- Vlad Plasmius: Ugh...
- Ember: Gotta say, I never thought I'd see the day when the great Vlad Plasmius was reduced to something so... pitiful. I would've paid for a VIP seat to watch that, but here I am, watching from the front row for free!
- Vlad Plasmius: OH? And who are you but a wannabe singer whose "adoring fans" only adore her because they've been hypnotized! Pathetic!
- Ember: You don't know what you're talking about.
- Vlad Plasmius: Don't I? Deep inside, you're still that little girl yearning for the love of a mindless audience. And you think I'm pitiful!
- Ember: Don't. Push it. Vlad. I'm warning you.
- Vlad Plasmius: Hohohoho... Have I plucked a nerve? Oh, my...