[Action- Campfire Post III] [Locked to people in Terra]

[for_cosmos]

[Trying to get back to Bran Bal, and to Invincible, has been a trial in errors. Even with all of the party working together at trying to remember the way, they have inevitably gotten lost in the bleak wasteland without Mikoto's guidance.

At the moment, the group has stopped to rest for the night. They're all exhausted, and still injured to various

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[dewdrop_pebbles]

[The dragoon does her best to help keep their bearings, but even she with her tracking skills and heightened senses could not make sense of their path. This world is too strange, the wasteland too vast. To her shame, she could give them little aid. Certainly not enough to reach the Invincible.

Mjrn is exhausted to the point of showing it when they stop for the night, something she rarely allows to happen. But there's no hiding it this time, and she only barely manages not to let her supplies just fall to the ground when they reach a camping site. They can't afford to have any potions broken, after all.

She checks around, offering what potions she has left, then chooses a spot to sit. Her shoulders sag, and it's tempting to curl up and pass out, but there are things that need to be discussed and she doesn't want to miss any of that. The young Viera glances to Warrior of Light expectantly.]

[smallmage]

[Refia pulled the sled to a halt in the middle of one of the only flat spaces she could find, breathing heavily and definitely looking worse for wear. Sometimes the darn thing was an infernal nuisance, but they needed it badly. Shifting bags around, she finally found the one that contained the many, many clinking bottles she'd packed, lifting it off and opening it.]

I've got Hi-Potions here, for anyone who needs them.

[for_cosmos]

[The Warrior of Light has been driven ever since Garland made his transformation in to the man more familiar to him. It isn't that he isn't disappointed- he's certainly tired, and wounded, and angered that Garland was able to escape them. Mostly, he is driven by the knowledge that his nemesis is still alive somewhere, continuing his cycle of chaos.

When they stop, it is with some reluctance on his part, though it is overridden by common sense. They need to stop for some time.

He pulls off his helmet as he joins the others in the makeshift center of the camp.]

We need to be prepared to face battle before we move on. Garland escaped us, and he may be waiting to strike at us once again. Scouting will be necessary, but we cannot lose anyone else, for any reason. [He pauses for a moment to glance over at the unresponsive Mikoto.]

[dewdrop_pebbles]

[Mjrn nods and follows his gaze to Mikoto. There's a soft sigh of sympathy for the poor girl, wishing she could do more to help her.]

I am willing to scout. Perhaps there ought be pairs? I do not think it wise to travel alone anywhere in this wasteland.

[knowshermachina]

[Rikku had been pretty quiet since they'd escaped from Pandamonium. She'd liked Mikoto, and now the girl was...was what? She wasn't dead she was just...gone. That seemed almost worse, somehow. It was making the little Al'Bhed rather depressed, honestly.]

[She looked up at the talk of scouting, since it meant actually doing something, and offered Mjrn the best smile she could manage, which wasn't much.]

I'll go with you, if you want?

[dewdrop_pebbles]

[Mjrn perks up and nods.]

Your presence would be welcome.

[for_cosmos]

Having pairs would be wise, and it would be best if the scouts did not travel too far or stay away from the group for too long, but it would be welcome for all of you to do.

Once you all are rested, you should see what you may find.

[knowshermachina]

[Rikku nodded at the instructions to rest, though she honestly didn't think she could sleep at this point. Still, she didn't know if the bunny-dragoon wanted to rest, so she didn't say they should just go now.]

I'm good to go whenever you want, just let me know.

[dewdrop_pebbles]

[Mjrn nods with a small, weary smile.]

I would venture forth now, had I the stamina...but a brief rest period would allow me to be a much more effective partner.

[dewdrop_pebbles]

[Mjrn glances over to Serah and nods with a small smile. Exhausted though she is, she still has some pride.]

Worry not over me. A brief rest and I will be fine.

[smallmage]

I'm going to stay here and... get a fire going. [She really needs a break. Draining magic down to its dregs can be fixed relatively easily, but you'll still be suffering from physical exhaustion at the end of it. Food and drink - both were needed, as was as good a night's rest as could be expected. She'll take whatever she can get.]

I'll make us something to eat...