3rd Hat Flip [Voice/Action] Backdated to right after the draftees return

[immamartillo]

[Voice]

[ There's a brief pause after Firo turns on the journal. It's more difficult than he thought to make the announcement; when he tried writing it out he found he could barely move the pencil. He decides to keep it brief and just manages to keep most of the emotion out of his voice. ]

Seto's dead.

[Action]

[ Shortly after his journal post Firo

Comments

[Voice]

[calm_emerald]

[Did he hear that right? Seto was....Seto was dead?]

He'll...he'll come back, right? The guide said people can't really die here and...

[...Then again, he died while outside the village, would it still count?]

[Voice]

[immamartillo]

[ The only thing that had been making this easier was that Firo had thought Seto's eventual return was set in stone. Kazuma's question makes him wonder if he missed some important piece of information. His voice rises as he starts to panic, completely ignoring Kazuma's second statement. ]

But... he has to come back!

[calm_emerald]

Well--people do, right? After a week? [It's not like Kazuma knows this first hand, he was hoping Firo would know D8]

[immamartillo]

Well... That's what I've heard. People wouldn't make somethin' like that up, right?

[calm_emerald]

I don't think so. I mean...that guide was made by one us here. That information has always been there for a long time.

[immamartillo]

That's... good, I guess.

[ He growls under his breath and his tone turns bitter. ]

More trustworthy than anything from the Malnosso.

[calm_emerald]

...What happened out there? Ah but...you don't have to tell me if you...rather not.

[immamartillo]

...He went off to fight by himself. Some bastard from the Third Party stabbed him.

[calm_emerald]

...I'm sorry things happened the way it did.

[immamartillo]

Yeah, so am I. Doesn't fix anything.

[ As he lapses into silence, he realizes how rude that sounds, and that Seto would probably be upset with him for talking like that. ]

...Sorry.

[calm_emerald]

It's fine...he'll be back soon. We should...let's look forward to his return instead.

[immamartillo]

[ Firo sighs and doesn't speak for a moment. ]

It doesn't feel right to sit around and do nothin' while he's off on his own.

[calm_emerald]

We can't do anything about it right now, can we? [...]

Seto did want to have cookies before Christmas...

[immamartillo]

I... I don't know. Any idea where people go before they come back to life?

[ He's not expecting anyone to know the answer to that.

Kazuma's next statement catches him by surprise, but he's willing to do anything to make things a little better for Seto's arrival. ].

You think that'd help?

[calm_emerald]

W-Well, Seto wanted to make cookies for Santa...and give them out to his friends. [...] He won't be able to do that now so... [Maybe they should do it? :|;;]

And I think the Malnosso might have him. Probably...

[immamartillo]

You got any idea where they'd be keepin' him? It's not like I think he'd be easy to find... but I'd rather go look for him than bake cookies.

[ Though failing that, he'll bake them. He needs to do something for Seto. ]