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[knightofratatosk]

[On the floor of the forest not too far from the southern barrier is something blue lying among the leaves. Emil decided to take Vyse and Asch's advice of finding something productive to do rather than moping around, but since he's not the type of person to always think things through, this means he's spent the past week banging on/trying to find a way through the barrier. Obviously, that didn't exactly work.

He's partially covered with leaves now thanks to the wind, though there's still enough of his outfit uncovered to be visible from a distance. It looks like he's been there for a little while. Poke/kick/tell him he's a moron?]

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[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[Red nods and starts heading in the direction of said location. Between Emil's exhaustion and his limp, they'll probably take a while, but he wouldn't refuse a genuine need for help.]

[knightofratatosk]

[... oh, right, he still hasn't told this cat thing his name. That would probably be polite, wouldn't it?]

... I'm Emil.

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[Yeah they kinda skimmed over that, didn't they.]

A pleasure, Emil. Feel free to call me whatever you like.

[knightofratatosk]

[And now he's confused.]

Don't you have a name?

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

I have many names. It's often easier to just let people choose.

[knightofratatosk]

What would you like me to call you?

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[...Ah... that's a nice surprise. Nanaki smiles.]

...My father called me Nanaki.

[knightofratatosk]

Nanaki... that's a nice name.

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[Aww, Emil.]

...Thank you.

Do you have other friends here who might care for you?

[knightofratatosk]

Tenebrae is at home.

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

Good, then you'll at least have company.

[knightofratatosk]

[He nods, fingers tightening a little in Nanaki's fur.]

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[Poor kid. He must be so stressed. Nanaki doesn't pull away or resist him, instead keeping his pace steady as they walk.]

[knightofratatosk]

[Big furry things are comforting, even big furry things he's only just met. The petting is helping him calm down a bit and keep him focused on something.]

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[...Oh goodness, hopefully the petting thing won't become a habit. He's not the village dog like Ammy.]

[knightofratatosk]

[Well, Emil DOES like animals...]

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[:|

Well, Nanaki isn't going to gripe about it now, though he may protest to being coddled when Emil's doing better even if he secretly enjoys it. For now he's just focused on getting the poor kid home to bed.]

[knightofratatosk]

[Don't worry, when Emil is less out of it he won't pet without asking first. He's just even more clingy than usual right now, for obvious reasons.]

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[Phew. It's excusable anyway, his fur really is fluffy.

Walking, walking, are they close to the house yet?]

[knightofratatosk]

[Indeed they are!]

We're almost there...

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

That's good. Just tell me where to lead you, and I'll help you there. [He doesn't mind being held, but this is tedious work.]

[knightofratatosk]

Okay. It's just a little further now.

[He doesn't really want to go back to his house, but it's not like he has much other choice at the moment.]

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[Well tough cookies, Emil, you can't sit around and sulk outside all day 8| Gotta face your fears and get over it.

Not that Nanaki's much better at facing said fears... oh look! House 20. Let's get in there.]

[knightofratatosk]

["Gilligan," right? Yeah, Emil's not big on the whole idea of naming his fears or even facing them at all. Not without Ratatosk, at least.

Anyway, he'll make his way up the stairs and inside with Nanaki, opting to head over to the couch instead of upstairs to the bedroom. He can't really face the thought of going in there just yet.]

[nicekittyxiii.livejournal.com]

[Fortunately he doesn't have Gilligan yet

Hey, Nanaki's not picky as long as they're inside. It's so much warmer in here, after all. Ahhh, he misses the nice climate of Cosmo Canyon even more now.]