[ closed ] She's running out again - she's running out

[stray_gunner]

Who: Cara (rahl_loyalist ) and Heine (stray_gunner )
When: Backdated to the night of October 8th.
Where: the Hunting Grounds!
Format: Starting with paragraph, but I'm pretty flexible.
What: A chance meeting in the hunting grounds between two people with issues.
Warnings: tbd, probably language.

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[rahl_loyalist]

Cloud had left earlier that day to go hunting in the Mist. While she was hardly the one to fret, the Mord Sith did grow suspicious when the blonde fighter didn't return. Suspicion turned to annoyance before Cara had no other option but to head out and search for her wayward partner.

The note he'd left mention searching the Mist. She'd found Cloud's tracks easily enough, and didn't hesitate in following them. While she hadn't cared about the recent events, not enough to form any level of concern, Cara had noticed the increasing number of disappearances. She doubted that Cloud was one of them, but something nudged at the back of her mind.

Making her way through the hunting grounds, the sound of something moving up ahead caught her attention. She couldn't yet see who it was, but that hardly stopped her from heading through the branches and bushes until the other came into sight.

Cara wouldn't admit that there was a part of her that wished it was Cloud on the other side, yet as the other came into sight, it was obvious that it wouldn't be the case. Well, that was a complete waste of her time - unless this one held any information regarding Cloud's whereabouts.

The Mord Sith stopped once clearing the branches, and with a clearly unimpressed expression, she bluntly said, "Have you seen a blonde man with a large sword come by here?"

[stray_gunner]

It still hurts, doesn't it? Again. The Dog talking to him, every minute of the day, telling him things that he didn't want to hear. Frowning, he rubbed the back of his neck and did his best to ignore the voice. Seeing as it was inside of his head, it was easier said than done.

Heine shifted slightly, distinctly aware of the night chill, especially within the hunting grounds. Starting slightly as the sounds of someone clearing brush started from one side of the clearing, he stared warily in the direction the sounds were coming from.

"No," he answered shortly. Not now. Not when the Dog was whispering something even less useful than usual, shit like doesn't she remind you of someone?

No, he thought, and tried to unclench his fingers from around the edge of the rock.

[rahl_loyalist]

She stared impassively at the odd little man off in the distance. The short reply was one where Cara doubted he was hiding anything - not when it came to Cloud's possible whereabouts. Yet there was something about him that put her on edge.

"Hn, you will call me if you see any signs of the one I seek," Cara ordered before taking a few steps towards the male. Dealing with people on a social level had never been one of her specialties, and it was a talent she lacked even more while on a mission. "Have I made myself clear?"

[stray_gunner]

Heine raised an eyebrow as the woman continued. She made him... uneasy, certainly, but that wasn't entire uncommon. Her way of talking, though, and the way she kept coming closer? Well, he wasn't feeling at all calm by now.

"You're a bit demanding, aren't you?" he asked rhetorically, leaning on his arm as he spoke. "I haven't seen him, and I doubt I will."

[rahl_loyalist]

A slender brow rose up at his words, but no other reaction was given than that. She hadn't seen this one throughout her travels here, and while there might have been some part of her that wanted to assess the level of threat, the Mord Sith had more pressing matters.

"One can hardly get what the answer they seek being weak," Cara said while cautiously regarding the other. Gaze narrowing ever-so-slightly, she asked, "And if you did?"

[stray_gunner]

"True enough, but you don't see me going around trying to kill people for answers."

Well. He had, admittedly, but not anymore, at least.

"Yeah, I got it. I'll tell you." There's a hint of a sneer in his expression, however, and a tenseness to his position that isn't quite as docile as his words.