1st Trap ♪

[lucky_breath]

Hang on, Stocke! I'll save you!

[Pause. This isn't...]

Gafka? Eruca? Where--where did everyone go? Answer me! Please? This isn't funny! Don't hide from me! Anyone? Raynie?

[...She whirls around.]Stocke, where are you? You promised you wouldn't go away! Come back, Stocke, please! I don't want Eruca to take you away. I-I have to save you! Th-that

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[Zandali + Translated Text]

[drinkuntilidie]

[Crying girliemon? Well that gets his attention.]

Girliemon calm down. It gonna be alright.

[He's trying to sound as reassuring as possible.]

[Audio]

[lucky_breath]

[...Kevas, she's too distraught to read unfortunately. She just hears a strange voice talking to her. So she's talking back!]

Where is Stocke? Where is he?

[Audio]

[drinkuntilidie]

[Time to switch gears then.]

Girliemon it gonna be alright. Can joo tell me where joo be? I wanna help.

[He doesn't wait for a response before he's out of his cell and looking for her. How hard can it be to find a crying girliemon.]

[lucky_breath]

[she doesn't answer. But since Kevas is out looking for her, he's likely to find a room with the door open slightly and a sobbing little girl sitting by the door.]

[drinkuntilidie]

[A sobbing girl with horns is a pretty easy thing to find. He moves towards her slowly. The last thing he wants to do is frighten her more.]

Hey dere girliemon, I be here to help alright? Everytin' gonna be okay.

[He kneels down in the hall and gives her a friendly smile.]

[lucky_breath]

[Oh! It's the familiar voice. She turns to look through the open door and oh Kevas! She doesn't seem to give it a second thought as she launches herself at him.]

I can't find Stocke!

[drinkuntilidie]

[Okay he's not expecting that but he still catches her in his arms.]

Stocke? Dis be joor friend?

[lucky_breath]

[She curls her arms around his neck and nods.]

Yes. He needs me. Hugo is doing something bad and I have to save him.

[She's saying this like you're supposed to know what she's talking about.]

[drinkuntilidie]

[Wonderful. How is he supposed to explain to a little girl that her friends don't exist anymore?]

Not sure if he be here girliemon, but I can help jah look fuh him.

[That last part is added on hastily to keep her from crying more.]

[lucky_breath]

[That's...really comforting to hear. Aht steps back from Kevas, and wipes her eyes.]

Promise?

[drinkuntilidie]

[Kevas smiles and pets the top of her head.]

Course I do. I'll help jah until we find all joor friends.

[Although he gets a sinking feeling in his stomach that they won't find them for awhile.]

[lucky_breath]

[She's pleased enough to offer Kevas a nice bright smile.]

Thank you!

[Stocke's the most important, though, Kevas. Okay?]

My name's Aht.

[drinkuntilidie]

[Well that solved that. Hopefully he can keep her smiling until her friends show up.]

And I be Kevas. It be a pleasuh to meetcha.

[lucky_breath]

[Well now that she's probably going to be joined to your hip, Kevas, keeping Aht smiling won't be such an incredible feat.

She bounces happily.]

Nice to meet you too, Kevas.

[drinkuntilidie]

[Oh if he only knew.

Kevas stands and continues to grin at her. For once he's met a kid who actually acts like a kid and doesn't have a horrible attitude.]

Joo haven't read da note in joor journal have joo?

[He really hopes not.]

[lucky_breath]

[It's better that he doesn't.]

No.

[She shakes her head.]

What's it say?