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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?

Comments

[moe-rapier.livejournal.com]

Pardon my asking, Cara, but is it like him to take a day off? With the elevator trapping groups of people, I'd imagine some people might be wary of taking it lately.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

He did take a few days off a while ago, but he let me know beforehand and he hasn't done so other than that. If that's the case this time, he didn't say so to me or Crochet.

[moe-rapier.livejournal.com]

All right. If he doesn't show up in another day or two, we can conduct a search.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

Okay. I'll keep asking around in the meantime. Thanks, Locket.

[spandexisyouth]

I will help look too if you would like!

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

Would you? Thanks, Youth.

[spandexisyouth]

I will!

You are welcome, Cara.

[ziongaiv.livejournal.com]

Has he gone missing? I'll help you look for him if you'd like. Boy might be able to help too.

[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]

Okay. I'll ask Housekeeping tomorrow if they've got a shirt of his or something and we can try that.

[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.

[treeleopardess]

I'll keep an eye out, kiddo. It may well just be the elevator.

[Which is what they thought the last time he disappeared, but she'll keep that to herself.]

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

All right. Thanks, Bastet.

[She doesn't trust that he's going to come back out intact either, thanks to Gundam. But yeah, she's not saying that either.]

[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.

[letmefollow.livejournal.com]

He's missing? Has anyone tried the shooting range?

[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]

I asked there, but nobody there saw him today.

[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.

[letmefollow.livejournal.com]

That's not like him.

I'll send a memo out to our men in the Adventurers to keep their eyes peeled.

[weaver-girl.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you thought of this, but has anyone seen his journal?

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

Okay. Thanks.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

[Under other circumstance she'd make a joke about asking the women too.]

All right... thank you.

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but I didn't go into his house. I'll ask Housekeeping tomorrow if they can let me in.