[With how quiet it was in camp—little more than the sounds of the forest and the subdued hum of distant, hushed conversations, the occasional voice picking up into the tone of an imperative—Kino notices the way he begins to speak under his breath. Initially it seems a bit jarring, but the traveler doesn't make a move to try to draw attention to it. They've seen plenty of people deal with death and loss in plenty of ways; it didn't seem so strange when viewed through that lens. They stick close to Hinata as well, occasionally tugging his sleeve to pull him to a stop should someone need to pass in front of them carrying something, or something similar. They are the one following him, though; all the way until they reach a rover, fetch the shovels (Kino hadn't used them on Ajna, and they feel cumbersome in hand now), and then turn around to return.
Later Kino wouldn't even remember this span of time. The mundane always got lost, slipping through the cracks of memory. Especially when bookended by memories like that of Nic dying, of them digging to bury him... The mind tended to prioritize. Or, rather, it tended to take a much more detailed record of what hurt.
It was strange to find Tess as she was, almost an echo of some time ago when she had arrived to find Kino and Hinata in similar-yet-different stages of shock and grief.
Hinata hands the other shovel to her and Kino's eyes mechanically scan the surrounding area. The next step was something they could always focus on. It was everything else that was growing too overwhelming to see properly.] Where?
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Later Kino wouldn't even remember this span of time. The mundane always got lost, slipping through the cracks of memory. Especially when bookended by memories like that of Nic dying, of them digging to bury him... The mind tended to prioritize. Or, rather, it tended to take a much more detailed record of what hurt.
It was strange to find Tess as she was, almost an echo of some time ago when she had arrived to find Kino and Hinata in similar-yet-different stages of shock and grief.
Hinata hands the other shovel to her and Kino's eyes mechanically scan the surrounding area. The next step was something they could always focus on. It was everything else that was growing too overwhelming to see properly.] Where?