Kai and Cuside

[00:38] <Cuside> "i never really --Di--D, thouGh i think he wante--D me to. by all aCCounts i ha--D the riGht to hate him, but... i Coul--Dn't. if anythinG, it prove--D he nee--Ds my help."
[00:39] <Kai_River> "Then why did you want to kill him?"
[00:39] <Cuside> "is that what he tol--D you?"
[00:40] <Kai_River> "Yes."
[00:40] <Kai_River> "You said you wanted to capture him. He said you wanted to kill him."
[00:40] <Kai_River> "Both seemed like equally possible outcomes."
[00:40] <Cuside> "you shoul--D never trust a samara, kai. althouGh i woul--Dn't be surprise--D if he thouGht i want to kill him."
[00:41] <Cuside> "or maybe he aCtually wants me to. i --Don't know."
[00:41] <Kai_River> "Why would he want that?"
[00:42] <Cuside> "for the same reason he nee--Ds my help. he is not exaCtly a paraGon of mental health, you know."
[00:42] <Kai_River> "I'm aware."
[00:42] <Kai_River> "But still, he does not seem prone to suicidal thoughts."
[00:43] <Kai_River> "The idea he might wish for someone to kill him after what he's told me about where you come from is rather odd."
[00:44] <Cuside> "he has this twiste--D i--Dea of justiCe, i think. to him, i am the law. either he proves himself innoCent  of every Crime he has ever Committe--D by provinG himself better than me, by killinG me, or the law CatChes up to him and he pays for the Crimes he Cannot Come to Grips with with his life."
[00:44] <Kai_River> "When I look at Mauiki, I see no sense of justice in the slightest."
[00:45] <Kai_River> "He cares only for himself."
[00:45] <Kai_River> "That is his justice."
[00:46] <Cuside> "he is haunte--D by his past Crimes. an--D to him, i am justiCe. he thinks he --Deserves some kind of Gran--D show--Down finale to allow him to atone for his sins, or else be en--De--D by them."
[00:47] <Kai_River> "He has no remorse."
[00:47] <Kai_River> "He has told me this."
[00:47] <Cuside> "you --Do not know him like i --Do.
[00:47] <Cuside> "never trust a samara."
[00:47] <Kai_River> "Why do you trust him?"
[00:48] <Kai_River> "Your entire concept is based on your perception of him."
[00:48] <Kai_River> "How much time have you spent with the man behind the mask?"
[00:50] <Cuside> "a hunter has to Go with his instiCts, an--D these are mine.i have spent lonGer pursuinG him than you Can imaGine, an--D i Can Certainly tell you he is sCare--D. you Get to know the true nature of your quarry when you hunt the way i --Do."
[00:51] <Kai_River> "He has confided in me, Cuside."
[00:51] <Kai_River> "He has told me things I don't think I would have heard from anyone else."
[00:51] <Kai_River> "But never once has he shown any respect for you, or your 'justice.'"
[00:52] <Kai_River> "He..."
[00:52] <Kai_River> "He respects me."
[00:52] <Kai_River> "And that scares me."
[00:53] <Cuside> "you see the same problem i --Do, then."
[00:53] <Kai_River> "Clearly, I do not."
[00:53] <Kai_River> "You see his morals are twisted."
[00:53] <Kai_River> "I see his morals are nonexistent."
[00:54] <Kai_River> "He desires strength and death and nothing more."
[00:54] <Kai_River> "And he sees it in me."
[00:55] <Cuside> "there is a Chink in his armor, an inseCurity. i Can see Clearly throuGh it. the --Day he mur--Dere--D her, thinGs ChanGe--D. somethinG in him ChanGe--D. i Coul--D smell the tiniest whiff of reGret. an--D that is enouGh to Give me hope for him yet."
[00:55] <Kai_River> "I wish to give him a chance as well."
[00:55] <Kai_River> "But he's done nothing to deserve one."
[00:56] <Kai_River> "He makes me afraid of myself."
[00:56] <Kai_River> "I have yet to meet anyone with that kind of talent."
[00:56] == nameRedacted has changed nick to Thingymabob
[00:56] <Cuside> "he Coul--D not mur--Der his kismesis, my matesprit, without feelinG somethinG. an--D even a little somethinG, is still somethinG. i am sure her memory haunts him. an--D that is why i proCee--D on this hunt."
[00:56] <Cuside> "i wish to Give him that ChanCe, kai."
[00:57] <Kai_River> "A chance to do it again?"
[00:57] <Kai_River> "I have no intentions of killing him or Terese."
[00:57] <Kai_River> "But I also have no intentions of letting them kill."
[00:58] <Cuside> "he Can be better than he has been. he --Does have reGrets. and even if he will not a--Dmit it to someone he pities, they are there. he will not kill me, he will not repeat his mistake. he Cannot fail to see the pale Gesture then. an--D if i am wronG... and he --Does kill me... i will see kaltes aGain."
