[The painting. Matt remembers it perfectly well. Does that mean the kid's hurt, too? And what would they want with Claire?
Oh. It just takes a second for the mental wheels to turn that far. She has powers that can cheat death. Anyone--anyone normal, who hasn't died--would want that.]
Do you know anything other than what you painted? Where they might have gone? Where they grabbed her? Did they take the kid, too?
[They could try to figure out where she went, where they grabbed her, but it would be probably be better to skip some steps.]
There was an ad for otherworlder volunteers for study, in Raisato. But Hisato gets hit the hardest with new folks, right? Where do they have the biggest grudge against us?
[He really doesn't know. The suspicion and fear are too widespread by now.]
Oh. It just takes a second for the mental wheels to turn that far. She has powers that can cheat death. Anyone--anyone normal, who hasn't died--would want that.]
Do you know anything other than what you painted? Where they might have gone? Where they grabbed her? Did they take the kid, too?
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I've been trying to paint the answer, but it's not working.
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Sorry. [Matt takes refuge in snark, sometimes. For the first time, the half-hour thing works against them. She could have gotten anywhere.]
She's not replying to messages?
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[ Maybe sounding a little desperate. ]
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There was an ad for otherworlder volunteers for study, in Raisato. But Hisato gets hit the hardest with new folks, right? Where do they have the biggest grudge against us?
[He really doesn't know. The suspicion and fear are too widespread by now.]
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That painting I made... me and Isaac figured out that it was near a market in Yomisato. So maybe she's somewhere in the city.
[ But really, she can be anywhere. ]
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That's where I live. I could go look around if you want. That's kinda what I did back home.
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