??? [Special, Fourth Wall]

[vulcanblazer]

[By now, the filter of new people has ceased to be surprising, and Adell has decided not to let them get in his way of his usual activities.  So he'll be out getting some shopping for the holidays done, in addition to his normal patrols and training

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[dancinghonour]

[Out shopping, Adell? Well, he may very well hear someone singing before he even sees Gakupo.]

[vulcanblazer]

[...The voice is immediately familiar and Adell perks up at it. And he quickly scrambles toward its source.]

...Gakupo!? Is that you?!

[dancinghonour]

[Blink. And--cutting off midway through his song to turn.]

Master Adell?

[vulcanblazer]

[Hope you don't mind an excited Master bounding toward you. He won't go for the bear hug, but he draws in very fast.]

It really is you! I haven't seen you in forever, how've you been? Did you just get back here?

[dancinghonour]

[And Gakupo is beginning to smile broadly, happy to see him.]

I've been well and--it seems so. It has been quite some time, hasn't it...? Are you all right? [A beat--] And Luka? Master Haruki?

[vulcanblazer]

[He hesitates.]

...I'm fine myself. But as for Haruki... well, he was sent home a few weeks back. It's been weird not to see him around or hear him. And Luka obviously was very upset about it. Who could blame her? She really cared about him a lot.

...But. Luka's... it's complicated right now. The Malnosso took her a few weeks back and returned her without her prime personality setting. It's just gone. It's been chaos for Luki to try to run damage control, so everything's been a bit unstable. I contacted the Malnosso to fix her because we can't do it without her base personality, but they've been up to their neck in trouble lately if the last draft was any indication.

...So yeah. Complicated. I really want to go bust some heads until someone gets their shit in gear, but we all know how well that works here.

[dancinghonour]

[Gakupo droops a little as he hears that Haruki's gone, blinking, and then his eyes widen as he goes on to explain about Luka.]

Gone...? [He makes a sound of discontent, tugs at a piece of his hair anxiously.] I understand your frustration, Master Adell. [He shakes his head. If he had been here, then could he have possibly done something...?] I wish I could help in some way.