[audio] @riku [open] (backdated to 7th Aug)

[equinoctials]

This is Riku. I've met some of you already, building the boats or around town.

[ He's not the most outgoing guy, preferring to show his community spirit by working around Beacon. One might have seen him patching rooftops with handmade shingles or filling potholes with sand and stones. Those from the first ferry in might recall he helped move excess furniture from rooms in the Invincible so people could live in them. ]

I know we've all got a lot going on. I wouldn't ask for your help if it wasn't important.

[ Riku says it like he's not used to this. Thunder growls heavily in the background. ]

Some people went missing. I need to go find them before this rain gets any worse.

[ So why take his concerns to the network? ]

I can't be in two places at once. The lake... It's rising, and so is the river. We need to protect our supplies, whatever's left after the rats.

You can use the boat building materials down by the boathouse if you need them. Just get to it before they wash away. And-

[ He exhales, hesitating to give such an obvious warning when so many are assured of the dangers. For his own edification, he does anyway. ]

Be careful. It's down to us.

(OOC: backdated to 7 Aug)

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[callada]

Already on it, trying to dig trenches around the Invincible to divert the water. Who's missing? I'll let you know if I see any sign of them.

[equinoctials]

Thanks. That's a lot to put on one person. If you can convince anyone, maybe somebody can do something about the general store.

...It's Sora, I think he went to search for Kairi.

[callada]

Yeah, I've seen a few others starting to pitch in. Nobody wants to get washed into the river.

Kairi went missing first? How long ago was that?

[equinoctials]

That's good.

[ Riku exhales, conservatively relieved. That's what he wants, that he can leave to search for his friends and not feel like he's left others in the lurch. Not that it all rides on the shoulders of a few, but more that Riku has a strong sense of duty to the community, this selfishness is not something he can resist acting on.

It's just... Sora needs him. ]

Since yesterday. I looked around town, but...

[callada]

Must be outside town, then. They didn't say anything before they left?

[equinoctials]

Not a thing.

[ But this... it's not about his missing friends. It's about the town, it's about making sure they have enough to get by until the next ferry comes in. ]

Don't let me keep you from your work. We'll come back soon.

[callada]

Good luck, then. Let me know if you need an extra set of eyes - or when they turn up, for that matter.

[equinoctials]

If Sora and Kairi return before we're back, please-

[ He stops for a moment, waiting for that latest flash of lightning to resolve into a heavy snarl of thunder. ]

Don't let them leave, if you can.

[callada]

I'll let you know immediately if I see either of them, don't worry. And I'm sure they'll want you to know they're all right, also.

[equinoctials]

Thanks. This time, I owe you one.

[ This is a much bigger solid than a curative spell. ]

[callada]

Not unless I find them. Keep looking, and I'll do what I can.