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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.]

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[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...

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

... you wouldn't?

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

N-No, of course I wouldn't! But... ha, I think I need to know your name first. You know mine, but...

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

I'm sorry-- I'm Emil. I-it's nice to meet you again.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Nice to meet you, t- I mean, again... This is so weird.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

You kind of get used to it after you've been here for a while.

[Which is a lie-- you never get used to it, not really. But Emil isn't going to say that.]

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

I guess so...

[Luke certainly doesn't feel like he'll get used to it soon.]

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Has anyone told you where to go to get your clothes and your weapon back?

[Distraction, distraction is good so he doesn't have to think too hard about this.]

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

... Hey, that's right! You know where they went?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

They should be in the stores in the village, but you'll have to find your way there first.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Oh. So how do I get there?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Um, that depends on where you are right now. What can you see around you?

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Trees. Rocks. A lot of trees. Some leaves. ... Bugs, I guess.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

... that doesn't really tell me much at all about where you are.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

Well, that's all I can see... I think I hear a river. It's kind of far away, though...

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

A river? What direction does it sound like it's coming from?

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[Emil, he doesn't even know which direction is which at this point, so this might not help much either.]

... Down?

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Um...

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[OKAY SO THE RIVER IS USELESS so let's look around some more.]

... Oh, there's some mountains not too far away!

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Mountains... that means you're to the east of the village. You should be able to find it if you just go west.

[A pause.]

... you do know which way west is, right?