Kaede "meddlesome minstrel" Akamatsu 🎶 赤松 楓 (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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balance_rpg2019-09-14 11:17 am
gotyourbach) wrote in balance_rpg2019-09-14 11:17 am
video; un: akapassionata
[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!
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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[The description's sort of familiar, but Michael doesn't really know Minato except for seeing him around. That shouldn't matter, though, should it? He didn't specify every detail of the other things he's made; he didn't choose the color of the cup the yogurt came in. Wonderland filled it in. Maybe just the name and description will be enough.
Even so, he doesn't think it will work. Not because of the vagueness - because Wonderland wouldn't so easily give up its prey. So he's not surprised when, after a few moments, nothing happens.]
Nothing's happening.
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[While he's trying, Kaede toggles between other video feeds, pleading with everyone who answered her that they have to do something. She comes back to Michael's, but there's no Minato. Not near her, not near him.
Her heart sinks, settling somewhere near her toes and leaving a vacant void behind. She knew better than to h̟͔̮̮͓͖̼̾͊o͍͙͂͌̎͜p̶̺̤̺̳̯̲̣ͯ̒ͬ̽e̼̫̞͉̫ͣ̏ͅ that it would be that easy.]
...I-I see. Umm... thank you. For trying.
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[Mmmmm. Guilt. He tried the best he could, yet he still feels guilt.]
I can go to the employee room and check, too. I also technically work here.
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[She didn't know that. She's starting to realize that outside of her performances at the casino, she doesn't know nearly enough.
What has she been doing here? Playing music? Is that really all she's good for?]
Just... please be careful, Michael-san. Y-your gem is totally green, right...?
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[Which he's been doing! It's fun! And yeah, it's still probably a huge risk, but he thinks it's a lot better than the thing Kaede got herself trapped in.]
It is. I don't get paid much, but it's enough for that. Not any of my people, though - you're right that they start here by getting into debt, but upper management's never gonna let them pay it back.