Sonico Strolling and Soul Searching

[sonicosuper]

Sonico has been missing from her home for a few days now, but at least she left a note. It was quite a simple note that talked of giving space to her housemates, and suggesting that Sonico was unhappy living there.

So instead, Sonico can be found with her bicycle and a large backpack in the various towns and cities. She doesn't appear to have settled anywhere for more than a night, and she has the appearance of a girl who has run away from home.

If you don't see Sonico wandering the towns and villages, that's because she has been spending all of her time in Genessia library. She'll be browsing and hesitating in the fiction aisles, or more likely fast asleep at a desk in a hidden corner of the reference section.

Happy Sonico hunting!

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[shelteringwings]

[Mobius hadn't heard from Sonico in a while despite having called her a few times (was the reception bad in this place? Hell of a time to find out), so it was starting to worry him to death. And when he had things on his mind, he wasn't at his best to do any sort of job or protective work. So, instead of showing up at the Guardian office, he was out and about with Noibat and Houndoom trying to find her, and he was out for as long as he could be to do it.

In Genessia City, Noibat did managed to catch a flash of pink hair going to the library. It would start letting out noises to alert Houndoom and Mobius before fluttering into the library.

Noibat will start peering around the book shelves, letting out little "Noi?"s. Hi Sonico, there's a little bat in there with you.]

[sonicosuper]

*As she made her way round the shelves, Sonico had her headphones on and was happily listening to music, unable to hear Noibat's little noises. By the time she saw a flicker of him round the corner, Sonico had quite a pie of books in her arms. She wriggled awkwardly to turn the music off and put her headphones down, then peered round one of the shelves to check that her mind hadn't been playing tricks on her*

Noibat...? No Mobius...?

[shelteringwings]

[Noibat chirped happily when Sonico noticed it. When she mentioned Mobius, Noibat would point with its wing towards the entrance in attempt to relay that Mobius was on his way. Or at least, as well as a little bat incapable of human speech could manage.

It certainly wouldn't take long for Houndoom to find Noibat, and was immediately followed by Mobius. His eyes lit up when he saw Sonico, feeling a wave of relief as he let out a heavy sigh and smiled at her. He was overwhelmed with the desire to hug her, but he caught himself when he spotted the books she was holding. Hugging her while she was holding those would be very awkward for both of them.]

Sonico, thank goodness. [His feathers folded back slightly.] Where have you been?

[sonicosuper]

*Sonico looked in that direction when she figured that Noibat was pointing. She took a few steps that way when Houndoom appeared and smiled at the Pokemon, pleased to see it. But her eyes lifted hopefully, waiting for Mobius. When he looked at her that way, Sonico smiled at him and flushed all over with warmth. If she knew anything about him wanting to hug her, she would have really regretted those books*

Hmm? *Her head tilted slightly as she looked at them all, not really understanding what was going on* I've been here. Mostly. A little bit around Genessia and Nova. And back here again.

[shelteringwings]

O-oh. Here and Nova, huh?

[He felt a little embarrassed but he shook his head.]

Sorry. None of my calls were going through and I couldn't find you anywhere in Attleton. I got worried, so I asked these two to help me look for you, to make sure you were okay.

[He turned to look at Noibat and Houndoom with a smile, patting them both. He'd owe them treats later for sure, and the two looked happy to have helped ease Mobius' worries. He looked back to Sonico, his feathers perking. That's a lot of books she has there.]

Oh- can I get those for you? [He blinked then.] Are you gonna check all of those out?

[sonicosuper]

*At first, Sonico was too busy enjoying how nice it felt to know that Mobius had worried about her. But then she realised how much she must have inconvenienced him and she stared apologetically instead*

Oh! I'm so sorry! I haven't looked at my device at all. I've been so busy reading and studying. I'm very sorry.

*She looked a little troubled by the fact that she had put him out of his way so much. As he mentioned the books, she realised her arms were starting to hurt a little from holding them. There were several large reference books as well as a couple of paperbacks on the top*

No... I was planning on just reading them here. I have a little desk space in the corner over there.

