Devin
"So you think her darkness will be as strong as mine?"

*Roxie lets out a hearty laugh, then calls forth her Star Parasol. She lightly bonks Loptr on the head with it.* "Maybe it could~! But I don't think she wants that. How about strong enough to work with you and her other dark monsters?"
Paul
*At nearly being bonked, Loptr would just side-step out the way. Roxie could see Yumi a bit annoyed, as she didn't tell him to move.*

**"If she wants that. She will need a lot of strength to keep control of even one of the others. If she got enough training with the darkness, she'd be able to control them for a short amount of time. But as long as she stays scared of the darkness and refuses to embrace it, she will never have control. And she will never see her true potential."**
Devin
"Ha! I see the problem, now." *Roxie proudly turns to Yumi.* "Alright, put him away. He's a goofy little guy, but he's not needed anymore."
Paul
**"No need, Yumi. I'll be seeing you soon.~"**

*Loptr left on his own accord.*
Mary
*Sitting in silence due to me not wanting to do her saying stuff and loptr saying stuff at the same time, Yumi looked away from Roxie.*

"See... He is the weakest one and I can't even stop him from summoning himself and causing trouble... Imagine if the other ones were like him.."
Devin
*Once he leaves, Roxie drops the happy face. This is serious. She's being dragged around by her own darkness.*

"Yumi..." *She thinks about how to phrase what comes next. This is a hard barrier to overcome.*

"Darkness is about control. I mean, it's about a whole bunch of other things, too, but control's one of the big ones. Controlling yourself, but also, controlling the world around you."

"A lot of people like to say you can't control the world around you... But that's a lie. You can. Most people just don't wanna do what it takes, so they settle for controlling themselves. That's freedom."

"But some people won't settle for freedom. They need to control the world around them, and other people, too."

"That duel monster, Loptr... Currently, he has some freedom. But if you were brave enough to summon him more often, he'd have more. And I don't think he'd stop there."

"When he talks about your 'true potential', he's lying. He doesn't care about whether or not you use your other dark monsters. I think he just wants you brave enough to rely on him, but scared enough that he can control you."

*Roxie pauses. This is the hardest part.*

"Are... Can you *Hurt* Your duel monsters?"