[color=c0c0c0] "It really makes no difference to me whether you believe it or not, but it is the truth."[/color] Nemo replied. [color=c0c0c0]"You were the last straw in this case. I'd be lying if I said you were the first, as there have been many relatives to come after me in the past, certainly not many kids though."[/color] He took another sip of his tea, nearly finished. [color=c0c0c0]"You must realize that I kill killers, Raiya. Just because the Arcanocracy might pretend they do what they do in God's honor doesn't make them any less stone cold than me. You know that from experience." [/color]

    [color=c0c0c0]"For every magi and officer I've dealt a final blow to, there's a mobster and murderer in line as well. I'm sure a good deal of them were family men as well, doesn't mean they should be spared the guillotine. My methods may seem rather imprecise, but I've never parted a truly innocent person of their soul as of yet." [/color]

   [color=c0c0c0] "In the case of my capture, I had to fight to stay alive. It wasn't me who cast the first stone in that case. I was ambushed, wasn't I?"[/color] He paused, finishing off his tea and washing the cup out. [color=c0c0c0]"The prison was unexpected however. That sentence meant that I didn't have to kill to survive anymore, I could simply exist in there, alone. In that box I would no longer have to hurt anybody else, or be hurt myself. Even something like me could exist in harmony." [/color]

    Nemo stepped over to the couch, pausing until he collected his thoughts on the second topic. From behind he leaned over and rested on the top-frame at Raiya's side. [color=c0c0c0]"You don't have to be frilly or in a dress to be pretty, Raiya."[/color] He let out a deep sigh to relax, rolling over so that his back was resting on the edge and looking up at the ceiling. The backwards bent posture looked awkward, but Nemo seemed to be fine with it. [color=c0c0c0]"Beauty isn't inherently feminine, or even kind for that matter. It can range from flowers and fine art, to storms and explosions."[/color] Nemo pushed off from the ground, slowly snaking over the top of the couch until his back hit the cushion and he was sitting upside down with his legs on the backrest. [color=c0c0c0]"You are beautiful for the same reasons you may think you aren't. You're not afraid to be yourself. You're a unique person with a unique sense of style, there's nothing wrong with that."[/color] Nemo rolled off the seat backwards to come full circle standing upright in front of Raiya. [color=c0c0c0]"I've spent most of my life curating things considered beautiful, so it's a praise I only use when I truly mean it." [/color]