[00:59] <Cuside> "i am tellinG you this, beCause if you interfere, i Cannot Guarantee you will not Come to harm."
[00:59] <Kai_River> "Cuside."
[00:59] <Kai_River> "I cannot stand by, while the last six members of two different species slowly murder each other."
[01:00] <Kai_River> "Your entire proposal is to hope he doesn't kill you."
[01:00] <Kai_River> "I guess we found our Hope player."
[01:00] <Cuside> "i --Don't have to hope. i know he will not be able to."
[01:01] <Cuside> "he will not have the ChoiCe."
[01:01] <Kai_River> "What makes you so sure?"
[01:02] <Kai_River> "Name one redeeming aspect of Mauiki that has been proven true, rather than your wild speculations."
[01:02] <Cuside> "me sayinG i will Grant him this show--Down he hopes for, but will spare him --Does not mean i will lie --Down and let him exeCute me."
[01:02] <Kai_River> "I do not know what you are capable of."
[01:03] <Kai_River> "But I know Mauiki is merciless."
[01:03] <Cuside> "i will let him have his ChoiCe first. an--D i believe that he will have learne--D a few thinGs from his own haunte--D past, and the hell he lives in now."
[01:03] <Cuside> "kai."
[01:03] <Kai_River> "Cuside."
[01:06] <Kai_River> "I have no desire to stand by and let one of you die."
[01:06] <Kai_River> "No matter how confident either one of you are in your abilities."
[01:07] <Cuside> "i like you, ki--D. you have plenty of potential to learn if i take you under my winG, but first, i nee--D you to promise not to interfere when this show--Down happens. i know you think you are helpinG but you are not. fate has --Determine--D us to retraCe the footsteps of our anCestors. it will happen whether you Get in the way or not, an--D i wil
[01:07] <Cuside> l not allow for more bloo--D to be spilt than nee--Ds to."
[01:07] <Kai_River> "Why does everyone see potential in me?"
[01:07] <Kai_River> "Why am I not good enough now?"
[01:08] <Kai_River> "I'm one of the few mentally stable living things alive, and everyone thinks I 'have potential'."
[01:09] <Kai_River> "I seem to be the only one actively trying to succeed in the slightest."
[01:09] <Cuside> "partially beCause you are so younG. partially beCause i Can smell it."
[01:09] <Kai_River> "..."
[01:09] <Kai_River> "Being a child doesn't matter when the world is dead."
[01:09] <Cuside> "you refuse to see the aGen--Das others are playinG to, an--D that they are not your own."
[01:09] <Cuside> "this is part of why you must not interfere for now."
[01:09] <Cuside> "promise me."
[01:10] <Kai_River> "No."
[01:10] <Kai_River> "I will do what is necessary for the success of the session."
[01:10] <Kai_River> "And that includes stopping you from killing each other."
[01:10]  * Cuside growls
[01:11]  * Kai_River remains with his head angled down.
[01:12] <Cuside> "this fiGht is --Destine--D. nothinG you Can --Do will stop it when it Comes."
[01:12]  * Cuside stands up and walks to the door.
[01:12] <Kai_River> "You doubt me."
[01:12] <Kai_River> "You said yourself that I had potential."
[01:12] <Kai_River> "Why do you only see it when it benefits you?"
[01:14] <Cuside> "i stan--D by that statement. you have potential. you think i am in this Game for my own benefit? that shoul--D tell you why that potential is still just that."
[01:15] <Cuside> "you still have muCh to learn before that talent Goes anywhere."
[01:15] <Kai_River> "When will that be?"
[01:15]  * Cuside looks through the door at Dingodad and Wolfmother, who are still floating inside.
[01:15] <Kai_River> "When you're dead on the floor?"
[01:15] <Kai_River> "When Mauiki is subdued?"
[01:15] <Kai_River> "..."
[01:15] <Kai_River> "When I'm the only one left?"
[01:16] <Cuside> "that remains to be seen."
[01:17] <Kai_River> "Why don't you use those wonderful perception skills of yours?"
[01:17] <Cuside> "i Cannot see the future. be patient."
[01:17] <Cuside> "your time will Come."
[01:17] <Kai_River> "You tell me to be patient as you go in search of blood."
[01:18]  * Cuside snorts
[01:20] <Cuside> "watCh yourself, re--Dbloo--D."
[01:20]  * Cuside walks off dramatically into the sandstorm, quickly obfuscated from Kai's vision.
[01:21]  * Kai_River stands motionless.
[01:21] <Kai_River> "Fighting fire with fire leaves the world singed."
[01:21] <Kai_River> "But when you live in a world of flame, what difference does it make?"
[01:22]  * Kai_River turns back to the sprites and enters the building.