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[John's message isn't very long, and he certainly doesn't sound like his usual chipper self.]

Hey, um.

Has anybody seen Dave? He's a rap-obsessed douchenugget and he looks sort of like this. [He sends this picture message out with his call. Truly, John is a master of the arts.] He wasn't in the apartment when we woke up this morning, and I haven't been able to get a hold of him. He won't pick up his phone, that dick.

So. Yeah.

If you see him, let me know.

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[Cole squints at the picture before he replies.]

Looks...sorta like 'em. Anyway, haven't seen the guy in awhile. He's been gone since ya woke up?

Yeah. All of his weapons and stuff are still here, so it seems sort of weird that he just left without taking anything with him.

_{[If Dave is doing this just to be a dick and get John back for a prank or something, he is going to be so mad.]}

[Cole leans back in the chair he's sitting in, too lazy to change off the video function.]

Huh. Have ya checked your phone yet? Look for 'em in the contact listin', if he's not there then he ain't in the city anymore.

_{[John's not in much of a mood to speak face to face with anyone at the moment, so he's happy sticking to audio.]}

No, he's still there. He just won't pick up his phone. I tried calling him, like, five times.

Wait, what?

[That gets Cole's attention.]

He's missin' but still on the contact list? That's a new one...huh. Maybe he can't pick up his phone. Like he doesn't have it or somethin's stoppin' him.

Nope. I mean, not yet, I guess. I heard people disappear from the list when they go home, right?

That's what I'm worried about. What if he's in trouble?

Yeah. The phones kick 'em off the list if they get sent home.

Then ya find him and kick trouble's ass.

_{[Karkat hasn't quite figured out his cell phone quite yet, so video it is.]} I don't see why you're so worried. He's probably just fucked off somewhere to do something incredibly stupid. That is normal Dave behavior. But, if you're really that worried, I could help you look for him. I'm still not entirely sure why you'd want to find him, but there are only so many places he could have gone.

Dude, Dave is way too much of a pussy to wander off here without taking at least one of his weapons. That's why it seems so weird.

Maybe he got kidnapped. _{[No!! Anything but that. He sounds pretty concerned.]} Or got eaten. Or something.

But it would be pretty cool if you wanted to help me look, Karkat. Where are you?

Maybe he was being an idiot and forgot to take one. It's not a big deal John. As much as I hate to admit it, Dave can take care of himself, with or without a weapon. And anyway, nothing's even happening here right now. It's boring as shit. How much trouble could he get in to?

Yeah, I guess I'll help you look, even if it is pointless. How the fuck am I supposed to know where I am? I wanted to go explore this god damn place, so at least I knew what I was dealing with, but turns out, everything looks the same here! _{[He turns the camera towards his surroundings.]} There are a lot of hives here, so I'm thinking I'm probably close to Dave's place.

Oh yeah, that idiot. Rose's brother, the guy who doesn't know what ironic means.

[ SHRUG. ]

Nah, I ain't seen him. Is he gone?

_{[Watch it, mister. Only John is allowed to insult Dave's lax definition of cool.]}

I don't know. His phone isn't disconnected or anything, but he isn't picking up.

[ Julian and Dave are great friends, if Julian being a dick to him counts as friendship. ]

If his number's gone, it means he's home.

If not...you think he's dumb enough to go into Capax by himself?

I don't know, okay? His number is still here, but now it is disconnected. Earlier he just wasn't picking up.

_{[John shakes his head, even is Julian can't see it.]} I don't think so? Dave can be kind of reckless sometimes, I guess, but that would be pretty unlike him.

Something else, then. [ Julian frowns. ] You check the Casino? Or the Museum? Both of those have places you could get stuck. He could’ve gambled something with Byron.

[ And lost, that’s the implication. Byron’s dangerous. Who knows what kind of punishments he’d extract for losing? Julian sure doesn’t – he’s always avoided playing any of Byron’s games for that exact reason. ]

From what I know, this isn't the first time he's kind of up and disappeared so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I initially thought you drew him in a dress though.

