"That's been the really confusing part. I've looked all over, far as I can tell it sure didn't fall off." So, that left him with the uncomfortable realization that somehow the Overseers had taken it off of him without him waking up and realizing it. He tried his best to find the damned thing, so no one could call him on that.

He was lucky they were in that regard. Otherwise it would be Seifer, alone, navigating the woods to try to get back without any way to let anyone else know what was going on.

"See how likely we are to go for each other's throats after watching shit like this?" Alright maybe he's incredibly cynical about things sometimes.