# 7 - A No-Holds-Barred Eden
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I've heard lots of stories about you,
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so I thought I'd like to meet you.
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But I've just had terrible timing--
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Are you okay?
**[00:17] ---**
Sorry! I'm fine, I'm fine!
**[00:24] ---**
Are you okay?
**[00:28] ---**
So, um, about White...
**[00:32] ---**
Is it okay for me to ask
what kind of illness she has?
**[00:36] ---**
She's been in the hospital for three years...
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Ah, I heard that from her, personally!
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That much I know, but...
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Mm-hmm.
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She has a bad heart.
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It's settled down right now, though.
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Oh...
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That was bad! I really shouldn't
have taken her out of there!
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I mean, right? I'm right, aren't I?
She's sick, after all, right?!
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She's a tomboy, as you know,
and strong-willed, and self-centered...
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Must be hard dealing with her, right?
**[01:11] ---**
Nah, I wouldn't say that.
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I've got a little sister, myself,
so I'm pretty used to that.
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Oh, you have a sister?
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Mm-hmm. Her strong-willedness
is pretty similar.
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She teases me by
calling me a "tortoise knight."
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That's totally making fun of me, right?
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What's wrong with that? "Knight" just
proves that she depends on you.
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As far as us, my sister has
always won any fights we got into,
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and as you can see,
I'm such a runt, and a four-eyes,
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and I always got teased at school.
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And each time, White stood up for me.
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It made me feel so pathetic
I could just die, every time,
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but somehow, I survived.
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I get that!
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Pipe down!
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What's your problem?
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Don't work yourself up!
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Er, I mean...
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how can I put this?
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I wouldn't worry too
much about it, you know?
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At work, my superior always
calls me "pipsqueak" or "squinty,"
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but I've decided not to let it bother me!
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Yeah, you're right.
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That's what I'll do. Thanks.
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By all means, do so.
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Eh?!
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What did you do, Leo?!
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I-It's not me!
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Then how did this end up like this?
**[02:56] ---**
That's awesome!
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Stop pulling weird stuff
inside my diner, would you?
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*You're* the one who spilled it, Miss Vivian!
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Yow!! Hot! Hot! Hot!
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Leo! Are you all right?!
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Sorry.
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PSI (noun)
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It runs in the family, but I'm not at all good at it.
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Psychic abilities,
or a person who possesses them.
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Supernatural powers that cannot
be rationally explained by science.
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I knew that people such as him existed,
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but this was a lot closer than I expected.
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I guess if he says so,
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it must have been someone else.
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Time to meet your maker, Chief!
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Hey. Care for a glass, Leonardo?
**[03:47] ---**
No...
**[03:48] ---**
*Upon opening the door,
I found a twisted noontime evening*
**[03:52] ---**
*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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The next day
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Hi, young man.
**[05:25] ---**
Hmm? What's wrong?
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Oh, just that every day, when I
open that door, Mr. Zapp goes wild.
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Maybe it's just a bit anticlimactic today.
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You're right, we haven't
seen him today, have we?
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My vote is that his spirit
is broken, and he gave up.
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I thought it was impressive how he didn't get
discouraged after that many defeats in a row.
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Ah, speak of the devil.
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Yes, Mr. Zapp?
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Hey...!
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Chief! Are you there, Chief?!
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I'm about to get killed, here!
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Save me, Chief!
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Hurry, Leonardo!
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Zapp is in trouble!
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Ugh...
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You think your knight will come?
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You dumbass, it's a lead pipe cinch.
**[06:29] ---**
All right, you entertainment-starved scum!
The badassest guest has been invited!
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Take a good long hit off all of his charisma!
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Oh, Mr. Klaus!
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This is who I am. You have my friend.
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A business card? It's a secret society.
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Pow
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Crack
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Bam
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Waaah!
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This way, please.
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Thank you.
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Face fault!
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Where are we?
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An underground battle arena.
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Generally speaking, they place bets
and then beat each other.
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I see. Most interesting.
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Where could Zapp be?
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You swear this will clear my debt, right?
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That depends on tonight's
take and your prudence.
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Cut your best rug tonight,
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as though your life depended on it.
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Ladies and gentlemen!
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This is Libra!
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Klaus V Reinherz!
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Welcome, our special guest!
Welcome to our bareknuckle brawl!
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This is e-den!
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Forgive me for disturbing you
while you're working,
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but I'm just looking for a friend of mine.
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You bet, you bet. There are two rules!
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Number one! "No use of weapons!"
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Number two! "Fight one-on-one!"
