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Yamanaka Ino ([personal profile] intraspective) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2008-03-12 07:28 am
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Wellspring Arms & Meditation Centre, Wednesday

Wellspring Arms was normally open long before it had to be on Wednesdays because Ino liked to have the extra time to (needlessly) fuss with her plants.

Today though the store remained dark, and Ino never showed up.

Wellspring Arms is Closed.
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[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
That didn't mean the premises were abandoned, though.

Focused rather than surprised - mid to high became high on the priority list -, Cable could occasionally be seen moving behind the windows until into the afternoon, when the shop finally fell silent.

What he was doing was anyone's guess.
the_merriest: (nervous)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-12 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
She could see a shape behind the windows, even if the store was marked Closed. And she didn't know where else to find Cable, really.

So she knocked.

[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The door opened, suddenly but with a sureness-- Cable stood calm and at rest in the doorway, only a mild sliver of concern visible on his face. "Rikku. You've got something?"
the_merriest: (stoic)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-12 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
She nodded quickly. "Did you listen to radio last night?" she asked. "More people. Just ... not going to work, or no one knows where they are. And ... at least one person that was just a 'okay, weird, he got up and left' and now he's missing, too."

[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I heard," Cable replied, nudging the door open a little further and brushing sidewards so she could pass. "Got up and left?"
the_merriest: (pensive)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-12 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"He, uh." She blushed a little, hating to air her friend's personal life, but it was important. "His girlfriend stayed the night. He left before she woke up, and went to the park. No one's seen him since, and that was yesterday."

She stepped into the Arms, shivering a little. "Have you ... heard anything yet?"

[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not yet." Cable paced easily back to the map spread out over one of the weapons cases; his laptop was still softly humming with the buzz of the previous night's radio broadcast. "Several of the--" he almost said victims, "--missing were reported visiting the park or the preserve on the radio before going MIA. Could be a coincidence."

He didn't really tend to believe in those. Especially not at this great a frequency. "I'd suggest staying out of that area as a safety measure, none the less..."
the_merriest: (thinking hard or hardly thinking)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-12 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"The preserve?" Rikku said, leaning over the map. "I got the park, but not that yet. I mean, that's where Romeo was, and Turtle, and D-deadpool."

She chewed on her lip, trying not to flinch. "He can handle himself. That's what everyone keeps saying. Right?"

[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"The park seems to be the main hub." He tapped the area lightly. "And yes." Cable glanced up to look at her. "Considering the amount of trouble he tends to get himself into..."
the_merriest: (back)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-12 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"He'll be fine," she said softly. "Yeah. I get it." She didn't sound convinced.

"So how do we ... figure out what's going on in the park, without going into the park and having the same stuff happen to us?"

[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's what I'm going to find out," Cable replied, and left no particular space for doubt in his tone. He kept a steady eye on Rikku-- no, she wasn't convinced, no. "Let's focus on solving the issue." Because it was an unalterable Issue now, unless any evidence to the contrary happened to pop up. "You won't help him by worrying."
the_merriest: (stoic)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-12 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know," she said quickly. "I'm okay. You've got plans, then? There's gotta be something we can do."

[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm working on it," Cable replied, simply. "Stay out of the park. Gather intel."
the_merriest: (stand tall)

[personal profile] the_merriest 2008-03-12 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"You bet," she said, nodding quickly. "Um. And if ... I mean. If you need explosives or whatever? I have some really good stuff. Not like C4 and the stuff they have here, I mean ... just. If you need them. Lemme know?"

[identity profile] spring-lost.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"I will." He leaned back, and his gaze finally settled back on the map. "Be back here tomorrow. We'll know more by then." Hopefully.

[identity profile] lovelylana.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Lana, also, never showed up to talk to the missing Ino. Strange that. Didn't even send a note!
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