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[This morning Mikado is gone.

More pressingly, his computer and most of the things in his room are gone too. Masaomi stares at it for a long while through the hole in the wall (covered by a sheet) dividing their two rooms when he went to check on Mikado today. As it stands... well. Well. There's a few possible conclusions,

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[ anne is wrapped up warmly on the porch while scrubbing potatoes. she will certainly appreciate the interruption. or -- she will at first. ]

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[Oh it's Anne doing... something. It's clearly a menial task even if he doesn't recognize it but that's beside the point]

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[ she looks up after dumping a tater into a deep bowl. mmhm, the house would be having mashed potatoes tonight. you can take the girl off the island, but you can't take the island out of the girl. ]

Kida. [ a slight smile as she towels off her hands on an apron. ] Hello. It's nice to see you.

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[...He considers trying to smile, but it just doesn't come. Instead he looks her over once, and then looks around to either side of the house before focusing back again on her]

Have you seen Mikado?

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[ her unrequited warmth slips slowly away; is something the matter?

anne stands, nudging the potatoes aside with a shoe'd foot and approaching kida with apprehensive concern. ] Is he missing? I -- no, I haven't seen him. Not for a while. I thought I'd best give him his space after...[ after miss sturluson left. ] He hasn't been kidnapped, has he? [ her fingers fly to her lips. shocked. ]

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[He listens to her prattle in silence, stopping when Anne gets closer. He looks at her eyes and then concludes - no, that's honesty. He considers just turning and going, but then she says the last thing. Masaomi winces at that, and his gaze hardens a bit in spite of himself]

...I don't know yet.

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[ she notes that hardened gaze and her shoulders sink. ]

You think the worst...

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Ah. Well, I've considered it.

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[ a soft, inward breath. anne prefers a sweet and carefree life but...but it's always tough to avoid tragedy in small villages like avonlea or luceti. things caught up to you and with such small degrees of separation.

she reaches most tentatively for kida's elbow. ] Is there anything I can help with, Kida?

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[He turns his head to get a better look at her and then... frowns. No, there isn't, but he might as well tell her-] Tell me if you see Mikado.

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[ gently: ] Of course. I will let you know the moment I do.

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Well~ then that's all I can ask of you.

[Sure, he's not flirting. Sure, it's being a little dismissive. But... so not focused on Anne right now]

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[ if it weren't for the sad context, anne would actually prefer this kind of dismissal. this lack of flirting. it felt much more natural than the kind of comments kida normally showered on her. ]

If you need anything...Well, you know where to find me.

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Mm~ I know.

[And he's off with a little wave]