XXVII

[rashness]

[ Voice ]

Where's Pilouette? [ But he knows. He suspects, at least. He didn't see her when he watched everyone come in. He was then reminded people died, and today that people are coming back. But still not her - he hasn't seen her and he doesn't know. He sounds somewhat lost, he sounds choked up. He half wants to just leave the journal behind and...

Precis... ] I want to- ... Wait, what was that!

[ And then it cuts off- ]

[ Action ]

[ Because his house just vanished. So did the pool There's just a grassy field with a tree in the middle of it. Shiemi was out somewhere and now it's just him and Skarmy, Shiemi's seven foot tall murderbird of steel. Her and Rin loo confused at each other. And then Skarmy squawks at him before making to fly off. Rin ends up flipping her the bird before going to collect Midori the turtle and go off to look all over down for where his house just vanished to ]

Comments

[Written]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

I haven't seen her come back yet.

[Rin's not the only one waiting. There's a first aid kit that belongs to Pilouette Ginia's been holding onto. By the time Ginia found Pilouette's body there was nothing to be done but take any personal belongings and move her body to somewhere safe.]

Everything okay?

[Voice]

[rashness]

[ Well, its written. So he doesn't see this for a while until he opens up the journal again maybe thirty minutes later. And then he sees that ... Oh. He frowns, of course he isn't. But-]

My house disappeared.

[Written]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[There's another delay as Ginia goes about her day, finally checking back twenty minutes later.

...Damn. Granted, there have been odd appearances and disappearances since prior to the draft, but that's the first time she's heard of an entire house disappearing.]

Sorry to hear that. Any of it appear yet?

[Voice]

[rashness]

[ Which means he doesn't get to it until an hour later. because who reads????

( for those keeping track at home: five comments in two hours ) ]

The house's back now, but it's missing a lot of the furniture still.

[Written]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[Plenty of people read. Just not everyone is on Facebook the journals all the time.

Another ten minutes.]

Seems like these shifts have gotten worse. [Since the draft. Definitely since the draft.]

I'd be careful where you stand. Would be unfortunate if a table shifted back in where you were standing.

[Voice]

[rashness]

[ This time with no delay, because he was answering someone else here and: ]

Wait, seriously?! You think that's possible?!

{Voice}

[strikeoflightning]

Rin? {Come on, don't cut off like that...} What does Pilouette look like?

{Voice}

[rashness]

[ Oh, Lightning-- ] She's blonde and she's uh... I guess she's probably like ... maybe 156 centimeters tall. She's got a pretty round face...

[video]

[thelittlemacthatcould]

[In just two words he feels queasy and unbalanced, a chill sweeping through him. And reeling, he backs up and sits himself down on the edge of his bed, the journal heavy as a rock in his numbed fingers.] I... I been lookin' for her too. [He swallows.]

Left her a message a couple days ago but she ain't answered yet.

[No, no -- Maybe she was mallynapped.]

[video]

[rashness]

Hasn't answered me neither.

[ ... He wonders if that's useless. He wonders if he was just annoying for doing it. He's not sure. ]

[video]

[thelittlemacthatcould]

[His lips press thin and for a long moment he doesn't know what to say, an aching knot forming in his throat.]

If I see her... I'll letchya know.

[video]

[rashness]

Good. Thanks, man.

[ Ugh. Guh guh ]

[video]

[thelittlemacthatcould]

No prob'm. [He nods faintly, silent for a beat too long for it to be anything but awkward.] ...I'm Mac, by the way, an', uh... jus' so I know who I should be gettin' in touch with, can I get your name?

[video]

[rashness]

Rin. 'M Rin, and if I'm not answerin' my journal then I'll probably be at House 15 or Seventh Heaven.

[ Or school, he guesses... ]

[Action]

[accepted]

[It's when Caius is walking down the path towards the Flame Building from his own house that he spots Rin walking towards him. He squints at Midori, giving the turtle an odd look, before looking up a Rin with the same expression... And then he lets out a yawn. He didn't exactly have a good nights sleep and it's easy to tell by how his eyes look as though they're about to shut on him at any moment.

When he gets closer he gives Rin a wave.] Hey, where'd you find a real live turtle? ['Real live' as opposed to, say, a chocolate one.]

[Action]

[rashness]

Where've you been. I've had her for a while.

[ Except it's a boy turtle. He doesn't know how to tell ]

[Action]

[accepted]

Well you've never mentioned her before. [To him anyway. He thinks.] All I've seen when I've come over before is all the plants and Skarmy.

[Action]

[rashness]

There's also a fox who's around here sometimes named George, but I don't see him a lot.

[ SHRUG. With Midori in one hand, so it probably looks silly. Turtle flail ]

[Action]

[accepted]

Huh, you have a lot more animals around than I thought. Emil would probably wanna come over if he knew about them all.

[What with his love of pokemon and animals and all. But anyway.]

Are you giving her some fresh air then or something? [Why are you waving a turtle around dude. Poor thing.]

[Action]

[rashness]

No dude, this is where my house used to be! Come on, can't you tell that?!

[ In face, he points around the area with the hand that holds the turtle. Holds back. And then sets her down. She (well, he) begins to walk away ]

[Voice]

[ledbythewind]

What was what? Is everything all right?

[Rin, you've got to stop giving him heart attacks like this.]

[Voice]

[rashness]

My house just disappeared!

[Voice]

[ledbythewind]

The entire house?

[Voice]

[rashness]

The whole house.

[Voice]

[ledbythewind]

How strange... I thought those unexpected Shifts had ended some time ago. It's been a while since I last heard of anything like this happening.

Unless... do you think this could be connected to the draft somehow?