❖ 017 // [Voice]

[crisis_rain]

[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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[once_knighted]

[... Good, he made it back all right. And he sounds just fine, too. Therefore, after getting himself ready to head out to look for him--]

I wouldn't know. I haven't bothered to go out and check just yet.

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[crisis_rain]

[That voice got his attention for sure.]

Sorry kid, but do I know ya? Cause yer not ringin' any bells.

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[once_knighted]

[That makes him stop short. You're making him nervous right now, Raven.]

Hey, c'mon! Don't joke around like that, after what you just went through.

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[crisis_rain]

What're ya talkin' about?

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[once_knighted]

...

[... No way.]

I said to quit it, old man. Stop acting like you've got memory problems.

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[crisis_rain]

[He sits down on the roof and starts watching the pathway outside the front door.]

Hey! It's rude ta call a stranger old man. Don't you kids have any manners?

[Voice]

[once_knighted]

[...

Alexei's a dead man. And if Raven's trying to keep up some kind of joke, he's about to go "on vacation" for another week.

Regardless, all that's heard after that is a very aggravated sigh before the journal shuts. After that, he walks out the door -- why? He really doesn't know. Probably just for some air, at this point.]

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[crisis_rain]

[Yuri sighted! He fires an arrow a good 10 or so steps in front. Obviously not trying to hit him.]

I missed you too Yuri.

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[once_knighted]

[And standing still for a moment, just staring at that arrow.

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[once_knighted]

[Turning around, giving you one hell of an annoyed look, Raven B|]

Have fun getting down from there on your own!

[And he's going back indoors.]

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[crisis_rain]

Hey come back!

[He jumps down from the roof come on it's like a single floor house and follows Yuri inside. Hey it was better than just saying hello.]

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[once_knighted]

[Old man you are such a jerk oh my god he wants to punch you in the face so bad right now--

But because he just came back, he'll delay that. For now. Instead, this look will be all the warning you're gonna get for that future punch in the face.]

You know, if you ever do end up with some kind of memory loss someday, I'm never going to believe it after this.

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[crisis_rain]

[I seem to get that response a lot. His original idea was to send you off to the other side of the town to find him, so be grateful.]

I wouldn't be able ta hold it against ya either. Mainly 'cause I wouldn't be able to remember any of this.

Though I gotta ask, ya didn't go doin' anything stupid while I was dead did you? I didn't get the chance ta explain what happened and knowing you...

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[once_knighted]

[He's quiet for a split second there, until he decides that confronting Alexei and demanding information from him isn't "stupid".]

... No, I didn't. [But if he had a clear and solid reason to, aside from "he was mentioned before Raven kicked it and I hate him", he definitely would've.]

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[crisis_rain]

Really? Here I was thinkin' mentioning Alexei before I died might've hit a few chords.

[Trolling Alexei is completely stupid, that's why I'm an expert at it.]

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[once_knighted]

It did. [And he's still not about to explain why he didn't just go off and do that "something stupid".]