[Voice | Private]
[Chagrined and a little scared, Ribbons is sounding --]
Partly, yes. But I... understand that the party is for those who have shared a common battle -- that epidemic that had left them fatigued or unconscious -- and are thus celebrating their victory. It is alas, a battle I have not taken part in.
[-- and Ribbons had good reason to be. He had heard that one of those he was avoiding had been affected by the epidemic. And if the day's announcements were any indication, he would be back on his feet again. Ribbons cannot afford the risk of an encounter.]