[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

[corrinesbell]

Our house is still standing. We're fine. Calm yourself down, okay?

[knightofratatosk]

How can I calm down when we might die down here?! I can't breathe right!

[corrinesbell]

You're not gonna die. It won't take that long to get you guys outta there.

[knightofratatosk]

What if the rest of it collapses on top of us, or... or...

[corrinesbell]

What if you get out okay? What if all your freaking out makes something bad happen? That's not gonna do you any good right now.

[knightofratatosk]

I don't wanna die!

[corrinesbell]

What did I just say, Emil? It'll be fine.

[knightofratatosk]

[He's coughing again, whether on dust or from the growing lack of oxygen in the rubble, it's hard to tell.]

[corrinesbell]

[and she's there by now - dude it's like 20 feet from her house - and already digging. Probably helping Stahn.]

Emil? Fina?

[knightofratatosk]

W-we're over here!

[corrinesbell]

I can hear you but I can't see you. Can you move around?

[knightofratatosk]

A little bit... we're in some kind of space. But if we move, we could make it fall down.

[corrinesbell]

So you're holding something up? Or is it kinda supporting itself?

[knightofratatosk]

It's supporting itself... I think.

[corrinesbell]

That's good. If we can figure out which parts can move then you'll get out of there faster.

[already shifting things]

[knightofratatosk]

What if you move the wrong thing?

[corrinesbell]

We're gonna be careful. And you're in there, if something shifts wrong you can tell us.

[knightofratatosk]

Okay, but it's too dark to see anything in here.

[corrinesbell]

[trying stuff anyway. Carefully, but kind of rushing it]

[knightofratatosk]

[All Emil and Fina can really do at this point is wait and maybe dig a little bit from their side as well.]

[corrinesbell]

[soon a foot should come through the rubble in a solid kick] Emil?

[knightofratatosk]

Whoa!

[He's ducking down now.]

[corrinesbell]

Sorry. You okay?

[knightofratatosk]

Yes... please, get us out of here!

[corrinesbell]

Okay, just gimme a minute. A lotta this stuff's unstable.