[shelteringwings]

No no, it's okay. I'm just glad it was me just being paranoid and nothing happened to you.

[Because if something happened to her, he wouldn't know how to react. If someone would have done anything to hurt her...

Well, at least that's not the case, and that relief he felt was very apparent his smile and tone of voice. Maybe it was silly that he got so paranoid, but really? He wasn't ashamed of it.]

Here, let me. [He reached over and took the majority of the book stack from her, beaming a smile.] Would you mind if I joined you? Unless I'd distract you from your reading.

[sakuya_izayoi]

And here comes Sakuya. She found the note and, being as over-protective as she was, immediately set out to find Sonico.

Sakuya eventually spotted her (thanks to her pink hair) cycling through Attleton. The maid drifted down, keeping up in the air and waiting for Sonico to be on a relatively straight path before calling out.

"Sonico! Might I have a word?" Sakuya didn't fly much around her so hopefully it wouldn't be too much of a shock. The maid was ready to stop time and zip forward if it looked like Sonico was going to fall or crash her bike.

[sonicosuper]

That was certainly quite the fright, and Sonico slammed on the brakes at once. She jerked forward roughly on her bike and called out in surprise. It took her a moment to realise that, yes, Sakuya was actually there. "Oh! Oh..uhm. Sure. Is something the matter?"

[sakuya_izayoi]

Sakuya flickered a few times when Sonico slammed on the breaks. She wanted to make sure she could catch her if she went flying. Fortunately Sonico kept her balance.

"Well... I saw the note." Sakuya drifted down, landing smoothly next to the bike. "I'm worried about you running around all alone. There are a lot of dangerous people out there."

Sakuya, you're the last person who should be saying something like that.

"Is everything okay?"

[sonicosuper]

"Oh..." Sonico glanced down at her bike wheels when Sakuya mentioned the note. She hadn't really intended that anyone other than Kay or Cass would see it. She hoped that she hadn't sounded selfish in it. "Don't worry, I'm not out on the streets all night or anything - I'm finding places to go at night. There are plenty of hotels and things to choose from." She smiled at Sakuya, not nodded her head slowly, only partially. "I'm okay."

[sakuya_izayoi]

"That is beside the point." Her tone was a little strong. "Not all dangers move at night. And drifting from place to place means no one will know where you are consistently. Which puts you in greater danger." She should know considering drifters had been one of Sakuya's favorite targets in the past.

The maid as biting the inside of her lip a little bit, glancing to one side, down at the bike, and back up at Sonico. Asking Sonico to stay in Castlevania was probably more dangerous than just drifting around... Dammit...

[sonicosuper]

Sonico hung her head because she knew that Sakuya was exactly right - Sonico was not the safest, and Attleton wasn't exactly super safe right now either. "Then... then I'll find a hotel to stay in. Not forever. But the same one for a few days. Then I'll be in the same place. That'll be better, right?"

[sakuya_izayoi]

"Yes... Well... Please do call me from time to time and tell me where you are. I worry." Sonico is far too cinnamon bun for this or any other world.

She paused again for a moment before reaching down. She moved the left side of her skirt, revealing her usual knife garter. Tilting the handle of the blade forward, she deftly pressed or flipped some soft of release. The strap came loose, allowing her to remove the weapon, sheath, and strap from her leg.

"I have plenty of throwing daggers. But this is meant to be used in hand." She offered it to Sonico. "It is a bit heavier than the training knives we have practiced with, but I want you able to defend yourself should something happen."

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[captain_by_the_book]

The note may have been well-intentioned to reassure, but it only adds to Cassian's worries.

Her wanting to give them space, and the obvious implication that she is unhappy with her living conditions... Just her disappearing would have had him worried, but now he feels guilty on top of it.

There will be a fair number of messages arriving in relatively short order, starting with short, unobtrusive ones like Sonico, are you alright, I thought you'd be long since home by now? before they find the note.

Progressing to Sonico, please write back! I'm worried. Are you okay? Please talk to us.

A few such messages later it will be Sonico, if you're angry, then yell at me all you like, but write back! I'm worried for you. I can't stop wondering if you're hurt or if something happened to you. Please respond.

