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[A day or two of loosely searching around the castle grounds, and Spike hasn't found where Kaylee ran off to. Which, given her history and the fact that it's marginally his fault, means it could be time to get serious. So he does the smart thing and decides to borrow (he's calling it that, and this is no way an excuse to go for a ride) the Mule and take a look further out. Which is where he is when he thinks enough to leave a note in case he dies or something.]
(Kaylee's friends)
Hey. If you hear anything, let me know. I'm going to run by that mansion, I'll--
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[-- this is about when he knocks something over with his foot while climbing into the driver's seat. At first he thinks it's a bottle he left there, but on closer inspection...
...oh.]
(Kaylee's friends - again)
Never mind. Any one of you free? [Guess who doesn't want to be responsible for watching a toy robot he just found that looks suspiciously like someone? You don't want to trust him with these things.]
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[A while after that filter goes up, he's at a point where he can start to shrug this disturbing discovery off. Happens all the time. Whatever.]
Just wondering. Is there a way to tell when someone's on a loss, or do you take a guess when that's easier to deal with? [He might not really want an answer to this, it's part of his shrugging off process. Feeling like that was too revealing, he goes on.] Or is everyone really that into holidays.
(Kaylee's friends)
Hey. If you hear anything, let me know. I'm going to run by that mansion, I'll--
---
[-- this is about when he knocks something over with his foot while climbing into the driver's seat. At first he thinks it's a bottle he left there, but on closer inspection...
...oh.]
(Kaylee's friends - again)
Never mind. Any one of you free? [Guess who doesn't want to be responsible for watching a toy robot he just found that looks suspiciously like someone? You don't want to trust him with these things.]
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[A while after that filter goes up, he's at a point where he can start to shrug this disturbing discovery off. Happens all the time. Whatever.]
Just wondering. Is there a way to tell when someone's on a loss, or do you take a guess when that's easier to deal with? [He might not really want an answer to this, it's part of his shrugging off process. Feeling like that was too revealing, he goes on.] Or is everyone really that into holidays.