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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.

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[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.]

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Hmmm, long hair and a pig? [Vash really only knows one person well who fits that description.]

Do you mean, Souji? Is he missing?

[That's a description she knows very well.]

Has he gone missing?

Did you lose Souji-san? Or...has he been kidnapped?

[Karis would completely miss the broadcast as she was out and about, leaving her journal in her apartment. She was on her merry way to grab a quick bite to eat, though stopped and stared at Cliff for a moment when she noticed him and--

BY THE ARCHMAGES CLIFF, HOW FREAKIN' TALL ARE YOU!? Karis had the pleasure of meeting a few tall guys in her time, comparing her 5'3" frame to theirs, BUT DAMN, he certainly took the cake.

She took a moment to mentally slap herself before clearing her throat as she tried to grab his attention.] Uh, hey! Did you lose something?

[After spending much of the day wandering around so people saw him in as many places as possible, Souji quietly made his way back to his original hideout. He was certain Cliff was out after hearing his midday announcement and so it was easy to slip in to the Klausian's shared apartment. He'd picked up his entertainment earlier and hidden in a different room, so just as the sun began to dip lower in the sky, Souji snuck in and made himself at home since it was so quiet.

Taking up a seat on the living room sofa (and making sure Saizou was equally comfortable on his own cushion), he began folding origami from the book he'd brought with him. As he worked, he hummed lightly to himself, pressing the colorful paper into flowers, giraffes, samurai helmets, peacocks and anything else he could find.]

...

Why.

If your friend is missing you don't sound very upset about it.

It sounds like you may have unusual tastes in friends.

[Jade does know Souji - and knows about his pig. But the description is similar enough to that of Peony that he thinks of the emperor instead.]

Perhaps you should file a missing persons report.

[Luke doesn't think it could be anyone else than Peony.]

I saw him a little while ago. Something wrong?

Has something happened to him? [Like several others, it seems Tear is assuming Cliff is talking about someone else.]

A pig? Does it look anythin' like a Grumpig?

[ They both contain the word of well.. 'pig' obviously. ]

Oh? I didn't know the two of you were acquainted, Cliff.

[The mistaken identity hi-jinks continue!]

[Fayt had left Souji with a lot of questions, but unless Cliff missed the deadline in the next few minutes he wouldn't be able to get answers to any of them. Since he was at a stalemate and moving now would just be foolish, Souji stayed where he was on the couch; his menagerie of colorful paper animals growing until it covered the sofa, table and several spots on the floor. He didn't know half of these creatures, but the book he'd taken from the library said they were things like peacocks, gorillas, giraffes, elephants - exotic things from far away lands.

Souji simply waited, folding a bright pink dinosaur out of a large sheet of paper, keeping one eye on the door.]

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action: forward-dated to evening, Cliff and Fayt's apartment