Armin's Heart

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[endsintheocean]

"Were you expecting someone else?"

[acemedium]

Well, I definitely wasn't expecting a boat ride...

Are you trying to catch symbolic fish or something?

[endsintheocean]

"No, I'm just enjoying the symbolic view."

[acemedium]

So you're hanging out on a symbolic boat enjoying the symbolic view? Are you on symbolic vacation from your symbolic heart, or something?

[OR IS THIS THE TRUE KOKORO]

[endsintheocean]

He laughs.

"That might be a bit too much symbolism. Anyway, I'm not on vacation from my heart; this is my heart."

[acemedium]

...So are you the real Armin? The heart of hearts?

[endsintheocean]

"Well, it's not like the others out there aren't really me, or at least parts of me. But yeah, I am."

[acemedium]

I don't know, Gardening Armin doesn't seem like your style....

[reaches down to touch that water, though]

[endsintheocean]

The water feels like real water, but somehow vague - it's seawater imagined by someone who has only ever seen the sea in another person's memory.

"Really? You don't think I could take care of a garden?"

[acemedium]

More like it doesn't seem like your kind of hobby!

But Gardenmin will take good care of those flowers, won't he?

[endsintheocean]

"He will. Thank you for helping him out with that."

[acemedium]

Good.

As for you.... I've got some things to ask you. What happened in here in the first place?

[endsintheocean]

He frowns.

"What do you mean?"

[acemedium]

You fell asleep.... and we went in here to help you. Someone did something to you.. right?

[endsintheocean]

"...Yeah. I don't know what, though, or why. There wasn't anything changed or infected or anything like that."

[acemedium]

Are you sure? You don't even know why you fell asleep?

[endsintheocean]

He shakes his head.

"I assume an Echo must be responsible, but I don't know anything for certain. I just suddenly fell asleep and then you guys appeared in here."

[acemedium]

...That's weird.

[endsintheocean]

"Weird and disturbing. I'm sorry I don't have more to tell you."

[acemedium]

Maybe they left hidden treasure in here...

...Or maybe they were really bored.

[endsintheocean]

"The latter seems more likely. I think I'd know if they left treasure in here."

[acemedium]

Unless it's hidden from even you.

[BUT.... time to get serious]

But while I'm here... what's with your library?

[endsintheocean]

"...It's a bit of a mess, isn't it?"

[acemedium]

That's not what I mean....

[endsintheocean]

"No, you mean those books, don't you."