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03 [action/written] backdated to MONDAY 1/27

[When Jean wakes up on Monday, it is with the heavy sense that something is missing. (Isn't it strange, how lacking can weigh more than having?) The skipped days - going to bed on Friday night and waking up to Monday morning - aren't what hits him first; these, he won't notice until he open his journal to send a message that won't be read by its intended recipient for a while.

The bed on the other side of the room is empty.

He's the only one in their apartment. This doesn't fall too far outside the normal rhythm of the day, but it drags him back to a few months ago when things were knocked off balance and disappearing was Marco's favorite hobby. So he sends that message, raises an eyebrow at the date, and gets ready for the day while he waits for a response.

It doesn't come.]

[Action]

[In the morning, he scours the village, walking the length of every road and checking inside every public building. He tries not to think about the last time he'd walked through still streets unable to remember with any certainty when he'd last seen his friend.]

Marco? [Cupping a hand around his mouth.] Marco!

[At some point, he dimly realizes that school started a while ago, but that doesn't mean shit to him right now. Two options have long since sunk into his brain: Marco has either been kidnapped for experimentation, or he has gone home to hit a dead end. Still, through wanting to prolong the inevitable, through wanting to feel effective in some way, he doesn't drop his search. He takes it out of the village, winding through the woods on horseback.

When he finally returns, with nothing to show for his efforts but exhaustion, a tightened knot of anxiety in his stomach, and questions, evening has settled in. He opens his journal - still no response - and starts asking.]

[Written]

Does anybody know of any missing persons cases that happened over the weekend?

Is there anyone who can remember anything that happened between Friday night and this morning?

[Then, because he doesn't know how to lock messages to specific individuals, he adds:]

Commander Smith, Captain Levi. I need to speak with you. If you're in your quarters, I can come up shortly.

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[And Cross was actually walking to school when he hears a voice screaming the name, "Marco". He never sees the person yelling it but he does hear it.

A thought runs through his mind.

Clearly there is only one reason why someone would be shouting that name.

So, placing a hand to his mouth, he yells:]

POLO!

Edited 2014-01-30 00:53 (UTC)

Get up here. Now.

[Back from a mission, Ginia settles down to see what's happened over the last few days. Not too much it seems, but Jean's message catches her attention.

Missing persons cases? Remembering what happened?]

I've been out of the village, just got back. What's going on?

[Sasame was sitting beside a near by tree when he hears someone shouting, he doesn't even need his powers to know when someone is bothered. So closing his book, he stands up and appears next to Jean who he sees stopped for a brief moment after running by where he was sitting.]

Need some help, friend?

Edited 2014-01-30 00:58 (UTC)

[Gold was walking off in the direction of the Battle Dome, when he hears someone cry out "Marco!". He glances around, looking for the origin of it. They weren't in the water, so why was someone shouting "Marco"?

...Oh, well, don't question it, just play along.

Cupping his hands around his mouth, he shouts back:]

Polo!

Edited 2014-01-30 00:59 (UTC)

someone went missing?

[ with bad penmanship ]

[Rue's out sitting high up in a tree when she hears someone calling out. She remains still as the voice grows closer, when she can see the rider on horseback.]

Who's Marco?

Edited 2014-01-30 05:35 (UTC)

Check the lakes. There are some rather hostile frogs about.

[Rin is out running today, a poor substitute for swimming in his opinion, but it's better than sitting around the empty apartment wondering why he can't remember anything from the weekend. Hearing yelling, he slows, a curious expression crossing his face. Wasn't that game supposed to be played in water?]

[Turning toward the sound, he soon realizes that someone is actually calling out a name, not playing a children's game. He recognizes that voice, too, from his first day here and the responses on his journal.]

Hey, Jean, right?

[Wait. Wait, Gold's told him about this before.]

Polo?

[Is that what Jean's yelling about?]

Edited 2014-01-30 07:39 (UTC)

[Utena's actually on her way to school when she hears Jean calling out Marco's name. Fortunately, she knows who Marco is so there will not be any bad jokes on her end. Instead, she'll call out to Jean in a different way:]

Jean? Jean, did something happen? [Despite the awkwardness between them, they're still friends. And he seems really distressed, too. Could it be related to the two days that just... passed by for no reason? Come to think of it, that happened last year, too...]

[Marco actually falls under the short list of people Haruka isn't actively irritated by the majority of the time, so when he sees Jean on horseback shouting for Marco, Haruka actually raises his arm to flag Jean down.]

What happened?

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