[Accidental Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[The first sound that can be heard is a loud thump as the journal hits the floor and pops open to record everything that follows.]

No...

[Emil isn't even aware that his journal is open and picking up all of this.]

No, no no please no please... no... no!!

[His voice escalates in pitch, ending in a strangled, heart-wrenching cross between a scream and a sob.]

Richter!!

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Voice

[sing-thrush.livejournal.com]

It still must be hard.

[starlitepink.livejournal.com]

You don't have to ask twice.

[knightofratatosk]

Thank you.

[He's up in the bedroom just sort of huddled up on the floor, his journal open beside him.]

Voice

[knightofratatosk]

... y-yeah.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Sad part is, the kid actually DOES have forever.]

I know, but...

[Action]

[pileof-ashes.livejournal.com]

[Huh. Immortality is something they have in common, then.]

But what?

[Action]

[winged-rogue.livejournal.com]

It is. I've been through a lot in that time, but I don't think I have any regrets. All those experiences helped me to grow stronger as a person. Wouldn't you say you've grown too, Emil?

[Voice]

[dissonates]

[Not knowing the circumstances of Emil's life makes this harder, and Asch is starting to settle down, realizing he's bitching at Emil too much. One step at a time, one step at a time.]

...But nothing. You're allowed to be sad. Anyone else would be.

Just... don't let it overwhelm you. You're not alone without him.

Voice

[sing-thrush.livejournal.com]

Do you want some company?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[Well, the circumstances of his life aren't really something he talks about with anyone. He's really bad about actually TALKING to people about things... kind of like Asch in that respect.]

Not... alone...

[Now he's starting to realize that the Malnosso could take any of his other friends at any time and leave him all alone again.]

[Voice]

[dissonates]

[Bleh. Forward one step, back three.]

...Exactly. Just don't forget that, whatever else you do.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

R-right.

[It's not your fault, Asch. What the kid really needs is a therapist who will force him to talk about his problems rather than keeping them all to himself. YOU MIGHT BENEFIT FROM THAT TOO, YOU KNOW.]

[Voice]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! And maybe Richter will come back. Richter will miss Emil-nii-chama a lot and come back! Then Richter and Emil-nii-chama can be lovey-lovey again!!

[Since that's how it always is in romance stories...]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

I...

[Has he? He's not so sure. He doesn't really feel like he's grown right now; he feels like the sad, scared kid he was back in Luin.]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Yep, such is the curse of being a summon spirit.]

But I... never mind.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[He's crying harder now, but he's trying to hide it.]

Y-you really think so?

Voice

[knightofratatosk]

Please?

[Action]

[winged-rogue.livejournal.com]

I probably don't have too much room to talk because I don't know you that well, but I think you've grown a little. There's room for improvement, sure, but that's all the more reason to keep working on it.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[But is there even a point when every aspect of their lives is controlled by some outside force? Emil isn't sure about that.]

... I want to go home too.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[He reaches out for the glass... and almost drops it. Okay, shaky hands are not very conducive to glass-holding. Maybe he should wait a little bit before trying to take it again.]

[Action]

[trueknight]

[Yuri'll wait around. Not like he can do much else. But still, seeing how shaky the kid is--]

... Relax, Emil. Letting yourself get worked up like this isn't going to help anything.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

I know, b-but...

[... but this hurts more than anything I've ever felt before and I don't know how to make it stop.]

[Action]

[trueknight]

[Sigh. He'll just put the water down next to the kid, then.] It's painful -- I know. But if you're just going to sit there and let that pain keep you down, then nothing will change for you.

I'm not saying you should smile or shrug it off right away, but you can't let this beat you down, either. Understand?

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Ffff Yuri that's almost the exact wording Richter used to him once.]

What... what would you do if Judith was sent home?

[Action]

[pileof-ashes.livejournal.com]

If I know one thing, it's that time may not heal all wounds, but it can dull them.