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Hello, you've reached Ema Skye! Sorry, I can't come to the phone right now but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Have a nice day.

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Merlin, Carnival Log

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Sounds good to me.

[She tugs him up and gives him a little smile.]

And I'd believe it. People fall down and hit their heads all the time. I know I have, but we should still check it, make sure you don't have a concussion. But hey, gimme a boost and we'll get out of here.

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[ As soon as he's standing he smooths down his clothes a bit, or at least tries to. A lot of the pink slime is gone but there are still places it is sticking. Hopefully the magical (?) properties of it have gone now the rolling is over. ]

Probably should wash too. [ He moves to hold his hands out so she can step up though. Considering his height in comparison it won't take him too long to climb this "wall" ]

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[Yes, but the slime is at least stopped. Gooey and gross as it is, they aren't rolling anymore. Which is a welcome reprieve. Ema hops up into his hands and kips on out, wriggling clear and spinning to offer him her hands.]

Probably. But concussion triage first. I don't want you suffering brain damage for saving me.

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[ He only takes one hand, instead using the other in the wall because he doesn't want her to have to take his entire weight. He pulls himself up slowly, only replying once he's safely out and trying to dust off dirt on any clean patches of clothing he might have (there aren't many) ]

Brain-- I'm sure it isn't that serious! [ Ema, please... ]

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[Ema giggles a little bit as he pats himself down and starts fishing in her bag. A moment later she's thrusting a water-bottle at him, and two white pills.]

Take that first, and drink. It's water, and medicine. Good for you. And then turn around so I can check for knots.

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[ He takes the water hesitantly, but no where near as much as the two white pills. He's used to medicine being in liquid form. It means he ends up squinting at the two pills first, looking back at her incredulously. ]

This is medicine? [ Ah, oops, sorry Ema. He swallows them when prompted again, then turns slowly so she can get on with whatever it is she wants to do. He has no idea how someone this young knows so much about science, but for once he'll keep his mouth shut on the issue. ]

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This is medicine, yes. Just for pain, that's all.

[Ema beams up at him and has a look at the back of his head, hemming and hawwing a little before prodding it gently with a finger.]

Nope, just a bruise. You might want to put some ice on that when you get home, so it won't swell...but nothing bad.

[The power of SCIENCE at work!]

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What kind of herbs does it even use? [ He moves his tongue in his mouth, as if trying to get an after taste of it. He's just... too used to Old Medicinal Methods okay?

Though that stops when she pokes the back of his head. Ow??! ]

What are you doing? [ Yeah, he sure jerked away from her as it feels sore still. Apparently yelling out is the way to handle this. He covers it now with his hand anyway, meaning Ema can't start jabbing away again. Rude, to be honest. ]

Should we head back now then? I'd really like to get cleaned up anyway. [ A pause. ] And you must be freezing.

[ Considering... he blasted her with water. Ah. ]

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It’s got a lot of little things in it. It’s kind of complicated, but it’s not actually an herb. It’s something that people have…um…I guess taken the good things out of an plant and combined them with other things and pressed them into a pill. I don’t know the specific ingredients to Aspirin though.

[She giggles a little bit and shakes her head.] And I was checking for shock. You’re fine. And…yeah. I guess we should. I need to have a bath and clean up.

[A beat.]

Wanna walk home together?

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Something else to learn, I suppose. [ He sighs that out, but it isn't exactly in a bad way. The only bad thing here is how she attempted to check for shock. ]

And you didn't think of just asking? [ Ema please??? ] What if there had been damage or... something?

[ BUT THERE WASN'T... Which is why he just licks his lips and shakes his head. At least when he looks away he's obviously thinking about how she obviously meant well. Something like that. ]

Nevermind. Lets just. [ He indicates to walk. ] I'll walk you home first.