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That's how it is. If you do well,
you'll get to see Zapp.
**[08:29] ---**
Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
**[08:32] ---**
What's the point of getting rough now?
**[08:34] ---**
You don't even know where he is.
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And he'll have a bullet burrowing
through his brain long before you *do*.
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Now if you'll forgive us, we have to
examine who we're dealing with.
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The rules are few, but you must obey them.
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You mean Libra actually exists?
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I've never seen one before.
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Seems like I've seen that huma before.
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Is he strong?
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He's got a damn scary face, doesn't he?
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That look in his eye is serious trouble!
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Nah, that's normal.
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Normal, all right.
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Let's get started!
**[09:07] ---**
Gregor Maximus!
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Okay, okay, place your bets, place your bets!
**[09:13] ---**
Hey! You look confused, huh?
I can't blame you.
**[09:18] ---**
But try to focus. Your life's at stake.
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I can tell from just a glance.
You're quite the "player," aren't you?
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Fist against fist.
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There are still some areas where
only a fight between two humas will do.
**[09:32] ---**
Why don't we show that
to these creepshow-dwellers?
**[09:39] ---**
As you wish.
**[09:42] ---**
The mold this is playing into
seems awfully familiar...
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Mr. Zapp!
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Ah! 20 zeros on Mister Klaus!
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Ready!
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Fight!
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Don't screw around with these
huma-on-huma fights! Is this playtime?
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You guys can all get crushed by us,
you small-timer race!
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Jugglernose, you bastard.
This is not gonna be pretty.
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Re-issue the bets immediately!
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Get a doctor and resuscitation
team ready! Right now!
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What are you so rattled about?
It'll be fine, Zapp.
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He'll be sure to pull his punches.
He's not gonna kill him.
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I don't suppose he would.
Looking at him, the guy's a pro, after all.
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But then, the chief isn't.
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He's a rank amateur.
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Your boss is not bad!
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Aww... All of his joints are
dislocated in funny directions.
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I thought that by starting him
on a huma, he'd power up by turns.
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As precisely as he went
after only the joints in his shell,
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and given how rational he is,
his punches sure do land solidly!
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I like this guy!
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Look at all the spectators!
They're pissing themselves with joy!
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Whew! That was exciting!
And *he* was our poster boy, too!
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I'm terribly sorry I had to do that.
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In any case, please show me
where Zapp is now.
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Hey, man, you gotta be kidding!
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The main event is just getting started!
**[11:50] ---**
Next match! Hurry and
send out the next challenger!
**[11:54] ---**
Not so fast, sir. Your fists have
captivated the hearts of all the scum here.
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No, this isn't getting us anywhere.
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It's okay. You just have to fight.
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At least until they've had their fill.
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But...
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Klaus! Klaus!
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Klaus! Klaus!
**[12:15] ---**
Sorry, young man, but only
authorized personnel beyond this point.
**[12:19] ---**
For that matter,
you're too young to even be here.
**[12:25] ---**
Are you, by any chance,
here with Mister Klaus?
**[12:29] ---**
Yes. Um...
**[12:31] ---**
Which means that you know Zapp.
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I knew it! He's got his
hand in this, doesn't he?!
**[12:37] ---**
No! Er... uh, oh, right...
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Aw, I blew it. Sorry, sorry.
**[12:45] ---**
Well, it's a long story,
but nothing you need to worry about.
**[12:49] ---**
Mister Klaus is plenty tough,
and we have a skilled doctor here, too.
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You don't say.
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Oh, you're taking this well, huh?
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Why would everyone come
all the way here just to see some blood?
**[13:06] ---**
Trouble crops up somewhere
every day in Hellsalem's Lot,
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without having to stage this, too.
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You're right about that.
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Step one foot outside, and with one
pull of a trigger, you can inflict a fatal injury;
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with one push of a button, you can
blow up a whole lot of people at once.
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The world truly is a cavalcade
of efficiency in violence.
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Still...
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whether hacking each other with stone axes,
cutting each other with swords,
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shooting each other with guns,
cursing each other with magic,
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or taking aim at each other with missiles,
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for some reason, there's a craving that
grips us, from which we can't evolve away.
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Fighting barehanded, one-on-one.
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It transcends species; we're *all* giant idiots,
who embrace these two rules.
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Yeah,
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it's not that they want to see blood;
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since before recorded history, men have
been afflicted with an incurable disease.
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The "Mightiest Bareknuckle Brawler" disorder.
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A No-Holds-Barred Eden
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Is this to your liking, sir?
