"Does it matter? A boss is a boss. It's all the same. Everyone does what they get away with."
Vanitas is keyed into the City, but his ennui is a disadvantage. He has more of an ear to the ground than the average person through Xehanort and all his shady dealings, but his concern is narrowed to the personal. The shadowy politics and chess moves are something the old man has given up on his disappointment inheriting, and that's it's own kind of spite. Unbeknownst to Vanitas (or maybe knownst in the sense of picking up on it) he looks for his legacy elsewhere.
"Hey, what did I say." The fact that this is karma goes whoosh over his head completely. "Besides, you're skipping too now."
They are complicit together. Vanitas walks like he knows where he's going, which is true, and like he's taking Ventus to where he's supposed to be going, which is true only in a very broad sense. He puts his headphones on and leaves one open so he can hear if Ventus starts screaming or something, the one nearest the wall. "Straight shot to the stairwell." Even Ventus probably knows where that is, but Vanitas is going to grab at his hand or wrist to tug and run anyway. He does not want to have to double back and hunt him down.
Those are still noisy and busy, especially at this time of day, but still a little easier to talk in. It's going to be a long climb.
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Date: 2022-11-17 09:45 pm (UTC)Vanitas is keyed into the City, but his ennui is a disadvantage. He has more of an ear to the ground than the average person through Xehanort and all his shady dealings, but his concern is narrowed to the personal. The shadowy politics and chess moves are something the old man has given up on his disappointment inheriting, and that's it's own kind of spite. Unbeknownst to Vanitas (or maybe knownst in the sense of picking up on it) he looks for his legacy elsewhere.
"Hey, what did I say." The fact that this is karma goes whoosh over his head completely. "Besides, you're skipping too now."
They are complicit together. Vanitas walks like he knows where he's going, which is true, and like he's taking Ventus to where he's supposed to be going, which is true only in a very broad sense. He puts his headphones on and leaves one open so he can hear if Ventus starts screaming or something, the one nearest the wall. "Straight shot to the stairwell." Even Ventus probably knows where that is, but Vanitas is going to grab at his hand or wrist to tug and run anyway. He does not want to have to double back and hunt him down.
Those are still noisy and busy, especially at this time of day, but still a little easier to talk in. It's going to be a long climb.