❝ Heh. ‘Yer so easy to spook. It’s hilarious! Hahah! ❞ Shabrys was getting a kick out of watching him cower like that.

❝ Not at all. You SHOULD be scared of ME! ❞ She gave another laugh. ❝ What? Somethin’ tried to eat /you/? Why in the hell would anyone wanna eat you specifically? ❞

❝ . . . ‘Ya know, I kinda regret askin’. Who would wanna eat someone just ‘cuz they’re a shadow? Bunch’a freaks. Haha, sounds weird. But it also sounds /excitin’/. Man, I wish I could’a been there! Uggggh! ❞

❝ I bett’a make it, dammit. . . ❞ She growled a little. It just sounded like she was missing out on so much fun. . . ❝ System? So they’re the one that started it all. . . Tch, I’ll just take it up with them! I’ll make them put me in! ❞

❝ That’s it? I just gotta best her? Why the hell didn’t you say so sooner?! That’s gonna be--I gotta WHAT? Ugh. . . Right, you gotta “team up” with others. What a pain. Why ‘da hell do I gotta work with someone? I can handle it on my own! ❞

❝ That’s a stupid ass rule. I already got Asterius, why doesn’t that count?! . . . Fine. It’s bett’a then runnin’ around and askin’ people to be my partner. Just—DON’T get in my way! ❞

❝ Yeah, but. . . Tch. This is still a pain. I don’t like workin’ with people , but I guess it’s the only way. . . ❞ She gives a long sigh. ❝ Good. I ain’t trying to carry ‘ya through the fight! ❞

❝ Good! If you fall ov’a too quickly, you ain’t gonna like what happens aft’a it’s all ov’a. So /don’t/ fuck up. ❞ Squints. ❝ Oth’a than that, do ‘yer thing. ❞

❝ Good, good. That’s the last thing I need. ❞

❝ I swear I’ll get in this fuckin’ cross tag thing if it’s the last thing I do. ❞

❝ No, stupid! I don’t want you to disappoint me! ❞

❝ Oh screw that noise. I’ve got way more of a chance than you do, don’t you even go there! ❞

❝ That’s what I like ‘ta hear. Heh, everythin’s gonna go smoothly then. I’ll be in Cross Tag in no time! ❞

❝ Don’t be stupid. Labrys and I ain’t the same. I might got some moves like her, but we don’t have the same style. I’ve got Asterius. She doesn’t. Simple. To hell with that voice lady thing. I’ll find her and dig her straight into the ground myself! Haha! ❞

❝ Just watch me! Ahaha! ❞

❝ By all means, let more of those Kirijo mooks in. I’ll take ‘em all down WITHOUT a partner! Ahaha! Susano’o? Right, he’s one of the guys that made it in with Adachi. The big green one. . . I think. ❞

//Brb

Susan.

❝ Like I give a shit. They ain’t gonna be enough to keep me down. I’ll crush ‘em if I have to AND take Aki’s spot as a top tier! Now that one sounds like fun. . . He won’t break too quickly. It’ll keep the fight goin’. Which makes it FUN. ❞

❝ . . . Shut ‘yer mouth or I’ll rip out your tongue. ❞