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[earthen_hope]

[There's a couple false starts to this which are scribbled out.]

Has anybody seen Aim today? He didn't show up to work this morning and when I went over to his house, nobody was home. I asked at Wellspring too, but nobody seems to have seen him.

There hasn't been another group caught by the elevator, has there? I know it's been trapping people this past week, but I didn't think he was among those.

Aim, write back if you see this, okay?

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[live_ringer]

...That so?

[He normally wouldn't think too much about that, if it weren't for the fact that Aim gave off 'responsible vibes'. Ditching work without a word really didn't seem like his style.]

Elevator might be the likeliest bet, all things considered. Still, I can ask around at the shooting range to see if any of the regulars have seen him.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

[Nope. But vanishing and reappearing without memories has "Neil Dylandy" written all over it, so she's more worried than she'd normally be which is still quite a bit.]

Yeah, it probably is that, but it doesn't hurt to make sure. Thanks, Gene.

[live_ringer]

[That it does. Which is why, though Gene tends to take a 'not my brother's keeper' approach to things most times, he's starting to feel the beginnings of the same sort of worry.]

Don't mention it.

[A bit of a pause before he adds.]

Got any idea what other places he may haunt?

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

[You and your brother are weird, Gene. There's another pause as she thinks it over.]

Maybe Stuff Inc.? We do some of our repairs there, but I don't think he'd hang around there the whole day, and nobody there saw him. But it's possible.

[live_ringer]

[It's part of their charm? Or something.]

It's something to keep in mind. The both of you tend to get ammunition and such from the Scavenger's yard, right? That might be more likely.

[If only because getting attacked by a trash golem and stranded due to injury is a good reason not to come into work, but Gene's going to refrain from saying that.]

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

[Or something. It's a good thing her canonmates are all weirdos too.]

It could be. You don't think he's hurt down there, do you?

[Too bad, she thought of it anyway.]

[live_ringer]

[Well, damn.]

I don't know.

I didn't hear any commotion or anything about distress calls when I was there last. Still, I can ask the other Scavengers to keep a look out. We do try to cover fairly large areas.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

Okay. Thanks.