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[painlessfighter]

[The video cuts on mid-"Boooo", and Natsuo is sitting at the gazebo, sulking.]

I knew something was weird!! This place took away my fighting! I can't use spells anymore! Some stupid kid took my bag, and I was going to make him hurt for it. But nothing happened when I used the words! I had to run after him and kick him instead. Boring!!

[Heavy sigh!]

Ne, did anything happen to anyone else?

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[desertdaggers]

[he nods] It sounds like it. So, is he a friend of yours, or something else?

Yeah. [He pauses for a moment, partly to gather his thoughts and partly to remember which way to go from here] The Tree was in the Holyland… it's hard to get to. The gate there was sealed with the power of the Mana Stones… but those are gone now. I don't think just anyone will be able to get in, but… [He shrugs, mouth pulled to one side.]

[painlessfighter]

Mm. We're mostly friends. I think it's a little more complicated than that. But we help each other out, especially since Soubi and Ritsuka are just hopeless without us! [A little bit of a giggle~ Consider it a hint that he's probably childishly exaggerating.]

But then it came here, and it's not behind a sealed gate? Mm. This place is rude to take it like that and not even lock it up again.

[desertdaggers]

That's good. [he chuckles] Good thing you're there to help out, then.

I don't think anyone here would be able to do much with it, either way. The Tree here… [and they're getting pretty close now]