[ audio | location: Tamper and Trick ] Because I'm broken when you're lonesome

[slayersidekick]

Because, once again, Willow cannot face the tablet network that is Taxon, she is making this post audio. It's clear from the way her voice cracks that she's been crying. She is officially a mess. It's not like Tara to disappear like this, which makes her wonder something she doesn't want to even think about.

What if Tara's gone...?

Willow, honestly,

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[Audio]

[patternal]

[Sooner or later, Corwin was going to sit and have a long talk with that gentlemanly side of his. Making him do all kinds of annoying things like care... But, again, there's something that he can't resist about answering, even if the last time he could remember speaking to the girl was when he'd first arrived.]

Willow, is it?

[Audio]

[slayersidekick]

[ well, she's a little too out of it to recognize his voice right away, but give her some time and it'll come back. ]

Yeah. That's me.

[Audio]

[patternal]

[When all else fails, make an obvious statement and see where it goes from there.]

You don't sound too good.

[Audio]

[slayersidekick]

I-I guess I don't, do I? [ she takes a deep breath. ] I'm just worried about someone, that's all.

[audio]

[iminmynightie]

[Uh oh. This doesn't sound good.] Willow? Who's gone?

[audio]

[slayersidekick]

[ it's not. in no way is this good. it takes her a few minutes to respond. ]

...Tara. I haven't seen her in a day or two...

[ and y'know she's not trying to jump to conclusions, but... this isn't like tara. ]

[audio]

[iminmynightie]

Oh. [She bites her lip.] I'm sure you've checked the map already?

[audio]

[slayersidekick]

[ this makes her wonder how many people in taxon actually know about her relationship with tara. ]

Maybe she ionized the atmosphere and threw off the sensor...

[ ...it's a legitimate concern... sort of... ]

[audio]

[rose_tainted]

Willow? It's Rose. What happened?

[She sounds incredibly concerned about her.]

[audio/locked]

[slayersidekick]

[ because rose is quickly becoming someone willow feels she can trust, she locks the feed so as not to worry too many people. ]

It's Tara. I can't find her.

[audio/locked]

[rose_tainted]

I assumed you checked the map, yeah?

[This wasn't good at all. What if Tara had gone home like Lexi? Rose knew how much Tara meant to Willow.]

Try not to worry, Willow.

[audio/locked]

[slayersidekick]

Yeah. Unless she's managed to throw off the sensor somehow.

[ which she wouldn't put past tara's ability, but that raises the question of why tara would do something like that in the first place and that isn't a thought willow wants to continue. ]

I know... I shouldn't, but I can't help it. She's... [ "she's my everything." And the irony here is that lexi and tara share a fate, a fate willow is currently unaware of. ]

[audio]

[imperial_long]

Long's brows knit at the message, and he opened a voice response.

"I wouldn't know, Miss Rosenberg," he said quietly. "You have been here longer than I have. But if you are... missing someone... I am very sorry for that."

Despite the strained relationship, he couldn't help but feel genuine pity for the hurt in her tone.

[audio]

[slayersidekick]

Nothing is helping reassure her, but something in his tone makes the prideful part of her happy. At least he's trying to care.

"...Thanks. I-I've tried looking for her... It's not like her to disappear."

[audio]

[imperial_long]

"I am afraid I haven't met her-- if you would describe her to me, I would be happy to keep an eye out myself, if that would be at all useful?"

[audio]

[slayersidekick]

Willow gives as good a description of Tara as she can, which is pretty decent, considering how close they are... were. "Thanks. I... I don't know what else to do."

[ voice ]

[taxby]

Knock, knock!

[ voice ]

[slayersidekick]

[ ... the heck...? ]

What?

[ voice ]

[taxby]

Knock, knock!

[ it's a joke, willow. you're supposed to say 'who's there'. ]

[ voice ]

[slayersidekick]

[ ... she hates you all. after a while, she finally gives in. gdit all. ]

...Who's there?