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[wingenvy]

Is there really nothing we can do except wait while people are out on these drafts? I hate not being able to help like this. It's so... [Depressing? Disheartening? WORRISOME AS HELL? Yeah, all of the above.] ...Man. I just-

[There's a sudden clatter and a startled, "whoa!" before a prolonged pause.]

...Huh? What are you doing here...? Hey!

[The journal is suddenly knocked over by a flash of movement and the sound of a pot breaking on the floor of the flower shop, cutting the entry off. It probably looks/sounds like a kidnapping, but surprise! It's not. Zack will be out and about in the village for the rest of the day, in three main locations- the plaza, Good Spirits, and then back to community building 4 to go check on Lightning's roommate, Hope. Since misery loves company, or something.

And wherever he goes, he's being followed by a winged wolf. He seems pretty unbothered by this fact, though he doesn't exactly give the wolf a lot of attention. It's a bit weird 8|a]

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[have a breath of relief]

Sounded like quite the surprise...

[voice]

[wingenvy]

No kidding. It's not every day that I get pounced by a flying dog!

[voice]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

Oh!

[a quick laugh] Well, that would certainly count. It's better than what I imagined, though.

I guess this whole draft thing has me on edge.

[voice]

[wingenvy]

Yeah... you and me both. I feel like half the village is holding their breath until everyone gets back.

[voice]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

You've been through this before, right? This isn't the first time they've done this?

[voice]

[wingenvy]

I've been around while a draft was happening, yeah. I haven't been sent out there yet, though. Or had someone out there that I knew.

[It's a very different feeling, that's for sure.]

[voice]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

...how bad is it, usually? How many-

[cutting off and changing the question] What should we be expecting?

[voice]

[wingenvy]

Honestly? I wish I had a good answer for you. People... have died before, I know that much. In a serious battle, that's kind of a risk you can't avoid. But I do know that there's good people out there trying to keep that from happening, so we've gotta hope for the best.

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

Is there any way to help them from here? I mean... I guess sending care packages probably wouldn't get through.

[it was hard enough to help soldiers in a normal war in a normal world. What did you do in a case like this?]

[voice]

[wingenvy]

Probably not. Maybe some way to cheer them up using the journals? I think they still get messages from home. ...Well, Luceti-home, anyway.

[voice]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

Archie promised to write. So...I can do that.

[voice]

[wingenvy]

A friend of yours?

[voice]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[there's a small smile that tinges her words] Yeah. He's the one who pulled me out of the snow, the day I showed up.

He's a soldier, so this isn't entirely new to him, but... that doesn't make this much better.

[voice]

[wingenvy]

Hey, that's good! So he'll have the advantage over some of the people getting sent there. I'm sure he'll be fine.