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1st sin - [accidental audio]

[There's only silence at first, aside from some very quiet background noise. After a few moments though, a deep voice speaks, sounding more than a little disoriented.]

Lloyd...

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...how is this possible?

[ Oh right. She's supposed to be dead. ]

I asked myself the same question . . . But it is what it is. This world is prone to doing the impossible.

So it would seem.

...it is good to hear your voice, Martel.

[ She follows with a chuckle of her own. ]

Yes, it's good to hear from you too. [ She pauses. ] Kratos?

...yes?

You have a wonderful son. Even if you didn't raise him, I can still see a little bit of you in him.

...

You... know Lloyd?

[ That wasn't something she expected either. Confusion plagues her mind as she's tries to figure out what moment in time Kratos was pulled out from. ]

Uh, yes. Um . . . I hope you don't mind me asking, but before you came here what was happening?

...Lloyd had just discovered that he is my son.

[ That explained a lot. Martel opens her mouth and then closes it. She visibly frowns and allows a long silence to fall between them. When she was infused with the Great Seed she was watching the world the entire time. Sorrow weighed down on her heart as she recalls the chaos that occurred between her traveling companions on that fateful night. ]

O-oh, I see . . . How's your back?

...my back is better. Thank you.

That's a relief to hear. I was afraid Yuan would have done some permanent damage . . . I'm sorry.

You needn't apologize, Martel.

No, I should be. You would have never gotten hurt if I had raised Mithos to be less dependent of me. Everything that's happened . . . is my fault.

None of what has happened is your fault, Martel. Yuan and I were in a position to stop Mithos when we still directly could, and we did not.

[ She's been through this kind of conversation numerous times with many friends, but she has yet to be convinced this wasn't her fault. ]

But he's my brother therefore my responsibility. I should have been more cautious when I was raising him.

...Mithos should have been our responsibility, as well, once you were gone.

I just wish there was more I could have done to prevent all of this . . .

Regardless, you have no fault in this.

[ A sad smile emerged on her face. It was obvious to her that they weren't going anywhere with this so she changed the topic to more important matters. ]

. . . Kratos, do you realize that Mithos is here as well?

...I am.

You won't have to worry about him . . . Yuan had him imprisoned for the time being.

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...it's not upsetting you too much, is it?

I won't lie about it upsetting me, but it's . . . necessary. [ She says with hesitation and much sadness in her tone. ]

I tried to get him to stop hurting people, but he just won't understand. I can't watch him forever. Moreover no matter what I do I can't seem to get him to stop.