25th Wheel of Fate [Action]

[awakenedchaos]

[Greetings, citizens of Luceti! Lovely evening, isn't it? The sky's clear, people aren't teleporting at random, and all in all it's really not that bad today.

...Well, aside from the fact that there is currently an armor-clad, white-haired girl dashing through the streets at a ridiculous speed. In fact, she's not so much dashing as practically

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[why isn't he in this trash can Coincidentally, your fellow Murakumo buddy/sibling/thing has the same directive in mind. Only... whereas Nu's probably been at this for a short while, Noel's only just found out. She's barely a few feet away from the building when she sees...

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[That's Nu, isn't it?

Hi, Nu. Hope you don't mind someone stopping to stare.]

[awakenedchaos]

[why isn't he in this tree Actually, she does mind right now. Though it's... not so much the staring as the fact she's picking up some form of the Azure nearby that's bothering her. Could it be...?

...Probably not. But she's still going to stop and look around for a moment. Give it a little bit and she'll probably spot Noel... probably.]

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[why couldn't she be ragna If that's any indication, Ragna's kidnapping has likely been broadcast. She and Nu will likely not be the only two searching out for him soon.

But... right now, maybe Noel should try to get out of here before she notices her. Certainly not because of any hesitance she has with speaking to Nu right now. Nope.

START WALKING, NOEL.]

...LJ, what did I tell you about changing my icons. :|

[awakenedchaos]

[why couldn't she be ragna goddammit Oh hell no. You are not getting away that easily, Noel. It's not long before the younger Murakumo notices her, actually; despite this, however, she doesn't turn to look in her direction, let alone move toward her. No, instead, she'll just speak up when Noel starts to walk away, her voice as cheerful as ever...]

Awww... You're not going to say hi, Noel? [...Except it sounds noticeably forced, and there's still an audible hint of annoyance under that false cheeriness. It's... probably pretty easy to guess why that hint's there, really.]

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[maybe she'll come home later and Ragna will be trying to put the couch back together ... Well, shit. Come on, Noel. You should have known it wasn't going to be that easy.

Seeing as there's no point in hiding, Noel's going to turn back around to face the Murakumo; Noel thinks she already knows what's going through her head. Maybe.]

Nu...

[awakenedchaos]

[maybe he just tripped, hit his head and passed out or something Well... it's not exactly hard to guess.

Her tone's just a little less cheery when she responds, and it still sounds noticeably forced.]

...You haven't seen him either, right? [You know who she means, Noel. You know who.]

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[Oh, she knows. And she has nothing to hide.]

...No. I haven't.

[awakenedchaos]

[That? That's not what she wanted to hear, and it's pretty evident by her voice when she responds - the cheery, if forced tone is gone altogether, replaced by one that can only be described as cold and hateful.]

...I see. Then, that means... [...No. Screw that. She's going to keep searching. He has to be somewhere. Has to. She refuses to accept that the Malnosso actually managed to abduct him. Not unless she can actually confirm that he's not in the village anymore.

...Even if she already knows that that's futile. She's stubborn.]

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[She feels the same way. And despite everything, right now, her main thing is to find Ragna, not worry about... the other thing.]

I... I'm going to keep looking.

[awakenedchaos]

[Yeah. They really shouldn't worry about... that. Not yet. Not when there's still at least a fraction of a chance that they'll find him.

And in response to that statement? She just nods.]

I'll keep looking, too. [One of them should be able to find him if he's still somewhere in the village, right?]