∞ 101: Quiet disappearance [voice/action]

[chikaidestroyer]

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[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.


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[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

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[all7seas]

I know. [A pause.] Has that sort of thing happened to her in the past?

[And, more importantly, how much will you disapprove of her if she comes back less than perfect, Albert?]

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[chikaidestroyer]

Being abducted? Yes, it has happened before. [He frowns as he thinks about the specifics.] It's been well over a year since the last time.

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[all7seas]

[Jack's not going to linger. He nods at this information, opens his compass quickly, then snaps it shut again. The spinning needle warns him that Raine is not yet within the barrier. With nothing else to say to the strategist, the pirate whirls about to take himself off.]

Right. I'll keep a sharp eye, then, Silverberg. Ta.