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[momchester]

[Counter to her last post, Mary is calm, composed, put-together, an iron look of determination in her eyes.]

If you've called someone and gotten their voicemail in the past three days, you need to comment here and tell me who it was.

I don't care if you think they got sent home, if they have an alibi, if they're supposed to be on a week-long vision quest, I don't care. If there's someone, anyone who you can't get ahold of and isn't absolutely definitely accounted for-

[Mary stops, folds, unfolds her hands. When her sleeve pulls back slightly, you can see a pair of handcuffs around one wrist.]

There might be another Hunt going on. We have to figure out now how many people are missing. Rationalizing where they might be, telling yourself it's not a big deal- forget that. We don't have time to second-guess.

I'm starting the list with Yosuke, Bigby Wolf, and Jesse Turner.

[Her hands are shaking a little. She grits her teeth slightly.]

Michael, everyone from last time- if you know where the grounds are, please. We need to stop this.

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[doeswhathewants]

We could always take a few of the natives. See how they like it.

[momchester]

That's wasting time.

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[servingfather]

[Check out the archangel on top of a very tall building and he does not look happy.]

I'm already looking, Mary.

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[momchester]

How hard can it be? How long does it take someone like you to find? Until sunset?

[Sunset. Long enough for someone to die, long enough for a single prayer to stop the angels from looking. She told herself not to, but some ugly part of her is angry at them for not finding her sooner, and it's coming through now in her badly-suppressed panic.]

[voice]

[12second_orz]

[... she can't be fucking serious. He'd assumed that Chane was just trying to piss him off- making some misguided point about their 'trust' like she had before by disappearing for a few days just to spite him. He'd never have guessed that she could have been--

Their recent conversations about 'sick leave' suddenly seem an incredibly poor joke.

Tonegawa surprises himself by answering Winchester's request. His tone is calm but grave; truthfully, he's not sure how he should feel about this. By all accounts he should be more irritated than anything, but he can't quite work up the necessary heat for that.]

Possibly Chane Laforet. I haven't been able to reach her at all.

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[momchester]

Since when?

[Businesslike and professional, quite unlike her tone to Loki and Michael.]

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[ofthursday]

[He hadn't known Jesse was here, too involved in other issues, so this is kind of a double shock to him. Another hunt is not a good thing.]

I haven't noticed anyone missing, but I talk to few.

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[momchester]

Can you check where they are?

[It's a small request, but a substitute for the far weaker one she wants to make- can you stay with me?]

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[hejhej]

[She takes a shaky breath.]

I want to burn it down.

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[momchester]

Not yet.

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[benditlikekorra]

[Korra's looking pretty ragged, like she hasn't slept for a long time. There are also some cuts and bruises visible on her face and upper arms. Naga is behind her, as usual, and Pabu the fire ferret is curled around her shoulders.]

My friend Bolin hasn't been home in days. I've been out looking for him but I haven't seen hide nor hair of him since about two days ago and he won't answer when I call him. It's not like him at all; he'd never leave me hanging like that.

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[momchester]

I'm sorry.

[She looks really very sympathetic to Korra's plight, but wants to get this done.]

Where does Bolin work?

[Reaction]

[treehopping]

[Going to go cling to Katniss now, okay.]

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larry butz

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[momchester]

[Oh no.]

For how long?

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[thelittlestbub]

Deadpool.

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[momchester]

Michael?

Who else can vouch for that?

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[southernreaper]

[He's worried, and sitting on his roof, looking toward the hunting grounds, because finding his room mate? If he can change? Easy.]

Dr. Bruce Banner.

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[momchester]

[S t a r e. Give her a second with that one, she needs to make sure you just said-]

Bruce Banner?

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[showbizpanache]

Another--

No.

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[momchester]

[She looks sick, too.]

I think so.

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[upstairsbrain]

Mom--

[ There's a look of equally resolved determination in her son's eyes. Maybe he got it from her. ]

... I'll do what I can. Let me know if I can help you out.

