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[ The best part about the Grand Salon? All the places to sit and relax. After the week that he (and everyone) has had, it's nice to have a place to collectively relax instead of just their rooms. He scans the room, debating what seat to take. ]

Edited 2021-10-11 19:13 (UTC)

[ And Alphinaud is already here! He too is glad for a comfortable place to chill, and has already taken advantage of it. He sits on a sofa, book in his lap, while Esmerie lies curled up at his side. When Kotesu walks in, he looks up. ]

Ah—greetings! Looking for something?

[ Finley comes in after him, the tiger looking around. ]

Mainly a place to set for a bit. I'm supposed to be taking it easy. Doctor's orders.

[ As if he's listening to them. But he will find a seat nearby so they can keep talking. ]

[ Alphinaud chuckles. ]

You and I both, Mr. Kaburagi. If you mind not joining me for a while, 'tis quite cozy here.

How am I supposed to turn down an offer like that?

[ He settles in so that they both can be comfy. ]

How's the healing going?

It will be some time 'fore I'm back upon both feet again– [ Fracture in the leg and all, yikes. ] –but recovery otherwise continues apace. Looking back, it certainly could have been worse...

The same goes for you, I presume?

I'm a lot more mobile than I should be. But... I also had help. Did you know you could ask the Watchers with healing? Trading quests for help.

You guys looked in really bad shape when you got back.

I do now. I'd been told of it by one of their lot, so I intend to approach another later. It will be nice to walk normally again...

[ Life without easy access to heals suuuucks. ]

It was unpleasant, for certain. I would like to not repeat the performance again.

I only found out about it yesterday. Some news spreads fast with the people, but other times it feels like you're the last to know. Hopefully they can get you patched up in no time.

[ There's a half shrug at that. ]

I think your sister would destroy half a world if it happened again.

[ Yet another one who witnessed Alisaie's panic, huh... Just what did she do while he was gone? ]

And she would destroy me first. Not that I am unused to being the target of her ire...

[ Ran like hell around town, basically. ]

Well, it's obvious she cares a lot about you. So I'm glad for both your sake you made it back.

Hopefully that thing doesn't happen to anyone again.

We can but pray it does not. I know not what occurred within the city during out absence, but...

Any one of us could have lost our lives. Should that have happened...

[ Ugh. No. ]

But it didn't happen. That's what we need to think about. Everyone was relieved you all came back.

[ Even if someone died in the city... ]

What happened where you were?

[ ha ha, yea ]

We were upon the ship that were shipwrecked at the border of Krankaz—and witnessed the day the city fell into the sea.

That's a lot different than what we went through...

Oh—that's right. I have been told you four had likewise vanished, yet I know not any of the details, aside from... how much candy were involved.

That was pretty much the extend of it. It was a candy castle we had to adventure through. I got banged up, but it was nothing compared to what you all went through.