**[14:24] ---**
Enough! I've never seen
such a gorgeous beast!
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Wait, isn't he...
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He is, all right!
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The chief is getting into the swing of it!
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We have a winner!
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He beat the reigning champ in one shot!
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This is unheard-of!
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Awesome! Awesome! I may have
lost my shirt, but I am glad I was here!
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There were some unexpected hiccups,
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but this has been a
pretty good showing, hasn't it?
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Well then, I'll be going. Huh?!
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O-Owner!
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I'm glad you're here, warrior.
**[15:21] ---**
First, let me offer my praise and respect
for the way you've fought tonight.
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You had me quivering.
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I realized that always using only
modest ingredients leaves one unsatisfied.
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This has been a long time coming.
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Tonight, I want to enjoy my fill.
**[15:39] ---**
How about you let me, too,
have a bite of this ultimate dinner?!
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No, I...
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Don't "No, I..." us! Accept! Accept it!
**[15:52] ---**
If the owner is challenging you,
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it means that ownership
of this arena is at stake!
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I-It's started! It's started!
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He keeps a vigilant defense with his left,
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while his right is ever poised to
strike from the shortest distance.
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This is not the way
an empty-handed man fights.
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It's the way of a hoplite,
armed with shield and spear!
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In bare-handed fighting, there's no
restriction on kicks, holds, or throws.
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How can he even be this illogical?
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It's so simple, and yet with
nothing else left up his sleeve,
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his discipline is shatterproof.
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Very nice. It makes me doubt my own sanity.
**[16:46] ---**
I want to lay into you
head-on that much more!
**[16:53] ---**
Oh...
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even Ozmaldo the Mauler,
former undefeated champion of e-den,
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just might possibly be up a creek here...
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Then, he's going to win
once again? That's no fun.
**[17:06] ---**
No, that won't happen.
**[17:08] ---**
The chief is too ham-handed.
**[17:10] ---**
He can't fine-tune one punch
over another when he's focusing.
**[17:15] ---**
Still, he's really good at restricting himself,
once he sets his rules.
**[17:22] ---**
The creek I was referring to him being up...
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...is when he switches forms.
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His left?
**[17:29] ---**
How can that be?!
Is *that* the side he favors?!
**[17:43] ---**
I-I felt that one!
**[17:53] ---**
Huh? I'm reading a vibe here...
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Aww, let me just say right now,
I was only using his corpse.
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Also, I wasn't the one who killed him.
**[18:10] ---**
Mr. Klaus! That's a--
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Blood Breed
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I had to do something like this,
**[18:18] ---**
or I wouldn't be able
to have any fun with you.
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It's been nice playing with you,
**[18:27] ---**
Klaus.
**[18:37] ---**
Wow, you saved me, Chief!
**[18:40] ---**
Those bad guys saw the way
you fought, got scared, and ran off!
**[18:45] ---**
Thank goodness!
**[18:48] ---**
I'm just glad you're safe, Zapp.
**[18:48] ---**
What a simp!
**[18:50] ---**
What a super-simp!
**[18:52] ---**
Eh?!
**[18:53] ---**
What? You want some of this?
**[18:56] ---**
I am *so* telling on you!
You can't keep me from talking!
**[19:00] ---**
It's not like that, Leo.
**[19:02] ---**
Things might have gotten a little tight there,
**[19:04] ---**
but the truth is, there's a reason
why this all had to happen.
**[19:08] ---**
Here it comes.
**[19:09] ---**
Just listen!
**[19:10] ---**
Look, the chief is roughed up
head-to-toe right now.
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That whole string of
fights against heavyweights,
**[19:15] ---**
plus the Blood Breed,
have him all worn out.
**[19:18] ---**
And whose fault do you suppose *that* is?
**[19:21] ---**
The point is...
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...if I'm gonna take him, it's now or never!
**[19:27] ---**
You couldn't be any worse!
**[19:28] ---**
I'm going to beat you this time, Chief!
**[19:35] ---**
Okay, stob--!
**[19:51] ---**
I hate to put you out.
**[19:52] ---**
It's on my way, it's on my way.
**[19:56] ---**
Halloween's almost here, huh?
**[19:58] ---**
Seems kind of funny, doesn't it?
**[20:00] ---**
It's like it's been Halloween
every day for the last three years.
**[20:05] ---**
The people here do love to party, and all.
**[20:09] ---**
Back where I'm from,
we don't get any candy,
**[20:12] ---**
but people still believe
that on Halloween night,
**[20:15] ---**
this world and the next
world become joined,
**[20:18] ---**
the dead come back, and evil spirits
and sprites show themselves.
