# 11 - Paint it Black
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRWEQEZER/blood-blockade-battlefront)
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I have a family that I love.
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Benjamin Macbeth...
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Emma Macbeth...
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William Macbeth...
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They have it.
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Mary Macbeth...
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She doesn't have it.
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The sole blemish that appears
within the Macbeth family would be...
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me.
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*Upon opening the door,
I found a twisted noontime evening*
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*How did I get home yesterday?
My body's the only thing I'm sure of*
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*Good morning; I'll carry on
with being lost once more*
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*among the unknown sights
that have become so familiar*
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*After I figured all was lost,
I've been getting by somehow,*
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*somewhat embarrassed to
be tough enough to still be alive*
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*I know what I have to do, even if I forget*
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*Otherwise, things become so agonizing*
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*I look up to see someone with big black eyes*
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*It's because I saw you
that this light came to be*
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*Surrounded by a world
painted in colors of my choosing,*
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*where do I find meaning in
the scars I could not choose?*
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*In the heart of a world
where only I am the hero,*
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*I'm onstage, appearing
in every scene until the end*
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*What do I do? I can't
even pretend to be empty*
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*Hello, hi there, here I am*
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Blood Blockade Battlefront
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For generations,
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our family was
born having "psychic powers,"
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and it has been a family line
of people called "casters,"
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who used their powers to
serve the world and other people.
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In my family, both Papa and Mama
are descended from a line of casters,
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meaning I, who was born a thoroughbred,
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am as bad as it gets.
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How miserable is it for someone
to be born into such a household
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without the slightest hint of powers?
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There's nothing else
to call it but having no luck.
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I put myself on trial.
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Mary Macbeth!
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Guilty!
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However...
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Objection!
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She is innocent.
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I have these parents.
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For what reason?
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Isn't it obvious?
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You were born into
this world as our little girl.
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Can there be any other reason than that?
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Yeah, yeah.
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That's plenty enough reason.
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Oh, look at those eyes!
They're just like emeralds!
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Amazing!
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Pity?
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No. They're serious.
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You're our little treasure! You're so cute!
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They were just putting me down
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You're so cute!
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as misbegotten all the more.
***SIGN*** You're so cute!
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Their love just made me feel even more miserable.
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Add to that...
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You're so cute!
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...my big brother.
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He took it! He took it!
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Papa! Will's crying!
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Wuss!
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Four-eyes!
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Crybaby!
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My twin brother, born at the same time I was,
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Pansy!
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Four-eyes!
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possessed enough power for the both of us.
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The grown-ups had high
expectations of him, as well.
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And yet... he completely
stopped using his power.
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Why don't you fight back?
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There's no reason for you
to always get beat up, right?
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Mm-hmm.
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Putting up with it just means
more pain for you, you know.
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Mm-hmm.
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But I'm not good at fighting.
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Then you should use it!
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Psychic power!
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You're just sitting on a gold mine!
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I'm sorry.
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Why are you apologizing?!
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Huh?
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It's okay! You don't have to apologize!
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But make sure you do it!
I can't bear to watch!
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I'm sorry.
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Never mind.
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Just do whatever you want to.
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Mary!
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Um... Thank you.
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Huh?
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I can't help but be scared.
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Mary, you're strong. I envy you.
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What is that? A wisecrack?
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Eh?!
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What does he mean, scared?
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Psychic powers don't seem
to be that handy a thing.
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Using them tires you out,
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and if you're reckless,
it even shortens your life.
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Scanning is super-exhausting.
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Could that be what my brother is afraid of?
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Or is he simply a wimp?
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It's not that at all.
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You don't have to worry.
Will is a strong boy. He'll be fine.
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It's not that I'm worried.
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Mary, you're just like your mom--scary--
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I mean, strong--so it
may appear that way to you.
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I think that having a
means available, but not using it,
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is an incredibly brave choice to make.
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But then, you know,
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he doesn't have to
force himself to be a caster.
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There are other paths that he can take.
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If that's what Will has considered
and decided, then what's wrong with that?
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On the other hand, don't you remember?
