20th Wheel of Fate [Action]

[awakenedchaos]

[Admittedly, ν-13 isn't too keen on leaving the apartment after that earthquake when Community Building 6 had remained unaffected by it. But frankly... she's a little worried about something. As a result, about an hour after the earthquake has ended, she'll be heading to Community Building 7, surveying the damage there.

...Or is she? If she's really

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[yellowthirteen]

[After Nu's no doubt been scanning the building for awhile, Thirteen will happen by. He's on the lookout for people who could use help, and he's covered nearly head to toe in dust and dirt from digging out collapsed buildings.

Honestly, he needed to get away for a little bit. He'll be going back eventually, but the visions of Ulysses won't leave his mind, and he needs to clear his head. Happening by Community Seven as someplace relatively quiet, he spots Nu standing outside, looking at it intently. He'll come up as she finishes another round of "scanning."]

Nu. I'm glad you're safe. What's going on?

[awakenedchaos]

[Thirteen will have to try a bit harder than that to get the girl's attention, I'm afraid. Despite just finishing scanning the building for her target again, she doesn't even seem to register his presence. She just keeps staring at the building absent-mindedly, her eyes strangely dull.

...Why? Why aren't there any signs of her at all? Not even any residual Azure... and at least that should be there regardless of her target being in the location at the time or not. But... it's not. Does that mean she...?]

[yellowthirteen]

[Was she in shock? ...He knew she had to have heard him, he wasn't being quiet. He'll draw in closer and stand next to her.]

Nu? Hey, what's the matter? Are you okay?

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[awakenedchaos]

[...That got her attention. It's hard to miss someone standing that close to her, even when she's focused on something else.

Her reaction, though, is... not a particularly good one. As soon as Thirteen finishes speaking, she suddenly backs away a little, clearly on guard.]

...Confirmed the presence of another subject at present location. Verifying target...

[not_meatbuns]

[Much like Thirteen, Litchi has been constantly on the move, looking for anyone in need of help. Something has been drawing her in this direction and, taking it for intuition that her help was needed this way, here she is.

Spotting Nu, she starts towards her, so focused on concern for the girl that she hasn't quite noticed some odd sense of accomplishment at finding her.]

Nu! Are you alright?

[awakenedchaos]

[And just as with Thirteen, ν-13 doesn't react at all for the time being, her gaze still focused on the building. If she's even noticed Litchi's presence, she's certainly not showing it at all.

...That's not too strange for a Murakumo, though, is it?]

[not_meatbuns]

[It really isn't, but Litchi still takes another step closer, reaching one hand out as if to grasp the Murakumo's shoulder.]

Nu? Is everything--

[And she freezes, hand a few inches above Nu's shoulder. Her vision is darkening. The overwhelming urge to just grab a hold of the girl wells up from nowhere. The Azure... The Azure...!

More than a little unsettled, and trying to snap out of the daze she's rapidly falling into, Litchi hurriedly backs away a few steps.]

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[awakenedchaos]

[That's certainly close enough for the Murakumo to finally notice the doctor, even if she does quickly step away. Yet again, her reaction is not a particularly good one; she's noticeably on guard all of a sudden.]

...Confirmed the presence of another subject at present location. Verifying target...

[blackenedchaos]

[After a few hours, Yuber grows a bit worried about Nu, considering that well there was an earthquake and all.

He just wants to confirm she's not been buried somewhere pretty much, from the way things sound, it's pretty bad out there and he'd rather not help the humans out at all. He knows Albert is fine, so all that matters is Nu.

So yeah, he's going to leave the cats in the apartment and teleport to the outside so they can't follow him out into this. They have plenty of food and should be fine for at least an hour or so. He'll probably find that annoying white one sleeping on something of his when he gets back.]

[awakenedchaos]

[Hey, the white one's not that annoying. She just happens to like resting on things.

He'll find her in the same spot as everyone else, then - still near Community Building 7, still staring blankly at what's left of the building and scanning it for any traces of her target every once in a while. At this point, she's pretty certain she really isn't there, but... dammit, she can try anyway.

...Even if it really is proving to be futile.]

[blackenedchaos]

[White fur doesn't come off black jackets easily.

And yes, it is futile. But he's not going to say anything, just come up closer to get a better idea of what sort of mood she's in so he knows better how to deal with her.]

[awakenedchaos]

[...Point taken. Cat fur in general's annoying to remove, really.

He'll probably have to speak up if he wants to get any kind of reaction from her - literally the only thing she's doing right now is staring at the remnants of the building. She's not saying anything, not even the scanning speech. She's just... staring, her eyes abnormally blank, even compared to usual. No hints of emotion here at all.]