genessia | 02; Audio || Forward-dated to March 27th, late afternoon

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02; Audio || Forward-dated to March 27th, late afternoon

[When the audio feed initializes, and Nathan actually speaks, he sounds controlled, but only barely.]

Hey. So. Does anybody know Airy Miller? She left the library earlier today, I assume to go look for a job, but it's been hours and now she's not answering when I call. She's, uh, about 5'5", slim but not skinny, long brown hair, cute nose, adorable smile. Really bubbly?

Private // Toby Allaway

[Because he doesn't know your number, man.]

I thought you said you were going to keep an eye on her.

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What happened?

She left to go look for a job, only now she's not answering, and she didn't come back here. At least I don't think she did.

I'll be right over.

When was the last time you talked to her?

[Nathan really hadn't expected it to the quite that fast, but then there was the knock at the door and he opened it quickly, then looked up to Toby.]

...that was fast.

Just after noon.

[Toby takes Nathan's alarm seriously which is perhaps why he left the house without saying a word to his roommate. Stoic as always he steps inside glancing about Nathan's apartment.]

She hasn't been here since this morning.

[He replies without a hello or anything else. He paces through Nathan's apartment stopping at what is obviously Airy's room and then moving back towards him.]

Last I saw her she was with you at the library.

[Which is his way of saying, I'm going to the library to check you can follow me or not.]

Okay. Noon. Library. [ time. place. but: ] Maybe she's, like, in a helluva job interview or something and a missing person's report is totally premature but uh- ...Are you going looking?

[Nathan's watches him work, not interrupting him. This was the same way Gus tried to find Airy's birds.

After Toby's statement, Nathan nods, motioning toward the door to lead.]

I'm right behind you.

[Toby walks swiftly from Nathan's apartment, his steps suggesting he's walked this path a hundred times already. His strides were long but he made sure to keep his pace to a speed at with Nathan could follow but still with haste.

When they reach the library he pauses before stepping inside. Its closed but Toby hardly seems to care. He follows her steps, stopping at the coffee shop and then moving towards her seat. There he pauses looking for some sign. A coffee cup lay in the trash nearby, having been since picked from the floor and thrown away.]

She was here.

[He states before plucking the discarded coffee cup from the trash. The scents were faint but this had been his job for so long it was easy for him to pick them out.]

It's not like her not to call if she's going to be late.

[A beat.] Yeah, I'm going back to the last place I saw her and seeing what I find.

Dead phone battery? [ survey says: probably not. ]

Can I come?

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[It wasn't much of a hassle to keep up with Toby. Nathan was just as anxious to find her, and that meant moving at whatever pace he needed to. He nodded at the cup.]

No shit. I have her coffee in that cup.

[Toby ignores Nathan's tone and reaches down into the trash can. A small amount of liquid is left but it's enough.]

She was drugged.

[He drops the cup back into the trash can. He knows a few drugs himself but the scent of this one is new. Judging by the fact that there wasn't any noise or a struggle, it probably meant that this was used to knock her out.]

[He doesn't say anything for a moment.]

I don't even know who you are.

...drugged? [His breathing quickened, but he took a couple controlled breaths to get control of himself again.] Drugged and taken where?

Did she say where she was going?

Yeah. She said she was going to look for a job and that's the last I heard from her.

[Toby glares at Nathan.]

I'm working on it.

[He steps swiftly, pacing back and forth before pausing at the table. She's been carried and it'd be easier to follow if he knew the scent of the one who took her. After a moment he finds, what he believes, is the correct scent.]

This way.

[He sets off, leaving the library and hitting the streets.]

Oh, right. I'm just some random asking to get in on your search party over here. I could be all "I'm Dave" but like, I can't even give you exquisite references here to my character or vouchers for how I made good progress in friendshipping the hell outta Airy because I only just got here and literally nobody knows that but the current reason there's a search party.

I'll hang back. You can, you know, do the update thing where you share if there's evidence of her being in a situation of safety or not after 'cause that'd be appreciated by people probably.

Did she say what jobs?

[Nathan was normally a little intimidated by Toby's size, but when he was worried, nothing else could enter his mind except that. Nathan glared right back and the large werewolf as if to say 'well, work on it faster'.

