Klarth has friends! No, really.

[fightingofthespirit]

[private, hackable to friends]
Were there more . . . ? 

Cless Alvein, Mint Adnade, Arche Klaine . . . And Suzu.  Suzu Fujibayashi.  A heroic young ninja from the hidden village of Japon.  I don't recall if she'd accompanied us on our journey, but.  I seem to remember this girl with a fair bit of fondness.  As well as . . . Chester Barklight.  A blue-haired young man, a friend of Cless and Mint's whom we didn't meet until . . .

Until . . .

Until we'd returned to the future?!  WHAT?!  That can't possibly be right.  Cless and Mint -- I remember them coming to me after my classes one day.  I remember thinking it was a decidedly odd request, but they insisted that they were gathering magic users in order . . . in order to bring them back to the future to save their friend, Chester, from . . . from a sealed evil that was threatening to destroy the world, past, present, and future . . . What in the name of Yggdrasil?  And . . . And I agreed!  Why on Aselia would I agree to something like that?!  I must've been out of my mind!  What sort of proof did they show me?  What was I thinking?!

Ah!  Perhaps I'm merely remembering a game we played.  A skit we carried out.  That must be it . . .

A sealed evil . . . An evil that threatened past, present, and future.  Ridiculous.  R-Right?

[public]
I understand that the number of students in class has been slowly dwindling day by day.  This does not, however, mean that you can merely skip school at your leisure and believe I won't notice.  Emil?  I'm afraid this applies to you.

New arrivals -- Takeru, Taichi, Alphonse, Jaime . . . You are welcome to attend if you wish.  I am the instructor of Home Economics, Professor Klarth F. Lester.

((3% from Halloween spent, 14% memory regain total, 0% remaining.  1% on possible party member Suzu Fujibayashi, 1% on latecomer Chester Barklight, 1% on the initial meeting between himself, Cless, and Mint.))

Comments

[chaos-squirrel.livejournal.com]

It beats me. I've been a part of Emil since he arrived on this island, but I don't know any more than he does about what happened before coming here.

I know my name--Ratatosk. But at the same time, I am also Emil. The nature of my connection to the Emil you know is still a mystery to either of us. Who knows? I could be a part of his personality that somehow became separate from him, or I could be someone else entirely who ended up inside his mind for reasons neither he nor I remember yet. Or it could be something else entirely. I don't remember anything useful, so how the hell should I know any more than you do?

All I know is, I don't intend to die here. I won't die just because he's too foolish to fend for himself!

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

. . . Hm. That's quite the story.

Then Ratatosk, would you mind if I asked you to assist me with an experiment? I believe it is possible that it could reveal a great deal about your own nature if I succeed. Either way, you don't have to worry about dying. Death is not a lasting condition here, strange as it may seem.

((FYI, the experiment Klarth wants to do is one where he forms a contract -- this works with any magical spirit, magical beast, or demon. It's up to you whether or not he would succeed. I personally believe it could work since Martel is categorized into the same type of spirits as the Summon Spirits, and Ratatosk is similar to Martel. However, an opposing reason might be that Ratatosk is already bound to Emil. Thought I'd give you the info beforehand.))

[chaos-squirrel.livejournal.com]

Not lasting? That's got to be a joke. That's what death is. How could it be anything other than lasting?

...Still, it depends. What's involved in this experiment of yours?

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

There were a few around here before with the ability to see souls. Apparently, when death occurred, rather than being severed from the body, the soul hung around and waited until the healers were able to bring body and soul back together. You can choose to believe me or not; the murder victim has since vanished from the island.

As for the experiment, it would involve a capability I possess as a Summoner of spirits. If you, Ratatosk, are merely a spirit sharing the body of this young man, a contract may be possible. If you're a split personality of some sort, it'll be a no go.

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[chaos-squirrel.livejournal.com]

How could that be--that's not natural.

[Wait. Pause...]

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[chaos-squirrel.livejournal.com]

[A laugh, hovering around the edge of sane but not quite crossing it.]

Of course. I forget where I am.

Fine. I'll try your little experiment. I could use some real answers for once.

[shoukanjutsu.livejournal.com]

Right.

Then I'll get in touch with you again soon. I'll contact you once I've made my preparations.

[chaos-squirrel.livejournal.com]

Fine.