01 ✧ Video ✧ Backdated to Sunday afternoon

[sanguineseams]

[Senketsu seems so calm and collected when the video starts, but those who are particularly skilled in reading others' expressions will be able to tell that he's clearly unsettled.]

Good afternoon, everyone. I seem to have lost track of a friend of mine, so if you see her, please let me know.

She stands at about one hundred and sixty centimeters--five feet and two inches--with dark navy hair with a bright red streak in her bangs, and bright blue eyes. Her name is Matoi Ryuuko.

If you see her, please don't attempt physical contact. She's very strong, and may end up hurting others or herself. Just...let me know that she's safe.

[He lets out an uneasy sigh.]

Ryuuko, if you see this message...please come back home. I know it hurts, but you didn't deserve to be kept in the dark. Too many things have been kept from you before.

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[assassinat]

Home. [ Funny to hear someone use that term and mean it. ]

People who are lost inevitably find their way back.

[sanguineseams]

Please spare me pandering sentiment.

[assassinat]

[ Then why bother looking for help over the network in the first place if he wanted to avoid that? Natasha doesn't waste time in pointing out the obvious, but now that she's here... ]

How long has she been gone?

[sanguineseams]

[Senketsu isn't looking for assurances or pieces of wisdom, only progress. Clothes have no need for empty, if well-meaning, back patting.]

About three hours.

[assassinat]

Three hours on a holiday weekend? She'll be fine.

[sanguineseams]

"Holiday weekend"?

[whussis]

[assassinat]

Memorial Day, one of the bigger and more patriotic holidays in this country. There's plenty of things out there to keep a person busy and away from their thoughts.

[sanguineseams]

...I don't know if she knows that.

[assassinat]

Hard to miss with the decorations and barbecues.

[ Pause. ] If this world celebrates it.

[sanguineseams]

Ah.

If she manages to distract herself...that would be good.

[Either that or a rampage.]

[assassinat]

Is this your first time dealing with a runaway? [ A bit curt, but there's an underlying softness to her tone. ]

[sanguineseams]

No, she's done this a few times before.

[assassinat]

[ Isn't that more proof she'll return? Natasha's not sure she should comment any more on the matter, but it'd be rude to just cut a conversation short. ]

And each time?

[sanguineseams]

She came back. But not after leaving massive collateral damage in her wake.

[assassinat]

Massive how? [ Talking aliens destroying New York kind of collateral damage or drunkenly running a car into a cafe kind? ]

[sanguineseams]

Turning buildings into rubble.

[Ryuuko brings her own party.]

[assassinat]

[ So she should bring a clothes line and some wood doll pins, got it. ]

I can see why you didn't bring this up right from the start.

[sanguineseams]

[Hey now, he knows how to take care of himself.]

I tried to be careful in my word choice.

[assassinat]

[ Why didn't anyone take a clothespin to them in the series? Seems like a good way to take them out and put Ryuko somewhere stationary..... ]

Clearly.

[sanguineseams]

[Because she'd bite them off.]

...and that's why I had to say something.

[assassinat]

People usually don't appreciate things being kept from them, especially if they are volunteering to help you out. There's a difference between what you said and what she's capable of.

[ Sighing. ] Any luck from others so far?

[sanguineseams]

She's only an anguished young woman. I don't want people going after her because they think she's a danger to society.

No one will get hurt as long as she isn't bothered.

And yes--a friend of mine found her current location.

[assassinat]

Good.

If she gets dangerous, people will step in. Vigilantes thrive for a chance to prove themselves.

Just in case that happens, call me.

[sanguineseams]

I'm not too worried unless said vigilantes are unscrupulous enough to agitate upset people for their fifteen minutes of fame.

...but thank you. I'll keep you in mind.

[assassinat]

[ He'd be surprised. There are at least ten she can name off the top of her head that would do something akin to that, but no need to make mention of it. Not now at least. ]

Please do.