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[sing_for_me]

From: Alex
Date: October 9th

Has anyone seen Temeraire around or heard from him? Did he mention heading out to anywhere?

In case you don't know him, he's a black dragon with blue markings. He likes to swim or hang out in gardens.

Any information would be helpful.

Thank you.

Comments

[sonofson]

Aleeeeeexxxxxxxxx?

[sing_for_me]

[His voice snaps her out of her internal debate-

Er..! Um..o..okay..For a little bit would be nice..

[How could she say no to him...]

[sonofson]

Great! I'll come by your temple super soon, okay?

[Sorry Alex, but he can't help but grin a bit.]

[sing_for_me]

Ah--I won't be there. I'm out looking around, so just call me so I can come get you.

[The nice thing about being able to teleport.]

[sonofson]

[He keeps forgetting gods can do that...]

Oooh! Then whenever you wanna! I was gonna search on Nimbus. Should I go somewhere so you can find me or what I do I gotta do?

[He doesn't understand how your weird god teleport powers work]

[sing_for_me]

Nim..bus?

[Obviously this kid couldn't drive. Something he could ride then? Did Goten have a horse?]

I'm over at the near shore right now.

[sonofson]

Where's that at? Near what store? A near store? What store?

[sing_for_me]

Wha--No--

[Was she not clear? Alex raises her voice a little]

The near shore--

[A pause]

Oh wait--I meant the far shore! [Dammit, she still got those confused.]

Right now I'm by a couple of stores--I see a pet store. And um..a cafe.

[sonofson]

. . . . .

[Near shore? Far Shore? Couple of Stores on the Far Near Shore? She's making him confuse himself.]

O-Okay...?

[sing_for_me]

[Oh no, he sounds like she's not making sense.]

M-maybe I should get you?

[sonofson]

....Is that okay? Sorry Alex, I'm not too good with places.

[sing_for_me]

No, no, of course it's okay! It's my fault for not being specific..Where are you?

[sonofson]

I just pasted the Meeting Hall but I can go back and we can meet there if you wanna!

[sing_for_me]

Alright [She nods.]

I'll meet you there.

[sonofson]

Okay!

[He perks up at that.]

Great! See you super soon, Alex!

[sing_for_me]

See you. [She smiles as she hangs up, but once she does, she starts fixing her hair and trying to look a little more presentable. Alex didn't want to look too stressed out in front of him. She needed to perk up.]

You got this.. [And she teleports herself to the Meeting Hall.]

[sonofson]

[As promised, Goten is near the front waiting for her. He's seated comfortably on a bright yellow fluffball of a cloud hovering just a few feet off the ground. He looks this way and that for any sign of Alex before spotting her when she comes into view.]

Alex!

[He bunny-hops off the cloud and runs over to her, arms wide. Regardless of if she moves to greet him or not, he's going to be hugging her upon contact. Her waist or her neck, its her choice depending if she bent down]

You were right, that didn't take you long at all. You got here way faster then I could find you on the near---far....Where ever you were!

[sing_for_me]

[When she turns to his voice, she automatically bends down as he runs towards her, catching him by his middle as he hugs her around the neck. It did surprise her, getting such an affectionate hug. How long had it been since she had someone so small hug her like this? She almost loses balance too.]

H-hey. Thanks again for meeting me---

[And then she posts the cloud in the back.]

......Is...that Nimbus?

[sonofson]

[Goten smiles as he squeezes her a bit. Not too hard but it is a strong hug. Something to hopefully ground her and give her something solid to hold on to. He's not the brightest but he knows she's worried and he'll do whatever he can to help her. When his gods disappeared and he was alone, he really needed someone there and hugs so that much be what Alex needs to.]

Ahuh! I told you I would.

[He blinks slowly and parts just enough to turn his head to see Nimbus still floating there]

Oh yeah, that's Nimbus. Nimbus is a friend I made a while back.

[sing_for_me]

[It did help, if the way she gripped at his back told him anything. She needed that, more than even she knew.]

A...friend, huh? [Not that she was going to question it out loud. If Goten said that was his friend, it was his friend.]

I..wasn't taking you away from anything, was I?

[sonofson]

[Goten shakes his head quickly]

Not-uh. Me and Nimbus were flying around looking for Temeraire. Now we can all look together so you're not taking me away from anything.

[sing_for_me]

[Alex looks at him for a moment before pulling him in for another tight hug, letting out a sigh.]

Thank you...

[sonofson]

[He blinks at that but returns the tight hug after a second or so. He gives a small nod, smushing his cheek against her.]

Mmn! You got me and a lot of other friends with you, Alex. So it'll be okay.

[sing_for_me]

[She still wasn't sure about that label..but he was right about some very kind people that were helping her out. Not that they didn't deserve it, but it felt too forward of her to call them that.

Another sigh escapes her as she takes in that hug. It was like he sucked away a lot of her negative emotions.]

Yeah..I'm sure it will. [Optimism was about all she had left after all.]

I've been searching around here but haven't had any luck..I was thinking maybe he's somewhere in the city.

[sonofson]

Then we can go look in the city. I donno if you can ride Nimbus or not but if you can't then I can carry you.

[Goten lets her hug him for as long as she needs to. He doesn't mind at all. If it makes her feel even a little bit better, then its worth it. He wants Alex to be happy. He knows she's worried and he doesn't really know what to do other then to offer her hugs and a searching buddy.]

He's a dragon right? So he can fly---I can do that so it'll be easy!