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[quietestheart]

[ Right now, Rion looks more freaked out than anytime anyone's ever seen him, except maybe for when Rise and Aaron were with him for the raiders. He's panicked and if he's not crying right now, he definitely has been very recently. ]

Where's Zelda? I can't find her anywhere, and she. She doesn't just disappear like this, does anyone know where she

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[myownmemory]

No way!

Hey, hey don't say that yet, you'll get everyone worried! We'll look...

She's got to be-

J-just hold on! I'll go find the Prince! He'll know for sure...

[quietestheart]

Riqis, Ketara isn't even sensing her at ALL, and Zelda's someone Ketara picks up really easily!

[ Text really isn't doing justice to the amount of panic he's got going on; it's visible in his face, since the video's on. Rion is well into full-on freakout mode. ]

[myownmemory]

[His own panic and frustration is being driven directly into rage, and so he snaps viciously in return]

Well maybe your stupid Pokemon's having an off day!

[quietestheart]

[ Which isn't helping Rion at all, especially when somebody's casting doubt on the one thing he (and his Pokemon) do well. ]

Ketara doesn't have off days! [ The frustration in his face is evident, and it looks like if he were talking, he'd be shouting.

And then his face sinks, like a Hummer in quicksand. ]

She's gone.

[myownmemory]

Rion, if I catch you sniveling somewhere like a baby instead of looking and have to beat some dignity back into you, and she's really gone, you'll have no one to run crying to.

So you'd better get up and not give up!

[quietestheart]

I'm going to be going and looking, but I don't... Riqis, there's nothing at all. Not a trace. It's...

There's just emptiness. It's the same thing that happened when Yuuko disappeared, when Chie disappeared, and they haven't come back either...

[ He's getting to his feet, but he's still visibly upset and crying, and Riqis yelling at him is not helping at all. ]

[myownmemory]

You don't think she knew that might happen someday?

Maybe she left instructions for this, in case she dissapeared, did you ever think of that? Come on. Moping it over isn't doing anything. The Prince left and came back, Sora and Riku did twice too. Even if she's not here right now...

You'll make everybody upset if you start in like this.

[quietestheart]

You're right, I know, but... I'll... I'll at least keep looking. And try to get things done.

[ He probably will be upset, and when he's not working, well, he won't really want to talk to anyone - but at least Riqis is pushing him to go do something, right?

... right? ]

[myownmemory]

Zelda believes in us. We can't let her down just because she's missing.

[quietestheart]

[ He nods quietly, then turns the video off. Better not to let himself be seen like this. ]

Thank you, Riqis.