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[knightofratatosk]

[Once again Emil is out wandering around the village, although this time he's got his chimera Sial at his heels. Sial is carrying a small stick in his mouth, and every so often he'll run over to Emil and nudge at the boy's leg until Emil reaches down to take the stick and toss it halfheartedly for Sial to fetch. There's clearly something on his mind at the moment if his downcast expression is any indication.

If you happen to pass the pair, Sial might come bother you to see if you'll throw the stick for him.]

[OOC: Phonetagging for the rest of the afternoon, I just wanted to get this up before the event.]

Comments

[knightofratatosk]

Me?

[He's a little surprised to hear the question, but he quickly composes himself.]

I've been all right, but I am getting a little tired of the snow. I hope it all melts soon.

[ombra_lira]

[To be fair, the last time Sheik actually spoke to Emil was quite a long time ago. Emil's allowed to be a little weirded out.]

It is tiring, I would agree. It should not be too much longer before the snow is no more.

[knightofratatosk]

I just hope we don't get a flood or something if it all melts at once.

[ombra_lira]

A minor flood at winter's conclusion is not unusual. I would not worry.

[knightofratatosk]

Sheena said there was a really big flood almost two years ago, back when the village was still small.

[ombra_lira]

I have heard of it as well. It was not terribly long before I arrived. Unless there is a sudden drastic change in the weather, something of that scale should not happen again.

[Getting bored of the scritches yet, Sial?]

[knightofratatosk]

Wow, you've been here for almost two years too? I didn't realize there were so many people who have been here for such a long time... I thought it was just Sheena and Luke and Cloud.

[Bored of scritches? NEVER.]

[ombra_lira]

It is not surprising, given the rate at which people here come and go.

[Good thing Sheik's fingers don't tire easily, then, isn't it?]

[knightofratatosk]

And some people come and go multiple times too, like Colette and Aerith. I don't understand how the Malnosso choose people to bring here.

[ombra_lira]

[And Link, much to Sheik's dismay.] Perhaps it is their way of toying with our heads and our emotions. A way to prevent us from becoming too united against them.

[knightofratatosk]

So they're trying to make us unhappy to keep us from fighting back.

[ombra_lira]

I cannot say for sure. It is merely a guess.

[knightofratatosk]

But it makes sense considering all of the experiments they do on us.

[ombra_lira]

They already have us at their mercy with their control over our thoughts and emotions. I have begun to wonder why they would go to such lengths to toy with us further when they have the control they need to bend us to their will already.

[knightofratatosk]

It's probably because they enjoy watching us suffer.

... wait, doesn't that make them sadists?

[ombra_lira]

It would not be surprising if they were.

[knightofratatosk]

That's even creepier.