009 ✝ ninth step [action/accidental video]

May 10, 2011 21:56

[The video starts--and good luck to those with motion sickness, because it looks like Nill is running with the journal flapping open. There's green and trees, but almost no noise aside from her running. No breathing, just her feet ( Read more... )

+mihai, +mia, +kida, +asato, +kurt, +haine, @ forest, +aerith

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whichwayagain May 11 2011, 05:38:55 UTC
[Mihai's been trying to figure out the best way to broach the whole subject of Muraki with Nill. She's pretty observant, and too much insisting to go with her on assorted errands will only tip her off. The problem is how nice Nill is in general; the last thing Mihai wants is for her to go running off to Muraki to try and prove them wrong.

He's still pretty clueless, but he also knows Nill will be headed to the grocery soon, given that there's a half-empty carton of orange juice and a bottle of fish food "filling" their fridge. And as it turns out, Nill's room is just as empty when Mihai opens the door to offer his services.

Damn.

The journal comes first, and Mihai opens it just in time to see Nill stumble and fall.]

Miss Nill! Where are--

[Except Nill turns off the recording, and Mihai's not sure if she's even heard him. Great. Well, not having a direction has never stopped him before. So his own journal in hand just in case, Mihai heads out the door. It looked like she was in the forest at any rate, so he'll head for the closest entrance to the woods to start.]

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manmade_angel May 11 2011, 21:36:41 UTC
['Where are--' is a good question. Nill doesn't even know where she is. One moment she was fine, sitting on her bed, checking her journal for any sign of Naoto... and then Nill tried to call her again and the contact wasn't there. Somehow, during the experiment, she had been taken or attacked or killed or taken home or something. And Nill was off baking cookies for a son who was three years older than she was.]

[Staying in the house until someone found her crying didn't appeal. Haine would be mad, Mr. Mihai would be upset that Haine was mad, and Badou would go outside to smoke or get dinner. It would be better if she got it all out somewhere else, and only smiled sadly when they brought up Miss Naoto.]

[She pulls her journal over next to her, and puts her back against a tree. At least it's quiet and cool here. A better place to cry and sort her feelings than where she can be easily found.]

[...the recording though. Nill pulls the journal over and starts attempting to delete it. She doesn't want anyone to worry. Of course, like many recordings people make on accident, the journal is being stubborn about deleting the content...]

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rain_of_bullets May 17 2011, 04:34:56 UTC
[Doors slamming and banging around, hurried footsteps, shouting, none of that seems out of the ordinary for their house, though having just heard from Draco about the last experiment is enough to make him a little paranoid. He sits up on the couch when he hears Mihai shouting for Nill, and narrows his eyes as he watches the old man run out the door. Just what the hell is going on?

He takes a moment to check that his guns are still at his waist. The old man can handle things for a few minutes, right? If he doesn't go completely the wrong direction. Haine makes an irritated growl of a noise and pounds on Badou's door.]

Move your ass!

[ooc: Gah, sorry! Did not mean to be so fail D: Should we split off a little so Haine can talk to Badou about... things first and then head after them?]

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strayfag May 20 2011, 17:51:01 UTC
[Badou is blissfully unaware of the world while he tries to turn his room into the cigarette smoke equivalent of a sauna. He's seen Nill's entry of course, and he's heard Mihai shouting after her, but he figures she could use some space and on the off chance that something comes up Mihai will take care of it. Really, no reason for Haine to get his panties in a bunch too.

He's gotta admit, it'll be weird not having Naoto around now that he's gotten used to her.]

How about you kiss it first?

[ooc: clearly I am the queen of fails. And that sounds good to me!]

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rain_of_bullets May 21 2011, 07:43:10 UTC
[Haine is in no mood to be fucked with. And if Badou listens hard enough, he can hear his partner clicking the safety off of his luger, checking to make sure there's plenty of ammo and then-

Two shots take out the doorknob. While it might've been a good idea to try the door first, this seemed a much easier way. There's a sudden boot to the door before it flies open.]

Unless you want me to drag you out by your eyepatch, you'll move it now.

