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[d0_not_want]

-not here.

[The usually calm tone is borderlining anxiety, and it sounds like he's moving about as he speaks to himself.]

She hasn't answered any of my messages either- but it's not like she'd go anywhere without saying. Did the Data Thing finally get through to her? No, she would have told me. Unless it was just as sudden- But they wouldn'

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[azarathmetrion]

...what's wrong? Someone else kidnapped?

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[d0_not_want]

[The voice from his pocket startles him, and it takes him a moment before he pulls out the NV.]

....

[So...all that time...]

....I'm not sure. But she's not here. ...Nagato.

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[azarathmetrion]

[Pause.]

She's missing?

[Raven's pacing a little bit and it's audible.] The other superheroes will want to hear about this.

I can try to see if I can sense her emotions... though I couldn't even do that when she was right in front of me, so maybe that's pointless.

Disappearances have been happening pretty frequently. She... might be back anytime.

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[d0_not_want]

[He repeats:] She's not here.

[He doesn't want to believe it, but he's not sure what to believe at this point.]

....

[What does he say to that? If she's gone, she's no longer here- he can't wish her to be back, if that's the case. ....no. He's done it again, hasn't he? He's been relying on her again even when he said he wouldn't- and he hasn't realized until now.]

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[azarathmetrion]

You said that already... is there any way if you can tell if it was the Core or if it was someone here, and she's still on the island?

[Some people have weird connections, after all, she thinks. There was an NV post about that the other day, in fact.]

You're not going to go looking for her right now or anything, I hope.

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[d0_not_want]

[He shakes his head on his end, even if she can't see it. She doesn't understand, no one likely would. They didn't know who or what Yuki was, did they? But then did it matter here? She didn't even have access to her Boss- something that powerful and wasn't Haruhi Suzumiya just sends all kinds of red flags.]

...no. [Come on. Think straight. Don't panic now- you've been doing a good job at that. But that's because at least she was here, wasn't it?] I have no idea.

.... [The silence is enough to say that he'd considered it.] -no. I wouldn't know where to start, anyway.

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[azarathmetrion]

[Guess who is starting to get a certain impression about their relationship? This girl.]

You care about her a lot, huh?

We'll all be looking for her... and if she's back home, you'll see her again eventually too.

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[d0_not_want]

[He's really not thinking about that.]

Well, yeah. [She's always been the one to come through, no matter how dire things have seemed.]

-I...

Yeah. Yeah, you're right. [If she's home, then good. All the better, right? Then she can crack her way through this Core puzzle and- ...ah, there he goes again. But really, if she's been sent back home, then he should be happy about that...]

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[azarathmetrion]

[Poor Kyon, losing his weirdo girlfriend.]

In the meantime, do you need any help with anything?

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[d0_not_want]

[He'd be a little flustered if he knew what Raven was thinking. Not that he's already flustered as it is with Yuki's disappearance.]

....no. [He sighs.] ...just need to think.

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[azarathmetrion]

Right.

Okay, then. Feel free to call if you need anything. I'm sure she cares about you no matter what.

[If that girl cared about anything.]

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[d0_not_want]

Thanks... [He means that, at least.]