**[20:21] ---**
Oh, yeah?
**[20:25] ---**
Sounds romantic.
**[20:27] ---**
It is an age-old land, after all.
**[20:29] ---**
Who cares? I like it.
**[20:31] ---**
Come to think of it,
the first time I met White,
**[20:34] ---**
she called herself a "ghost."
**[20:37] ---**
Do spiritual jokes like that
run in your family, too?
**[20:44] ---**
No...
**[20:50] ---**
Well, I'll see you around.
**[20:52] ---**
Mm-hmm. I hate to
stick you on hospital detail.
**[20:56] ---**
It's okay, it's okay.
You have an early morning, right?
**[20:59] ---**
Sorry. If you don't look in on her
once per day, she gets cranky.
**[21:05] ---**
She does say she's
always bored, doesn't she?
**[21:08] ---**
Okay!
**[21:08] ---**
Leonardo!
**[21:11] ---**
Sometimes my sister says strange things,
but still, she's a normal, great girl.
**[21:18] ---**
Be her friend, okay?
**[21:20] ---**
Mm-hmm.
**[21:23] ---**
I'm counting on you, "Tortoise Knight."
**[21:26] ---**
Huh? Hey! Now cut that out!
**[21:29] ---**
See you!
**[21:43] ---**
Tie, go again!
**[21:45] ---**
First is rock! Rock! Paper! Scissors!
**[21:48] ---**
Hmm?
**[21:50] ---**
My, what a welcome visitor. What's up?
**[21:54] ---**
Nothing much. Hey, pipe down!
Take a walk!
**[21:58] ---**
I've got next, obviously!
**[22:01] ---**
Huh?!
**[22:01] ---**
Boo! Boo!
**[22:03] ---**
Finally starting, huh?
**[22:05] ---**
Nope. Not so, King of Depravity.
**[22:09] ---**
Finally *ending*...
**[22:14] ---**
...my Great Collapse.
**[22:24] ---**
She's drooling.
**[22:36] ---**
*Accustomed to the supernatural
disaster-like madness,*
**[22:39] ---**
*I mistake my daily life for peace*
**[22:42] ---**
*As this rambling coaster
jolts me back and forth,*
**[22:46] ---**
*what is it that I mustn't lose sight of?*
**[22:50] ---**
*Swallowed up by the concept
of egalitarian fundamentalism,*
**[22:54] ---**
*feels like even my soul is so much et cetera*
**[22:57] ---**
*Have to clearly state what
you love and what you hate*
**[23:01] ---**
*or you're not all that different than a dummy*
**[23:04] ---**
*Ah, crowds of people
walking the streets at night*
**[23:08] ---**
*some seem to be so happy,
some seem to be so lonely*
**[23:12] ---**
*The contrast jumps around the music staff*
**[23:17] ---**
*creating the song and rhythm*
**[23:19] ---**
*Marmalade and sugar song,
peanuts and bitter step*
**[23:23] ---**
*So sweet and then so acrid,
it makes my head spin*
**[23:26] ---**
*Let's head south-southwest
and keep this party going*
**[23:30] ---**
*to make it a night
that will astonish the world*
**[23:34] ---**
*I feel fantastic, a chain of reflections*
**[23:41] ---**
*Marmalade and sugar song,
peanuts and bitter step*
**[23:44] ---**
*So sweet and then so acrid,
it makes my head spin*
**[23:48] ---**
*Let's head south-southwest
and keep this party going*
**[23:52] ---**
*to make it a night
that will astonish the world*
**[23:56] ---**
*I feel fantastic,
the chain of reflections goes on*
**[24:00] ---**
*From one good time,
to a problem, to another good time*
**[24:06] ---**
Hey, come on in!
**[24:08] ---**
Looks like you're getting
pretty used to this place, aren't you?
**[24:11] ---**
Although, with this much
abnormality going on every day,
**[24:14] ---**
you can't help but get used to it, huh?
Still, watch yourself.
**[24:17] ---**
Waiting until you're dead to realize
you're living in a fool's warped paradise
**[24:21] ---**
isn't as funny as it sounds.
**[24:23] ---**
Next time on Blood Blockade Battlefront:
**[24:25] ---**
"Z's Longest Day (Part 1)."
**[24:25] ---**
"Z's Longest Day (Part 1)"
**[24:28] ---**
In case of emergency, please feel free
to stop by Dianne's Diner!
**[24:32] ---**
I'll be here anytime for a heart-to-heart.
**[24:35] ---**