Where did courage go? [Public Video]

[youfool]

 "Has anyone seen one Mamoru? He's a young boy. Brown hair, green eyes, speaks at length about the virtue of courage. Prone to near-suicidal flights of fancy. I've been trying to get in touch [for all of one day] and he hasn't responded. Is he doing all right?"

 EDIT: His last name is "Amami". He also goes by "Latio".

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[whatsbackup]

Yeah, well, a friend let me stay with her until I could find something more permanent. She happens to run a flower shop, so I help her out. [He smirks that sarcastic smirk of his that he only gets when he lets himself relax and just...be him, instead of business him.] Mostly, I just run the register and ask guys looking for flowers how much the pissed her off.

[He nods.]

So, you're planning on running again, huh? Well, your angle sure as hell isn't letting Dracula and the Undead Brigade slaughter innocent people if they have to run for milk after sunset, so you've got that in your corner.

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[youfool]

He chuckled. "What a romantic; the kind born from personal experience, no doubt. As for running, well, that's as may be. But something ought to be done sooner than four month's time, unless you'd like me to head an insurrection." The thought of Fai swinging from a lamppost did have a certain appeal. Then again, maybe this was one of those hard lessons Ted desperately didn't want Everglade to learn; that dallying with evils has consequence. Boy were those in full swing.

"As for what the exact nature of that 'something'...well, I have faith it'll come to me." Ted had lost quite a bit of faith in the Guardian position, given recent developments. That Ronan still thought it was up to the task of real good struck him curiously.

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[whatsbackup]

[That caught Ronan's attention.]

You're planning on trying to do something about the situation over there? You got an army to back you up?

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[youfool]

[Ted really has no clue at the moment. Satsuki said she had something planned for him; some mysterious power he could gather. Until then...]

"Heh, not quite. No doubt force helps, but do you think that's the ultimate solution? Maybe the true battle doesn't lie in flesh and blood, but powers and principalities. It's a spiritual city, and it won't be saved until it has a soul that wants it. Guardians can't legislate a soul; arms can't blast one into them. There's got to be something else.

Sorry, rambling again. Let's just look for Mamoru, and the bright side; maybe this is the kind of wake-up call that can rouse slumbering spirits." [Ted would be lying if he thought that Everglade wasn't, in some respect, asking for it. The best he could hope for now was that the experience would be a teachable moment.]

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[whatsbackup]

[He scoffs, shaking his head. He never had a chance to get used to Ted's rambling, but that didn't stop him for brushing it off.]

Sure, if they don't kill each other before they find a clue. [And he shakes his head.] Where'd you see him last?

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[youfool]

"Heh, finding clues is your specialty, not theirs. For now it seems all we can do is keep them in our prayers.

As for Mamoru, I confess to having not seen him; physically, anyway, for months. The last time was in some god-forsaken forest in Fayren. He made a network broadcast about a week later, and since then...nothing." [He was starting to feel kind of guilty about that]

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[whatsbackup]

Yeah, something like that. [Ronan isn't so sure, but he's willing to give benefits and doubts.]

Fayren, huh? [He can't say he's ever investigated anything there.] Might be worth a shot to ask around.