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[mieufire]

Maaaaster! [ Mieu hops down an empty hallway, looking around the corner. His ears are alert, nose up in the air; his master has to be here somewhere. Surely if he keeps looking, he can find him! ] Master, where are you?

[ He spends a few more minutes of fruitless searching, he huffs and flops on to the floor. ] Mieuuu... Master...

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T-that subject line...

[mixolydianmode]

[ A weekly restocking trip had brought Luke out of the house he'd been keeping up, and an echoing voice drew his attention from the storeroom to a hall. Arms heavy with various necessities such as food, he stops upon spotting a small blue critter seated in middle of the floor.

It couldn't be.

And yet...

It is. ]

Thing?!

mieu is on the go to find his master!

[mieufire]

[ Mieu hops up, ears twitching when he hears his named. ] Master...? [ Luke comes into sight and Mieu races over to him. ] Master!

it's so adorable that even luke have to be nice

[mixolydianmode]

[ It really is the little bugger! Luke can't help feeling relief that nothing has happened to the cheagle. ]

What are you doing here?

[ Okay, stupid question when nobody ends up here of their own free will. But knowing Mieu, he went and got himself lost for the sole purpose of being with Luke. ]

[mieufire]

I was looking for you, Master! [ Right on the money there, Luke. ] Mieu, I'm so glad you're okay!

[mixolydianmode]

Yeah, yeah. Good to see you haven't gotten yourself eaten, I guess.

[ He's still going to snatch Mieu up by the noggin to hold him with both hands. Not that he's checking the annoying thing for injuries, nope. ]

What'd you do with the others?

[mieufire]

Mieu... They still haven't come back.

[mixolydianmode]

You can't say they haven't come back when you're the one who wandered away from them!

[ Because that's totally what he thinks must have happened. ]

[glorious]

[Amnesia!Van is going to be approaching you~]

Are you lost?

[mieufire]

[ Mieu's ears perk up and he looks to where the voice is coming from. When he sees Van he puffs up, much like a cat would. ] You're the bad man who made Master sad!

[glorious]

[...And he still doesn't remember what he's done, exactly.]

...I apologize for that.

[mieufire]

[ Mieu hisses. ] Go apologise to Master! You made him sad and then everyone left!

[glorious]

...And who is your master, exactly?

[mieufire]

Luke is!

[glorious]

"Luke", hrm...Very well, I'll speak with him.

And, forgive me, but I don't believe I've ever gotten your name.

[hymnotic]

[ Even though it has been years since he has heard it, Luke would know that squeaking voice absolutely anywhere. He would claim it haunts his every nightmare, in fact - he would be lying, of course, but no one would really be able to prove it.

Regardless, hearing Mieu calling out for 'him' - or for some version of him, anyway - causes Luke to pause. He turns, looking around himself as he tries to determine exactly where the noise was coming from. Once he does spot the little guy, he takes a moment to consider just how to respond. There was no need to startle him, after all. And so he settles on an imitation of his old attitude. ] Didn't think I'd see you off on your own, Thing.

1/2

[mieufire]

[ Mieu's ears perk up and he races over to Luke. ] Master! I found--

2/2

[mieufire]

[ Mieu tilts his head to the side. ] Mieu, what happened to your hair?

[hymnotic]

...My hair? [ Luke blinks not quite sure what to make of the question; as a result, he reaches one hand back, tugging on the ends of his hair and frowning. ] Oh, I guess that means the 'me' you know is- [ But he shuts up pretty quickly then, shaking his head slightly. ]

Just what are you doing wandering off on your own, though?

[mieufire]

Mieuuuu. [ Mieu hangs his head. ] I'm sorry, Master! I went out and when I came back, you were gone...

[hymnotic]

Whoa, hey, it's not like I'm mad or anything- [ Although he supposes he never did express himself too well in that regard, anyway, at least during the time Mieu and any of the rest of them would have known him. ] Look, don't worry too much about it, alright?

[ After a moment, Luke drops down to one knee to get a closer look at the cheagle, holding out a hand toward Mieu. ] Either way, it's alright now.

[mieufire]

[ Mieu blinks and sniffs at Luke's hand. Is Master offering to pet him...? Cautiously, Mieu rubs his face against Luke's hand. ] Are you okay, Master?

[largo]

[Watch yourself, little cheagle. There's a scythe resting against the hallway floor only a few yards away. And that far wall you might have noticed isn't so much a wall as it is a person.]

[Largo has heard Mieu's cries, and he recognizes the creature almost at once. Certainly it isn't one of Arietta's monsters.]

The boy you call "master" is not here. You've left him. But, if you look around, you'll find more than enough substitutes to choose from.

[mieufire]

[ It takes Mieu a moment to recognize the large man before him, but when he does he puffs out his fur and hisses. ] What did you do with Master?!

[largo]

[What's this, the cheagle has more fight in him than his master? Largo respects Mieu's resolve, but hardly sees it as a worthy opponent. One well-aimed step could mean its defeat. Largo doesn't move or back down.] Nothing.

This city has a power of its own, and people are drawn to it. Whether or not your master will appear, no one can say.

[mieufire]

[ Mieu's ears flop as his fur calms down and he mieus plaintively. ] Mieu... I need to find my master!