[ALONG AN AXIS]
[i've been having strange dreams lately.]
[What kind?]
[the ones where it almost feels like a premonition.]
[...care to elaborate?]

MEMY14.5 - roll

...it's you.

i found you.

You're not supposed
to be here, Fiend.

y'know i can't help but feel just a Twang of
hostility whenever you utter my name, jouse

You should know why.

Regardless, what are
you doing here?

I should be seeing my
Dearest O-
  yeah, no, we're not doing this.

i'm here, do you have such a big problem with the
Idea of my presence?

Well-
  don't bother answering.

i don't really care that much, actually

but i have questions for you, jouse.

You trapped yourself in
my heart just for a Q&A
session?

What is wrong with you?

unimportant.

let's begin

> what's your de
  No.

We're not doing this,
and I especially
refuse to answer
anything from you.

You are honestly the
worst possible person
to be locked with
right now.

>:|

so you won't answer?

No.

Not until you answer
my questions first.
  i hardly see how this is fair

Quit playing dumb.

You should know by now
that I'm not the one
being pressed here,
Fiend.

Now, let us proceed...

> What's your deal?
really?

you're starting with that?

...i'm not answering this one, dude

Fine.

Tell me how you got
here then.

i don't know what else to say, other than the fact
i beat your "Dearest Owner" here

How though?

She should've been
way ahead of you,
considering the
rate she was
writing those
memos.

unimportant, next question

...
> Why come here, really?
...my motives are none of your concern

This is a dead end, Fiend.

So, tell me the truth.

Tell me your perspective.

Why did you come here?

i... want to feel Important.

i thought beating the owner here would make me
feel like i finally did something for once in my
life, but...
  Now you're here.
  now i'm here

yes, are you getting it now?

is that what you wanted?

to shame me for my selfish goals?

i already know it sucks, i know it puts the owner
in an even worse position, i know it-
  Stop.
    it-
      Stop it, Fiend.

I don't believe I've
told anyone how I
ended up here, have I?

...who would you tell?

Unimportant.

The point is, I was
not born like this.

That may seem obvious
in hindsight, but
believe me when I tell
you that there are
times where it has
taken others by surprise.

...who would you have told?

there's nobody else here, dude

Again, unimportant.

Let me speak.

I, too, had my own
selfish desires I
wanted fulfilled
at any cost.

You and I, we are
very alike.

I would say maybe
even more than
what I believe
my Dearest Owner
and I would have
in common...

So, believe me
when I say this,
even if it seems
impossible.

I know what you're
going through,
Fiend.

I know what you're
feeling right now,
Fiend.

I know your struggle.

Let me share your
burden.

...trying to win me over with your
sob story won't work on me

But I see the tear
forming on the corner
of your left eye.

...shut up.

are you done with the questions?

For now.

Keep bugging me and I
may think of more.

What about you, though?

no, i don't have any

i stopped caring about asking mine a while ago

Then why come here in
the first place?

You know fully well
that there isn't a
way out of here.

Why would you
willingly dig your
own grave if you
have nothing to say
to me?

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[edited by autologging]