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[immortal_lion]

[Rishfee looks a little bent out of shape. Already. He's standing with the halls of Regent Cid's residence- hands on hips and just.. seeming slightly predatory. He could use his abilities to locate his target but... well. There's too many guards about. Way too many. In the background there are plenty of Lindblum's guards running around; checking

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[morehatthanmage]

She- she's missing?

I-is she okay?

[video]

[immortal_lion]

Yes, she was not in her room this morning... In her place there were a few moogles attempting to cause enough of a distraction so her absence would go unnoticed.

[Always cute accomplices. That's another similarity between Eiko and Aphmau.]

She's on neither of the three levels of the Grand Castle. She's been upset recently.. though not missing that long. Priority is getting to her if she's left the Grand Castle so something bad doesn't happen.

[His eyes flick to the camera. Hello little black mage, he's never seen you before!]

...May I enquire who I am speaking with?

[video]

[morehatthanmage]

Um, I'm Vivi. Eiko's my friend.

Um, I- I could try to call her. I don't think she'd ignore me or anything. Do you know- know if she has her phone?

[video]

[immortal_lion]

[Recognition! Yes, he's heard about you. Have a look of curiosity and then relief.]

Could you please try? She speaks of you. You're dear to her.

[video]

[crowned_jewel]

Missing? For how long?

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[immortal_lion]

The guards inform me she can't have been gone for more than six hours. A guard checked on her last night as she slept, but in the morning she wasn't there.

[A sigh.]

It doesn't look like she's been taken by force. Everything is in order and there are no signs of a break-in. The moogles... haven't exactly been forthcoming either and took great pains to cover up the fact she wasn't in her room. They're accomplices, yet they promise they do not know where she is.

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[crowned_jewel]

[she looks concerned, then slightly less so, then concerned again] If they are covering for her, then it's likely that she has to be somewhere. If she had vanished, they could have been able to say so.

Six hours... [she appears to be contemplating] she can't have gotten too far... though that is plenty of time to have found an airship...

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[immortal_lion]

[Realization of how bad that could be, he's showing it. He's walking to the airship dock that's integral to the grand castle. Thankfully the guards have already canvassed it. ...Seems like they're sort of used to this.]

..She told me of a place far away. Somewhere she came from. I can't help but wonder if she'd seek to return to it, if only for a little while.

Action - Much later in the day.

[lastsummoner]

[Eiko's been hiding in this wardrobe since the middle of the night. The baby was crying again and woke her up. Nobody would notice she was gone, she just knew it. So she hauled up in the wardrobe, hunkered down under the blankets she'd piled over her head... and fallen asleep.

There's a ruckus going on in the castle, but she's determined. She's not budging. The longer she lingers, the more miserable she grows, eventually having to sniffle back tears. They don't even know I'm gone.]

[action.]

[immortal_lion]

[Rishfee, by this point has finally decided that he has to use his abilities, regardless of the risk involved. He's slightly annoyed it's come to this but hey. The kid's apparently got a Hell of a lot of experience with hiding. Enough to stump the guards, and him. And he's worried. If she's not answering the phone to Vivi something is seriously wrong. So sup. Lamia abilities are go - and unwanted side effects are concealed thanks to his veil.

Once again, a Lamia's sense of smell makes short work of how well she's concealed herself and he arrives at a part of the grand castle which is used primarily for storage, settling himself down in a sitting position at the side of a wardrobe -- watching staff passing by with inhuman lamian eyes. Funny. The wardrobe's making crying noises. He taps lightly on the side of the thing with a clawed hand which is shortly curled closed for fear of anyone seeing it. Thankfully, despite his forked tongue he still sounds the same. ]

... Eiko?

[action.]

[lastsummoner]

[If the crying sounds were funny, the rustle of something moving about inside should be a dead giveaway. Eiko's feet had fallen asleep from being curled up so long and now they had that burny-tingly feeling.

The tap on the wardrobe startles her, but she just assumes it's someone passing by. She gasps when she hears her name being spoken, then claps a hand over her mouth to mask the sound.]

[action.]

[immortal_lion]

It's all right. It's only me, no-one else is here and I haven't let anyone know where you are.

[He elects to sit on the floor beside the thing; cancelling out the Lamia's abilities before leaning against it, and feeling his body return to normal. Bones crack lightly in unison, tongue stitches back together, claws fall out of his fingertips and his eye becomes his again- and he just stays there for a moment - giving a passing member of staff a withering look as she rightly stares at the oddly dressed chap that appears to have taken a liking to the wardrobe - staying silent until she retreats. He then touches his head against the side of the thing as he speaks to the girl inside - willing the pain caused from transforming away.]

...It can't be comfortable in there.

[unsentmonk]

Do you require assistance in the search? I can try to reach you soon.

[immortal_lion]

...Truth be told, there are a lot of people searching. Just your ears will suffice. Your journey may be wasted..

[He's got his abilities as backup. He can find her, he just doesn't want to be caught using them.]

[fulminous]

[ Lightning is scowling!! ] She's what?!

[immortal_lion]

[Deadpan.]

Missing. Not here. Unlocated.

[fulminous]

Who the hell are you, anyway?

[immortal_lion]

[It's obvious this person has no information for him. Click.]