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[video] whichwayagain May 18 2011, 12:16:01 UTC
[Mihai's attention is divided between the journal and the road ahead, searching for any sign of Nill. Unfortunately, her wings don't stand out in this world, and she has been running quickly. The best bet is the journal itself, and after too long with no sign of her, finally Mihai notices that Nill's back--

And not answering him. He frowns, stopping long enough to make a reply and ensuring that the video is on. Maybe what the camera picks up will give him some clue, provided Nill doesn't block it. Of all times, why did she have to pick now to act like a rebellious teenage girl?]

Miss Nill, where are you?

[ooc: splitting up for now is fine by me! the boys can catch up.]

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[written] manmade_angel May 18 2011, 22:07:57 UTC
[Nill didn't mean to be a rebellious teenager! She didn't even realize Mr. Mihai was looking for her until she calmed down and spotted his cut-off response and the complete one under it. Uh oh... it looks as though Mr. Mihai followed her into the forest. Now she didn't know where she was, or where Mr. Mihai might be (there were so many places he could have wandered off to...). And why won't the video delete, Haine will be so upset!]

Hi Mr. Mihai... I don't know where I am, but I'm okay. [Her clothes are a little roughed up, but other than that she's alright.] Don't move, I'll come find you!

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Re: [written] whichwayagain May 19 2011, 23:37:38 UTC
[Mihai lets out a quiet sigh, although he's not entirely relieved. He knows painfully little about Muraki, or how the man operates. It's not out of the question that he would have been watching their house, waiting for just such an opportunity to crop up. The problem, however, still lies in the fact that Nill doesn't know this, and that Mihai can't predict her reactions if she's told.]

Fine, but be careful. [How to warn her without tipping her off too much? If she didn't know Muraki, at least Mihai could tell Nill to watch out for strangers.] Leave your journal on, and the camera. If I see something familiar, maybe I can come find you.

[Or Haine and Badou, if they ever got out of the house.]

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[video - SCREAM TAD WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME OF MY FAIL. ;A;] manmade_angel May 20 2011, 17:38:26 UTC
[Oh that could be dangerous: Mr. Mihai trying to find something. He'd been to the grocery store dozens of times, and he still managed to convince himself that one road would take them to the store... when it lead to the west side of the village. Nill had better find him quick, otherwise who knew where he would end up. It wouldn't be good if both of them were lost.]

[The video starts and Nill nods. She then turns the journal so Mihai is getting a sort of first-person view of what Nill is seeing, and she starts walking.]

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[video] I didn't notice? whichwayagain May 21 2011, 15:49:58 UTC
[Well, at least Nill listened to his basic instructions. Still, after several moments of watching the video (and seeing nothing useful), he has to wonder if the girl really doesn't ever look over her shoulder. But then, not everyone goes around expecting attempts on their lives whenever they leave the house, so it probably isn't Nill's fault.]

All right, good. Do you know what direction you're heading in? Or which way you were running when you left?

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[video] *hopes nobody else notices too...* manmade_angel June 1 2011, 19:42:46 UTC
[She pulls the book back around so Mr. Mihai can see her while she thinks. Nill does remember that she went straight into the forest, but then made a right and ran for a bit. How long? She isn't sure. Long enough to run out of breath.]

[Nill nods a little and holds out the journal so Mihai can see her. She runs a few steps forward, then turns to her right and runs a bit more to indicate what she did. Mr. Mihai would be able to guess she had come from the house, right? Nobody let her go anywhere by herself anymore.]

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[video] even if they do, Nill's adorable with distract them. whichwayagain June 2 2011, 22:29:21 UTC
[Good; at least she didn't do anything too complicated in her mad run. Now Mihai at least has an idea of where Nill should be coming out of the woods, and he starts to head toward that area. It's nothing too hard. Just go straight and turn left at the next corner--

--or maybe right. It's one of the two. And more importantly, Mihai knows no one is behind her at the moment either.]

All right, keep going Miss Nill. [But there's still a question hanging in the air, and now seems as good of a time as any to ask it.] But I need to know--why did you take off in the first place? Did something happen?

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[video/written] /;A;\ manmade_angel June 3 2011, 19:58:52 UTC
[Nill keeps walking, journal facing her, looking around for anything familiar. Of course there's nothing--she ran blindly, and Nill knew she shouldn't go into the forest on her own so she'd never been this way before.]

[She looks a little distressed when Mihai asks her what happened, but pulls out a pen and quickly writes a response:]

Miss Naoto's room is empty.

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