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.]

Comments

[Action]

[paladinlost]

Terribly useful, yes.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

Being capable of enduring, of not ever being knocked down for good, is important, after all.

[Action]

[paladinlost]

Both for us as individuals and for the world.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

I agree on both of those.

[Action]

[paladinlost]

...How long will this world keep standing, I wonder.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

We'd better hope that it holds up as long as we're in it.

[Action]

[paladinlost]

How selfish of us.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

One can hardly blame us...

[Action]

[paladinlost]

What if it were to collapse on everyone immediately after our departure?

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

That would be their probl

No, I suppose that would be horrible.

[Action]

[paladinlost]

Yes, it would be.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

Then we must find a way for everyone to leave before such a perilous circumstance befalls the place...

[Action]

[paladinlost]

And hope we'll have plenty of time before that happens.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

Yes, we must hope there's enough warning to take some action about it.

[Action]

[paladinlost]

...There never is.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

How truly unfortunate for us.

[Action]

[paladinlost]

We'll find a way to deal with it.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

That's all we can do.

[Action]

[paladinlost]

That's all we can accept.

[Action]

[dragoon_pride]

So it is.