Eh, I dunno-- there's some kids that kinda have it coming to them. Especially those with names like 'Butz'.

[He's mostly joking, of course-- although, sadly, he hasn't connected the name to the guy as of yet, so he'll still have to look this dude up at some point to continue this CyBuddy charade. Probably. Or at least get some decent pet advice from him.

There's an awkward silence at the last bit, mind inevitably going to that first meeting of theirs. Could it have been ViViD's meddling? It didn't seem possible-- a game couldn't manipulate his DNA like that, could it?]

... like what? What else wound up happening in there?