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Octavinelle Dorm
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Shyeheehee! Managed to swipe 'em without a hitch, huh? |
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Y'know, your compulsive pickpocketing never ceases to amaze me. |
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Hey, if you wanna keep somethin' safe, you gotta keep your pockets secured too. I'm still not over how many contract scrolls there are. I count around five to six hundred. |
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Hmph. He's probably been trapping people in contracts and stockpiling 'em since long before he enrolled. Now that we've got the contracts outside the VIP room, that just leaves one thing to do... "I am the one who hungers. I am the one who thirsts. I am the one to rob you of your future—" |
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Hold it! |
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Whoops. That was quick. Don't come any closer, or the contracts are toast. |
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G-give them back... Give them back now, if you please! |
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Hey now, at least try to sound composed. Have you decided to drop the cool act altogether? Judging by the way you're panicking, they were right on the money. |
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Wait... What? |
FLASHBACK START
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So what you're saying is that the contracts could be breakable when they're stored in the vault? |
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Huh? 'Scuse me? What? How would that work? |
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Ooh, now that you mention it, yeah! Something doesn't quite add up right, huh? If Azul and his boys are right, and the contracts are totally unbreakable and jolt anyone who touches them... ...Why would they need to keep 'em locked up tight in a vault at all? They could just leave 'em around anywhere, like Leona does with his wallet. |
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Oh! Now that you mention the vault... Remember how freaked out he got when the Vault got a little dinged up? |
FLASHBACK 2 START
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No... The door's damaged! The dial and hinges aren't shot, are they?! Phew. Okay, good. How many times have I told you not to use your signature spell so carelessly?! What will it take to get it through your head?! |
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I said I was sorry, okay? You don't gotta get all bent outta shape over one little ding. |
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You'd have me save my protestations for when it's completely demolished, then?! |
FLASHBACK 2 END
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Yeah, huh? It's just common sense to put valuables in a safe, so I didn't even question that part. Who knew our pampered prince's inability to tie his own shoes in the morning would be the key to solving this mystery? |
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Tch. You always hafta get in a dig. |
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Y'know, I'm startin' to think that whole bit about the contracts electrifying people was another bluff on their part. |
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What did mew say?! |
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He knew you froshes were watching them, so they conveniently "forgot" a contract scroll and left it on the table. All they'd have to do at that point is wait for one of you to touch it, then use some lightning magic to jolt you. Maybe don't fall for such an obvious trap next time. |
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Azul ain't just duplicitous! He's like, octaplicitous! We've been had again! |
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Regardless, the quickest way to test your theory is to remove the contracts from the vault. |
FLASHBACK END
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This was [MC]'s idea?! Why? Why am I being hassled like this?! [MC] stands to gain nothing whatsoever from releasing the anemones! It's ridiculous! |
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Frankly, I couldn't agree more. So, Azul... How about you and I make a deal? |
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