❖ 017 // [Voice]

[crisisrain]

[There's an old fart standing on the roof of house #12. How he got up there, or rather, when he got up there is a complete mystery he respawned there. In his hands he flips through the pages of the journal, looking for anything remotely interesting that he may have missed. After a while he speaks up.]

It's kinda windy today, don't ya think?

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[crisisrain]

They're not goin' too good back home fer me either. But it's better not to say, who wants to know anyway? It's better ta experience it yerself.

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[knightofratatosk]

Maybe that's why Richter and Tenebrae wouldn't tell me about what happens in my future.

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[crisisrain]

Possibly! There's always a good reason ta not tell someone what's gonna happen.

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[knightofratatosk]

But if people can be brought here from different points in time, then maybe that means there's a way to change stuff that happened in the past.

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[crisisrain]

I told Yuri somethin' that happened in my timeline and in his timeline it was different. So it's possible I 'spose. I didn't really go much inta the details.

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[knightofratatosk]

Maybe I could...

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[crisisrain]

Hm? Could what?

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[knightofratatosk]

Oh, um, never mind. I was just thinking out loud, that's all. It's not important right now.

[Action] Ffff 700!

[crisisrain]

Ya can't say that and then not tell me!

[Action] /CONFETTI!

[knightofratatosk]

I-I said it's not important! And besides, it wouldn't make any sense to someone who doesn't know all about... something that happened a long time ago.

[Action] \o/

[crisisrain]

OK, how about ya tell me what happened to you and I'll tell ya how I died? Give a little recieve a little~

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[knightofratatosk]

[Well, that is a fair trade... let's just hope Raven takes this well. Deep breath, and here goes.]

... I'm not actually Emil-- I'm not even human at all. I'm really the summon spirit Ratatosk.

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[crisisrain]

[He didn't see that coming at all. It takes him by surprise.]

I was expectin' ya to say something like "my house burned down"! Yer seriously a spirit?

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[knightofratatosk]

That's why I don't tell anyone about it. No one would believe me, or if they did, they might hate me or be afraid of me.

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[crisisrain]

[He pokes Emil a little, not hard, but just to make sure you're actually there.]

Why would anyone hate or be afraid of ya for bein' a spirit? Yer not exactly the only spirit in Luceti.

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[knightofratatosk]

What are you doing?

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[crisisrain]

Pokin' ya. You sure feel like a human being.

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[knightofratatosk]

That's because I... I'm not sure how it works, but I'm not a real human. I just look like one.

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[crisisrain]

But ya didn't explain why people would hate you for being a spirit. Ta be honest with ya, it doesn't make any sense why they would. I sure don't hate ya!

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[knightofratatosk]

... Ratatosk wants to kill all of the humans and half-elves in my world.

[Action] 1/2

[crisisrain]

.......

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[crisisrain]

Ya don't strike me as a genocidal maniac.

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[knightofratatosk]

I-I'm not! I mean, Emil isn't, but Ratatosk is, but I am Ratatosk, so...

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[crisisrain]

[It's always the quiet ones!]

Whoa! Hey calm down a second! Ya keep talkin' about Ratatosk in third person, so it's not just another name ya have is it?

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[knightofratatosk]

No, I really am Ratatosk. But I don't know what happens when he's in control, and I only have a few of his memories. It's like he's a different person, even though he's not.