"He isn't dead yet! He passed out again," Sora clarified to Sumi, stopping her from making a scene.
The young girl, however, still had doubts, "Why did he pass out again? Did something cause it? Lucy-san is a perfectly healthy man; he even told me he never gets sick."
The group pondered Sumi's words, acknowledging her point. Lucien, like most Tama-Artists, never got sick.
The air grew thick with worry, and Sora accused, "Tsukino-Chan must have caused him to pass out again when she hit him with that ball."
Tsukino shivered, finding Sora's words somewhat true. However, before Sora could shift all the blame, Mikino intervened.
"The snowball didn't even reach his skin; it sublimated before making contact. Lucien-kun has a fire head, even with Tsukino's Rei in it, the snowball had no chance."
The group looked down and noticed Lucien was no longer sleeping on the snow; instead, he lay on the dirt, with no snow within 12 inches of his body.
