[ 13 | May 11th, Afternoon | Video ]

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['Keep calm'... that's what the video said. But he's anything -but- calm. With a fist slamming down on the counter, he finally lets it sink in. His jaw's tight and his eyes are steely.]

Some son of a bitch took Naoto!

[Then he turns his head away.]

And whoever did it must've taken Yako-san and Cupid, too. Damn it...! How did-!?

[He's at a loss. He's searched every part of Death City that he knew, but nothing turned up. He seems to have forgotten he was recording then, as his fists are balled his knuckles are turning a little white.]

Why the hell didn't I offer to walk with her to work...!?

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[motherofthesun]

[Protests have died down right now and she's dog tired, pardon the expression. Running around all day to get some people back in order, she needed a place to rest, but not yet. She had to drag herself around and visit some people missing their friends. Kidnapping? Really? Madness...]

[Not the time. She pawed at Kanji's door, yawning for a moment. Amaterasu had lots of places to still go, but he was the closest.]

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[topgun_textiles]

[To say he felt goddamn powerless was putting it lightly. To wait like this until those with far more resources could pinpoint where they'd taken Naoto and their friends... it was maddening. Was this how everyone felt when the group he was with were taken to the Grand Canyon for Witch experiments? His mind was going back to that time sitting in the dark, curled up with others and trying to cheer them up the best he could, try to ignore the screaming and flesh-gnashing when another person was dumped into the pit to be feasted upon by kishin eggs... what if the Witches were behind this!?

He was jolted from his thoughts with an unusual sound at the door. It was almost like whenever Iza pawed at the door whenever either of them were late coming home from work, but it was louder... bigger? He stood and brought a heavy hand to the doorknob, checking to see who was on the other side.]

...Ammy? What're you doin' here?

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[motherofthesun]

[Her tail gave a tired wag in greeting and she stepped forward, nuzzling his leg quietly. It was going to be alright. Working himself up into a tizzy would help no one. He needed to keep it together and - yawn - and... where was she going with that? Oh right, he needed to rest if he was going to rescue Naoto.]

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[topgun_textiles]

[She looked pooped. When he stepped back to let her in, he'd come to realize how unused to being alone in this apartment he was. A part of him was hoping she'd crash here for the night, but the rest of him knew he shouldn't be feeling as lame as he did now.]

Long day, huh...? I could, I-I dunno, make somethin'...

[But he sounded listless. He just wanted to do -something- right now.]

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[tofu_idol]

[As it happens, Rise's already seeking out Kanji and Naoto and was busy enough talking to Dave that she misses this.

But soon enough she's knocking at his door anyway. Her calm demeanour makes it clear she hasn't picked up this message yet.]

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[topgun_textiles]

[He'd answered quickly enough, hoping perhaps too much that it was either Naoto or someone to tell him where they'd been taken. When instead he'd seen Rise, he tried to put on a poker face, even if his voice had that telltale tightness to it.]

R-rise? What's up?

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[tofu_idol]

[And right away, she knew she wasn't going to like the answer she got to the question she'd been about to ask. Still, she tried to keep her approach light, trying to keep calm even as she felt an uncomfortable knot in her stomach]

Oh, you know. Random friend spot-check. Is Naoto-kun home?

[Since she already had Kanji checked off as safe]

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[topgun_textiles]

[He'd seen that word got around before the announcement from Shibusen. Yet, he still didn't answer. With a moody glance away, he shook his head. His hand fell away from its grip upon the door, and he just didn't know what to say. He'd all but screamed out the steam he had built up, and moreso when the feed ended. It was a gross, hollow feeling. He can't help but think he could have prevented this.]

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[scatterflower]

[Chika waited a few minutes after hearing this message, processing it. Just... Shirogane-san and Yako were kidnapped. It seemed unreal. Still, Kanji needed her right now.]

Kanji-san...

I... you know I'm going to be right there behind you as soon as we know where to go, right?

[It's really all she can think to say to him. She can't ask him if he was okay, he was obviously upset. And well... telling him to calm down would be pointless.]

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[topgun_textiles]

...Yeah. [But he sounded so tired, so winded from raging and shouting and skipping out on a night's sleep in combing Death City for Naoto and the others.]

It's... it's the waiting that drives me up the damn wall. S'just like last time.

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[scatterflower]

... I know. I feel the same way. It's all... ugh.

[She lets out a sigh.]

It just sucks that it's all we can really do now. I mean, at the very least I don't know how to really investigate things at all...

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[timelessummoner]

We will get them back.

[Raidou may not be punching things, but judging from the look in his eyes, he's just about ready to kill something.]

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[topgun_textiles]

[He knows that look... and while any other time would have had him worried, Kanji's more than a little distraught. That look, right now, was a good one.]

...And their shit's gettin' wrecked, damn it.

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[heretic_hamlet]

[By the gods, not again. In mercy's name, not again.

...No. it would not happen again. He would make sure of it.]

...The moment you find them, you must let us know. I would need only hear of it to come to your aid.

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[topgun_textiles]

[It's a stiff nod, but a nod nonetheless.]

...Thanks, man. If it turns out we gotta go in and wreck wherever they're holding 'em, y'wanna lend a hand?

I sure as hell don't wanna leave a place like that standing.

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[heretic_hamlet]

[An uncharacteristically hostile insistence suddenly found its way to his voice.]

Once ours are rescued. No sooner.

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[ritsu_kouyou]

[Akiha's eyes are unyielding as she speaks, using a strong, commanding voice she almost never uses these days.]

Tatsumi. Calm down before you do something stupid.

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[topgun_textiles]

How the hell can I be calm about this!?

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[ritsu_kouyou]

If you don't calm down, you're going to do something stupid that could get her hurt. You need to listen to me, Tatsumi.

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[consider8]

Kanji? Please tell me you are seeing this.

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[topgun_textiles]

Yeah, I see it. sup, aranea.

[text; private]

[consider8]

Oh, good. I hadn't seen any messages of you lately. When I heard a8out the attack on The Watch, I was starting to worry.

[And since she wasn't included in any of the private messages...!]

[Action][At the shop]

[vintage_magic]

[Lily didn't see the message but it was obvious something wasn't right when Kanji arrived at the shop that afternoon, later than she expected him.]

Kanji? Did something happen?

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[topgun_textiles]

[Try and try as he might, he just couldn't focus on sewing when everything else hung over his head. It felt like a walk of shame coming out here, especially later than usual, but it was something that had to be done.

But she knew something. Either that, or there were sizely cracks in his poker face.]

Hey.

[He clenched his fists and looked down.]

Somethin'... somethin' came up. I dunno if I can hold a straight stitch, but there's a lotta shit stewin' around in my head, so I'm gonna need a couple days off.

[Damn it, now wasn't the time to be vague!! He had to trust her. Kanji looked up.]

There's... there's been some kidnappings, damn it!

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[vintage_magic]

[With things getting worse out in the streets, Lily had been considering closing the shop early and waiting a few days for things to blow over. Plus, there weren't that many clothes for Kanji to work on anyway with how business had been lately. So, she was about to nod and say okay when he brought up the abductions.]

Kidnappings? [Alarmed, her eyes widened and her mind went back to the missing children in Guatemala.] How many? Was it a demon?