voice testing~

[dorkenforcer]

Oh, come on! There's no way my catch phrase would be "I've failed everyone"!

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[detonationbloom]

I agree. Isn't "I'll protect everyone" more the type of thing you'd say?

[dorkenforcer]

Definitely! There's no way I'd admit defeat so easily.

[detonationbloom]

Or perhaps... what's that ridiculous phrase you're always trying to get everyone to say? "We are awesome?"

[dorkenforcer]

And: "We won't lose!"

Seems kinda simple for a catch phrase, though. And we're all supposed to say it. Not just me.

[detonationbloom]

Yes, and that always goes so well.

[dorkenforcer]

Hey, it's not for a lack of trying. It's not my fault some people are too cool for win quotes.

[detonationbloom]

We're not 'going out on adventures' for your own enjoyment, Asbel. Win quotes are childish.

[dorkenforcer]

Since when was boosting team morale childish? [The things he learned in the knight academy...]

[detonationbloom]

There are... better ways of doing that. Even Cheria agrees with that. [ The Strahtan Military doesn't do win quotes, okay. ]

[dorkenforcer]

Like what? Your daily teamwork exercises? [That explains so much, little bro.]

[detonationbloom]

Yes, exactly. If you all just did things according to schedule...

[dorkenforcer]

Wait a sec. Wasn't Pascal the one that always slept in?

[detonationbloom]

Yes! She's the worst offender of all! I swear, you'd think it kills her to be on time for anything!

[dorkenforcer]

That's Pascal for you. I think she just operates on a different kind of time than the rest of us.

[detonationbloom]

A foolish time where nothing gets done, and everything is infuriating. [ Are you sure you want to get him started on Pascal, cause he can go on for ages. ]

[dorkenforcer]

Kinda makes you wonder how she gets all that research done, doesn't it? [By all means, have at it~]

[detonationbloom]

Well, she's intelligent, I'll give her that. There likely isn't a mind on all of Ephinea that could keep up with her thought process. But her problem is she doesn't know how to focus! It's one thing to put all your soul into a job, but when you forget to bathe and subsist solely on bananas, you have to stop! She needs... she's not a child, she shouldn't need a babysitter to exist like a normal adult!

[dorkenforcer]

Wow, Hubert. You've sure given this a lot of thought.

[detonationbloom]

I'm certain I don't know what you're talking about. It's only natural to show concern for one of your comrades. We did save the world together, after all.

[dorkenforcer]

You always were really good at picking things apart when we were kids, that's for sure.

So does this mean you've got everyone in our group completely figured out?

[detonationbloom]

Uhm... Yes, of course. [ it's not just Pascal, obviously, no way. ] I'm very attentive.

[dorkenforcer]

Even when it comes to someone like Cheria? [Girls, how do they work?]

[detonationbloom]

I think the only person who has any particular trouble with Cheria is you, Asbel. Perhaps if you paid closer attention to her, you'd realize what most of us find to be completely obvious. [ But Hubert isn't gonna say it because Cheria would kill him on the spot if she found out, needless to say. ]

[dorkenforcer]

But she's the one who'll get really mad at me completely out of the blue! [That whoosh was the sound of all this flying over Asbel's head just now.]

[detonationbloom]

Yes, she only reacts that way towards you, doesn't she... [ Big bro, you can be so dense sometimes... ]

[dorkenforcer]

I wish I could make things up to her, somehow. I already apologized for what happened seven years ago, but if there's something else I did...

[detonationbloom]

I-I doubt it's anything so serious, Asbel. She isn't mad at you. Anger is a symptom, the source is... complicated.

[dorkenforcer]

You're not going to tell me I'll understand when I'm older, are you?

[detonationbloom]

[ Huffs. ] You'll understand when you realize why her opinion is so important to you.

[dorkenforcer]

Why her opinion's... important to me? [You're going to break the poor guy's brain at this rate.]

[detonationbloom]

It bothers you that she gets mad at you, right? Even though you go out of your way to apologize? [ Asbel, little bro is just trying to help. You can do this. ]

[dorkenforcer]

Of course it does. Cheria's my friend, and, well, I'd hate to think I'm doing something to make her unhappy.

[detonationbloom]

But Cheria especially, correct? You can't stand the thought of making her unhappy? [ Cause that's how he feels about Pascal, ok. ]

[dorkenforcer]

Now that you mention it... it does bug me a lot more than it used to. Like when we were kids. Back then I guess I didn't really give it much thought. But now I realize just how much my actions can affect others.

I'll definitely try harder from now on to pay more attention to how Cheria's feeling. [About as close as Asbel's gonna get to figuring things out before the Future Arc. Oh, Asbel...]

[detonationbloom]

[ Sighs. Close enough, Asbel. ]

Well, that's all we can ask for, I suppose.