[Fukuda is quiet for a long moment. When he says it like that, Vlad does make some amount of sense. But something about it feels wrong, so he takes a minute to try and figure out what exactly it is.]
Do you know the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, Mr Vlad?
Well... Most of the story isn't really relevant. [If this were any other week he would tell the whole thing anyway because he is a big nerd who does that sort of thing.]
But basically, Orpheus manages to enter the Underworld and get permission to take his wife Eurydice back to the world of the living only by his incredible skill. Then, when he fails to fulfill the requirements of his deal and looks back at Eurydice before she's left the Underworld, she fades into nothing.
My point is, it's not a simple task to enter or leave the Underworld when you aren't meant to. And a failed attempt may cost what little you still have.
That's myth. A cautionary tale meant to deter people from exploring beyond our realm.
But as someone who's built a portal to the so-called Underworld and has made frequent trips back and forth from it? As long as you know what you're doing, it's child's play.
Am I, Fukuda? When all the others consider voting me to be executed merely because they find me annoying? When I was murdered for, presumably, the very same?
I'm not the one who made it into a life or death issue.
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[Looking back at the images.]
Just because we're not ghosts doesn't mean we're any more capable of coming back to life.
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And if there's a way into this place, there must be a way out as well.
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Do you know the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, Mr Vlad?
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Enlighten me.
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[If this were any other week he would tell the whole thing anyway because he is a big nerd who does that sort of thing.]
But basically, Orpheus manages to enter the Underworld and get permission to take his wife Eurydice back to the world of the living only by his incredible skill. Then, when he fails to fulfill the requirements of his deal and looks back at Eurydice before she's left the Underworld, she fades into nothing.
My point is, it's not a simple task to enter or leave the Underworld when you aren't meant to. And a failed attempt may cost what little you still have.
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But as someone who's built a portal to the so-called Underworld and has made frequent trips back and forth from it? As long as you know what you're doing, it's child's play.
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I'd say I'd leave such a solution to you, but after last week I'm not sure if I should trust your judgement.
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Well, I turned out to be right, didn't I? That I needed to take preemptive action or I'd be killed?
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What do you mean "or"?
[YOU WEREN'T RIGHT AT ALL? YOU ARE DEAD RIGHT NOW?]
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At least I managed to do something first, instead of just succumbing pathetically to people's misplaced ire.
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[Bold words for a serial killer???]
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If all people want to see is a villain, then anything I do will make me one.
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I don't know if people thought you were a villain so much as they thought you were annoying?
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I'm not the one who made it into a life or death issue.
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[SIR YOUR HOLE DRILLING?]
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But I am still going to make my way back. I've connected the living and the afterlife together before, I'm certain I can do it again.
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