But still! This place is pretty dangerous. What if he's in trouble?

Also, rude. _{[That does earn a snicker from him, though.]}

He'd figure out a way to respond. That, or he'll come back if he's kicked the bucket. [Dave says this a little too casually. But then again, he did die before.] Death isn't permanent here.

It's not my fault you drew him in a dress.

And here I was thinking I was the only person who had noticed his departure.

[It's strange having other housemates. She's so used to it just being her and Dave.]

Of course I noticed! He's kind of hard to miss.

I guess you haven't seen him either, huh, Rose? _{[Ugh. This is upsetting.]}

Have you tried calling him yet? I tried, but...

Yes but he tends to wander off at times. And I guess I'm just not used to there being more than the two of us.

I...did, he has not answered. And I put up a network message, he will usually respond to those with some frustrating and not as witty-as-he-thinks message to let me know he's still around.

But even Dave wouldn't be stupid enough to wander off without his weapons. Or without giving us some roundabout, obnoxious means of telling us where he was going. Don't you think it's odd?

I see... _{[He sighs. This is really bothering him, now. He just wants to know if he's safe or not.]}

I have learned not to bet against the stupidity of Striders.

...But probably not.

I don't think he would do something like this without a reason. I'm going to go look for him.

Okay. I-

...Want some company?

_{[A pause.]}

Yeah, I'd like that.

I'm outside the apartment.

[She doesn't answer, she just goes to find her jacket, and a few minutes later she comes walking outside, her hands stuffed into the pockets of the fluffy purple jacket that she has been hording since the last winter.]

_{[John is leaning against the outside of the building, watching the sky absently and drumming his fingers on the wall. He turns once he hears Rose, though, and grins, although he's missing a lot of his usual pep.]}

Hi. Your coat kind of makes you look like a giant, purple Furby.

_{[Oh, John. Always so suave.]}

[She wasn't expecting that, but it was actually sort of a good thing to hear him make a joke. Maybe he was going to be okay if Dave didn't come back. Not that she would be, but worrying about John was easier than worrying about herself. After a second she just rolled her eyes and smirks.]

You always know just what to say, Egbert.

[And then she glanced over at one of the windows of the apartment building, considering her reflection in the dark glass. Well.]

...At least I'm a warm Furby.

I do my best. _{[Joking is one of the only things he's actually good at, after all. Better use it to his advantage as much as he can.

He gives her a nod of consent, shrugging his shoulders.]} This isn't so bad. It would get pretty cold in Washington in the winter, so it's actually kind of nice, I guess?

_{[But anyway. To business. He frowns a bit, thumb pressed to his chin as he thinks.]} So. Dave. First, he's a huge dick for ditching us without telling. Second, where the heck could he be? Any ideas?

It was cold in New York too. [She does smile faintly.] Although the coat I had at home was somewhat more...slimming.

[And then to business, and she sighs.]

I'm not sure. I know he goes to the mall sometimes to clear out the mannequins, but he would have taken his sword. And he just...flies around at times, but he typically tells me first.

[She shakes her head.]

And you're assuming he is still here.

Right. I forgot you lived way over there. _{[Thinking of his friends as having actually lived in real-life locations is sort of weird to consider, after all that's happened.

He's still frowning, hovering a little absently while he thinks.]} Yeah. Which is why it's weird. Where do you suppose he could have gone? We should go check the obvious places first.

_{[John is going to act like he didn't here that last bit. Dave has to still be here. He only just met up with him, there's no way he's going to lose him so fast.]}

Edited 2012-11-26 08:35 (UTC)

[She watches him bob off the ground like that, and considers saying something but lets it go. What must it be like to have that power so innately part of him? That he just flies without a second thought. With the thorns, flying was easy, but she still had to think about it.]

Then we should check the mall first.

[That was the obvious thing, after all.]

And then the hospital and the clock tower, people seem to gravitate towards those.

[She let his ignoring her pass without comment. If he wanted to be positive, it wasn't exactly her place to shoot him down. It was what made him John, after all.]

Edited 2012-11-26 08:38 (UTC)

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