text; @onni (backdated to early november)

[scowlish]

I'm looking for my cousin, he disappeared from our apartment yesterday.

He's very sick and needs looking after.

[He types and erases 'I'm worried' several times before settling on what to say.]

I'm very concerned about his well-being, please let me know if you've seen him.

His name is Lalli. He's got pale eyes and ash blond hair to about his jaw. Very skinny and kind of short. He'll probably fight you if you try to touch him.

Comments

@Sparrow

[arcadedragon]

I have not seen anyone matching that description, but I will look for you.

[scowlish]

Thank you. He isn't capable of taking care of himself right now.

Be careful though. He probably has his knife.

[arcadedragon]

That is fine. I have swords.

[scowlish]

If you hurt him I'll make you regret it.

[arcadedragon]

That is not what I meant. I will not harm him.

But I can take care of myself.

text; @a.h.

[hersay]

[ allison, who spends a lot of the day hoping to be reunited with her daughter, reads the message and immediately thinks: missing child. ]

I'm so sorry. That must be terrifying. I haven't seen anyone, but I'll keep an eye out.

[scowlish]

When I saw him last, he was barely coherent. I don't know why he would leave.

[Even if he was mad at Onni, why would he put himself in that kind of danger?]

[hersay]

[ maybe lalli didn't leave. maybe he was taken.

allison doesn't want to worry onni too much, so instead she says: ]

Maybe he wasn't fully aware of what he was doing?

Do you know where he might have gone?

[scowlish]

[Onni suspects that he left, mostly because the last interaction they'd had consisted of Onni snapping at Lalli because he was being difficult.]

Probably not. He was very feverish.

I've checked most places I think he would have gone. When he's injured or upset he tends to hide in small places and there are so many to look at here.

[The worry is almost palpable even through text.]

[hersay]

[ if anything cements allison's idea that lalli is a very small child, it's onni's last sentence. concerned mother mode activated! ]

There are. But I'll keep my eye out. Anchor is one station, he can't have gone far.

@kyouken

[justbeingknife]

Uh, don't think I've seen him, but how old is he?

[ look there weren't a lot of people on the station but at least he could find out if he was looking for a kid or an adult ]

[scowlish]

He's 20.

[Something Onni can barely believe, and which makes him feel ancient, but...]

He looks like a teenager, though. Skinny.

[justbeingknife]

Alright, shouldn't be too hard to recognize. And you're Onni?

[ Never knew when you'd need to namedrop a sibling to sick twentysomething. ]

[scowlish]

He's quite distinctive. If you try to touch him, he might bite you.

I am. Either my friend or I will be at Quad 8 if you need to find us. It might be best not to mention my name. I think he might have left because I was short with him.

[justbeingknife]

Uh. Should I ask?

I'll try not to make any sudden moves, I guess. Haven't gotten myself bit by a kid since I got outta grade school.

Is he gonna bolt if I say anythin'?

text; @aa

[livingdeadgirl]

oh no lallis sick too?
im stuck in the medbay so i cant go looking
but i will keep an eye out
in case the robots bring him here

[scowlish]

Yes, very sick.

Thank you, Ami.

How are you getting on?

[livingdeadgirl]

well i mean
i am also sick
so not fantastic
but other than that im doing ok

[scowlish]

Ah, yes. I meant how you're feeling. Any better?

[livingdeadgirl]

oh um
a little better since this morning i guess
but still a little worse than yesterday
if thats what you mean

@cho

[tenuefarfalla]

Your cousin is safe. I'm with him, he's not by himself.

He's sick. His fever is dangerously high. He's letting me take care of him, and it's going down. I think the chances of him making a full recovery are extremely good.

I wanted you to know that he's not alone, and someone is looking after him.

[scowlish]

Where is he?

[tenuefarfalla]

I'm not allowed to tell you. He doesn't want to see you right now. He got very agitated when I said I wanted to go get you, and it's important right now that he stays calm. He only let me contact you on the condition that I not tell you where we are.

But I'm with him and I'm not going to leave util his fever breaks and I have everything I need to take care of him. I can keep you updated, I just can't let you come here.

[scowlish]

Doesn't matter. You need to tell me where he is right now.

[tenuefarfalla]

It does matter. I gave him my word that I wouldn't tell you where we are. I think that's the only reason he's not trying to run away again.

[ Cho is reading the conversation to Lalli as it happens, showing him the screen so he can see that she's not hiding anything. He's not enjoying it, so as she shows him this latest message and her intended reply, she also offers him a little cube of fudge, even though she is not giving him medicine or taking his temperature at the moment. ]