They do take the map (still shut on the counter) with this time. They're not planning on going for long, but it's best they have no chance of getting lost right now.

They go. Up. Out of the City, which isn't as soothing with its endless rain as it normally is. To the edge of the Lake. (It lacks tragic association, but it's still something fascinating to see.)

If they were alone, they would be able to pack all these emotions away in a little box 'for later' and then possibly look at them later, or, more likely, try to forget them. They are not alone. They will never be alone again, with a thousand eyes and tragedies watching the world through them.

So they don't. They can't.

The Knight uses the Crystal Heart to make it halfway across before they scream.

The Abyss Shriek is much more powerful now, in volume and scope. The cavern rains with little stalactites falling into the water. Below--not now, not yet, but in a little while, the City of Tears will briefly be struck with a downpour even stronger then before, if only for a few minutes.

They hate knowing these things, in the end. They know they must. They can't regret it. They need...they need to make sure someone knows. They have to...they must...this needs to be told. They are not only regrets. They were alive. Their will is enough to keep them something like it, still.

But not yet. It's...Lemm. Lemm deserves a break. Their Siblings do as well.

It's a while before they're back at the shop, externally as composed as ever.