twelfth pact ❖ {my apologies}

[pactum]

[It's been a while, Plane. Emil appears cautiously, not accompanied by any beasts. Or girlfriends. It's just him. He glances this way and that, as if afraid of being attacked, and then he simply sighs and flumps down where he is, his back against the wall of the old movie theatre.]

Have I changed that much? Maybe I've changed too much...

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[oikoumene]

{Rider was watchin' a movie (moving pictures are cool, man) but when he comes out he notices Emil and hears the last bit of that}

Pathetic? Ha, pathetic men are a rare thing, you realize?

[pactum]

[Emil startles and looks up at Rider.]

H... huh?

[oikoumene]

In my mortal life, I met many men, yet I would only call a handful of them pathetic. Come, what makes you berate yourself so?

[pactum]

...

S-- sorry. It's just, a lot happened. I... I ended up hurting a lot of people, too.

I don't even deserve to come back.

[no_wait_gold]

Bad day?

[pactum]

[Emil actually recognizes Booster this time, and he makes a point of straightening up to his feet and ... smushing himself against the wall.]

It's you. From before...

I said sorry, right? Last time, I was just...

[no_wait_gold]

Hey, it's alright, I know. Really, don't worry about it, Emil.

[pactum]

Don't worry about it? Don't worry about it? I almost killed you! I almost killed-

[pactum]

[Emil knows that voice, and the Master is met with one of those heroic determined glares (that really just covers up the fact he's scared shitless).]

What do you want?

[pactum]

[Emil flinches.]

... Just go away.

[pactum]

[... teddy bear.

Suddenly Emil feels better. He's not sure why.]

... W-- um. I'm fine, thank you...

[pactum]

N-no, I've never had anything like that. [Emil looks from the bear to the strange older boy.] I like to cook though, s-so if I knew how to make it, we could have them here all the time. If... if you wanted. I don't know. [He takes in a deep breath.]

[lamb_of_gold]

I'm rather inclined to disagree.

[pactum]

[Emil looks like he just got hit with a horrible wave of guilt. Because he did!]

Mu...

[lamb_of_gold]

Emil.

[pactum]

... I'm so sorry.