18th moon [voice]

[vibrafinal]

Rosa Farrell has left Luceti.

[It comes abruptly, harshly, flatly. Cecil does not sound in terrible pain as he did the last time he had to make such an announcement. In fact, he sounds very much as though he's forgotten how to inflect.]

...She's left roses and notes for everyone she's met here. Please come pick them up when you have the time.

[That's all he has the energy to say.]

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[paladinlost]

[That's the sort of determination he cannot directly argue against and he knows it.]

...Have you a plan? A lead you can follow?

[But if he gets him thinking, perhaps he can calm him down.]

[lastoftheredwings]

[He can thank Rosa for it when he sees her again. And it will be again. Especially if Derp has anything to say about it.]

... not yet. But I will. I have to try. I can't just sit here and do nothing.

[paladinlost]

Of course not.

[Cecil himself will not be able to stay idly depressed for more than a day, after all.]

Train often. Listen to the journals. Seek information about missions and drafts. Help those who need it. Every little action could help.

[lastoftheredwings]

It's not enough.

[He's energetic by nature and being caged isn't doing much for his frustration levels.

But there is something in there that piques him, though not in a good way.]

And why should we help them with missions? It's like giving up and helping the enemy.

[paladinlost]

Because they are also the only opportunity we have of leaving the enclosure and seeing other villages, or even their own facilities. That is a source of information we simply cannot ignore. The points we earn can also be put to good use.

[Though he has to admit that it's not always what he'd want to do.]

[lastoftheredwings]

I don't like it.

[paladinlost]

I cannot think of anyone who does, but we cannot afford to lose those options. They might be the key to our departure, someday.