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[another wheeze]

That's different! It's--it's you, so that's not a problem.

[frowns and picks up a caterpillar. then immediately drops it. wegh!!]

These things are literal hellspawns, who knows what they might be carrying.

[Reaches out to catch it before it hits the ground wheeze]

[oh

;;;;remembers one of his prior memories]

Uh. Sorry. . .you treat bugs like they're your friends, right?

[Standing and walking to the wall so he can reach up and carefully feed them into the hamster tubes, pushing them to go in the direction of his room]

Friends? They're just low-level faeries...children and the weak.

[;;; JUST NOT GONNA THINK ABOUT HOW MANY BUGS I HAS BEEN HERDING THRU HIS ROOM UP TIL NOW]

But, you care about them, right? Sorry. Don't put them on my bed, but I won't squish or throw any anymore.

Why would I care about them?

You tell me! But I guess you don't need a reason to care about something. You just do it.

...I don't hate them.

That's. . .high praise for you. So I'll be more careful around them.

As long as they aren't in my room.

Gross.

Says that bug fairy dragon guy getting dirt all over my bed.

Why don't you try thinking up something you want. . .for yourself. That doesn't involve getting a reaction out of me.

Getting a reaction out of W. Because that is probably hard mode.

.........Okay maybe reel it back, that seems like a "or die trying" effort. Don't you want anything that will make you, you know, happy?

What's so great about being happy?

. . .

I dunno. Maybe I just want you to be--it'd just be interesting to see if it were possible.

You're rather soft for a con artist, aren't you?

Probably, but it catches suckers off guard well enough.

Should a nice guy like you be saying such a rude word like "suckers"?

I'm the most honest con man you'll ever meet, and so I call suckers like I see them.

[Lays down with a snort]

[is he just laying on his bed. WITH ALL HIS BUGS. Wheeze]

. . .for real though, give it some thought. About what you want, I mean.

I can eat without being hungry, but why? If it seems entertaining, I'll do it. It isn't something I "need" though. Since you asked, I'll do it, but I have a request in return then.

Don't riddle me this at me. And technically you still have an IOU from me since you helped me complete bingo anyway, so you don't HAVE to do it. . .

But what's the request?

Fine, to put it plainly, by now I am quite aware I am not human or haven't been for some time. So emotions are different for me. In my case, they are harder for me, so to ask me to experience happiness is a difficult task and to push me to feel "happy" when I cannot fully grasp that feeling only further forces me to accept I am different and bad. I'm jealous because you make it sound so easy and it makes me want to claw my own face off. Happy?

[Waggles the clawed fingers of his left hand at]

I enjoy collecting debts. Would you deny me that much? There. There's a thing I want.

[w h e e z e!!! grabs that hand!!]

Do NOT claw your face off, what's wrong with you?! I already know you're not human now, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be happy. . .!

If it stresses you out that much, I'll try not to bring it up anymore, but don't hurt yourself!

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