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[momchester]

Just- [A deep breath.] Come home. Now.

[Suddenly idea!]

No, wait.

Are there any windows or mirrors around you?

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[failedparenting]

T[John watches Mary post her plea, and he has to push down the anger that threatens to bubble up. First they took Mary, now his friend a goddamn kid? This has to stop. It's too sick.

When she's finished, he waits a moment before moving over to hold her from behind.]

What do you want me to do?

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[momchester]

[She starts a bit in surprise but then relaxes a fraction into him- while subtly moving to loosen his grip on her. She's cagey.]

Stay where I can see you.

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[tea_lover64]

[So they had gotten Bolin, Yosuke, and that young boy, all so young]

Mary, I am with you. Let me know what I can do to help.

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[momchester]

[Hearing the words of support is harder than it should be. For some reason it strikes her in a strange place- Mary has gone into survival mode, taking care of business, and emotionality can come later. It was always her weakness as a child- letting her panic and emotion bleed into her hunts.

So she closes her eyes, and reopens them for a simple question.]

Do you know anyone else who won't answer?

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[bloodthirsts]

Not again... do you have a plan?

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[momchester]

Yes.

Do you sleep?

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[hybrid_prodigy]

[He's visibly tense, but holding together.] Yosuke is the only one I know about.

[But even through that tension, through that simmering worry and anger . . .] Something's gotta be done to help them, but I don't want anybody going overboard.

[No torture, no suffering, no death if it can be helped. He does. Not. Want.]

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[momchester]

They won't.

[It's a lie.]

Do you remember where they let you all out?

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[blondejokes]

A Hunt for newcomers? [ She's new here :c ]

[momchester]

Unfortunately, yes. They round us up, put Void collars on us, and release us on hunting grounds where natives pay money to hunt us like animals.

It happened to me last month.

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[manicpixiedreamgirl]

I'm not missing anyone. At least, not that I know of.

[She pauses, worrying her bottom lip with her teeth. She hadn't seen this coming at all, and it scared her.]

Is there anything I can do?

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[momchester]

...Maybe. Maybe there is.

I'll have to- I don't know.

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[safeguarded]

[It's several hours after the initial post that he speaks up. His voice is short and taut with barely suppressed rage; not at her, of course, but at the situation at large.]

So what are we doing about it, other than getting names?

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[momchester]

[By this point, Mary has already done the bad-idea thing of plan a terrorist act on a public network. She's feeling an abundance of caution and oh yeah, of guilt.]

Plenty.

Are you missing anyone?

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[leaderly]

[He doesn't usually look like this--especially not to people he doesn't know. He's visibly rattled. He wasn't going to let his best friend die again. He composes himself as best as he can and with a bit of difficulty:]

What can I do?

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[momchester]

Can you fight or heal?

[voice]

[thecrowingtobe]

I'm going. I used to know the grounds really well. I can get people in and out easy enough too.

[voice/private]

[momchester]

Perfect. We need that. I want the place obliterated, but- if we can kill Spencer or the other hunters.

We need someone who knows the land.

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[fightswithpurpose]

I would like to help. My foster-son and housemate were taken last time.

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[momchester]

Can you fight?

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[brat_from_hell]

[For someone who feeds on negative emotions as Phibrizzo does, this is too good of an opportunity to pass up. Still, he has to keep up his relatively innocent appearance, too.]

Um, m'am? My magic is good for Darkness proofing. I noticed you have a plan and if you have a place you want to hide everyone near the hunting grounds, I can keep it safe from the Darkness monsters.

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[momchester]

I, um- there isn't a building we can go to, but if you can Darkness proof an alley or something...

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[got_it_memorized]

I've found out a whopping Nothing Useful for all the searching I've been doing--these bastards are so far off the radar they might as well be in an underground bomb shelter.

Whatever you're planning, though... count me in.

[athermercy]

[She wishes she didn't feel so helpless in this.]

Jesse? Isn't he -- [A kid.]

[momchester]

He's eleven.