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[darkeyed]

_{[It's rare to see the owner of this un opt for the network over saying whatever he needs to say in person, but in this particular case, he can't go around asking everyone...]}

Has anyone seen Riku? Guy with silver hair. You can't miss him.

Let me know, thanks.

_{[Quick and to the point. But then in a perfect world this would be a quick and to the point mystery solved.]}


EDIT:


_{(OOC: After this thread, M.K. has taken pictures of Bruce's texts and posted them below his original message. Oho, you thought he hadn't learned his lesson about making copies of important documents, but he did.)}

Someone here has an idea of where he is and is hellbent on hiding it from the rest of us. If you have a way to track someone down, use it.

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[originallutece]

[Her eyebrows raise, but mercifully, she lets that comment go. Instead: her face grows still, and she keeps her voice even and unemotional as she replies:]

He may not be in a position to reply.

People do die here. It's been a fair few weeks, but it's not become impossible.

[darkeyed]

We're already dead. I don't need to be reminded people die.

_{[In contrast, impatience sneaks into his tone. Patience has never been his strong suit, but less so now.]}

[originallutece]

Then you're working off the assumption it's a likely theory? Most people tend to cling to defensive delusion.

[darkeyed]

_{[Which part is the delusion? Not believing he's dead on a more permanent basis like Winters? Hoping he's alive? Not wanting him to be dead?]}

I know.

_{[Two words that betray the conflict between realistic expectations and that hope. He could very well be dead, or just plain gone, like so many already. But this one... This one M.K. is more reluctant to add to that list.]}

Either way, I want to be sure. If that were the case, wouldn't that girl have mentioned it in one of her bulletins by now?

[originallutece]

She isn't omniscient.

[It's just easier to assume the worst than hope for the best, in her experience.]

. . . that being said. Are you going to try tracking him?

[darkeyed]

Mm, maybe not entirely.

_{[She sure likes to act like it. But that's something he won't say here, now, where she can see it. He has nothing to lose in a reset, but he'd rather she not sick her spirits on him until he's done what he's set out to do.]}

Doesn't seem like I have a choice now.

_{[Death is an enemy you can't beat, but some asshole? That's a manageable obstacle.]}