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[madetosin]

[A curious sight greeted Muraki upon entering his living room this morning. The shelves containing his china dolls, previously gone missing and returned recently, now boasted this time an addition in the form of a curious-looking daruma doll.

Wandering over to pick it up, he noted the coloring with some interest. Was this a gift, or something else? Either way, he decided to seek out the person it reminded him of.

However, after checking the room he's visited in the castle and a fruitless private message later, he tries something else]

[Friends of Sheena]

Is was wondering if anyone had seen Sheena recently? Either she is on a loss, or I have a gift to thank her for.

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[whichwayyoulean]

...No, actually. Not for a couple of weeks.

That's a little worrying.

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[madetosin]

Neither have I. But her door says she is still here.

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[gottaknockhard]

[He hasn't seen her since the Event Horizon... It's only now occurring to him that he should have found this out sooner.]

What gift?

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[madetosin]

It's a wooden doll. It appears to be a daruma doll specifically, which have a fairly set color scheme, but something is different about this one.

[whichwayyoulean]

That's weird. She's gotta still be in the castle.

Unless she went out to the Dead Zone again.

[madetosin]

Why would she do that?

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[wilder]

I'm pretty sure she's on a loss. That or ran off to the Dead Zone again, but that's unlikely since her journal's been in her room.

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[gentleidealist]

I think she's been cursed or whatever. Zelos and I found a weird doll in her room recently. I've been turned into a doll before, so it's definitely something that could happen.

[A pause.]

She could've gone to the Dead Zone, too, but she usually leaves a note.

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[gottaknockhard]

[He's suddenly remembering the time he found a toy robot in place of Kaylee...]

It looks like someone?

[whichwayyoulean]

She's done it before. Usually if she gets into an argument with someone.

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[madetosin]

How long would you say she has been gone?

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[madetosin]

It isn't exact. Just something in the eyes.

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[wilder]

Uh, since the beginning of the month?

[madetosin]

Any you know of recently?

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[madetosin]

The doll only appeared today. How odd.

And you aren't...concerned? [Not to say that he is but aren't you supposed to be her friend, dude?]

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[madetosin]

A doll. Did it look like this? [He does a quick vague sketch of the the daruma doll]

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[wilder]

In your room? Hm...

Huh? Of course I am, but I was concerned weeks ago when I noticed Sheena not around. Meanwhile you apparently didn't notice until now, so....I don't feel a strong urge to express my emotions about my friend to you.

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[madetosin]

Easy there, it was just a question. [That might have come off vaguely condescending] I was only wondering how common it was for her to disappear. [No, he wasn't]

I am a busy man and Sheena and I are only acquaintances, but enough that would prefer to know that she is safe and whole.

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[wilder]

Oh of course, of course.

[Yeah, he can tell there is something off with this guy. But he's not going to inquire further, not now]

Well, sorry but I told you what I know. If I hear anything else, me or my friends will let you know.

[whichwayyoulean]

Arguments? I don't know, I'm not privy to every conversation she has here.

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[gottaknockhard]

... Really only one way to be sure.

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[madetosin]

What way is that?

[madetosin]

Fair enough.

Have you ever seen her with a doll that looks like this? [He vaguely sketches the object]

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[gentleidealist]

[Lloyd squints.]

Yeah, that's what it looked like.

... Why?

[whichwayyoulean]

[Wow, that's weird]

I'm...not sure. [He's never been inside her room, this is why it sucks to be a hermit]