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[The feed shows a nice view of absolutely nothing. There is, however, the sound of someone spitting. Very lovely. He just woke up with a mouthful of dead rotting leaves. His day is off to a great freaking start, that's what.]

Ugh, nasty! Ow--... ow... ow. [Don't let the nonchalance fool you. He's realizing he's alive. Taking in a deep breath, and letting it out.

He's alive.

... And also FREEZING COLD. But wait until he finds a way home! This is impossible, but maybe-- just maybe--]

Hahah... jeez, it's c-c-cold. Am I in K-Keterburg or something?

-- Hey, what's...

[And here's when he brushes the journal off. Hello, there's a half-naked redhead getting up close and personal, and turning it upside down, and then shaking it out a bit. What is this strange and mystifying technology? It sure as hell isn't his journal.]

Weird.

[Feeling something tickle his shoulder, he reaches over to brush it off. And then he notices the wings, red with gold tips just like his hair. He has wings. This is not a drill. Luke drops the journal in favor of screaming like the grown man he isn't.]

W-what the hell is going on!?

[NO LUKE DON'T PULL ON THOSE--] —OW! [Yeah, that hurt more than anything else in his life. Now he's curled up over his knees again, trying not to cry. He almost blacked out there.]

G-guess they're real...

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[Wait a minute, he recognizes that voice. He'd know that yelling anywhere...]

... Luke? Is that you?

[That's pretty sad when he's only known for his yelling. But that's life. REPLICA LYFE.

At this point, Luke's discovered the journal. He peers into it, trying to see if he recognizes the kid who said his name. He doesn't.]

T-that's me... Have we met?

[Though it hurts, Luke's response doesn't exactly come as a surprise. Of course he doesn't remember. It was probably too much to hope for that he would, especially when he hadn't remembered the last time either.]

You don't remember me at all?

[He knows that Luke doesn't, but he just wants to be sure.]

[He shakes his head slowly, trying not to agitate his headache further.]

No... sorry. Are you from Malkuth?

[He's got dark skin and light hair and looks a little like Guy. It's possible.]

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No, I'm from Aselia.

[A pause, and then:]

It's not even from the same world as Malkuth. I know it sounds strange, but you're not in your world anymore.

[Luke takes a moment to process this, basically stuttering his way through it.]

But-- that's-- how?

It's kind of a long story...

[A very long story that might go over Luke's head.]

[Ffff. Okay, deep breaths.]

... You don't have to explain if you don't want to.

But... how did we meet, if we're from different worlds?

The same way we met just now. This, um... this isn't the first time you've been here, even if you don't remember it. That's why I was asking you if you remembered me.

[Give him a minute.]

Wait, what? But that's... that's impossible, isn't it? How could I forget like that?

[He presses a hand to his head. This is pretty awful, and suddenly he's doubting himself, doubting if it was really him.]

[Emil can sense that Luke is getting distressed, a turn he hadn't wanted this conversation to take. Time to change tactics here.]

It's okay! I'm not mad at you or anything. It happens a lot here when people go home and then come back-- it's just a part of living here. You get used to it after a while, honestly.

And besides, we can always become friends again, right?

[He's unsure about that, but Emil is smiling and encouraging and gentle and he doesn't seem to mind that Luke's forgotten their entire friendship.

He presses his lips into a line.]

You don't mind starting over? Really...?

Not at all. I'm just happy that we have this chance in the first place.

[And he really, honestly means it. He's seen so many friends disappear and never come back that having the opportunity to rekindle a friendship like this is something he's going to treasure.]

[It's hard to say no to that face. He bites down on his bottom lip for a moment, and then he smiles, small and happy.]

Then it's settled.

[Though, he pauses...]

Since you know who I am, what's your name?

Huh?

[Oh, right... he'd forgotten that Luke coming back without memories means that he doesn't remember Emil's name either, meaning that Emil has just been talking at him and offering to be his friend without even introducing himself first. Whoops.]

Oh, I'm sorry... I'm Emil. Emil Castagnier.

[It's okay. Luke is pretty forgiving AND he's just as socially awkward as Emil is.]

Emil. [He repeats it to make sure he has the pronunciation right.] Nice to meet you... again.

So, um, how did we meet before?

[It's a match made in heaven, clearly.]

Actually... it was such a long time ago that I don't remember exactly how we met. I guess that makes the two of us even, huh?

[Surprisingly, that gets a little laugh.]

Then it really is like starting over. That's okay.

I'm still waiting for the others to get here, so... do you mind if we keep talking for a little while?

Not at all. We can talk as long as you'd like. I'm sure you must have a lot of other questions for me, anyway.

... I'm not really the best at making friends, to be honest. [He rubs at his nose.]

Do you have any hobbies or anything like that?

Well... I like to cook, and I help out at Sheena's tea house after school and on the weekends. It makes me feel like I'm actually doing something useful here instead of just sitting around.

... Wow, that takes some serious dedication. I can cook a couple things, but half the time something goes wrong and I'm not even sure why.

What's a tea house like?

Well, it's... it's really relaxing. It's kind of like a restaurant, but it's a lot quieter, and there are tables where you can sit on pillows on the floor to have your food. It's all about taking the time to relax and enjoy yourself while you have your tea.

Huh... it sounds nice, like if you were at home and had servants bring dinner to you.

Except without chairs.

You had servants back in your world?

[Wow... he'd never really realized that Luke was that rich.]

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