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[aerialassault]

[Audio]
Yo. Everyone.

[It was midday that he addressed the village as a whole, without any lead-in or hint of apology in his tone for being so goddamn casual.]

I'm lookin' for a friend of mine. He's got long hair and has a pet pig-- lemme know if you see him.

[Action]

[It was training, Souji had been insisting for the last few weeks when he set an enraged, squealing Saizou upon him without any warning. Speed training for a little game between the two of them that they both had a stake in. And, finally-- after many days of running from the grumpy little pig-- the game was on.

Cliff had 24 hours to catch Souji. Truth be told, he had no idea what the little prankster was up to.

He'll be anywhere and everywhere around town that day, searching every corner and under every table for any hint of that teasing smile...all the while remaining on high alert for anything that would attempt to dive-bomb him.]

Comments

[Voice]

[aerialassault]

He's a tricky guy-- I'll take any help I can get to beat him, this time.

[After all of the horrible teasing that Cliff had to endure a few weeks ago, Cliff wanted to make sure that he would win. Surely Fayt wouldn't mind if he had a sleepover...]

[Voice]

[distressedude]

Hmm... unfortunately, if he's not at home, I can't quite think of where else he might be. Though if he's actively hiding, it would probably make sense to check somewhere he'd be unlikely to go.

[Voice]

[aerialassault]

[Cliff had thought of that already, which was how he figured that the home he had already visited was safe. However, after recent developments, he felt like he needed to clarify a few details...]

Where would you look if you needed to find him?

[Voice]

[distressedude]

[He actually has to think on that for awhile -- where does one go in search of an Emperor?]

If it were me, I suppose I might just try the plaza... I've heard he has quite an extensive library in the palace back home, so perhaps the library here could be worth checking?

[Voice]

[aerialassault]

['Palace', 'emperor'...those words didn't fit with the Souji he knew at all, even if the rest of the stories did. Something was off....he knew it.]

The Library, huh? I'll check there.

[Voice]

[distressedude]

If I see him anywhere else, I'll be sure to let you know. Though I may not be able to do so if he asks me not to... [Ion may not be from Malkuth, but that didn't mean he could ignore a direct request from the Emperor!]

[Voice]

[aerialassault]

I understand, and don't worry 'bout it. This is good enough.

[He had a location to try-- that was all he needed.]

But, thanks anyway. I'll owe ya something if I win.