＄94-05-42-08-3-0


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＠Vritra
Tch!
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＠Mash
It's working! We have the advantage!
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？1：Keep it up! Don't give her a chance to recover!
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＠Georgios
Thy dragon, originating from sin![sr]Ascalon!
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＠Santa Karna
We've got you pinned in the corner. Now we're going to put you down for the count!
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＠Vritra
Arrrgh! I felt that one under my scales!
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＠Georgios
The blow was not as deep as I would have liked...but it was enough to throw her off balance! Now, finish her off!
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＠Vritra
...!
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＠Arjuna Alter
...?
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＠Santa Karna
What are you doing, Arjuna!?
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＠Arjuna Alter
I thought something felt strange. Now that I wield saṃvartakalpa's sword of recursion, meant to eradicate all evil...
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＠Arjuna Alter
...its blade has come into contact with this being's very life. I understand now.
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＠Arjuna Alter
Master, I need to tell you something.[sr]This dragon is not evil.
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＠Santa Karna
She's not...?
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＠Mash
B-but, all of Vritra's legends describe her as an evil dragon...
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＠Mash
...and isn't what she's done with this year's Christmas presents incredibly evil!?
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＠Da Vinci
...
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＠Da Vinci
...Maybe it's just an indication that she's not entirely evil after all.
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＠Da Vinci
What do you think, [%1]?
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＠Da Vinci
Given that you don't exactly seem shocked here...
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＠Da Vinci
...I'm guessing you already heard[sr]what's going on from Arjuna?
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＠E：Da Vinci
...
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＠E：Da Vinci
...Maybe it's just an indication that she's not entirely evil after all.
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
What do you think, [%1]?
[k]

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＠E：Da Vinci
Given that you don't exactly seem shocked here...
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
...I'm guessing you already heard[sr]what's going on from Arjuna?
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？1：I should've known you'd figure it out, Da Vinci.
？2：Yup. That's exactly what happened.
？！

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＠Arjuna
Let me just say this.
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＠Arjuna
Vritra is said to be an evil dragon...but in one sense, she's also just a natural phenomenon.
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＠Arjuna
She's the incarnation of obstacles for humanity[line 2]a being whose purpose is to dam up the world.
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＠Arjuna
Let me be as clear as I can about this, Master.
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＠Arjuna
As far as humans are concerned, Vritra is both an obstacle and a trial. No more, no less.
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＠Arjuna
As the legends say, she was responsible for numerous widespread droughts, and each time, Indra killed her.
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＠Arjuna
But I don't think she caused those droughts with the goal of eradicating humanity.
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＠Arjuna
While she did cause them great distress, she also always met her end at Indra's hands[line 2]almost like she was fated to do so.
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＠Arjuna
This is only conjecture on my part, but...
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＠Arjuna
...arrogant as she may be, I think she's only giving us[line 2]humans and gods alike[line 2]obstacles to test us.
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＠Arjuna
That is where her true objective lies.[sr]At least, that's what I think.
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＠Arjuna
...What is that true objective, you ask?
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＠Arjuna
Respectfully, Master, you've seen enough yourself that I'm sure you can figure it out on your own.
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＠Mash
S-so, did you, Master?[sr]Figure out what Vritra's true objective is, I mean?
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？1：(Given how she's acted so far...I think so.)
？2：(It's kind of hard to believe, but...)
？！

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？1：Vritra, do you...
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？1：Do you like seeing humans and gods work hard to overcome adversity?
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＠Vritra
Keeheehee! Yes, I do!
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＠Vritra
I love seeing both weak, insignificant humans and proud, arrogant gods struggle, persevere, wail...
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＠Vritra
...and ultimately rise up to prevail over an obstacle they have to overcome. It makes my scales quiver in excitement!
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＠Vritra
Think about it. Humans are tiny and weak and live for barely an instant, right?
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＠Vritra
And gods are powerful and pompous as hell, right?
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＠Vritra
So what could possibly be more entertaining...
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＠Vritra
...than seeing them huffing, puffing, and working themselves to the bone to take back something I've blocked off!?
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＠Vritra
Of course, the best part is the moment when they finally manage to overcome whatever obstacle was in their way.
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＠Vritra
There wouldn't be any point if they were to simply give up and walk away.
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＠Vritra
No, I want to see you lot struggle and despair before finally rising to the challenge.
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＠Vritra
And I'll gladly be that obstacle myself as many times as I have to if it means getting to see that.
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＠Vritra
Not even death can stop me. I'll keep coming back to life over and over to stand in your way!
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＠Da Vinci
Well, she's definitely a huge sadist, not that we didn't already know that...
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＠Da Vinci
But I guess this means she also has a masochistic streak, since she wants the people she torments to overcome her.
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＠Da Vinci
Seems like a fetish only gods, demons, and other nigh-invincible beings can really participate in.
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＠Mash
All right, I understand why she's been doing all this now...but don't her actions still qualify as evil?
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＠Da Vinci
That might actually not be so easy to answer. It really depends on how you define evil.
[k]

