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Little Girl Lost [Active, Open]

Character(s): NiGHTS, open to anyone else (thread set-up will be similar to "party" posts, so if you want your characters to interact along with NiGHTS, please include them in the same thread ♥)
Content: NiGHTS looks for Yuna.
Setting: The entire city of Paixao, but mostly Cea de Mouraria and City Hall later on.
Time: Late morning, week six
Warnings: None yet.

NiGHTS, being who he was, seldom felt like being on any side whatsoever. On the occasions that he did, however, it was usually the good side these days (evil, as NiGHTS had discovered countless years ago, was usually strict and therefore boring) - and now was no different. His new friend, Belle, was worried about her room mate, Yuna - and although NiGHTS and Yuna had never met, he was in a helpful sort of mood right now and therefore more likely to do something about it. He'd idled these past few days after setting up an alert to see what happened, and was intrigued by the replies he'd gotten.

So it was today that he flew, searching about the city... until he came to the Cea de Mouraria. He remembered Auron mentioning it, but he hadn't quite been expecting the state it was in. Sure, the opera house was being repaired, but there were clear signs that a large battle had taken place in the area. NiGHTS pouted for a moment and crossed his arms; maybe he should have gone to the party after all.

Oh, well. He'd check City Hall once he was finished with this area. Hopefully, there would be signs of the poor girl somewhere around Paixao.

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To say Braska was worried would be an understatement. He had only just recently got in touch with his daughter again only for her to go missing. Auron had filled him in on some of the details before they had decided to go looking for her, which had only caused him to worry even more for her safety. Whatever this man wanted with Auron, Yuna had no stake in it, and if anything had been done to her... Braska honestly wasn't sure what he would do, but he intended to punish the man for his acts.

It was, at least, a relief that he wasn't the only one searching. There was Auron, of course, and he had noticed that Jecht was looking as well (he would have to thank him later), Belle, and then there was that NiGHTS fellow he had spoken with over the journals. It was good to see so many willing to help.

NiGHTS noticed the strangely-dressed man, but ignored him for a few minutes as he continued to search the area. It didn't look like there were any real clues as to where Yuna might have been taken in this place, so the Nightmaren idly did a flip in mid-air, along with several acrobatic maneuvers, before floating downward and waving cheerfully at the man as though nothing was wrong. "Hello!" he greeted, crossing his legs and tilting his head after giving the man a once-over. "You wouldn't happen to be Braska, would you?"

Leave it to NiGHTS to remain cheerful, even when a crisis might be brewing.

To be fair, Braska didn't notice NiGHTS at first, either, so caught up was he in his search. It wasn't until NiGHTS flew in front of him that the summoner was shaken from his thoughts. "Oh... Yes," Braska replied, nodding. "And you are NiGHTS, correct?" He smiled, but if one were to look close enough, they would be able to tell that it was a hollow one.

"I must thank you again for taking the time to search for her. I am... worried, to be honest. Have you met with any success?" he asked, his eyes filling with hope. NiGHTS could fly, could he not? Surely he must have seen something of note.

NiGHTS may be a flippant and flighty creature, but he wasn't an idiot. It didn't take much for NiGHTS to notice that Yuna's going missing had to have taken a toll on Braska. If this were to continue, who knew what would happen? Brushing those thoughts aside for the moment, the maren smiled. "Yep!" he chuckled. "It's nice to meet you in person.

"Don't worry about it!" That why NiGHTS was here and flying about, wasn't it. He thought for a moment. "No," he answered slowly, "but then again, I've only just begun to look. I'm planning on searching most of the city, anyway."

Braska smiled again. "I will try my hardest not to," he replied. It would be difficult, but worrying too much would probably only end up making things worse in the end. He had told Yuna many times before that she was strong. It would be an insult to her if he didn't continue to believe in her now. It was doubtful she would have been taken without a fight.

"I must thank you again for doing this," Braska said. "It is good to have eyes above to help us search. How far have you gotten in your search?" He could at least narrow down his own search that way.

