02 // Video

[pale_blue_arrow]

[The feed opens with video footage of an empty rabbit hutch, then moves to show signs of forced entry - a broken gate lock, a trampled flower. Then it flips around and Brendan's face is nothing but cold fury, which comes across equally plainly in his voice.]

If whoever stole our rabbits returns them, unharmed, in the next 48 hours, I promise you amnesty. No cops, no charges, I just want them back, no questions asked.

If you don't return them, you won't be able to run far enough, and I promise you, if you hurt them, you will never see me coming and they will never find your bodies.

You stole from the wrong fucking house if you think we're gonna let this slide.

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[h2no]

[the moment he sees this pop up on the network, archie literally kicks the back door open to sprint into the garden.]

WHAT THE FUCK?! They didn't do shit!

[he swears, then releases crobat.]

Crobat, go, get the scent, bring the fucker back here.

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[pale_blue_arrow]

I know! The fuck did the rabbits ever do to anyone? They never even bit anybody! [They were gentle and sweet and Brendan is morally outraged on several levels.]

I can break into the house of whoever took 'em. Steal them back. I gotta make sure they're okay, Archie.

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[h2no]

[that makes two of them. crobat crawls forward to sniff at the hutch then shrieks as it takes off. looks like crobat is pressed too.]

Don't sink to their level. When Crobat finds them, we'll pay them a real visit.

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[couldbebeautiful]

Shit.

Okay, is there anything on those rabbits that could make them stand out in a crowd of rabbits?

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[pale_blue_arrow]

Not really, no. I mean, I had them scheduled to be microchipped in case they got out, but they haven't been, yet. They're just... rabbits. Grey, small-tailed, big ears and a mutual love of cucumbers.

...I really hope they're okay. [Brendan puts his hands in his pockets, looking less furious and more distraught than anything else.] They're good rabbits. Never bit anyone, never kicked anybody; God, they're probably freakin' out right now.

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[couldbebeautiful]

That's not really helpful. But—I'll keep an eye out for any wayward rabbits.

[There's a vanishingly tiny chance that Brendan's rabbits are anywhere near De Chima, but—still. He's her friend, she doesn't want to see him so distraught.]

Hey. Hey, Brendan—I've got some paper. We can stick up some flyers so we can find them easier. They can't have gone far, if they were stolen just recently.

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[lempereur]

[ Yusuke is...visibly tired. The raid and its many violent results haven't done much to ease his busy mind, imagine that. But a sleight against animals has him wide eyed and attentive. ]

Who would steal rabbits?

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[pale_blue_arrow]

I don't know. But look at this, [Brendan turns the camera to the hutch and gets closer. The hinges were clearly unscrewed, and there's fur scattered throughout the hutch itself.] This definitely isn't animal activity. Somebody took them, deliberately. For once, this isn't me being paranoid... and I kind of wish it was, because stealing people's pets is messed up.

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[lempereur]

I believe you. Have you made any enemies that are more petty than they are dangerous?

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[d33tached]

That seems a rather drastic reaction to stolen rabbits.

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[pale_blue_arrow]

clearly you just don't love your pets properly.

[d33tached]

I am afraid that I am currently not in possession of any pets.

[Now, see, that explains it.]

Do you truly not see how threatening to murder someone over a missing rodent might be construed as a bit extreme?

[He's murdered people over less, but that's not the point.]

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[versusseeker]

sum1 took ur rabbits?

[Oh no!]

let me help
i can tlk 2 them

[The rabbits, that is.]

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[pale_blue_arrow]

but they're not here anymore

let me know if you wanna opt out of annoying chatspeak

[versusseeker]

we can look 4 them
mayb theyll ansr me

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[siriusly]

The rabbits-? [beat.] Was anything else touched, that you can tell? In the house? Around the yard-?

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[pale_blue_arrow]

The ones Archie got, yeah. Nothing in the house was touched, not even the doorknobs or window frames. No sign they went anywhere else in the yard except the rabbit hutch. Got in, got the bunnies, got out. No detours.

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[cognitivism]

Why would someone steal your rabbits?

If I might advise against threatening to murder people, however. I could look into finding evidence of what happened to them.

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[pale_blue_arrow]

i have no idea. no one's mad at me right now and the same goes for my housemates.

there's no blood. that's a good sign, right? the rabbits are probably okay?

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[codeoracle]

[When she finally gets a chance to respond it's late, the dimly lit room is definitely a hospital room. She looks tired, worn down. Honestly, she's only been up for a few hours--injuries take the piss out of you though.]

Who the heck steals rabbits?

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[pale_blue_arrow]

[Brendan takes in a sharp breath at the sight of her and hits the private button, immediately.]

Angel, what happened? Are you okay? Nevermind, that was a fucking stupid question. You want me to sneak you some decent food instead of hospital crap?

[Forget the rabbits, Futaba is an injured girl and that his one true weakness.]

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[am_i_a_monster]

I have an enhanced sense of smell. If you want, I could come over and see if I can pick up on the direction they were taken in.

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[pale_blue_arrow]

That would be great. I can pay you if I need to. I just want 'em back safe, you know? How soon can you swing by?

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[hunksmash]

Okay, don't-- Maybe let's not threaten to murder people right outta the gate.

Geez. This is what happens when I get 'ported for a day...

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[pale_blue_arrow]

Given how often I sleep with my boyfriend on the couch and you've never walked in, half the time I live my life under the assumption you've been ported out as is.

And clearly you didn't really love the rabbits like I did.