Mouse and Gel's Search for Cloe

[tribal_mouse]

Mouse had taken Gel down the car park stairs that lead from the second level down. Luckily they were away from the cafe and everyone was so busy there anyhow...They walked the Market trying to find a stall that would trade some food for the little items Mouse had brought. Mouse was used to buying at Market and knew some stalls that would work

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[_ebony_]

Well, there's the orange rock on the corner; a bit of fallen concrete someone has spraypainted. But there's no one there, at least not yet. Sure, passersby walk along the sidewalk on their own business, but no one is stopping.

So it goes for another ten minutes or so before a girl darts out. She's a year or two older than Mouse, if that, with long brown hair and bright blue eyes, scruffy and unkempt. She kinda eases towards the orange concrete, gaze fixed on the ground where the shadows lie beneath it. There's no sign that she's noticed Gel or Mouse quite yet.

[tribal_mouse]

Mouse looked around for Gel as soon as she saw the girl. She didn't recognize her and was sort of curious how she would know Cloe. Not waiting she went up to the girl asking if she was Janice.

[gel413]

Gel had been looking at something on a table when she noticed Mouse wasn't standing next to her anymore. "Oh no where did she got off to?" Gel asked herself quietly. She looked around and spotted Mouse talking to a girl. Gel quickly went over to them. She heard Mouse's question and added, "Yes are you Janice?"

[_ebony_]

The girl jumps back a little when Mouse walks up. She starts even more when Gel joins her; the older girl seems to make her more than a little nervous, because she backs away some. "Yeah... hey. Hey! You're Mouse, right?" Janice gives Gel a wary look and scoots more towards the younger girl. "Did you get my note? Do you know where Cloe is?"

[gel413]

"I played the game a few times but I was never really good at it." Gel looked sad for a moment, "Yes I do miss my old tribe, but I really like this one better." she said. "I never really had any one to talk to in my old tribe. I think they only wanted me there to help them with their make up and things." Gel broke off some bread and put jam on it and handed it to Mouse, "Do you think she'll come over and talk with us?" Gel asked and looked over at Janice.

[tribal_mouse]

Mouse happily took the offered food. She was starved. "Thank you." She remembered her manners as Salene had taught her. "I hope she comes over. I really want to know why she's looking for Cloe!" Mouse took a bite from the bread. "I'm sorry you're old tribe didn't talk to you much. That's sad. I had another tribe before the Mallrat's too. They made me and my brother slaves and beat us when we didn't do the work. I'm much happier now." She took another bite.

[gel413]

"Yes I was wondering the same thing, too." Gel said about Janice. "They made you slaves?!?!" Gel said with surprise about Mouse's old tribe. "I'm sorry about that." she told Mouse. "I didn't know you had a brother. Where is he now?" she asked. She ate her piece of bread and offered Mouse another. "I guess you like bread and Jam. Well I have more over in my hideout. We'll take it back to the mall with us when we go back." she said. Gel sighed and thought, it sounds like she had it just as rough as I did when I was in the Techno camp. Maybe it would be best if I didn't tell her about that part of my life, unless she asks about it of course.

[tribal_mouse]

"My brother's name is Charlie and we ran away from our old tribe. Salene found me and brought me to the Mall. She was really nice, but no one had ever been nice to us so we sort of misbehaved." Mouse actually sounded sorry about this taking the offered bread. "But after Charlie and I went to give Ellie food before the Technos took her away he suddenly disappeared. I think the Technos have him! But I haven't been able to find him." She sighed. She really did miss Charlie. "So why did you leave your old Tribe?"

[gel413]

Gel watched as Moz walked away. "Thank goodness she left." she said to Mouse. "So where were we before we were so rudely interrupted?" Gel looked at Mouse and took another piece of bread for herself. She looked at Janice to make sure she was still there. She was so she turned her full attention to Mouse.

[tribal_mouse]

"That was so cool!" Mouse gushed. "You faced down a Mozzie! I can't wait to tell Salene." She smiled. Gel was alot cooler than she originally thought.

[gel413]

Gel laughed, "I did didn't I?" she asked. "You know what? I thought it was about time I stood up for myself. Plus I didn't want her to lash out at you. I've never had a friend like you and I'm not about to let someone hurt you." Gell told Mouse. "As for telling Salene, go ahead if you want, but just don't get me in trouble. I'm not sure facing down Moz was such a good idea seeing as I'm brand new to the mall rats." Gel started to get a worried look on her face. She shook it off and smiled at Mouse. "Do you want amother piece of bread?" she asked the girl.

[tribal_mouse]

"Don't worry about me." Mouse tried to sound reassuring. "I've looked after myself for a long time. And I don't think you'll get into trouble with Salene although she might want to know that someone with that much attitude is running around. And she doesn't seem to like Mallrats..." Mouse was trying to figure something out. "No thank. I'm stuffed." She answered Gel's final question. "So...did you run away from your old tribe like Charlie and I did?"