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[sonicosuper]

*Oops. This was not supposed to happen. Between reading in the library, taking naps, finding places to eat and sleep, Sonico has kind of forgotten to reply to any of these messages. Finally, though, she manages*

Hello! I'm very sorry for the delay in replying. But please so not worry. I promise that I am safe and perfectly okay.

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[captain_by_the_book]

[ Umm... Okay. And now he realizes that maybe he shouldn't have bombarded her with messages. Good going, Cassian. ]

Are you? I'm glad. I'm sorry all the same that you wished to leave.

[ But now he's trying to be a little less pushy. So much oops. ]

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[sonicosuper]

Yes. I am well.

I just thought that maybe you and Kay would like some time together just the two of you for a little while.

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[captain_by_the_book]

Oh. I didn't realize it would look that way. We didn't mean to chase you out of your own house. Have we been so caught up in another lately?

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[sonicosuper]

It's not something I would worry about. I am so glad that you and Kay are so happy with each other. I just thought maybe you'd want some time to enjoy the house without me being around.

[alwaysimpaled]

[And every so often, Sonico may feel like she's being watched. If she glances up at the rooftops she may even see a brief glimpse of a familiar red jacket disappearing over the edge.]

[sakuya_izayoi]

Don't worry Dante. Sakuya has your back. Even after arming Sonico she didn't feel comfortable leaving her on her own. And so the maid would occasionally switch out with Dante.

And, yes. She brought some pizza.

Meanwhile in the Library...

[haruna_of_fog]

Of course not everyone is actually looking for Sonico.

Haruna herself was in the library, still wearing her oversized coat as she wandered through the library. She had taken time to familiarize herself with the library's organizational system and herself had begun to make her paths through the reference sections of the library eyes looking through the shelves as she picked out book after book. With just how she moved it was like she had a list of books to grab in her mind.

The stack she held in hand was a bit impressive and showing that while those sleeves were all but to the ground Haruna's arms was of a much more normal length. A keen eye might notice the commonality of topics, Naval Histories, Records of the Second World War, although she had also collected books about Gennesia itself. The problem was that not all the useful information she wanted couldn't be found on local networks available.

She strode steadily as the books were kept perfectly stacked as she approached the tables research section laying the books out as Haruna opened the top book and started to read. It looks like she's a pretty fast reader too considering how often she's turning the pages. If she passed Sonico, Haruna would not made it noticed as well it was just another person who really wasn’t bothering her at this time.

[sonicosuper]

No, Sonico wasn't the type of person to start bothering others, especially not when she was so busy, and not when that other person seemed busy too. Finished with a particular text book, Sonico yawned in a big way as she closed it over. Now she looked with curiosity towards the other person in the reference section. Judging from the books this other woman had, they wouldn't be in danger of their interests overlapping so she wouldn't have to worry about having the books she needed used by someone else.

Sonico was happy just to sit and stare into space for a moment, to just gaze around and take everything in, still now and then just watching the other girl as she read her books; she hadn't seemed to notice Sonico watching at least.

[haruna_of_fog]

Haruna had noticed Sonico almost immediately but she didn’t openly acknowledge it. This was going to hold for a bit but then Haruna began to notice that Sonico was still watching her. It wasn't that she just looking into space, this human was looking directly at her.

Page after page was turned before Haruna's eyes looked up and locked upon the pink haired girl. Odd colors were common here it seemed. Her green eyes sharpened as she looked to Sonico. "Hello," Haruna said as she continued to read seemingly having not lost a beat of her reading. If the human was focused upon her there must have been a good reason for it.

She was more focused on reading about the landforms of Genessia and the gateways. The blonde looked to frown slightly. The battleship was going to need to collect additional books to assemble proper star maps for navigation. Oh the problems of going to a new world. All your star maps were useless, and thus night navigation could be problematic after a while without being able to reference the skies

Still the Mental model was just giving this unknown woman some of her attention even if it was only in passing. Perhaps some conversation would be useful. Humans with odd colored hair tended to not know what she was. Or had unique capabilities. Maybe that human would be useful for her.