"Good," NiGHTS replied, still cheery, "because it won't do anyone any good." Anyway, he doubted that Hades would harm Yuna much, if at all. Having a hostage was a delicate issue; if the hostage died or got injured very much, the people Hades was using the hostage against wouldn't matter. Without the hostage, Hades would have nothing to use, at least for the moment, and whatever his plans were, they'd be rendered useless. NiGHTS kept these thoughts to himself, as not only were they were somewhat dark (and NiGHTS generally tried to avoid those trains of thought), but he was also pretty sure that Braska wouldn't appreciate it.

"No problem!" NiGHTS responded with a bow. "I promised Belle I would, anyway." He thought for a moment. "Hm, not far," came the reply. "I've just started searching this area, and this is the first place I've looked." Yuna had to be around the city somewhere, NiGHTS was sure.

He was correct. Braska nodded, his smile becoming a little more genuine now. "I will try my best," he repeated. "But it will be difficult. I am a father, after all. It is my job to worry." He laughed lightly, continuing to walk. He himself doubted Hades would do anything to hurt her too terribly, but... He had never met anyone quite like the god before. Even when he had heard about the Organization, he had never met any of them face-to-face. And Hades was so up front about everything, as well... He didn't even have a hint of regret. It was disconcerting to say the least.

"I should meet with her once all of this is over," Braska decided. "She seems like a very kind girl."

The high summoner sighed and nodded. "I see... If you do find anything, please tell me. It would mean..." Everything. "It would mean a lot to me."

NiGHTS nodded almost absently. He technically had a father of sorts, although he had clashed with his creator several times and had helped in his destruction. He wouldn't know about what fathers, according to most mortals, were supposed to be like, but he had been content to listen to Will's stories about his dad. They'd been interesting, anyhow. "Well, once we find Yuna, you won't have to worry," he responded with a grin, and nodded again. "Belle's really interesting. She and I met at the library." And, strangely enough, Belle's purity had been like Alice's - pure and resonant. It was strange; even with the children NiGHTS had befriended in the Night DImension had fairly normal Ideyas (even if they did possess them all).

Even with Braska's attempt at subtlety, NiGHTS could see the worry and fear written all over his face. Seeing all these people worrying was... well, it was starting to make NiGHTS wonder about this girl. Whoever Yuna was, she meant a lot to these people. "We'll find her," he told Braska. "Don't worry."

Braska was doing his best to keep his feelings from showing on his face. It was at times like this--especially at times like this--that he had to stay strong. Yuna was counting on him, and, while the people who had decided to help may not be looking to him, he still felt that he had to keep his fear from showing. Maybe it was just something that remained from his time on the pilgrimage.

"The library?" Braska asked. "I should stop by there myself sometime. I have yet to visit it, and I've been here for quite awhile." It would be nice to take a day to spend some time at the library and get his mind off of things for awhile.

Braska, NiGHTS deemed, could use some cheering up. Unfortunately, NiGHTS wasn't sure how to do such a thing in a situation like this, so aside from remaining his usual cheerful self, the Nightmaren wasn't sure what he could do, aside from distracting Braska for the moment. So he nodded. "I haven't been inside there," NiGHTS replied with a giggle, "but Belle was carrying so many books that I could barely see her behind them all."

We'll find Yuna, all right, NiGHTS thought. And when that happens, Hades won't know what hit him. Besides, Hades was hilarious when he was angry.

Braska couldn't help but chuckle at the thought. Obviously, to say the young woman took pleasure in her reading would be an understatement. That or the books in there were truly something to be admired. He would definitely take a look, he decided, if only to satisfy his curiosity. "I hope she managed to make it wherever she was going all right," he said with an amused smile. "I can only how difficult that must have been."

"I almost had to carry her," NiGHTS joked, grinning at the memory, "but she was alright." He'd never seen anybody try to read and walk down stairs at the same time, at least not that he could remember off the top of his head. "She got back to her place just fine, as far as I know." And even if something happened, the White Ideya had been glowing quite brightly from within her; it wouldn't be too difficult for NiGHTS to find her.

