voice;

[rosettawall]

[When Alice's voice comes, it is very... quiet. Distant. She doesn't actually sound like she's speaking to anyone in particular, at least at first.]

They're not safe here...

This world is going to make them suffer more and more...

...I need to protect them...

But how do I do that, when I can't stop those things that would hurt them...

[It sounds like just idle musing at this point, as if she's trying to contemplate a real answer to this.]

One way or another, I cannot allow that... No matter what anyone says, I know it will come again...

They won't suffer again. I... there are ways I can make sure of that, I am certain... I know I can stop it, some way...

Comments

[Voice]

[jadethenecromancer]

...

[Jade doesn't claim to know the girl well yet, and he's almost inclined to let someone else handle this... but perhaps ignoring the rather odd journal post isn't the best thing to do.]

You sound preoccupied, Alice. What's wrong?

[rosettawall]

Rikka-chan... Mana-chan...

In this place, I can't just protect them by fighting, can I?

[jadethenecromancer]

Not always. But that's the case everywhere, not only in this world. Some threats you can't just beat into submission.

What brought this on?

[voice]

[yatteyanyo]

... You girls really are too young to be speaking like this.

[rosettawall]

They could have died.

If it happens again, they may well die...

[yatteyanyo]

You're not wrong.

But at this point, your only options are staying on Isla Empezia or continuing on. Having fought alongside you and the other girls before, I know you're not the "run and hide" sort.

... But my point still stands as well. You and your friends... should never have been in this position to begin with.

[private]

[abundantlove]

Alice... what did we decide?

There's no reason for you to be doubting like this... remember the decision the two of us made.

Private, voice;

[rosettawall]

Mana-chan...

Yes, I know. I just...

Th- this voice...

[She stops, utterly shocked that she was able to say that. She... couldn't tell it to Rikka... So why...?]

voice:

[hostclubshadowking]

None of us are safe here.

[He understands it too well. It's a powerlessness that Kyouya isn't used to. He doesn't have information here, he doesn't have resources here. He doesn't have any training to help him handle this.

Medical knowledge? It's scarce, and it's only good for after something has happened. There's no way to prevent trouble before it even starts.

This isn't Ouran. This isn't high school. This is dangerous.]

We have to find our own ways, now.

voice:

[rosettawall]

...yes.

Yes, I have to do just that...

[not here]

[diamondlight]

[Privately, Rikka is scared to death of this. This single post has scared her more than almost anything that's happened to her since she got her, with maybe the exception of being turned into a vampire for while. Listening to this, Rikka is morally certain that Alice will push herself to - and far beyond - her limits looking for her answer. And worse, after that morning's conversation, she's also sure that nothing she could say would stop it.

So all she can do is try to get to the bottom of all this, and hope she was in time to prevent a disaster she didn't want to think about. Preferably before anyone crossed Mana or herself, which was tantamount to a death sentence with Alice like this.]

voice;

[bloodheels]

[This is the kind of thing Lenalee has been feeling lately. She wasn't the only one. At least that's what she assumed. These thoughts and that voice makes one all confused and unsure of what it is she really wants. But little by little it does slowly make sense.]

I can understand wanting to protect those you care for. [She is quiet for a moment. She's thinking about those back home. She's glad they aren't here but at the same time, they aren't here. They're back home in a middle of a war. Without her.]

At least you have those you can protect here, rather than being unable to at all and knowing they are in trouble.

voice;

[rosettawall]

Yes, having them here makes me feel grateful, but...

...

If they weren't, they wouldn't be in this sort of danger...

voice;

[havesomedeath]

[You know, Henry might be very oblivious to things other people consider strange, but even he realizes that something isn't quite right here.]

Um. You doing okay there, Alice?

voice;

[rosettawall]

Henry-san...

I... I cannot really say.

[A far too long pause.]

Did you mean what you said, before? About what you would do if anyone hurt any of us?

[voice]

[maskedtyrant]

[...Well, this isn't creepy or ominous at all.]

Can I ask who 'they' are that need protecting?

voice;

[rosettawall]

Mana-chan and Rikka-chan, they are...

...they're those who are most important for me to protect...

[Voice]

[justicereigns]

Alice?

[Kid you're scaring him.]

[Okay no, you're not. But you are making him uneasy.]

voice;

[rosettawall]

Smoker-san.

I shouldn't have to worry about you defending this ship, right? Safeguarding them?

Voice

[givemelee]

[The voice sounded so soft, but what it was saying resonated with Ratonhnhaké:ton. He'd set out on a journey of his own, to protect his people long before he arrived here. The only really striking feature was just how incredibly young she sounded]

If you want to stop the suffering of others, you're going to learn that there are always going to be setbacks. Sometimes your efforts will be rewarded and other times they are going to fail. No matter what the outcome you have to persevere, and keep fighting for what you believe in.

Finding a way to deal with that disappointment is one of the greatest challenges you'll have to face.

Voice

[rosettawall]

This is something where I cannot afford to fail.

[voice]

[thethundersaid]

Has your ship been attacked recently or something?

[rosettawall]

Recently? No, it has not.

It does not mean we are not in danger, however.

[burning_blaze]

Alice.

I won't say what others have already said.

But when you and I spoke earlier, you did not sound like you do here.

Can you please tell me if anything is troubling you?

Voice, some considerable time later;

[rosettawall]

Ah, Princess!

Yes, yes, something is bothering me quite a bit, in fact!