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[ilda]

[ A scan of one of the missing posters posted around Aifaran appears on the network early in September. It looks to be a filled-in template, with a rather unflattering drawing of the said missing Dreamfolk. ]

M I S S I N G

YATO

URGENTLY NEEDS TO BE FOUND BECAUSE: he's missing

DESCRIPTION: really pretty blue eyes you can't miss it, wears a bandanna, gives out business cards, writes his phone number everywhere, grants wishes, very energetic, nice and cool person god

LAST SEEN: admiring his trash trinket Erol'an good luck charm

PLEASE CONTACT Ilda FOR ANY INFORMATION, THANK YOU!

Comments

[rutility]

I do recall showing you a sock.
It must have been Raven's, though. I don't know any Yato.

Ilda, are you sure you're alright? Are you getting enough sleep?

[ilda]

i dont understand

[ She tries to look for Yato's previous network posts but... she can't find them. Is it the Dreaming just being funky, or something else entirely? No matter the reason, she starts to panic, perhaps more than ever. Rutile has always been so precise, so sure, so if they say they don't know Yato...? ]

but yato is real

[rutility]

[ This is troubling. The last time Rutile had known a gem to hallucinate or have poor memory, it hadn't been a good sign. ]

I'm sure he is, Ilda.
But I've never known him.
Is there anyone else with you right now?

[ Better she's not left alone in a vulnerable state. ]

[ilda]

but
but im sure you know him

[ She really isn't so sure now. Isn't this what Faias once mentioned? That sometimes he's not sure what's real, and what isn't? All these visions... ]

no im alone
im by the docks
putting up posters

[ It doesn't seem like a good idea anymore. ]

[rutility]

Well, perhaps in light of that you should come show me more of the posters.
It might remind me of who he is.
I'm back at the Dreaming Bridge right now, if you're nearby.
Otherwise I can meet you somewhere.

[ Far better to let Ilda down gently than to break the news to her with brute force, especially while Rutile still doesn't quite know what's wrong with her. A thorough examination is warranted before they make any sudden moves. ]