A look of relief crossed his features when Toby called him, and he was following the were closely as they left the library.]

[Nathan doesn't say anything for a moment. Dave, if you knew how easy it was to become Airy's friend, you wouldn't even be suggesting you throw that around like it's an accomplishment.]

I'm Nathan. Can I trust you, Dave?

No, but I know she was only looking in Genessia. She kept saying the other cities were too far.

[ dammit airy he thought he was doing so well at friendship ]

I'm more trustworthy than your lawyer looking to get a huge paycheck off of you. Still a small chance that guy is going to lose that case but I'm going to win because the jury was like damn this guy is so trustworthy anything he's saying is super legit and then I let you keep all the money I win you. This trustworthiness level almost impossible.

[ perhaps not the best time to ramble... ] Yeah, man.

[Toby walks with a purpose and says nothing to Nathan. He doesn't much care to be snapped at and given the time since Airy's vanished the trail will so go cold. He pauses at the Attleton archway and growls.

He looks back at Toby with a look of someone who is ready to kill.]

The sent ends, so she's taken through here.

[He steps through and once on the other side he begins to pace to pick up the scent again. He hates these archways, how the smell and atmosphere changes in a instant.]

...right... [He can't help chuckling a bit, just a bit. Airy's missing, and it's not the first time it's happened in his experience, and it happened a lot like this the last time, and he's a little freaked out right now.]

...if I learn anything, I'll let you know. Why don't you ask around in the mean time? See if you can come up with anything.

Okay. I can be useful and do some sleuthing. [ he doubts he's anything close to a good detective but he can do as much as asking around if anyone's seen her ]

[Toby was gone through the archway before Nathan could even respond and he steps through after the guy, watching him pace with growing concern.]

...so...?

Wait.

[His voice came out in a low growl sounding more animal than human. She was carried which meant that her scent didn't linger on the ground and if that made it hard enough he wasn't used to Attleton. He was pacing for almost a half hour before a faint trace of the familiar shimmery scent fills his nose.]

This direction.

[He hopes that whoever took her bee-lined for their destination because the scent was so faint that he'd occasionally lose it and have to pause to find it again.]

Well I guess that's somewhere to start. I'll take a look around for her. What does she look like?

Long hair brown hair, emerald green eyes that glitter when she smiles, which she does a lot.

Good, and I'll be in touch if we find anything.

Ditto.

....Right. Brown hair, green eyes. I'll take a look around.

[Toby's tone didn't bother Nathan at all. More than anything, he just paced impatiently, waiting for the werewolf to find the scent again. Every second was painful, and felt like it was putting him further and further away from Airy. He already blamed himself for her being taken back home. Now she'd been taken from under his nose again and all he could do was wait for someone else to find her.

Just like the last time. Only, this time, there weren't any birds, which made him worry. What if something had happened to her that couldn't be fixed this time?

When Toby said to move, he did so without question, falling into step behind the larger man.]

[It's a long path to their destination. Toby, while skilled and trained, is forced to handle situations that would be impossible for any other wolf. The one thing he has is determination and he isn't about to give up.

Eventually he pauses at another archway, this one a sub-archway.]

Her trail leads through there. What is this place?

[He knows less about sub-archways.]

Thanks. I'll be in touch if I find anything.

It's...a subarchway, I think. [He's not too familiar himself.]

From what I heard, people can buy these places. They're like...little pieces of home.

...so whoever bought this one took Airy.

Yes.

[Toby looks over at Nathan.]

Are you ready?

[Nathan had no weapons, and no knowledge of using them even if he did. If he reaches out with his senses here, he can feel the latent energy funneling through the ground, as it always does, but he can't promise the same situation through this archway.

He pulls out his communicator, shooting a private text to Danny and Dave about his location before nodding.]

Sure. What's the worst that could happen?

[Toby's learned never to ask that question and without waiting longer he steps through the archway. What he doesn't expect is to be forced back out of it again. Nathan is no where to be seen and try as he might he can't get through.

A growl, low and dangerous leaves his lips as he begins pacing in front of the archway.]

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