You Scratch My Back...

Karol: Heave... ho...

Zelos: Oh hey, you gremlin, whatcha doing?

Karol: I’m not a gremlin! I’m Karol. And it’s pretty obvious. I’m carrying these books.

I heard that the materials I needed for the Karol Research Division were in the library in the Heimdallr, so I went to grab them.

Zelos: Hm. But if you pile them up over your head, you won’t be able to see, right?

Karol: I’ll be fine... probably.

Zelos: Hey, that looks a little dangerous. Here, lemme help you out.

Karol: Huh? You’ll help me carry them? Seriously? And you aren’t trying to get anything out of it?

Zelos: Well hey, ouch. What’s up, don’t like the idea of an awesome guy like me helping you out?

Karol: N–no, that’s not it... It’s just, Lloyd told me that you can be hard to deal with if I’m not a girl.

Zelos: What?! C’mon hunny, that’s not fair...

Karol: But it turns out that wasn’t true. Hehe, I’ll make sure to rewrite your entry for the Karol Research Division.

Zelos: What does it say about me right now?

Karol: Professor Raine told me to write down “libertine,” so...

Zelos: Okay, write this instead: “A resplendent Chosen who loves solitude. Women across the world are entranced by Master Zelos’s grace and delicacy.”

Karol: —Sure, got it. I’ll check over Raven’s entry before rewriting yours.

Zelos: Huh?! That’s who you’re lumping me in with?!

Fine, whatever. As long as I show up to the hideout like this, all the ladies’ll know me as the great Zelos, friend to kids everywhere.

Karol: So you were trying to get something out of this...