Quest 272

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[The video opens on a fairly messy bedroom-all right, perhaps "fairly messy" is an understatement, considering the floor is littered with stacks of odds and ends, books and papers, clothes piled here and there, with barely more than a narrow strip of empty floor space leading from the side of the bed to the door. It is, however, a

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Rosella.

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Nigel? They're not bothering you, are they?

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[ Nigel has been tucked away in secret rooms about the warehouse. Not even the most tenacious documentary crew would have found him there. His voice is low. ]

Where is Saya?

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[And she and her crew spent most of the day out of the house; it's only just recently that they came back to inhabit it. Which meant Nigel had the whole Warehouse to himself for the better part of the day.]

Miss Saya? Why...she's at the Garage, I imagine, the same as always. Unless she's come home by now, has she?

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She's neither. [ A pause. ] I do believe she's had an accident.

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An accident! My goodness, what happened?

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[ There is a link to Saya's latest post. ]

Neither her or her employees are at the garage. I'm familiar with neither. Do you have a means of finding them?

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[Well, that's some panic right there. Miss Saya BROKE HER SHOES, dammit. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.]

No, um, if she's not at the garage--I can think of a few friends of hers, someone who might know where to look, but if she fell like that I imagine she must be at the hospital...

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[ Some of the urgency regarding Saya's shoes is lost on Nigel, who is still relearning some of the woman's...quirks. ]

I've never been to the hospital here. [ Not true, but Nigel can no longer remember when he'd last gone in search of a morgue. ] Can you provide directions? It's important that I talk to her.

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Yes, of course. I could even take you there, if-- [Wait. No, she remembers what happened the last time she took one of the cars without Saya's express permission. Drat it all.] --if you'd rather a guide. It's in the City proper, just a short distance from the Library.

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[ Nigel is usually quite eager to accept Rosella's offer at company, if simply because it then beholdens her to spend time with him. But this time around, his business with Saya is decidedly private. ]

As much as I'd enjoy the company, I'm not sure Saya would appreciate the attention provided by your current-- [ A beat. ] --curse.

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Well then, here, I'll write you directions to the Library and from there, it's just a short way past--you'll be able to spot it as soon as you're in the vicinity, I'm sure.

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Is it terribly far? I intend to bring her home, if they'll allow me, and the last thing I would do is make her walk.

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From the Warehouse? I'm afraid it's a fair distance, yes.

[This is the sound of Rosella's hesitation.]

There's always the cars, of course, but...