ALAN
Almost forgot, darling. I won't be on much longer. That horrid troll friend of hers convinced <Falcon> to go gallivanting off to Texas and I've got to see her off and make sure Dr. Troll isn't planning any mischief. I don't much like Texas, myself. The atmosphere disagrees with my complexion.
Sinead has been quite the darling. It mustn't be easy, living with someone as insane as myself. But she stays with me. She's patient and kind. She'll never leave me.
SINEAD
I think my master may be insane. She modeled me after someone called Vexie. She calls me "New Vexie." I'm a golem. I depend on her to give me livelihood, but I think she depends more on me to feel loved and warm. She leans on me. When she holds me a peaceful smile spreads across her face and she disappears into her own mind. She promised if I take care of her, she'll love me forever. I promised her the same. She hasn't seemed as depressed the past couple of days, but I know she misses the original of me.
Vexen Keter Hunter
-An explosion sounds from one of the labs- So... close!
LuxordD. LEVINE
Told Rini I drugged K with sedatives and she isn't in a real coma.
Rini, your little friend broke her and I'll do whatever it takes to put her back together again. I printed this Megu person's face and put it on the Hope doll she made. You should have seen her face light up when I brought it in for her. Course, she was too hopped up on sedatives to know it wasn't real. But it made her feel better and that's what matters.
3:50 a.m.
DESMODA
It's been over a year since Illybrius's death. I don't think anyone, not even my own dear cousin, realises the impact his death had on me, who knew him the longest, if not the best. When he came back and had the opportunity to speak with us, it was the newcomers Akuma and Orion he chose to impart with his last words. Now he's gone.
I may have taken his death the hardest of everyone. We were close. Never as close as Maheone and he, but close enough. I suppose he thought that since I'm stronger and handle myself better than the Enzerus, I wasn't in need of a last word. He thought I'd go through it stone-faced, like I do everything else. No emotion. No tears. Just a strong guiding hand like always. No. I couldn't keep his counterpart, whose life he entrusted to me, out of trouble. I was too busy thinking about myself and my grief to keep an eye on her. What happened last month was as much my fault as it was that man's. I could have kept her away, but I didn't, and she's still suffering because of it. She and Illybrius both depended on me to protect her. It was my duty. I failed in that duty.
Foolish. I'm the reason she and Keyi didn't work out in the first place. I filled her head with intellectual elitism and closed her mind and heart against the human race because of my own suffering. I put it in her head to bully and manipulate her way into someone's bed, and for what? She made the choice, but I put it in her head!
When I came back, I promised I would take better care of her, and I haven't. I have taken care not to fill Ord's head with the same elitist fluff, but for Cinnamon, nothing. Her grades and scholastic motivation have slipped. She's hardly recognisable. As strong as she'd like to be, that man damaged her. It's my fault and I feel a disgrace. I feel I've failed Illybrius all over again.
All because I wanted to know why he didn't say goodbye to me.
It's in your hands now, Levine. Take good care of her for me and try to undo some of my mistakes.
