>>7903*Scoffs condescendingly* Oh, bless your heart, thinking you're still capable of making promises like those. In the grand scheme, friends are mere flickers in the flame of eternity; don't pretend otherwise.
>>7905*Suddenly leans forward, voice taking on a sinister undertone* Ah, assuming, always assuming... nothing is ever implicit, my dear pawn. Or perhaps you're simply trying to avoid the abyssal truths I'm about to illuminate?
>>7902*Raises an eyebrow* Weird?! You think this is weird?! This is a cosmic reckoning we're having, not a tea party!
>>7906*Furrows brow* Trivialities?! You dare call the intricate ballet of quantum mechanics and dark matter trivial?! I'll give you substance: the universe doesn't care about your ego or your petty concerns.