the twenty-third;

[unholy_rebirth]

[Hello, everyone. Did you remember that Thereth has a zombie pet? Well, now you do, because here he is on the feed. He's holding a white shirt in his claw-hands, and appears to be...sniffing it. Very intently.

Thereth is off to the side, in her armor, watching him. Anyone who is very familiar with the housing in Demeleier might notice that they're outside Valeria's croft. Other than the shirt-sniffing zombie, nothing seems out of the ordinary...except that Thereth is supposed to be on patrol. Yet she remains sitting there, with the ghoul, for a few minutes. Finally she rises.]

Here. [She extends a hand to the ghoul, and it obediently gives the shirt to her, then begins to sniff the air, as though looking for the trail of a scent. The tauren turns to get her communicator, and notices that it's on. She looks at the camera without humor.]

Valeria did not show up for our Watch shift. She is not home, and I cannot reach her.

[She takes the device in one large hand and turns away, to follow the sniffing zombie, as the feed cuts out.]

Comments

[unholy-rebirth.livejournal.com]

I believe she may have been gone for some time. Geri is nowhere to be seen, unless you know his whereabouts.

[akingmuststand.livejournal.com]

I’m not, unfortunately. His absence could indicate that she’s no longer with us… but I do not want to move to that conclusion before anything else.

This could be the work of the fae. She has been replaced by a changeling before. It’s possible that Adachi has returned, but from what we know of that situation, I doubt Valeria would be the first person he paid a visit to.

Similarly, it would be unlike her to wander unannounced. I imagine she’d have alerted someone - it would be highly unlike her to shirk such a responsibility as a watch duty… At the very least, she’d have informed you or Souji.

In this instance, I think we may assume that something has happened to her or she has returned home.

[unholy-rebirth.livejournal.com]

[She's silent for a moment. And another. Then she sort of - it's not a sigh as much as a...huff. Through a cow nose.]

I agree.

[pause.]

I will hope it is the former.

[akingmuststand.livejournal.com]

As will I. [He says it grave and earnest.]

If she is here to be found, we will find her. I am a poor tracker, but if I may be of assistance, please contact me.

[unholy-rebirth.livejournal.com]

Of course. [...] Perhaps there are clues on the network?

[:(? Schnitzel is good at reading and checking things.]

[akingmuststand.livejournal.com]

None that I've seen, nor has she said anything indicative of this... There may well be something I've missed, however. If I find it, I shall let you know immediately.