"I know you think I'm annoying. I can hear you!" Younger Nikolai protested. "Also, call me Niko."
"I never liked being called Niko," Nikolai scowled.
"Hehe, I know," Niko smiled as he jumped and began running away. "Make sure to protect me!"
"What the hell?" Nikolai blinked before running after the kid and dragging him back. "Where are you going?"
"I want to play," Niko said. "And you need to protect me as I do," he grinned.
"If we are truly the same, then why make things difficult for me?" Nikolai sighed as he held the kid by the shoulder lest he runs away. "You should want me to obtain the skill as much as I do," he said sadly.
"You are already looking for a way to cheat your way through?" Niko smiled. "I am not getting fooled by your act. Furthermore, I hate you."
