devourthemfirst | Fourth Misfortune - [accidental video/action]

[When the video turns on, all that can be seen is the gray sky up above and all that can be heard is the sound of one of the rivers close by. All else is quiet and nothing is moving.

However, after a moment, there's shuffling along with a few sniffles. It's obvious a person is there just not visible on the camera. Czes had been walking around in the snow when he tripped and fell. More than likely from a root sticking up from underneath the snow.

He sits up, rubbing his arms before shouting out a name.] F-Fermet!!

[He almost sounds like he’s about to cry. Well, okay he is crying. Tears are falling down his cold, red cheeks and he begins to let out a few choked sobs and gasps. He's cold and he's scared. It’s been a little over a half of an hour since he woke up in this forest and all he’s been doing is walking around trying to find someone--hopefully Fermet--but to no avail.

At least the Malnosso gave him a jacket to wear, though it isn't doing him much good in the long run.

The very same strange men had also given him a book before he passed out then woke up in the forest and told him to keep it safe. Why? He isn’t sure, but he’s been carrying it with him ever since. Like it will protect him if he holds it close enough to him.

The crying continues for a minute before he forces himself to calm down a little, mumbling the same name he shouted earlier to himself.] Fermet... [He sniffles, takes a moment to rub his eyes then shuffles over to the journal. His face finally comes into view of the camera but he doesn’t know it’s turned on. The boy looks to be about six years old, his cheeks and nose are red, his eyes are glossy with tears and hold a look of fear in them.

His face doesn’t stay long on the feed as he shakily picks it up, dusts the snow off of it and closes it to hold it to his chest, which there is where the feed ends.

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A little later on in the day (towards later in the afternoon) anyone close to the plaza may spot a boy kneeling down in the snow. He isn’t making a snowman or snowballs or anything of the like. Instead, he’s pouring sugar and honey onto the snow. And then eating it straight off the ground. At least there's a good few inches of snow and it's not just sitting on dirt.

Snow is delicious, okay?]

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Message? [He slowly moves to pick up the talking book now] He can hear me as well..?

He might! It depends on whether or not he's got his book open. If I see him in person before I get to you, I'll be sure to bring him with me.

Oh... [A pause] Thank you very much.

Sure! Don't be scared, all right? I'm coming.

[And true to his word, he is coming. He does not find Maiza on the way.]

O-Okay. [Czes tries not to move too far from the spot he's at, but he needs to warm up, so he walks around in circles a bit, rubbing his arms]

[Because Luke is totally finding him, right. It just takes a bit of looking.

When he does reach Czes, he's out of breath but still running, because it's cold and Czes shouldn't be out here in the cold by himself. ...And whoa, he doesn't look too different as a presumably younger kid.

Luke stops a fair distance away, remembering that he was scared before.]

Czeslaw? It's me, Luke!

[He nearly jumps when the other boy comes running through the trees and takes a few steps back until Luke comes to a stop himself. His appearance and name doesn't come to Czes as familiar since they only spoke over the magic talking book and he never got the other boys name, so he looks a little scared at first.

Once he speaks though, he recognizes his voice, he starts to relax his stance a bit.] Luke... [There's a long pause then he nods as if to say hello and that he remembers him]

Come here, all right? I brought your coat and everything. [It's folded over his shoulder bag.] We should go back before you get too cold.

[He's already too cold Luke!! But he slowly makes his way through the snow and over to Luke, looking a bit tired and, well, pathetic in all honesty. Like a sad and lost puppy.]

[Of course, of course. Luke wraps Czes's coat around his shoulders, even fastening the top few buttons. After a bit of thinking, he pulls his hat from his head and, if Czes doesn't shy away, settles it gently onto the younger boy's hair instead. He ought to be warmer this way. A gentleman could give up his hat for something like this!]

Can you walk all right?

[He stands still so the other boy can wrap the coat around him, already feeling a bit warmer with it since it can block the cold breeze more than his thin jacket. He even lets him put the hat on his head, merely blinking when it's there.]

Yes. [Holding the jacket closer to him from the inside] Thank you very much.

Sure. [Memories keep surfacing of a fake little brotherhood, populated by Czes.] Maybe we ought to stop somewhere and let you warm up first. Do you like pastries?

[He'd prefer sherbet, to be perfectly honest, but pastries are good too and warming up more isn't a bad idea. So he nods shyly]

Then we'll go to the bakery and get you something hot. Okay? [If Czes will allow it, Luke will put an arm around his shoulders in a brief brotherly sort of hug, before starting to guide him back toward the village.]

Okay. [Czes will allow it, mainly because the boy doesn't seem to be a mean person. And he isn't tall!! So that's a bonus. He just blinks into the hug then follows him]

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