∞ 101: Quiet disappearance [voice/action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[voice]

[It's almost midnight and he hasn't received a response from Raine for almost three hours. Raine could be kept busy after school from time to time, but she had not mentioned anything that would keep her out late today -- especially this late.]

Has anyone seen or spoken to Professor Sage today? She is not answering to messages from her journal.


[action]

[Despite the chill in the air so late at night, Albert stands out on the porch outside of his house. There is fortunately no snow tonight, so he was able to send out Rune to scout around the nearby forests.

Part of him has already concluded that it's likely Raine was abducted by the rogue facilities. She had certainly not been sent back to her world, as her belongings were still intact and the journal system still recognized that she was there. But ... there was the faint concern that something else might have happened. Luceti wasn't safe from its own residents, after all.]

Comments

[action]

[mydearapple]

[Whenever Albert finally comes back inside, he might notice a small, colorful ball rolling toward the front door. That's because in the dining room, Caesar is lying on the ground, playing with Kogoro. When the ball got away, Caesar rolled over to reach for it, only to notice that it had gotten too far. Darn.

Caesar looks up at his brother then. He is clearly the most productive at this time of night.]

Nothing, huh?

[action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert eyes the ball as it rolls into the foyer, frowning slightly and turning to shut the door behind him. Rune sits on his shoulder, his head buried under one wing.]

Not at the moment. It should be easier to look around tomorrow; the sky should remain clear.

[action]

[mydearapple]

Sounds like a plan. [Even though he was sure the circumstances were pretty obvious by now. Oh well. More importantly... He gestures to the ball.] Uh... Could you kick that over here?

[voice]

[mikangirl]

[...that's not a particularly welcoming thing to hear at this time of night. And in this case, concern overrides her natural reluctance to speak to a Silverberg.]

When was the last time you saw her?

[voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He notes to himself how Nami's response is somewhat unexpected, but responds promptly.]

This morning, before she left for the schoolhouse. I have been trying to contact her since earlier this evening.

[voice]

[mikangirl]

..mm. [A faintly worried mm at that. Well, in a town like Luceti, it could very well be the droids, but it's worth double-checking.]

I'll take a look around for her.

[voice - private]

[corrinesbell]

I found her stuff.

[voice - private]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He frowns at the private line, and even more so when he hears its contents.]

Her staff? Where?

[voice - private]

[corrinesbell]

Well, yeah, her staff, but some of her other stuff too. When I went to ask her something in the school she wasn't there, so I kinda looked around. It was all scattered on the way home.

...Uh. Your home.

[Voice]

[deathsdoctor]

No... I haven't.

[... he knows what the most likely cause of that is. It would be nice to be proven wrong, but the odds are against it.]

[Voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

Hn. [He would like to be proven wrong as well, but this is Luceti...] If you happen to see her, Doctor, I would appreciate a word.

[Voice]

[deathsdoctor]

If I do, you'll be the first to know.

[ action ]

[herotypical]

[ she makes a special dispensation to pass by the house on her rounds -- her patrols, now widened to look for raine. ]

Oh, Albert...[ quietly, she climbs the porch. ]

[ action ]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert's breath is still visible against the cold air, as he has been walking in and out of the house for the last hour. He looks over at Buffy when he hears her voice, and there is something knowing about her tone that tells him she knows.]

You heard my question over the journals? [He asks anyway.]

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[herotypical]

[ she nods -- scaling that final step and touching albert's arm with a light, gloved hand. ]

I might've, yeah. How long's she been gone?

[action]

[all7seas]

[When Sparrow hears this message, he tries to contact Raine himself. It doesn't work. He slams shut his journal in frustration.

Later, he does take a wander past the house with the purpose of quizzing Albert.]

Silverberg. Mistress Raine -- she back yet? Answering anything?

[action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He frowns slightly when he recognizes Jack, but he answers his questions without a fuss.]

She has not returned. I heard from Sheena that some of her belongings were found in the forest.

[action]

[all7seas]

Ah. And how long has it been since Mistress Sheena found them?

[Voice]

[silverworld]

[Oh no... Raine... Not you too.]

... She was present at the school as always, today. When I last saw her, she was headed home. Did she not arrive there?

[Voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

[His shakes his head, though the journal camera may not pick that up.] She did not. I thought she may be running errands and coming back to the house late, but she is never out this late without a word.

[Voice]

[silverworld]

Then... The Malnosso?

[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

No, I haven't. I didn't see her at all at the flower shop today. [He had been worried when she never showed up.]

[Voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

So she did not stop by at all. [He finds himself trying to piece together the likely time Raine was taken.] Then it seems no one has seen her since classes were dismissed. Thank you, Vash.

[Voice]

[lezareno_prez]

You haven't heard from Raine?

[That isn't good...]

[Voice]

[chikaidestroyer]

I have not. [...] She may have been taken by the droids.