Homecoming

Noct looks over and sees Astarte, and Cameron, "Oh, hello you two."

"Well, word travels fast," Mortal said.

Sab felt embarrassed too.

Taiyo: "That's true."

N"Get me the most expensive things you can find."
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*Aroma is sad.*
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E"No. We'll just have to head down to the bar & ask around."

*Once everyone is in the elevator, she hits the button for the ground floor.*

Noct scowled a bit deeper than usual, "You keep charming company..."

Sab put a hand on Aroma's knee to comfort her, causing Mortal do say, "See, this is what I was talking about." She then chuckled, "I'm just messin' around you two."

The other two are still waiting on the ground floor.

Astarte gave Noctis a small wave, and looked irritated following Nero's remark.

<Alright. I do hope this ends up worth the trouble.>
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*Cameron shrugs*

<Oh, hey. Noctis, right?>
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*Monu and Tirea head to Tirea's house*

*Aroma smiles weakly.*

A"Oh, okay...."

*Nero suddenly stands up.*

N"You know what? Roatha was right, this is bullshit. I'm just gonna go find him. Have fun, you 2. Not that I really care."

*He stalks off, throwing out the bar food on the way. Aroma frowns again.*

A"...Wh-what was that about?"
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*They show up on the ground floor, & notice Azuma & Mimiru waiting for them.*
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*They keep hearing things in the bushes behind them.*

*Monu and Tirea both turn around to stare into the bushes*

Monu:<It's probably a squirrel.>
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<We found her room, but she's not there.>
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*Cameron sighs and shakes his head*

<I'm sorry, I think this is my fault.>

Taiyo: "Hi, guys."

Mimiru: "Are you all right?"

Taiyo: "Yeah. It didn't get in."

Azuma: "That's good to hear. On another note, we found nothing around or in the tree."

Astarte looked around awkwardly and said nothing, feeling like she was in the middle of some embarrassing drama.

"Yeah, whoever it is, they're covering their tracks oddly well. The stuff has already been deleted from our phones."
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*When they get there, no one is home, but the door has been left slightly ajar.*

Azuma: "That's a little unsettling. What went on at Euryale's room?"

Taiyo: "I woke up and there was a knock on the door. No one answered when I asked who it was then whatever it was started pounding on the door."

*Tirea and Monu slowly enter*

Tirea:<Hello?>
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*Eve shakes her head*

<Do you think it could possible be the Shadow?>

"I don't think so. There are plenty of places for a person to run & hide around here. Anyway, Azuma, Mimiru, we're headed to the bar to ask about Vanessa, if you want to come along."
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*There is no answer.*

Azuma: "Sure. Not like we have anything else to do."

*Tirea looks around to see if anything was stolen*
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<Let's go then.>
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*Cameron stares at the ground*

"So... drinks huh?" Astarte said, desperately wanting the silence to pass along with the furious blush that had come over her.

<Sure.>

*Cameron blushes*

"Uh, right," Noct said, looking back, "You two ready?"

Mortal nodded with a shrug, "Sure. What'd you say to scare off another guy?"

"I don't think that one was my fault," Noct said crossing her arms.

Mortal began heading off towards the snacks, "Uh-huh, sure."

Noct followed, but looked back at Cameron and Astarte, "Yes, my name is Noctis."

*Since they've been standing there for who knows how long, the meet starts before they get away to get snacks.*
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*When they enter the bar, they find Roatha & Nero at the counter.*
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*Nothing in the immediate room. Assuming she ventures into the living room, she finds a note on the table that reads "Look behind you."*

*Tirea sees the note and whirls around*
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*Eve heads over to them*

<We found Vanessa's room, but she wasn't there.>
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<We better save snacks for later.>

"Let me know if I miss something important," Mortal said casually.

Sab nodded, "Alright."

*They turn around.*

N"I really don't care."

R"So, why are you down here?"

E"She's sometimes seen around here. We were going to ask around a bit, see if anyone's seen her."
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*And so they march to the concession stand, finding the line thin.*
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*There is nothing there.*

*Tirea's voice is shaky when she speaks*

Tirea:<Monu, come see this.>

*Monu comes over and reads the note, then starts running though each room of the downstairs, while Tirea checks the upstairs*
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*Eve raises an eyebrow*

<What's with the sour mood?>

*She then looks around the bar to see who's there*
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<So, what do you want?>