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[They're outside the mansion. Judging from the background noise of rushing water, they've propped their camera up on the fountain. The feed is otherwise silent as they fiddle with components - PVC piping, a can of hairspray, PVC glue, all the usual expected components that scream "misguided attempt at a backyard potato gun." Because that's what they're making. A misguided attempt at a backyard potato gun.]

Amazing, the things the closets will just let you have. Few people seem to consider what being a child in Wonderland means. Bedtime is never, there's no such thing as education, and you can eat nothing but Twinkies and Cap'n Crunch if you want to. I kill the time by working in a diner, and nobody breathes a word about child labour.

Guess it's pretty lucky we never have to worry about growing up, because we're probably learning some pretty messed up things. People like me aren't supposed to have limitless freedom. It's bad for us. We abuse it.

Oh well.

What do you think would happen if I fired a grenade out of this thing?

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The outcome would be pretty obvious, right?

[Grenades only really do one thing...]

I mean, ideally, there would be explosions, sure. But it's a question of timing, isn't it? Does the grenade blow when it lands, like it's supposed to, or does it reduce me to meaty chunks of Mistake Confetti when I fire?

You paint quite a picture.

[Quite a gross picture.]

All you'd have to do is time how long a grenade takes to explode, right? Then you'd know and wouldn't leave it to chance.

I've been told I'm very eloquent for my apparent-lack-of-an-age!

[Especially when it comes to painting icky Mistake Confetti-laden pictures.]

I guess I'd better start stockpiling grenades, though. I'd imagine this is going to need some pretty rigorous testing. Wouldn't want to be sloppy about the kind of timing window I'd be working with, would I?

I think it would only take a couple to test how long it takes.

[Like...pull the pin, throw it, count until it explodes. Easy peasy.]

Souji, Souji, Souji. Weapons testing is no place for shortcuts or estimates. You have to be thorough.

Besides, it's an excuse to spend an entire afternoon throwing grenades at stuff. Is that not the most win/win thing you've ever heard?

Not the most win/win. But I've also never gotten to handle explosives before, so my estimation is limited.

Well, gosh. What's stopping you?

["Common sense," probably, but that's sure never been something that's stopped Chara before!!]

Don't let fear hold back your dreams, Souji. Shoot for the moon. With explosives. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

Or pieces of you will, anyway.

Sure, probably, but it's the thought that counts, right?

I don't think this is the kind of scenario where that's true.

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