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Raine glanced around; at least things were getting a little better. Sure, things weren't any less confusing, but Carnivalle was tied up for the moment, and Emily was still alive, and, soon enough, police had arrived, too. She didn't pay them much attention; the other three seemed to have had it much worse than she did. She hesitated, but worked her way towards them. Nikki seemed to have cut herself, but she only took a brief look; the cuts weren't too deep, she thought. And she was holding Elijah. She shook her head; after all this, she still seemed to like him. Apparently they weren't going to be separated any time soon, really. She glanced up at Alex, who also seemed to be checking on Eli.

"Is everyone okay, then?" They were all alive, though, and that was a good thing. But that meant little if anyone was really hurt. She glanced over the three briefly. Then back to the police. She glanced back, seeing her own parents walking in. She glanced down, unsure of what they would do; whether she was to be in trouble for running off on her own, or if they were just going to pretend like nothing happened. Her family was never exactly emotional, so she didn't expect the sudden hugs. She shrugged them off, unused to the physical contact, and glanced back at the others her own age. Neither parent seemed to notice, her father glancing around, trying to assess what had happened, and her mother finally scolding her for running off on her own. Eli and Nikki seemed to be in their own little world, almost like they had no idea what was going on around them. She glanced back at Alex, and tried to make some sort of joke of it all, since they did seem to be okay.

"I don't think I'll be coming to the carnival any time soon." She made a small attempt at a smile, though barely managed; she still had a bit of thinking to do, as far as what had happened, and whether or not she would actually go to another carnival. Or even leave the house, for that matter.