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[castoredux]

Hey, listen up. I know there's some shit goin' on around here, but I'm lookin' for someone. Anybody good at findin' people?

[Nevermind that the 'shit' going on around here is why he needs to find her.]

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[bufus]

I may not have the skills of Yamagishi, but I might be able to assist you.

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[castoredux]

Mitsuru? [He scoffs.] Where have you been?

[bufus]

The Historium. As well as a few other locations as part of a project I decided to work on. [ A pause ] Were...you looking for me, Shinjiro?

[castoredux]

Of course I was. [He heaves a sigh.] This place ain't like home. It's dangerous. [All the time.]

What project?

[bufus]

I'm perfectly capable of protecting myself, Shinjiro. I'm not Akihiko, if I felt something was too dangerous I wouldn't venture alone.

[ She paused. ]

I've been attempting to create the rough sketches of a map of this place.

[castoredux]

No shit. He'd be crowin' about bein' a team. [A beat.] Guess somebody's gotta do it.

[He frowns, though she can't hear that.]

There's a lot of dangerous places around here that need mapping.

[bufus]

I assumed you would have little interest in joining me at the Historium. [ A tiny part of her almost wanted to point out that he didn't really have room to talk about them being a team. she managed to stop herself though, there was no reason for anything like that. ]

Truthfully, that was my motivation behind mapping things out. Several people have mentioned that there are a number of dangerous locations. [ And she's been to some sort of. ]

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[serendipitously]

I have a talent for it. Has someone gone missing?

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[castoredux]

I ain't sayin' that, yet. She can take care of herself, but she hasn't been back to the building in a while.

[serendipitously]

Does she usually check in with you?

[castoredux]

No, but we don't usually get dragged to another reality, either.

[At least not randomly. It's usually like clockwork.]

[serendipitously]

I meant in this place had you established a desire to have check-ins with each other?

[castoredux]

I thought I did, but I guess I was wrong.

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[skyward_eyes]

If no one has offered to render satisfactory assistance, I'm with the guards. We're sort of good at this.

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[castoredux]

I ain't interested in 'sort of'.

[skyward_eyes]

Bundle of joy you are.

Do you want help or not?

[castoredux]

Didn't ask for a friend.

Depends. Between the bounty board and the Harbor district's rat-man problem, how reliable's the guard.

[skyward_eyes]

Didn't offer to be one.

[Ah, fair question.]

Reliable. However there are things we are undermanned to maintain, and there are many in the city that delight in such bounties, in the way it makes them money. The city used to be smaller, even just a few months ago, and it doesn't full seem like the guard expands at quite the same rate.

[castoredux]

Says the spokesman. You got any abilities that let you scan for people? If not, I can hoof it just fine.

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[silent_beauty]

Pretzel can find anyone

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[castoredux]

he's a cute dog, but I need more than a nose.

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[silent_beauty]

[If only he could see her adorable pout.]

What do you need?

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[castoredux]

A telepath might be useful, and so could Pretzel, but I don't what the little guy getting hurt. It's dangerous out there.

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[silent_beauty]

You are looking for someone outside the city?
I thought we shouldn't go there.

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[castoredux]

Not everybody should, and I don't know yet. I hope not.

If so, she should have told someone first.