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[It's sunset before Emil makes it back to town... while he was lucky enough not to land in the lake after going through the portal, he ended up in the mountains instead, and it's taken him almost two days to get back. He's exhausted, wet, freezing cold, and most importantly, he's not back in his world. The portal also separated him from Sial, so he's worried about what happened to his chimera companion as well.

He looks about as dejected as he feels right now; every so often he'll stumble over something and fall to his knees before picking himself up and continuing to trudge on.]

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BUT EMIL IS A DOG, NOT A MAN. At least for the moment.

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[He stiffens for a moment before going completely limp and just letting himself cry so hard he's actually shaking. At this point there's not much else he can do; at least the crying will allow him to get some of the sorrow and frustration out, even if it's not going to make things better.]

Insert Richter quote here.

[crisisrain]

[Raven holds the boy as he cries his heart out. The kid has been through alot and he regrets not being able to understand what he's trying to say. For the time being he decides to just let Emil cry on him.]

A little lass here once said to me that if I wished fer people to be happy with the power of love then it'd work. I'll make sure to wish for ya.

*flashback time*

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[His mind barely registers those words, yet they make him choke up even more. Despite all of the experiments and the kidnappings, he actually had been happy here, happier than he'd been at home, and all he wants is that back. Raven might notice just how skinny he is depending on how tight his grip is on Emil.

Eventually he'll regain enough control of himself to attempt to stop crying. However, this just ends with him sort of hiccuping/sobbing rather than having its intended effect.]

Oh god those did my head in xD

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There see, do ya feel a bit better now you've let it all out?

[Raven noticed how skinny Emil was, but chose not to say anything. This kid didn't look like he'd been eating properly lately, judging from the way he broke down into tears it was likely to be caused by depression.]

You snuggle up here in that blanket with yer tea and I'll whip ya up somethin' to eat. You could do with that extra energy and a little more weight, it'll keep ya nice and strong!

It's like "WE GET IT ALREADY, EMIL" XD

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[He pauses for a moment, considering this. He does feel a tiny bit better, so he'll nod just a little in agreement. It's a start, at least.

The mention of food causes him to shake his head no-- it's a nice offer, but he doesn't have much of an appetite. He's fine with just the tea for now.]

COURAGE IS THE MAGIC THAT TURNS DREAMS INTO REALITY TIME?

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Ya sure you don't want somethin' to eat? Well... after all that cryin' I could see why not.

[Raven slouches back into the couch more, staring at the cieling. There's alot he'd like to ask Emil, but with the lack of communication it'd probably just upset the boy further.]

Is the tea good at least?

YES

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[Oh, tea, right. He'll pick the cup up and take a sip, then nod again. He feels distinctly ungrateful now for being such a terrible host and turning down an offer of food, but this whole being unable to communicate thing is making things difficult. There's also the nagging sense that he's just wasting Raven's time.]

[crisisrain]

[Raven takes a large swig from his tea. His mind running through countless thoughts about everything, he thought he could play a game of twenty questions to try find out the boys name. Then realised it would probably take a lot more when an idea struck him.]

Ok I got it! I need ta know yer name so point to somethin' in this room begining with the first letter!

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[Beginning with the first letter... is there even anything in this room that starts with E? He's going to look around for a moment until his eyes fall upon the kitchen area. There are a couple of eggs left in the icebox; he'll go get one of them and bring it back, then point to it.]

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Egg... E? Right, find something with the next letter then!

[It's slow, but at least it's effective. Raven hopes Emil doesn't have a ridiculously long name.]

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[M, um... he'll try pointing to his mouth now.]

[crisisrain]

Tongue?
...
Lips?
...
Mouth! Mouth right?

[knightofratatosk]

[He'll nod at "mouth." This isn't as hard as he'd expected it to be.

... until he gets to I. Is there anything at all in this room that begins with that letter? Fortunately for him, at that moment a cricket happens to hop out onto the rug. Crickets are insects, which begin with I, so he'll point at that and hope Raven can figure it out.]

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Cricket? EMC? What kind of a name is that? No wait.. Cricket... Insect?

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[Bingo! And now for the last letter. It only takes him a few seconds of thinking before deciding to point at his leg-- that one should be easy.]

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Knee? Yer name is Emik?

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...

[Not quite. This time he'll make sure he's pointing at his calf rather than his knee.]

[crisisrain]

[It takes him a moment before he finally catches on.]

Emil?

[knightofratatosk]

[Nod nod nod!]

[crisisrain]

So Emil it is, pleasure to meet ya kid! That wasn't too bad, worked out quite well. I do have some good ideas every now and then...

Next thing we need ta do is find that journal of yours once you've rested up nicely.

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[Well, that's one thing off his mind for the moment. It'll make things less awkward now that they know each others' names, too. At the mention of the journal, he'll point at the kitchen table to indicate that it was there, then shrug to show that he doesn't know where it went.]

[crisisrain]

So it was on that table and now it's gone?

[Raven gets up and begins inspecting around the house, looking for any signs of a forced entry.] Is anything else missing?

[knightofratatosk]

[Yet another shake of his head. The house is pretty empty, but it's not because anything is missing. It's because Emil is the only one who lives there. That much should become fairly obvious if Raven looks in the upstairs bedrooms, both of which are vacant and unused.]

[crisisrain]

[After seeing what Emil drew in his journal, it's not likely Raven will be venturing into any of the bedrooms.]

You live here alone right?

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[He droops a bit by means of an answer. He's all by himself now, yes.]