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[knightofratatosk]

[It may be a rainy day today, but the rain hasn't stopped Emil from going outside anyway. In fact, he doesn't seem like he even notices it as he sits on a large rock near the bridge by the clinic, knees drawn up to his chest, just sort of staring at the water. He's motionless except for when he occasionally reaches down to pick up a stone from the riverbank and throw it in, so it's easy to miss him sitting there.

Horatio, Luke, Faize, and now Frederic... and that's just the people whose disappearances he learned of during the past month. At this rate it's hard for him to keep from feeling that the Malnosso are somehow punishing him by taking his friends away-- why else would they take people who had promised to be there for him? And on top of that, people have been killed and injured, too...

Right now more than ever, Emil just wants to go home to Richter, Marta and Tenebrae, even if he doesn't know what waits for him there. Surely it's better than this.]

Comments

[knightofratatosk]

Why doesn't that make sense?

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Because you're not going to get cold unless you go inside where it's warmer and you can tell the difference, so you'll just keep sitting out here.

[knightofratatosk]

... I dunno, I'm pretty sure you can get cold even if you can't tell the difference.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Then wouldn't it make sense to go in anyway?

[knightofratatosk]

Uh...

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

[Just this look. Stubborn child is stubborn]

[knightofratatosk]

Wouldn't it make just as much sense to stay outside?

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Do you have a reason to be out here though?

[knightofratatosk]

I just wanted to go outside and get some fresh air, that's all.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

...in the rain. Right.

[knightofratatosk]

It was either that or stay inside even longer, and I was getting tired of being stuck inside because of the rain.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. Guess I can't really stop you.

[knightofratatosk]

So why are you out in the rain?

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

I had to pick up and drop off some stuff. Plus I wanted to look at some of the apartments again.

[knightofratatosk]

Apartments? Are you moving?

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Raine wants us to.

[knightofratatosk]

I didn't know you lived with Raine... she never mentioned anything about that.

[Misunderstanding, go.]

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

...huh? [Confused Taichi is momentarily confused, don't mind him.] Oh, we don't live with her. She kind of just makes sure we're handling things on our own a lot of the time.

[knightofratatosk]

I guess that's not too much of a surprise since she is a teacher and all. And she looks after Genis all of the time too, even though he insists he doesn't need it. She's almost like a mom in that sense.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but she worries way too much. She doesn't believe me when I tell her I can take care of myself and my sister and Daisuke just fine.

[knightofratatosk]

How old are you, anyway?

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

Twelve.

[knightofratatosk]

... I think I understand why Raine didn't want you living on your own.

[goggle-syndrome.livejournal.com]

We're not really alone though, since Raine's house isn't far from ours. I don't see the point.

[knightofratatosk]

But what if you set the kitchen on fire or something? Those appliance things are pretty scary...