video; un: akapassionata

[gotyourbach]

[When this message gets sent out, it's around one in the morning. Kaede has clearly been exerting herself, her breath coming hard through her nose, her normally-cheerful expression pale with a sick worry. It took her several minutes to calm down enough to even begin to figure out what she wants to say, and it doesn't feel like enough.]

A-Arisato-kun is missing. He was right here with me like always, but-!

[No, wait, back up. That doesn't make sense. She's standing in what looks like an ordinary employee breakroom, empty save for a soullessly cheerful "ACHIEVE! aim higher!" poster meant for decoration.]

We... we were trying to figure out where the employees all go, because this breakroom is always empty, even when we follow someone in. He tried running his gem into the red, 'cause that's how a lot of the people working here end up working here, but now he's gone!

[Her bracer-less hand goes to her heart, clutching tightly at her armor as her other hand gestures frantically around to pan over the completely empty breakroom. Her voice pitches higher.]

I can feel him with my Paladin's Oath, but he's not here! Please, we have to find him before something terrible happens!

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audio; un: steelsamayarai

[feytality]

We'll find him, Kaede, no matter what!

[ on that note..... ]

I don't know if this helps, but I've been looking for Henrik..... I have an amulet that lets me sense gnomes and it's been starting to go off but then getting confused.... like he's kind of here, and kind of not? Maybe it's like that, but with Minato.

There was a room that Shinjiro and I couldn't get into, in the theater..... My amulet led me there.

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[gotyourbach]

The theater...

[Kaede grips her chest with both hands, fingernails gouging into her armor.]

M-Maybe I can get in! Because I'm an employee! If either of them are there, t-then... then I'll get them out. W-Whatever it takes, I'll find him.

["Him" being Minato, in this case. Kaede can and will kill to find Minato.]

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[feytality]

Just.... don't try to bust right in, okay? We already tried that, and it.... didn't go well.

[ killaede!! ]

Use your employee card! And be careful. Don't go alone. I could come with you.

[gotyourbach]

I will, I'll definitely do that. M-Midoriya-kun is on his way to try to help, but... I'll definitely, definitely make sure he doesn't go in.

[And if nothing else, she sounds absolutely resolved of that. There's no way she's going to put anyone else in danger, not with Minato missing like this.]

I-If something weird happened when you tried to go in yourself, j-just... I can't ask you to come with me. I-if you can just... just keep an eye out, in case Arisato-kun is somewhere else in the park...

[feytality]

Nothing bad happened to me. [ aside from getting covered in corpse juice. it's fine. ]

So, it's okay. Minato is my friend, too [ kind of???? she thinks??? it's complicated ] and I don't want you to go alone!