[Voice] (joining the backdating train)

[knightofratatosk]

[The journal picks up a bit of coughing as Emil's hand bumps it and knocks it open in his frantic search, followed by some mumbling.]

... w-wait, I think I found it.

[He coughs again, then clears his throat.]

Can anyone hear me? Fina and I... we were in my house, and... I-I think it collapsed. Please... someone help us! It's getting hard to breathe in here... please hurry!

[He sounds close to panicking as he coughs again.]

Get us out of here...

Comments

[Voice]

[hotheadedidiot]

I'm getting you both out of there! I'm not leaving anyone behind... Not again... [You better be glad Stahn's been running on over the whole time.]

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Hurry...

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

[He arrives soon after.]

Hey, Emil! Fina! Where are you two?!

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Emil's voice is muffled, partly from all the rubble and partly because he's too shaky to yell very loudly at the moment.]

We're... we're down here!

[And by "down here" he means "at the bottom of the giant sinkhole that opened up under his house."]

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

Where?! You don't sound close! [He starts digging through the rubble for something--anything at all.]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

I-I don't know, it felt like the house fell down into something...

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

Just... don't move! I'll be right there! I'll find you both!

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

Move...? Where are we going to move? We're trapped under a house!

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

I mean... Don't shift around or anything, or you might get more stuck.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

What if we die down here?

Re: [Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

I'm not going to let you die here, Emil. I refuse to let anyone die on my watch! If I can't save someone, least of all one of my closest friends because I didn't have the power, then I...

[He starts digging with more fervor.]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

... how bad is it outside? Did any other other houses collapse?

[Think about something else and not THIS house collapsing, Emil.]

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

Yeah... It's real bad out there. There aren't too many houses standing. I got pretty lucky that my house didn't suffer much damage, but the others...

[Digging faster and harder dammit we will find out, Emil!]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

Do you think... do you think the Malnosso did this because they're angry with us?

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

Maybe, but... I dunno.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

Nothing like this has ever happened before...

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

Yeah... It's pretty ridiculous right now, but... we can pull through this!

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

I don't want to die here, not before I get to go back home...!

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

You're not gonna die here, Emil! I won't let you! I'm not gonna let any of my friends die on my watch! [Hey Emil, you should maybe possibly see some light filtering in by now?]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

... h-hey, I think I see some light!

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

Ah, really? Great! I'm getting close, then! [Digging in that spot there! Gonna save Emil!]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

Yeah, it's getting brighter now... keep digging there!

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

Yeah, you're getting louder, too! Hang on, you two!

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

We'll try... um, should we move away from the walls?

[Action]

[hotheadedidiot]

It might be best to stay where you are, or the walls could collapse and trap you.