The Stranger

The Stranger is an album fic that follows Koutali during his time in America and subsequent reanimation, also going more into depth with his former friendship with Sprint.

Moving Out (Anthony's Song)
Koutali's murder of Salvatore De Rossi let his family onto his true identity and the Tramonto Orientale after him. He was forced into a new life in the United States, one he was ill-prepared for. He was forced to live in a motel in Arcadia while he tried to save up enough money for an apartment by working as a table cleaner at a fast-food restaurant. His living conditions and guilt over the things that he had done to lead up to this led to him falling into a deep depressive state. His life turned into a never-ending cycle of regret, hopelessness, and alcoholism. He wanted to give up on life.

Until he met Livinia Cappadona who invited him to work at her new restaurant. She let him live in the small apartment in the back of the restaurant, offered him a steady job doing what he loved, it seemed like life was looking up for him. But, he came to know it was all temporary. Just like everything else in his life, it came to an end when he had a fate similar to De Rossi in 2002.

The Stranger
Koutali is forced to go to Walter Manor by Lisa. He has a faint flashback to seeing Victor over him, but believes it to be a hallucination or dream caused by his state when he was being reanimated. As he arrives at Walter Manor, he is shocked at how empty it seems. As he walks around, he runs into Sprint who introduces himself and invites Koutali to stay. He tries to settle into a new room, but the guilt about his situation and the circumstances that brought him here begins to weigh on him heavily.

Just the Way You Are
Sprint and Koutali spend some time together to learn more about their respective histories, and Koutali finds that Sprint truly does care for him.

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Sprint takes Koutali to an Italian restaurant, and the two discuss their youths.

Vienna
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Only the Good Die Young
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She's Always a Woman
Lisa does work on Koutali and Koutali begins to realize he can't continue to put up with her.

Get It Right the First Time
The cracks forming in Koutali and Sprint's friendship finally tear the two apart. Sprint tells Koutali they need some time apart for him to collect himself, but Koutali blames it on himself and his own past.

Everybody Has a Dream
Koutali thinks on the events of the end of The Black Parade and finally decides to stand up for himself and advocate for his life. With the help of Victor, they trap Lisa's mind in the computer full of her notes, putting an end to her cruelty. Koutali reminisces about his former friendship with Sprint, worrying that his newfound one with Victor may fall apart, but he finally feels he's on the right path towards commanding his fate now.

Trivia
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