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[knightofratatosk]

[Emil can be found outside of House 20 trying in vain to patch a rather sizable hole in one of the walls, the result of a pissed-off Ratatosk (in a thread that hasn't been finished yet, oops) trying to get Vyse and Stahn out of his house. It's obvious that he doesn't know what he's doing and he doesn't have the proper tools to do a real repair; he's just trying to block up the hole as best he can to keep the snow and the wind out.

It doesn't look like it's working that well.]

Comments

[knightofratatosk]

[It's a pretty big hole, Sheena. It's probably going to need Malnosso intervention here.]

I said it's fine.

[corrinesbell]

I heard what you said.

[doesn't look like she cares]

[knightofratatosk]

[Just gonna keep hammering here.]

[corrinesbell]

[he's in kind of a precarious position, because if he talks she might explode and if he doesn't talk she might explode. Good luck]

[knightofratatosk]

[And if she talks, HE might explode. This is clearly just an awesome situation right here.]

[corrinesbell]

[guess they're working in silence for now. But exploding might do them both some good]

[knightofratatosk]

[Well, it won't take long before Emil has to put the hammer down and stop to catch his breath.]

[corrinesbell]

You tired?

[this is still very monotone. She looks at him to make sure he didn't hurt himself]

[knightofratatosk]

I-I'm fine.

[Not hurt, though he seems a little out of breath.]

[corrinesbell]

Good.

[knightofratatosk]

[Once he's caught his breath, he's going to resume hammering.]

[corrinesbell]

[slips and smashes her finger with the hammer, but just bangs her other hand on the wall in frustration instead of saying anything]

[knightofratatosk]

[He'll glance over to make sure she's not bleeding or anything, just out of habit.]

You should be more careful.

[corrinesbell]

No kidding.

[ow dammit]

[knightofratatosk]

... sorry.

[Almost mechanically, he scoops up a little bit of snow, digs out a piece of cloth from his pocket, ties the snow up in the cloth to make an impromptu icepack, and hands it to her.]

[corrinesbell]

[it'll melt pretty quickly but it's useful until then]

Thanks.

...We gotta talk, Emil.

[knightofratatosk]

Why?

[corrinesbell]

Because.

[knightofratatosk]

I said I was fine.

[corrinesbell]

You're lying.

[knightofratatosk]

I'm not lying!

[corrinesbell]

You are! And...and I'm sick of this, Emil! You can't keep being all sorry for yourself when me and the rest of the people from our world need you!

[knightofratatosk]

[At this, he clenches his fist.]

No one needs me.

[corrinesbell]

That's not true and you know it Emil.

[knightofratatosk]

It is true!