[How is he not supposed to laugh? He pegged Temenos as a bitch in sheep's clothing from the very start, so seeing the path he's taken is highly gratifying. Speaking of which:]
Heheh! And I would have taken great pride in doing so, I'll have you know. I would think of it less as ruination and more of a gentle nudge in the right direction, however. There's no shame in being true to oneself!
[There was a bad bitch brewing in Temenos all along and Lobelia knew it. It's about time he embraced that.]
Still, let me assure you that it was never my intention to kill your beloved. His short temper was a useful tool, but I hadn't anticipated him... well, attempting to eat me. That was never part of the plan.
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[Honestly, that just kind of annoys him even more.]
I don't know what you could have possibly expected when you chose to jab salt into the proverbial wound of the Avatar of Gluttony.
[Of course he was going to try to eat him??
Still, that precisely what Temenos was getting at when he said Lobelia had almost ruined the truth that he had discovered for himself. The other stuff, however...]
But I suppose I shall begrudgingly give you an ounce of credit for opening my eyes to some matters. I suspect we'll both be different people on the other side of all this.
[What the "other side" looks for Lobelia, though, he cannot say.]
Heh! I understand my folly now. Even geniuses are wont to make a mistake every now and then.
[At least he can admit that he made an error in judgment? Still, there was no one more suited to the task than Beelzebub, so it is what it is. With such little room for error, Lobelia wasn't willing to take any chances when his own death was a necessity.]
As it stands, my only intention is to serve the one who illuminated my path. That is as immutable a fact now as it always has been, so I would argue you are the one who stands to change the most.
[But knowing what commonalities they share, Lobelia has to issue a well-intentioned warning.]
You aren't out of the woods yet, Temenos. Flirting with death will catch up to you eventually. Now that you've yet one more thing to lose, you'll take heed and watch your step, won't you?
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Heheh! And I would have taken great pride in doing so, I'll have you know. I would think of it less as ruination and more of a gentle nudge in the right direction, however. There's no shame in being true to oneself!
[There was a bad bitch brewing in Temenos all along and Lobelia knew it. It's about time he embraced that.]
Still, let me assure you that it was never my intention to kill your beloved. His short temper was a useful tool, but I hadn't anticipated him... well, attempting to eat me. That was never part of the plan.
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I don't know what you could have possibly expected when you chose to jab salt into the proverbial wound of the Avatar of Gluttony.
[Of course he was going to try to eat him??
Still, that precisely what Temenos was getting at when he said Lobelia had almost ruined the truth that he had discovered for himself. The other stuff, however...]
But I suppose I shall begrudgingly give you an ounce of credit for opening my eyes to some matters. I suspect we'll both be different people on the other side of all this.
[What the "other side" looks for Lobelia, though, he cannot say.]
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[At least he can admit that he made an error in judgment? Still, there was no one more suited to the task than Beelzebub, so it is what it is. With such little room for error, Lobelia wasn't willing to take any chances when his own death was a necessity.]
As it stands, my only intention is to serve the one who illuminated my path. That is as immutable a fact now as it always has been, so I would argue you are the one who stands to change the most.
[But knowing what commonalities they share, Lobelia has to issue a well-intentioned warning.]
You aren't out of the woods yet, Temenos. Flirting with death will catch up to you eventually. Now that you've yet one more thing to lose, you'll take heed and watch your step, won't you?