"He's the one Fate is bound to. Not me." Well, not entirely him. He still had his part to play.

Casper doesn't look directly at Mario, just looking off to the side. There's an image of him in a suit, a somber look on his face. ... His past? A future? It doesn't matter. "Pay attention, Casper."

His father taps his foot and Casper starts to walk towards his father like a kicked dog. His father sighs and looks back at Mario. "It doesn't matter what either of us thinks. Fate will use us whether we want it to or not."