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[fabrecation]

[There's some irritated grumbling going on. Shuffle. Grumble. Shifting through leaves. Grumble. KICKING A TREE-]

Ow!

[... Grumble.

And now HI LUCETI, YOU'RE NOW SEEING THE BOTTOM OF SOMEONE'S FOOT. But it lifts up quickly, and in its place is a teenaged boy with short, scraggly red hair and green eyes staring curiously down at the journal. Aaand then it morphs an annoyed face.]

Man, this isn't even my journal... And where the hell did my shirt go?

[The person disappears and gives yet another grumble as he searches through some leaves... Then seems to resolve to find his way to the village, as his footsteps start to grow fainter and fainter. He may not know it, but he's going in the completely wrong direction of where he's supposed to go.]

Comments

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Yeah! I mean, you said that really seriously and everything! [... That reminds him: Jade never sent him a letter. That bitch.]

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

No, I mean, I am serious, but... I didn't think I was being scary about it.

[As long as he doesn't think about the fact that Luke doesn't remember who he is, he's okay. Just... treat him the way you would any other New Feather...]

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

W-Wait... You weren't joking?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

No, I wasn't. We really were brought here from our worlds.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

But- [ffff Luke don't raise your voice- You know what forget that, RAISING HIS VOICE] How is that even possible?!

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

I-I don't know, but some people have been here for almost three years, and...

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Three years?! [EMIL ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE HIM A HEART ATTACK]

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Um, yes? I've been here for two myself.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

But- How do we get out of here, I need to get back!

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

... we can't. I'm sorry.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

... What?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

We can't go back home until they send us back.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Who? Until who sends us back?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Until tha--

[Wait. Is he allowed to talk about that over the journals? He's not sure. Let's just be safe.]

... until the Malnosso send us back.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

But what the hell do they need us for? They can't just hold us here against our will! [WAIT 'TIL ASCH'S- I mean, HIS DAD HEARS ABOUT THIS.]

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

They need us for the experiments they're doing. I don't really understand all of it, but they're trying to find some way to get home themselves, and I guess that means they need people to experiment on.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

What, so when they get home, they're just going to leave us all here?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

... um, I guess so?

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

How can they call that fair?! They're just going to use us and dump us to the side to get back to their home?! Why hasn't anyone done anything about them yet?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

We have tried! I've been trying for more than two years now, but it's no use! We can't get back home on our own. They won't let us go.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[Ack, whoops. There he went again, jumping to conclusions and being stupidly oblivious. He winces from the tone, then sighs.]

... I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said all that...

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

N-no, it's... I'm sorry for yelling like that. I didn't mean to.

[Even if this Luke doesn't remember him, it's still Luke, and yelling like that... it kind of hurts. It's probably a good thing Luke isn't looking directly at the journal and can't see the droplets splashing on the page.]

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[Good thing indeed, but Luke can tell that Emil's upset. And it's probably his fault again. Dammit.]

... Am I supposed to remember you?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

It's okay... it's not your fault. This... this happens a lot.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

I'm still sorry. I wouldn't... mind being friends with you or anything...