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What happened to make Will
the way he is now?
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Hmm?
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No, I don't.
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Eh? It was a huge deal,
and raised quite a stir.
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Will...
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listen to this. Mary just said...
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It's not that important, really!
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What does he mean, not become a caster?
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My usually normal Papa and Mama...
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Bye.
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...made me proud whenever
they left to save the world from peril,
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and more than anything,
I was downright envious of them,
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using their natural-born gifts
as weapons, and risking their lives.
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Everyone dies at some point,
whether they have powers or not.
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That being so, you have to think about
what you'll accomplish while you're alive.
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Especially me, being who I was.
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There must be something...
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Where did you find that camera?
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In the closet. Can I keep it?
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Why not? It's Papa's.
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Do you like it?
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Mm-hmm.
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Well, I should get dinner started.
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You sure have taken a lot, huh?
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Mm-hmm.
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Aren't there any pictures of you, Mary?
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Mm-mm. That's not what this is about.
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It's not that I particularly
liked photography, or anything.
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Then, what *is* it about?
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It's just that if I were
to die in the next instant,
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whatever I had taken
would certainly remain behind.
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I thought that made it nice and simple.
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That's all it was.
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Little sister!
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Nice toy you've got there, isn't it?
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Isn't it?!
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Let us borrow it, why don't you?
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Give it over!
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Sure thing.
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Hold it!
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That camera is my sister's!
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Give it back!
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Huh?
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Your sister's the one who lent it to us.
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Even so, give it back!
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It's something precious!
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Hmm?
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You bet.
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Got it!
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Mary...
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What are you doing?
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Making sure you're still alive.
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Oh.
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Where's Mama?
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On the phone.
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Why would you jump into the river?
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I was trying to get the camera.
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But I blew it, huh?
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I'm sorry. You liked it, right?
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If they hadn't saved you,
you could have died.
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Oh, yeah?
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That was dangerous, huh?
I'll have to thank them.
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What's your problem?!
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What is this?! You act like
it happened to someone else!
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I hate you, Will!
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You always have that look on your face,
like you don't get what's going on!
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I don't care about the camera!
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The pictures were just a placebo!
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Will, you've got your power, don't you?!
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Use your psychic power,
or whatever else, to protect yourself!
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If you'd died...
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If you really had died...
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Will...
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if you'd died...
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I couldn't bear it!
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Hey, what's the matter?!
Why are you bawling?!
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Long ago...
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I broke that mudball that you made, Mary.
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It was a very well-made ball, too.
You seemed so happy.
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I think you probably wanted me
to say how good it was.
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But I was so frustrated,
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I couldn't help but destroy it.
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So childish.
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Well, we *were* just children.
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I was sure you were going to cry.
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But you just stood there in a daze,
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and started making another ball, right away.
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I became so embarrassed.
It felt like you were leaving me behind.
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I grew afraid to use my powers in that way.
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So at that moment, I made up my mind.
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Until I became strong on my own,
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I wasn't going to use my psychic powers.
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So what was the big stir?
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Huh?
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Papa said there was a big deal made.
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Ah. After that, I started crying.
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Hmm.
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Which is why...
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I don't want you
calling photography a placebo.
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You took that many pictures because
you thought they were good, right?
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Mm-hmm.
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But...
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I know!
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Look at this!
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That's awful, right?!
I took one, too, but I'm terrible at it!
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I can't do it as well as you, Mary!
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Mary! I-I'm sorry!
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You're right! Having your picture
taken like this could be hurtful, huh?
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I'm sorry. I shouldn't have
done it. So don't cry--
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Mary...
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Thank you,
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Big Brother.
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Right back at you,
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sister.
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Still, if you're going to be a caster,
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you have to quit slacking,
and start practicing.
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Papa and Mama are both privately nervous
about what you're going to do, Will.
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Hmm...
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I'm not sure I'm cut out for it.
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What are you talking about? You're perfect!
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Papa... Mama...!
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Will...!
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Whenever you get anxious about
being alone, I'll come with you.
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Black!
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White...
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White!
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Stay back! Don't come near here!
