[ Emet-Selch has, indeed, found out what has been bothering Vanitas so. Despite the fact that Sora had run away, leaving him there, out of of his own sense of shame, Vanitas still feels as though a back has been turned on him. He's all but been tuning out as much of the bond as possible. Hadn't bothered to heal his own face because they are reminders of his own foolishness.

Of believing in anything. ]

Why is that though? Why do we have to settle for that? Is this all that it ever really will be?

[ He huffs, already bracing himself for whatever mocking the Ascian is likely to give to him. ]

I should have known better. Don't know why I thought otherwise.