❀ nero turner

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We did!

(And he holds his head up high,)

We weren't going to let a few angels stop us from meeting all of you.

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[He just grins. So cool, grandpa.]

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(Reaches out to pat his cheeks,)

When I woke up here, I worried about you. I was afraid you wouldn't have many people to talk to... but it seems I was worried for nothing.

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[Cold... Cozy...]

Ha... 'm used to not talkin' to people, y'know?

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But you made so many friends, had so many adventures, and had so much fun!

(When he speaks, it's bright and clearly fond,)

I kept thinking, "Ah! Nero-kun is so loved!" And I was relieved. I could rest.

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[grandpa you're embarrassing me....]

Ah... 'm glad I didn't give ya too much to worry about.

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(It's his job to embarrass the ones he loves.)

If you lived poorly, I would curse you instead of writing nice things.

(He's petty. He would do it.)

But there's so much to catch up on! You went to so many places after Ankheen... tell me, which was your favorite? I have a guess but I want to know.

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[Didn't grandpa see him rolling around in the snow like a weird cat.]

Nerak.

[Despite everything that happened there.]

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(He saw Nero living his life in the snow when he could,)

Ah... the snowy place. Of all the places, that's the one I wanted to see the most.

(Like Nero, he also enjoys cold places. It's kind of fitting that he died in a hecking desert... he was miserable there.)

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[Mew.]

Fond of the cold too?

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It's quieter.

(For all of his chaos and menacing... he actually really does enjoy peace and quiet.)

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... Yeah. Peace and quiet's been in pretty short supply.

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It always is.

(And he motions towards the gray land around them,)

It isn't much but at last here for now. We're far from where the angels can reach us, all of you are alive, and you've earned a break.

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'm alright with a little gray.

[He can live like this for a little while.]

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I'd prefer a brighter world. (He smiles,) After passing through darkness... I'd like something colorful and bright.