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[Long after the surprise drill in the rain had ended, Cogsworth was still outside.
After having a small run-in with a certain depressing clown, Cogsworth realized that he hadn't seen Dolly in quite a long time. At first he simply assumed that she was busy, but seeing Chuckles panic for her safety caused him to do the same. He's been running (or

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[Quasi relished any moment outdoors, even if the weather was lousy. He was wandering the quad a hundred yards or so from Cogsworth's when the little clock-man tripped and fell, so he quickly hobbles over to help.]

A-are you all right, Mr. Cogsworth?

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[Cogsworth jumped a bit, startled at the fact that anyone else was outside.. and witnessed his little outburst. Oh dear.]

O-oh!! Yes, I'm alright..

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[Quasi glances around at all the gears and springs in the mud, and wonders briefly why everyone's first instinct is to lie when he asks them how they're doing. He bends over, picking up the gears closest to him and rubbing the mud off on his cloak before handing them back to Cogsworth.]

H-here.

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[Cogsworth smiles gratefully as he takes the cleaned gears back, placing them in his hollow chest again.]

Thank you, Quasimodo.. I-it's all right, I can get the rest of them. You should go back inside, it's dreadfully cold out here.

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Y-you sure?

[Quasi looks over at all the other clock bits sinking into the mud. It seems like an awful lot for one little clock to pick up all by himself, but if Cogsworth really wanted him to leave...]

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I...

[Cogsworth looks back over the gears and pieces getting ruined. He'll probably be able to round up most of them, but some could get ruined... or lost..]

I really do appreciate the help, b-but I wouldn't want you to get sick in this rain...

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I d-don't think it will take that long to gather them all up. N-not with two of us.

[He forces a smile as he reaches for more gears, grabbing one just as it sinks completely below the surface of a mud puddle.]

Wh-what are you doing out here in weather like this, anyway?

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I was trying to find a friend of mine... She's been missing for some time.

I guess I was so preoccupied that I didn't notice where I was going, and I tripped..

[He tosses a few of the gears back into his chest as he picks them up, just so his hands won't get full]