired." (Talking to Vincent.)
* "She's participating in a photoshoot with other girls."
* "I ran away as soon as I saw the camera."
* "And, it's too stuffy in this suit."
* "Yeah. I just want it to be over soon."

* "You're leaving?" (To Vincent, as Vincent begins to leave the graduation.)
* "Oh. Alright."
* "See you later, then."

* "Fennell! Wait. Your coat..." (After rushing after Vincent to give him his coat that he forgot.)
* "..."
* "It didn't seem like it."
* "..."
* "Mind if I walk with you for a bit?"

* "I'm not fond of high places." (Upon reaching a viewpoint on a hill with Vincent.)
* "...no."
* "I feel like I could fall down any second."
* "..."
* "You..."
* "You never talk about anything that really matters, do you?"
* "Always all smiles and big talk."
* "Talking, talking, talking, yet nothing you say has real weight to it."
* "I'm sick of your smiling face."
* "My personality has nothing to do with this."
* "That's because I don't want to be a burden!"
* "But for you, it's all about your image."
* "At very least I'd listen to what you have to say."
* "You just don't trust me enough."
* "You don't trust *anyone.*"
* "...I know."
* "Yet, I want to understand you."
* "It's not your fault that I don't."
* "You're someone I've always looked up to."
* "You could do things I couldn't and find the right words to influence others."
* "It always felt like your opinion mattered."
* "I..."
* "I thought I wouldn't mind losing my individuality if it'd mean getting influenced by yours."
* "You...claim that you don't mean things you say."
* "That your personality is fabricated."
* "I don't think you're being entirely honest."
* "You*—"*
* "..."
* "Still..."
* "You've been trying your best, haven't you?"
* "All this talk about "a quiet place", those bruises..."
* "I think it's pretty obvious at this point that whoever you live with, they've been..."
* "...They haven't been treating you well."
* "The Vincent I remember was an empty husk of a person."
* "It's like you were never physically there at all."
* "Yet, with time, you were able to regain control over your life."
* "It's not like you became someone whom others look up to overnight."
* "You worked hard for it."
* "Because you care."
* "Would you rather dissociate for the rest of your life?"
* "...!"
* "I..."
* "I may be insignificant and frankly boring..."
* "But I'm going to do my best to become someone you can consider your equal."
* "I'll keep doing my best, so..."
* "So you...so I..."
* "*I want you to live.*"