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[lazyinlove]

['Sup fellow moon people. Here's a face you've never seen on the network before, though some of you have seen the kid around by now.

Stanley is a teenager, about 16, with blond hair hanging in his face because he hasn't had it cut since at least June. In spite of that, a bit of his startled eyes still show through. His voice catches a little, and he's out of breath. There's an unusual urgency to his tone, for those who are familiar with him.

And while he's kept his mouth shut through the mutiny, now he seems to have something to say. In spite of how insignificant the question seems when he poses it, there's a barely restrained edge of panic to his entire being. Something is most likely up here.]

I-uh. I'm looking for the lost and found. But it's not-it's not on the map. Little help?

(OoC: That recently announced world change came with a few significant other changes. Namely, to the former Exsiles. Including smuggled children. For those that knew about Peace this will be an easy puzzle to solve. She's gone, guys. Never existed at all, officially.)

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[hyanaimne]

["gone" just shoots her, and she takes a sharp, shaky breath. Her voice, which she was trying to keep steady, ends up coming out shaky instead]

Stanley, you need to - would she get up and leave, maybe? Perhaps go visit someone while you were asleep?

[lazyinlove]

She can't reach.

[He understands. His voice is shaking, too.]

The door. She can't reach it.

[hyanaimne]

She cannot simply just be gone. That is - that is impossible, isn't it?

[lazyinlove]

Most of the shit that happens here is impossible.

[hyanaimne]

Yes, I am aware. But someone simply disappearing is not a common thing here. At least, not for people like her. Is it?

[lazyinlove]

I don't know. Jesus...I think-what I think, is they should have to tell us. Someone should-should tell people!

[Anger now, because this situation is so hopeless. And terrible. If he's right about what happened here, then everything is different now. Worse. The consequences of anything are just...impossible to comprehend, let alone predict.]

[hyanaimne]

[a sound suspiciously like a sob gets quickly muffled while Tempest tries to not burst into tears. There's a moment or two of complete silence before she speaks again, her voice a little steadier]

You need to contact one of the Initiative members. Now. Find out why this may have happened.

[lazyinlove]

Things change. Did you know that? I didn't. Someone said it the other day and it's true. The planet changed. Did you catch that? It's fucking different now. The radiation didn't stabilize that fast.

[Wait, Tempest probably doesn't know about radiation. Maybe she didn't catch that at all. But Stanley caught it. They're responsible for this. Some mission caused it. It's the only reasonable explanation, and it's completely insane. It's too big to handle, along with everything else. It's terrifying.]

[hyanaimne]

I have not looked at the network much - I am locked up at the moment, and other things have been on my mind and—

[she's rambling. She takes a deep breath] That . . . I do not know - none of that makes sense to me.

[lazyinlove]

I heard.

[For a moment his tone is softer. It's hard to miss that big of a deal.

And then he's angry again, and guilt-ridden. The helplessness of the situation is starting to sink in.]

It. Doesn't. Make sense...it's just. Bullshit. This is such bullshit.

[hyanaimne]

You are not wrong. I do not think those words are strong enough for what has happened.

I - I am sorry, there is nothing I can do from here.

[lazyinlove]

[She can't see it, when he look up and attempts to meet her eyes over an audio feed for a moment that's equal panic and eerily calm clarity, but it happens.]

I can't do anything either. N-none of us can do anything.

...God.

[hyanaimne]

[she's crying. As much as she tries to muffle it, it can still faintly be heard over the audio feed. There's a dull sound, like she hit something, but without much strength behind it]

I am so sorry.

[lazyinlove]

[He didn't mean to make anyone cry. In retrospect, he should have asked for advice about time travel, not the list and found. But thinking things through when you're in a state of panic is difficult. His brain keeps trying to shit itself down and reboot, now that he's pretty sure he won't be finding Peace again. Ever.

He's sorry, too. This was all a big mistake, wasn't it?]

Yeah...

[hyanaimne]

M-Mm . . . just - if you find anything else out, let me know?

[lazyinlove]

I...yeah. Okay. You. Um. I'll see ya.

[hyanaimne]

Mm. See you.