22nd Crystal: [Voice: Filtered to FF IV Cast]

[cladinthedark]

[Golbez pauses for a moment after opening his journal and setting up the filter, then clears his throat.]

... Status report from everyone who's still with us, if you please.

Comments

[lunarborn]

Rosa and I are well, as is Edge.

We found Kain. He was less fortunate.

[cladinthedark]

Kain... I see. That makes two losses from our world, then.

[lunarborn]

It is my fault. I failed to protect him.

[cladinthedark]

[There's a brief pause as Golbez thinks of a proper response.] Cecil, we both know that Kain is the type to launch himself into battle recklessly, without heed for his own safety. Your intentions are noble, but attempting to protect him would be nigh-impossible. Besides, you had Rosa to think of. You can't be everywhere.

[lunarborn]

We met for a moment, and I cast Shell to protect him from magic. We found him stabbed.

I chose wrongly, and it cost him his life.

[cladinthedark]

You believe had you chosen to cast Protect instead, he would have survived?

... It's possible, but on the other hand, he may very well have only ended up struck by a fireball instead.

[lunarborn]

Perhaps.

What of your fiends?

[cladinthedark]

The only casualty I knew of prior to this was Rubicante.

[lunarborn]

Then... All that remains is waiting. It's true that those who die here are returned, is it not?

[cladinthedark]

Yes. They'll lose something, but they will be back.

[lunarborn]

What sort of "something"?

[cladinthedark]

Really, it could be anything. Memories, an ability, a sense, an item... anything.

[lunarborn]

....

Kain.

[Excuse him a minute, as he is off to brood indefinitely.]

[cladinthedark]

[Fine, you go do that, little bro. He'll just be sitting here trying to sort out the situation.]