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＠Da Vinci
If Vritra is just symbolizing natural cycles, like water growing scarce before becoming plentiful...
[k]

＠Da Vinci
...then the question is one of whether the cycles themselves are seen as evil.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
Humans might think of a drought as evil, but that's not necessarily true for the world as a whole. It's just another natural system.
[k]

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＠Da Vinci
Maybe that's why Arjuna Alter doesn't consider things like that to be evil.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
I guess there could be other reasons he said she's not evil, but who knows? He's not exactly chatty.
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＠Arjuna Alter
...
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＠Da Vinci
(Yeah. Now that I think about it, I do get the sense there's at least one other less obvious reason.)
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＠Da Vinci
(Something we still don't know that gets to the heart of who Vritra really is...)
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＠E：Da Vinci
Well, she's definitely a huge sadist, not that we didn't already know that...
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
But I guess this means she also has a masochistic streak, since she wants the people she torments to overcome her.
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
Seems like a fetish only gods, demons, and other nigh-invincible beings can really participate in.
[k]

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＠Mash
All right, I understand why she's been doing all this now...but don't her actions still qualify as evil?
[k]

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＠E：Da Vinci
That might actually not be so easy to answer. It really depends on how you define evil.
[k]

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＠E：Da Vinci
If Vritra is just symbolizing natural cycles, like water growing scarce before becoming plentiful...
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
...then the question is one of whether the cycles themselves are seen as evil.
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
Humans might think of a drought as evil, but that's not necessarily true for the world as a whole. It's just another natural system.
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
Maybe that's why Arjuna Alter doesn't consider things like that to be evil.
[k]

＠E：Da Vinci
I guess there could be other reasons he said she's not evil, but who knows? He's not exactly chatty.
[k]

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＠Arjuna Alter
...
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＠E：Da Vinci
(Yeah. Now that I think about it, I do get the sense there's at least one other less obvious reason.)
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＠E：Da Vinci
(Something we still don't know that gets to the heart of who Vritra really is...)
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＠Georgios
Be that as it may...she is still tainted with sin.
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＠Georgios
Evil or not, the fact remains that she must be defeated. That is simply what it means to be a dragon.
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＠Santa Karna
That's right. Whatever your intentions, what you're doing here is still wrong.
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＠Santa Karna
And what I need to do hasn't changed.
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＠Vritra
Yes, that's right.
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＠Vritra
I don't care whether I'm evil,[sr]or even whether I'm a dragon.
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＠Vritra
I'm just me, and I'm not about to hold back now.
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＠Vritra
I want to see you tiny beings put everything you have into defeating me. I want to see you really struggle.
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＠Vritra
And that can only happen when you're fighting me at my full power. Taking a dive would suck all the fun out of it.
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＠Andersen
Well I'll be damned. You almost sound as if you've written some serialized fiction yourself.
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＠Andersen
Generally speaking, a good author should try to pit their protagonists against the strongest enemy they can think of. The more hopeless their prospects of victory seem, the better.
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＠Andersen
Then you leave people wondering how they could ever overcome such a foe.
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＠Andersen
However you square that circle, there's nothing more dramatic than having your future protagonists triumph over seemingly impossible odds.
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＠Andersen
Though of course, if you can't pull that off convincingly, you'll just end up with a book that's barely worth the paper it's printed on!
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＠Vritra
That is not an option.
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＠Vritra
I want something entertaining. I want to see something truly wonderful.
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＠Vritra
I want you to defeat me, and to see you weeping tears of joy when you reclaim what you so desired.
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＠Vritra
So what are you waiting for? If you're hoping I'll surrender, you haven't been paying attention!
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＠Vritra
The only way you're getting your presents back is by prying them out of my talons!
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＠Santa Karna
You're right. It doesn't matter whether you're evil or not. I have to defeat you, so I will.
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＠Santa Karna
As both this year's Santa Claus,[sr]and [%1]'s Servant...
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＠Santa Karna
...my job is to win this battle with a decisive KO.
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＠Santa Karna
This may no longer be the Age of Gods,[sr]and you may not have stolen our water...
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＠Santa Karna
...but, with these fists, I'm going to prove that humans are just as capable of overcoming your obstacles as ever!
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