Rebel 3 [Action!]

[not_meatbuns]

[It's late at night, and Litchi is out and about. Now that she's done with her work for the day, more or less out of habit, she's out searching the village. It's probably stupid to be out looking for someone who's probably not even in Luceti -- especially someone she's bound to have caught wind of by now -- but old habits die hard. Besides, if he is out there, the village needs protecting.

So here she is, slowly making her way around all of the village, shivering lightly despite her coat, armed with her bo staff just in case. The cold is something of an afterthought. She'll probably regret it later, but she'd rather be chilly for a while and know for sure rather than keep wondering.

Deep down, she's almost hoping not to find anything.]

[[ooc: She'll be pretty much everywhere at some point or another, so feel free to run into her if you want~]]

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[hageshii]

[Goroh has been hanging out on the bridge near the clinic, rather than out by the housing as he usually does. He's enjoying the cold night air for the most part, slowly using up what little remains of the cigarette hanging from his mouth. He's a preoccupied by staring down at the icy river beneath him.]

[not_meatbuns]

[Litchi spares only the shortest disapproving glance on behalf of the cigarette before she clears her throat gently. Startling Goroh isn't very high on her list of priorities.]

You're out late.

[hageshii]

Eh? [He's still leaning on the bridge railing and only turns enough to see who it is.] Yeah, guess I am. The night life sticks with you, even when there's none to be had.

[not_meatbuns]

I'd have to agree. It's a little strange not having all the city lights blazing all night.

[She gives him a small smile.] I'm not intruding, am I?

[hageshii]

[He's quiet for a moment as he peers down at the water again. He tosses his cigarette away and turns, resting against the rails.]

Ain't nothing to intrude on. So what about you? I didn't think they made the doctors here work so late.

[not_meatbuns]

Oh, I thought I'd just... take a look around, is all. [Litchi is a terrible liar. Absolutely horrible. This is why she's trying to tell a half-truth.] There's been a bit too much on my mind lately.

[hageshii]

Well I hope it ain't hair styles. [He can pick up on the fact there's something more there, but he's not the type to pry. At least not right away.]

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[harmonicmelodia.livejournal.com]

[Frederic sat on a small bench outside of the Welcome Center, a soft sigh escaping his lips. Despite shivering a little and knowing the night air was bad for him, he needed some time alone to think.]

[startwithabang.livejournal.com]

[And here Bang comes, landing on a nearby rooftop!]

M-Miss Litchi! It is good to see you, but... are you sure you should be out so late? [Sh-she must have come out just to try and find him because she knows he patrols around the clock! Miss Litchi, he knows he hasn't seen you in a while, and that your clinic duties takes up your time a bit but... there's no need to do such thing right after work!]

[chikyu-sakura.livejournal.com]

-Like Bang, Kasumi makes regular patrols for information gathering. However, her greeting is much less robust. She gives a bow to Litchi upon coming across her.-

[not_meatbuns]

[She sighs.] You're never going to let me live that down, are you? I don't even remember that...

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[not_meatbuns]

[Litchi doesn't notice him until she's practically right in front of him, preoccupied as she is with her own thoughts. But once she does notice, she immediately recognizes the he looks a little frail.]

Excuse me, are you alright?

[hageshii]

I'd be happy to keep it between the two of us. It wasn't all that flattering a look for me.

[not_meatbuns]

[You'd think she'd be used to ninja shenanigans, living so close to Ronin-gai, but she still jumps a little when she suddenly hears Bang. She doesn't think to look up to the rooftop until she's already looked all around her.]

Mr. Shishigami... [Soft sigh. She gives him a small smile in answer.] Thank you, but I'll be alright. I just... needed to look for something.

[not_meatbuns]

[Well, there's a greeting she hasn't really gotten since leaving Orient Town. Litchi returns the bow.]

I don't think I've met you before, have I?

[not_meatbuns]

Fair enough, I suppose. Thank you.

[hageshii]

Sure thing. So failing that, what's got your mind so preoccupied?

[not_meatbuns]

[Litchi is silent for a moment as she carefully chooses her wording. Is there really any good way to explain "I'm looking for an old friend who turned into a bug-infested monster so I can cure him"?]

Just some... unfinished business. Something I started back home that I'm not sure I'll be able to finish here.

[hageshii]

[He frowns at that and turns back around at the water.]

I'm sure whatever it is ain't any of my business, but we're not in this place forever, you know. I've got my own scores to settle back home, sure. But for now, you have to keep your head in the game. This place is where we're at, whether we like it or not. If and when something comes up and that means we get a shot at going home, you can't let distractions like that keep you from the goal. Whatever it is that you're worried about, you can't fix it while you're here.

[not_meatbuns]

[Litchi frowns. This is really the one subject she can be obstinate about.]

That's the thing. This problem of mine could very well be brought here as well, and would be a danger to everyone. He could be here now, for all I know. That's what I have to find out.

[hageshii]

Yeah? Well if it's a person, I can help you find him. If he's not here, then all we have to do is keep an eye on incoming new feathers.

[not_meatbuns]

[And therein lies the problem again, since Arakune really isn't a person anymore. So hard to explain. Litchi sighs.]

That's my plan, but it's... very, very difficult to find him when he doesn't want to be found. I appreciate the offer, but I'm not even too sure how to explain to you what to look for.

[startwithabang.livejournal.com]

Ah. Well if that's all, I have no problem in helping you find what it is that you are looking for, Miss Litchi! It may be a possibility that I have already seen it! [Confident laugh goes har. Ooooh she's gonna be so impressed if he's seen it.]

Please! Tell me what it looks like.

[hageshii]

Then how exactly do you plan to find him?

[not_meatbuns]

Because I know what to look for. [And she hates to give Tao's description of "black squiggly" as something to look for, but unfortunately, that's probably the best description possible.]