Speaking of which... "Hey," NiGHTS replied, "what's Yuna like, anyway?" If she had any of the Ideya, NiGHTS could theoretically help track her down - but he wasn't sure he wanted to bother with explaining the Ideya.

Braska chuckled. It was good to hear that she had made it there safely. Perhaps those feats were common for her. The young woman must have read quite a bit.

A frown appeared on Braska's face for an instant as the question was asked, but was hidden away almost as quickly. He could only say what he had seen and heard of her in his recent meeting. "She is strong, persistent, and kind. She has grown up into a fine young woman, and she cares deeply about those around her," he explained, "Although... so much has happened to her."

"But that is her story to tell, I think." He shook his head and smiled. "And I imagine she could tell it better than I could."

NiGHTS felt a little sorry for asking, but what else could he do? If he learned about Yuna, maybe he could learn about her Ideya, and track her that way (she at least sounded like she had the Ideya of Courage, which would make his job considerably easier), NiGHTS nodded, not bothering to explain his plan. "Well, then, she's definitely not here," NiGHTS murmured, half to himself. "Maybe she's somewhere else."

He nodded at Braska, smiling. "Don't worry," he replied, "we'll find her!" Hades definitely wouldn't harm her, not from what he'd seen, and they were already working on finding the girl. It shouldn't take much longer, now.

Braska glanced over at NiGHTS confusedly, having heard his comment to himself. "How can you tell?" he asked. Strange... Was that why NiGHTS had wanted to know what Yuna was like?

He smiled back at the Nightmaren's assurances. "You're right. We need only keep searching." They would find her and punish the one who had kidnapped her.

"I can sense certain things," NiGHTS explained, "and right now I can't sense the traits you've described. She's definitely somewhere else." He lifted higher into the air and looked around as if he could find her simply by doing that - however, things wouldn't be that simple. He had to catch sight of Yuna's Ideya before he could track her, and as he didn't know how strong they were, he was out of luck for the moment. He'd have to look somewhere else.

"She can't have been taken out of the city," said the maren, "since there's not much outside of here." Which was boring, but NiGHTS could deal with it.

What a curious ability. He had never heard of anything like that before, but he was more than thankful for it. It would definitely be of use in finding Yuna. "At least there is that."

"You are able to sense traits?" Braska finally asked. "I've never heard of such a thing before."

NiGHTS nodded. "Well, sort of," he replied. "It's a little hard to explain." That, and he didn't have the patience right now for explaining. It was one of the things he missed about Owl; the old bird could easily explain things while NiGHTS dallied and waited for that boring stuff to be over with so he could go have some fun already.

"Anyway," NiGHTS continued, "she's got to show up somewhere..."

Braska nodded. He was a little disappointed that NiGHTS wouldn't tell him, but now wasn't quite the time for such explanations and if NiGHTS didn't want to tell him, Braska wasn't going to force him. "If you need to search somewhere else..." He trailed off, deciding to put it a different way "Don't feel as though you have to stay with me."

NiGHTS nodded, rising into the air again. "Of course!" he replied cheerfully, not caring about propriety or anything. "I was just looking for clues anyway," he continued, shrugging. "I guess I'll go and search City Hall next, unless you've got any ideas?" He cocked his head to one side, doubting that Braska really knew anything... but it couldn't hurt to ask him nonetheless, could it?

Braska shook his head. "I only wish I did. I know nothing beyond what Auron has told me. Have you gotten any information from him?" he asked. The man always had preferred to keep to himself. Auron had his reasons, Braska knew, but it could be frustrating sometimes, especially in situations like these.

"I know Auron suspects Hades as the one behind all this," NiGHTS replied. "I agree with him after what I've seen of that guy." NiGHTS hadn't attended the party, sure, but he'd kept an eye out over the journals, and Hades was definitely a shady and sinister character. "Who knows what he's really planning, but I'm sure he wants something to do with Auron." What? That was obvious, but stating it never hurt anybody - plus it could be funny.

