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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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[darkeyed]

<sub>[Oh... it's the kid who likes to color. His knowledge of their resident youngster starts and ends with that sentence.

His options seem to be as follows:

A. Say something a kid would find reassuring.
B. Say something a kid would find calming.
C. Say something to stop a kid from doing something reckless.
D. Having no experience dealing with kids younger than himself aside from Eleven, say what he's normally say but... slower, in the hopes the words sink and coax her out of that shrill vocal range unique to upset children.]</sub>

No one said he was gone, I just asked if anyone had seen him.

[withsadness]

I haven't seen him in forever! Forever!

[Sorry, M.K. her voice is getting shrill as hell. It's like, a borderline scream. Things had been so wild, she honestly hadn't realized how long it had been since she'd seen Riku. Now that it's been brought to her attention? Mary is absolutely not letting this go.]

That means he's gone and I need him back right now!

[darkeyed]

Yeah, I know, I know--

_{[What is he supposed to do with a panicky kid??? jeSUS.]}

Calm down. No one said he's gone for good yet.

[withsadness]

I want to see him! I miss him so bad! I'll die!

[She won't die, but try telling her that, honestly.]

[darkeyed]

<sub>[She sounds like she's dying, or doing her best impression of it. But that... makes a certain sense for someone so young, doesn't it.

He can't remember the last time he was around someone Mary's age; as someone required to be on the front lines most of the time, he hadn't spent much time around the refugee families that had flocked to Pilgrim's side. It's easy to forget how keenly children feel separation.

He softens his voice, finding himself feeling a sad sort of pang of sympathy for her.]</sub>

It's Mary, right? Don't worry, we'll find him if we can.