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[ratatosk_knight]

[It may be a rainy day today, but the rain hasn't stopped Emil from going outside anyway. In fact, he doesn't seem like he even notices it as he sits on a large rock near the bridge by the clinic, knees drawn up to his chest, just sort of staring at the water. He's motionless except for when he occasionally reaches down to pick up a stone from

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[ratatosk_knight]

[At first it seems like he hasn't heard Minato at all, but after a long moment, he looks up.]

... Minato.

[ratatosk_knight]

Yeah, it has. It's time for New Feathers again.

[He picks up another stone and absentmindedly tosses it into the water.]

[ratatosk_knight]

Only for a little while. Doctor McCoy let me stay with him after...

[He trails off.]

[ratatosk_knight]

Huh? I-I'm fine, really. It's just strange to not have him around now, that's all.

[Emil, you lie like a rug.]

[ratatosk_knight]

A girl...?

[He... doesn't quite see what this has to do with anything, but he'll listen anyway.]

[ratatosk_knight]

It must've been hard on her to see her parents unhappy like that.

[ratatosk_knight]

Then she was lucky.

[Lucky that her parents cared... lucky to HAVE parents.]

[ratatosk_knight]

What about her father-- did she just leave him back at home?