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[The journal gets opened with a little gasp and...hello, Aerith's dripping water on her journal.

She also appears to be on the bank of one of the forest rivers, treading water. This is the kind of stuff that happens when you drop your journal in the river while being pursued by Teases. You have to go find it after it's been carried downstream.]

There you are. And now we're both soaking wet. I won't be writing on this for a while...does talking still work--? Anyone hearing this?

((ooc: Yes, this is my excuse for having Aerith be quiet during the Tease event. She lost her journal and was harassed by Teases for the duration. |D And this is also my declaration of slowatus. I still want to stick around with Aerith and not hiatus her ~~and not be as slow as before~~, but I've been a little braindead with her in luceti (and distracted by job-hunting) so if responses are slow, then. I apologize beforehand. Hopefully this won't last much longer. Fingers are crossed.))

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[She kind of jumps at that, her eyes widening with surprise.] Did you get hurt? With everything that's been going on--

It's nothing serious, I just... I got in a fight with Yuber.

...You "just" got in a fight with Yuber? So what do you do when you really get in trouble, Emil? [SHE IS NOT BUYING THAT "JUST", WHAT IS THAT.]

Um...

[USUALLY IT INVOLVES RATATOSK SOMEHOW?]

[AND GUESS WHAT QUESTION SHE WAS ABOUT TO ASK]

Was that Ratatosk's idea? He's always so aggressive when I see him.

Was he bothering you again? I'm really sorry, I never know what he does when he comes out...

Not really. We talked for a while. He was just--[She pauses because Emil just said he doesn't know what Ratatosk does so...how much does he know about what Ratatosk thinks? Kind of weird talking about things Emil's body has been saying with Emil not in the driver's seat.]

He's just the type to get in fights easy. You don't need to apologize for anything.

But I do, because he's... because I don't want people being angry with me for what he says.

You don't need to apologize to me, then.

Then who should I be apologizing to?

Well, I'm not angry with you. Though I am worried about you and Ratatosk.

Worried about me and Ratatosk? But... why?

[...yes, now I'm very glad I put up that slowatus notice. What with braindeath and all.]

He sounded really controlling about when you could be--[she stumbles for a few seconds, because how to describe it?]--you.

Oh, no, it's not that bad at all... I mean, I'm me most of the time. He's the one who doesn't get to be in charge that often.

You're really used to it, aren't you? ["not that bad" to be randomly possessed.] Has it always been like that?

[IT'S KIND OF COMPLICATED, AERITH.]

Not always, but... for a long time now.

How long? [/NOSY]

... almost two years?

...that sounds much too long.

It's okay, really. He's saved my life a whole bunch of times because I can't fight on my own. I wouldn't be able to awaken the Centurions without his help.

Why can't you? Fight on your own, I mean. [a-and...the mun has a very vague impression this might've come up in conversation before but soooob I don't remember.]

[It may very well have but it's okay, Emil is forgetful.]

Because I'm too weak and pathetic. I barely even know how to use a sword.

Don't be so down on yourself, Emil! If you don't know, you can learn.

... I'm afraid of hurting someone if Ratatosk decides to take over while I'm learning.

... Of hurting someone on accident, or him hurting them deliberately? You can't say things like that and act like everything's fine with how things are now.

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[Voice] l-lol oh boy.

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