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Besides, Mama said something--
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What a caster needs isn't strength
in fighting or physical stature.
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Oh, yeah?
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I'll let you have my body!
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So don't do anything to my sister!
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I'm begging you.
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Do *nothing* to my sister!
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If you must take...
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then take from me!
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What they really do need...
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is something you've always had, Will.
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I'm sorry, Leo.
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I have to get Will back from him.
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In order for me to do that,
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you are absolutely essential.
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I'm sorry.
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I can't go on living in a world...
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that he...
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isn't in.
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You are absolutely correct, sister.
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We will all die, someday.
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Death! Oh, death!
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How fleeting a thing
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is a limited life, the destiny of man.
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However, I also think this:
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Death is the privilege of the living.
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A destiny outside reason,
continually roving on, evermore.
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How fleeting a thing it is.
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One cannot live and forget about death.
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The despair that is me, forgotten by death,
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can at least embrace...
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my yearning at twilight, and sleep.
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Yo!
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You awake, brother?
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Then let's get started, already...
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with the end!
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Sonic?!
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But why...?
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Leo?
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You're looking for him?
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Hey, Sonic...
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...please...
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...find Leo...
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It's not your lucky day, is it,
holder of the All-seeing Eyes of the Gods?
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After having all that hassle forced on you,
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to now even be possessed by a ghost...
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She's not human.
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The barrier in place of her heart
is what's keeping her alive now.
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A last-ditch strategy her parents
used to save the dying little brat.
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Lingering affection.
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You and I...
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are being kept alive by it.
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You're not the only one
who lost hope at the time.
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The same is true of me.
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You understand, don't you, Mary Macbeth?
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If there is an effective means
you can use to achieve your goal...
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...then you use it, no matter what it is.
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Farewell, Mother Mary.
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I loved you.
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And now, the Second Collapse begins.
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Imagine, him choosing today, of all days.
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It's so overly droll that it
instead becomes unamusing.
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Still,
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it's a bit too dark in there...
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to find the way home, isn't it?
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*Accustomed to the supernatural
disaster-like madness,*
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*I mistake my daily life for peace*
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*As this rambling coaster
jolts me back and forth,*
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*what is it that I mustn't lose sight of?*
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*Swallowed up by the concept
of egalitarian fundamentalism,*
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*feels like even my soul is so much et cetera*
**[22:32] ---**
*Have to clearly state what
you love and what you hate*
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*or you're not all that different than a dummy*
**[22:39] ---**
*Ah, crowds of people
walking the streets at night*
**[22:43] ---**
*some seem to be so happy,
some seem to be so lonely*
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*The contrast jumps around the music staff*
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*creating the song and rhythm*
**[22:54] ---**
*Marmalade and sugar song,
peanuts and bitter step*
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*So sweet and then so acrid,
it makes my head spin*
**[23:01] ---**
*Let's head south-southwest
and keep this party going*
**[23:05] ---**
*to make it a night
that will astonish the world*
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*I feel fantastic, a chain of reflections*
**[23:16] ---**
*Marmalade and sugar song,
peanuts and bitter step*
**[23:19] ---**
*So sweet and then so acrid,
it makes my head spin*
**[23:23] ---**
*Let's head south-southwest
and keep this party going*
**[23:27] ---**
*to make it a night
that will astonish the world*
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*I feel fantastic,
the chain of reflections goes on*
**[23:35] ---**
*From one good time,
to a problem, to another good time*
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Yo, pumpkin-heads!
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Are you enjoying yourselves?
Playing any tricks? Are they going well?
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I am the "King of Despair."
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I've prepared an
extra-special show, just for today.
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I would like for you all to enjoy it
very much, as one of the performers.
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The program will be... let's see...
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"Sympathy for the Devil."
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I have a younger sister.
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One day, my brave, noble, charming sister
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took my place and lost her eyesight.
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The world that I now see with her eyes
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is stunningly beautiful, and cruel,
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and now that I have closed my eyes, it shines.
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Next time on Blood Blockade Battlefront:
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"Hello, world!"
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Michella,
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there's something
I have to tell you.
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