"Mario, please lend me your ear for just a moment. Don't you ever wish that you could escape from the hardships of your everyday life? Take us, for example. Out of nowhere and with no notice, we're ordered to attack the train-works. Or attack the kitchen, no rhyme or reason! Mario, every obstacle you've experienced has been the result of our hard and thankless work. I hope the guys upstairs realize just how much we actually do. Maybe next time, I'll just give them a straw and tell them to get to work! I sit here and look out of this window into the evening sky, worn out at the end of every day . . . Wishing that I could go to some faraway place. But I understand the reality. I'm in Bowser's army for life, so I'll just have to give up on my dreams . . . Mario, I'll probably be ordered to attack you someday. And it'll be bad guy vs good guy. There's no point in lying to ourselves. Thanks for listening, Mario. I'm sure we'll meet again . . . Maybe as enemies."
- Random Shy Guy Passenger, Paper Mario Color Splash
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