third; voice (put on your red shoes and dance the blues.)

[bekommen]

Hey, um ...

[Nick feels pretty stupid asking about this, but the question just keeps nagging at her, and she hasn't found an answer on her own. So she takes a deep breath and forges on with asking everyone else. Just get it over with already.]

Has anyone seen Kamina? Um, you'd know him if you saw him, he's that big idiot with the blue hair, doesn't know the meaning of "inside voice."

[It's not like she's worried about him or anything.]

I mean, he probably just ran off into the caves again and got eaten by a bear or something, but ... I guess if you've seen him for sure ... you should tell me.

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[whichend]

He is likely dead.

[ Arya says, deadpan. Sorry, lady. ]

[bekommen]

Yeah, well - he was already dead to begin with, so that wouldn't really be a huge surprise.

[whichend]

But you wish to see him again.

[bekommen]

What? No. I mean - I was just curious, that's all. Not like I care or anything.

[whichend]

[ sure, jan]

If you really are curious, you ought to go look for him. I would not leave someone I care about to get eaten by bears.

[bekommen]

Yeah, well, I'm a lot more in favor of me not getting eaten by bears than finding out for sure. I already checked his place, and he ain't there. If he's dumb enough to wander off and get eaten by something, then he gets what he deserves.

[whichend]

That's fair.

[ Arya shrugs. She doesn't really care about this person -- she's never met him, and from the way this lady speaks of him, he's a waste of space. ]

[bekommen]

I mean ... he's probably fine. You get brought back if you get killed here, after all.

[whichend]

Then perhaps we should hope for death after all.

voice.

[dedikated]

Not since that bar opened. [ the dude's pretty unforgettable so Kate's sure she hasn't seen him since then. ]

voice.

[bekommen]

The bar? Shit, that was like, a month ago.

voice.

[dedikated]

[ Okay, she like... knew him for all of two conversations but Kamina was entertaining so she hopes that he's not, like, dead-dead or anything. ] Just thought I'd missed him in this maze of a place.

... He's really just... not here?

voice.

[bekommen]

I dunno ... he hasn't been to his place in a few days, at least, and I can't get him to pick up the fucking phone when I call.

voice.

[dedikated]

Huh.

Wonder if he found a way out of here and can't tell us. [ it's way better than the alternative at least, even if one does get revived afterwards. ]

voice.

[bekommen]

That's ... shit.

[Nick hadn't actually considered that, though now that it's been brought to her attention, she can't believe she didn't think of it first. And she's surprised by just how betrayed she feels by the idea of it being true. He said he'd find a way out, didn't he? He did.]

Well, good for him, I guess.

voice.

[dedikated]

Suppose it is. [ better the gods get bored of you than anything else, she guesses? ]

voice.

[bekommen]

Yeah. I mean, who wouldn't want to get outta this hellhole?

[There's a hard edge to her words, a not-quite convincing mask for the anger filling up inside of her.]

Good riddance, I guess.

[imobouzu]

I have not seen him the last few days, but I will look for him!

[ Hi, hello, sorry, Jinbee doesn't really know how the inside voice works either. ]

[bekommen]

Do you know where he hangs out?

[imobouzu]

I know that I tend to encounter him outside different shops or areas.

[bekommen]

Like where?

[imobouzu]

The lake and some of the cave entrances. I'm on my way to one right now, I'll go and look in there for him.

[bekommen]

Well, Jesus, don't go get eaten by something 'cause of that idiot.

[imobouzu]

Not to worry, Miss, as the son of two samurai and as his friend, I will not let myself lose!

[bekommen]

[Nick sighs loudly.]

You sound just like him.