[CENTER][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210130/334b2832d63f1ff04639597363eb00bd.png[/img][/CENTER] [indent][indent][indent][hr]Alex thumped to the rhythm of a song in his head as the others deliberated their course of action, his knuckles pausing with every swivel of his neck to listen to what another person had to say. Siegfried was unamused by the idea, but the same could be said of his perception of Alex as a whole. He felt like an older brother, if that older brother had the opposite personality of his actual older brother. Kalie was out of the question too. Sif was more ambiguous, but clearly had other priorities. Kazuki spoke... and teetered... and drank... and drank.. He answered the bard in earnest regardless. [color=#87c735]"These disappearances are too specific to be some griefer or troll. Whoever or [i]what[/i]ever's behind this is probably a bigger deal than people goofing off too hard, I think."[/color] There was more on his mind, but Kazuki's surprise trip to the ground had been a good end to the conversation as any. He watched in morbid fascination as Kazuki's princely demeanor carried over into his drunken slump, giving the movement an almost gentle air. [color=#87c735]"Huh."[/color] he muttered. At least Kazuki's brother was there to help the guy. A pang of envy made a frown jolt across his face for a split second. [color=#87c735]"All me and Seele have are papers,"[/color] he told Graves. [color=#87c735]"There's no telling what the cause is yet, either. Could be something that doesn't bleed, though I sure hope it does."[/color] He sighed. Once again, he didn't want the kaleidescope of bizarre ideas in his head to spill too hard onto everyone else. He'd have to tame his impatience and let people approach this from all sorts of angles to establish a better feedback loop among everyone. The tavern cleared itself of wayfarers as he ruminated, some having committed to the more domestic and economic problems they were now going to have to deal with. The idea of a powerful adventurer slaying dragons and then dying from not packing enough sandwiches or having too many tears in his gear was kind of funny to him, but it was now a possibility, and something that had probably already happened more than once in this world. It was food for thought. [color=#87c735]"I think we before we head out to any of the possible dissapearance spots we should just talk to the people connected to the disappeared. I don't think whatever this is is gonna strike in the same place twice, anyways."[/color] He dragged his knuckles through the surface of the wood and raised them to cross his arms. [color=#87c735]"What do you guys think?"[/color] [/indent][/indent][/indent]