10)) mourning

[andcountry]

Ben has [ pause ] died.

[ A drop of water soaks into the page but is hastily smeared. What drop? You didn't see a drop. ]

There is no body, just [ another pause ] some personal effects.

Comments

[worrybot]

That can't be, surely? What a tasteless joke.

[ Nooooo, not my favorite human. ;; ]

[andcountry]

[ Cephiro deals with death by calling the deceased an idiot, so he's not too concerned about people who deal with it by blaming the messenger. ]

Not a joke. Sorry.

[worrybot]

But how is that possible?

[andcountry]

He was a very brave and probably selfless man. That's how.

[worrybot]

...That does sound like Master Ben.