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... Sorry. I won't ask anymore.

[ Because it's not her business, either. ]

Oh... Is that all? Well, you've got a point. I've definitely made choices that I've got some regrets about and I'm not entirely proud of. Nothing in this world is easy.

[He'll just casually shrug his shoulders.]

It's the people who think that the hero gig is all black and white that end up being complete morons and burn themselves out, anyway~ ♪

[ Styx waves off her apology. ]

Aah, don't worry about it. It's only natural to be curious. Now c'mon, we gotta do something about this giant stack of meat before it attracts even bigger predators.

Right. Guess you're not nearly half as dumb as you look. So you pick that all up along the way, or did you figure that out on your own before that thing with the demons?

[ Which he still doubts actually happened, but that's neither here nor there. ]

... Right. Moving it would be hard, though...

Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. ♥

[There's a sly little smile when he says that. Hiro certainly did want people to think that he was dumb and weird.]

Along the way, actually! Two of my friends ended up being good examples for that. One of them is all about friendship and justice, but he took his heroism too far and became a monster in his pursuit of getting revenge. That narrow mindedness of his nearly got a few of my pals killed... So I spoke and punched some sense into him to make see things differently.

And as for the other one... Well, he had some good ideas and wanted to help humanity... But he sucked at empathizing with people and did some cruel things that made him distant and difficult to get along with. He was a different kind of monster, but the same song and dance went for him too. They became better people in the end, thankfully.

[Yamato and Ronaldo were both troublesome guys... They were on different ends of the scale, yet they were so alike in plenty of ways. Having a balance between being heartfelt and goal-orientated were two things that Hiro learned from them.]

[.........................]

...Er, are you sure?

Nothin' for it, then. [ He pulls out his daggers again, flipping them into a stabbing grip. ] I'm gonna have to cut this bastard up, and leave anything we won't be using for the scavengers to fight over.

[ At the last moment, he glances over at Mary. Right, she might be squeamish about this sorta thing. ]

Hey, keep an eye on our surroundings, will you? For other monsters an' shit.

[ Well, Hiro's certainly succeeding in that aim. Still, Styx listens with- well, not rapt attention, but closer to mild interest than anything. ]

I knew someone like that first guy. Less about friendship and justice and more about the revenge angle, though. He was also a berserker. We talked a little about that whole "let's not get your friends killed" thing, but I didn't survive a hundred years by arguing with someone who can break fully armored knights over one knee, you know?

Still. One punch fits all, huh?

Reasonably sure, yeah.

What, are you saying it's easier to believe they DO exist?

Y-yes! Leave it to me!!

[ SCURRYING A SAFE DISTANCE, YEAH. She'd rather not ogle monster butchery. ]

Ameeeen to that my big nosed brotha! If you're too passive, then no one will listen. But if you're too assertive, then you'll just scare people away.

[He didn't seriously mean anything with the big nosed quip. It was just Hiro's way of poking fun. Can't stop his sass train when it starts rolling! It felt like there was more Styx than he thought... At least, he didn't have to label him as 'bad guy' and keep an eye on him.]

Still... Sounds like your friend is a badass customer! I wouldn't mind sparing with him for a little entertainment! I'm tougher than I look, y'know.

[The jury was out on if Hiro was seriously considering this or just joking. Well, Daichi of all people knew that Hiro did some crazy things whenever he was bored... And that didn't change even during an Apocalypse. Pulling pranks on people, getting "experience points" by hunting and killing stray demons, socializing with people even while the world was collapsing... The list was looong.]

[ Styx watches Mary scurry away for a moment before turning back to the corpse. ]

Right, you sorry bastard, let's get this show started, huh?

[ Aaand he rolls up his sleeves and starts butchering, regardless of whether Mary's far enough away to not hear it. Sure, it's a messy task, but a goblin's gotta do what a goblin's gotta do if he (and other associated monsters) wants to survive out here. ]

[ Styx snorts. He's been called worse, but that's not what he's hung up on, anyway- ]

I'm no one's brother, pal.

[ Still, there's not a whole lot of heat behind his words, and he keeps on going. ]

And you've never actually seen an orc in your life, have you.

[He actually looks more amused than weirded out. It sounded like a creature from a video game he used to play, but the memory of it was hazy... He's played too many of those for one lifetime, man.]

Nope! But it sounds neat! I'm only savvy with demons and alien stars, but never met an orc!

Well... yeah?

[She just...shrugs vaguely, and then she's going to point.

At the creature staring them down from the bushes.

Wow that's horrifying.]

Is that one?