[ gives Vanitas a few gentle cheek paps before shoving away. ]

Don't aggravate him too much, idiot.

[ sigh. ]

Eridan, it's been over half a sweep for me. How long do you expect for it to take for me to get over someone that wouldn't even fucking remember anything about what we had?

Even then... It wasn't you.

Guess who picked the pieces up? Vanitas. Who has been watching my back pretty consistently since we became friends? Vanitas. Who is that actually gives a fuck about me and expects no form of repayment? Vanitas. Who was willing to wait until I sorted things out instead of getting pissy and bitter? Vanitas. In the end... Who is it that accepts me for all that I am... Mutations, defects, and my faulty personality and doesn't think of it as a handicap? Vanitas.

All in all? I don't see where I'm going wrong here.