[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!!

Comments

[Action]

[trueknight]

[Bah. Lie or not, you're getting a bit of a hair ruffle, Emil. Nothing major.]

Hey, I chose to get involved on my own, didn't I? You don't have to apologize for something like that.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[The hair ruffle brings him painfully close to tears again (because Richter used to always pet his hair), but he manages to force them back down and fake a tiny smile.]

But I was the one who was screaming over the journals.

[Action]

[trueknight]

[shrugs]

Well, it's not like you did it on purpose or anything, right?

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

Right.

[Action]

[trueknight]

Then don't worry about it.

[And turning around and starting off for the door.]

... Well, I better get going. Get some rest, Emil.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

I will. Thank you, Yuri.

[Action]

[trueknight]

[And he'll just get a short, backhanded wave before Yuri leaves the room entirely.]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Emil is going to wait until he's absolutely sure that Yuri is gone before he lets himself start crying again. He doesn't want the other to see that he's not as okay as he tried to pretend.]