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[marmoron]

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[this message is posted to the network at around 1AM on december 3rd.]

HEY. STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS.
have any of you seen james? dude was supposed to go out on an errand for you guys and he hasn't come back yet. pretty unlike him to decide to camp out on the alps at night for shits and giggles. might wanna do a search party for your vice president. also has anyone seen ana? she's not responding to my messages either.


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[alternatively for anyone who happens to be in the aube dorm, enjoy the loud ruckus keith is causing by slamming the door open and closed. tagging along with him are a sleepy glowing pupper and an angry looking toad perched on his shoulder. he has one of james' shirts in his hand which he's holding out for cosmo to sniff.]

C'mon buddy. Let's go find him.

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[quintessent]

[Allura doesn't live in aube, but her roommate is missing too and Keith's network post was all she needed to have her making a beeline for the other's dorm. She's had enough sitting and waiting.

Keith is already outside by the time she gets there - she shouldn't be surprised, really, and Allura jogs to catch him before he goes running off by himself.]

I'm coming with you.

[And that's not all, there's four small mousy passengers on her shoulders, coming along. The more heads looking for them the better.]

[marmoron]

[considering who her roommate is, he probably shouldnt be surprised to see allura, but he is all the same -- if only because it's late and even he can tell that the reasonable thing to do is wait until morning. too bad he's also restless and the idea of sleep is purely laughable.

pupper goes toddling over towards allura to greet her, the toad lets out a squeak that... maybe means something, who knows.]

Okay. But fair warning, I don't know where I'm going yet.

[quintessent]

[Maybe it's the reasonable thing to do, but she's been texting Ana and waiting and sleep wasn't coming to her anyway. Besides, even if Ana and James came back while they were out, they would be safe whether Keith and Allura were there waiting for them or not.

She nods her understanding. Meanwhile the mice skitter down Allura's arm to hop on top of the canine's head, looking like little mouse-knights on their mount. Chuchule chitters something comforting to both of the animals.]

Where was James going when he went on his errand?

[marmoron]

[cosmo stays still until the last mouse has hopped on his back and then twists around to try and greet them, too. perhaps the consoling chittering is helping? sir continues to look as amiable as ever, briefly turning green as he squeaks. whatever that means.]

He said something about needing to stop by Soleil before heading back up to campus. That's the only lead I have.

[unspoken: and it's not a good lead at all. he grits his teeth, then quickly turns away to head down the path towards town.]

What about Ana? When did you lose contact with her?

[quintessent]

[She shakes her head,]

Not since this morning, she left to spend the holidays with Lance and she hasn't responded to any of my messages since then.

[Also not a good lead. Allura meters out a slow sigh, trying to think.]

At least we know that they weren't together when they disappeared. Do you think it could be a coincidence?