"That is what he told me as well. I worry what he might do, though I cannot claim to understand what sort of grudge he holds toward Auron." The High Summoner sighed and shook his head. "I doubt Auron himself knows." What lengths would this God of the Dead go to in order to carry out his grudge? He wanted desperately to be able to put the pieces together, but with what he had now, it was impossible. He wondered whether or not they would be able to get any information from the god himself.

"Well," NiGHTS mused, "Hades is the god of the dead. Maybe your friend cheated death somehow?" NiGHTS had never met death or the gods thereof personally, but he knew that gods in general didn't like being denied what they felt was theirs by right. Wizeman had especially held a dislike for NiGHTS after he left the side of Nightmare to go and journey on his own path.

Braska looked away a moment, trying to figure out exactly what he wanted to say. "He is not one in Spira. Spira... operates under different rules," he finally decided. "Ones that many seem to find rather strange, if what happened with Sin here is any indication." He looked ahead thoughtfully, "I do not think we have anything like Hades in Spira. Not... quite like him, in any case."

NiGHTS nodded thoughtfully, keeping his thoughts to himself on the matter. There were such things as worlds crossing together, after all - not just here, but in the Night Dimension as well. Gods tend to think they're above all that, NiGHTS thought, keeping his expression neutral, and most of the time they're right. But this... this was going too far. NiGHTS may not care about sides, but he didn't like seeing people hurting like this.

This was so frustrating. Karrin didn't know how she was going to find this girl when she still knew so little about this place. Still, she couldn't just sit by while someone was missing. Karrin didn't know the girl missing or the one who had requested they find her...but that wasn't the point. The thing that really frustrated Karrin was that she had no clues. All she knew was that Yuna had gone to meet some stranger and had not given a time or a location to this meeting.

All that information just screamed 'abduction' but Karrin had no clues or culprits.

She sighed and continued walking down the street. About all she could do right now was keep her eyes peeled for a clue. She belatedly realized that Harry could probably use a tracking spell...but she remembered that Harry said those were tricky on humans cause they changed so much.

Karrin would keep it in mind though, if she got desperate. In the mean time, she continued walking and looking, not paying attention to anyone who might be flying over her.

NiGHTS didn't fail to notice the small blonde woman walking down the street. It took him a couple of moments, but he recognized her. "Hey!" he called out, flying near the woman and waving. "We spoke over the journals, didn't we?" Now may not be the best time for making new friends to others, but it was always a good time for NiGHTS. He could use some help in looking for Yuna, anyway, and something about Karrin screamed "observant" to the maren.

Karrin froze when she heard someone shout hey. It didn't occur to her to look 'up' at first until NiGHTS was right there in front of her. There was a sharp intake of breath, clearly she was surprised, but she was trying not to show it too much.

Karrin hated being caught off guard.

It was then that she recognized this as one of the people she had spoken to about Yuna, "Yes, I'm Sgt. Karrin Murphy. Any news on Yuna yet?"

NiGHTS laughed at the look of surprise on the woman's face. It never ceased to be amusing, really, the way people blinked as though NiGHTS were an illusion, or the way some of them shook their heads (even in dreams) as if to dispel the mere notion that NiGHTS was really there.

"I'm NiGHTS!" he greeted, cheerful as ever despite the situation. "And no, I haven't found anything regarding Yuna yet - but there's definitely something suspicious about this building." He gestured to the opera house. "I'm not surprised, since it's where Hades held his party."

NiGHTS...right. Karrin took another minute or so but eventually she composed herself. She'd seen a lot of weird things in her time...NiGHTS had just made it to the top of the list.

Karrin turned to look at the building, "Does this building have anything to do with Yuna? I'm really not here to admire architecture or talk about some guy's party."

NiGHTS was used to people thinking he was weird. They were right, of course, but that was normal for NiGHTS - and it was funny, anyway. He grinned at the woman again and "sat" in mid-air, crossing his arms and examining the woman. "It might," he answered. "Since Hades threw a party here, there might be something left behind, so I'm checking this place out before I go to City Hall." He looked around for a moment, humming contemplatively to himself. "I don't see anything so far, though..."

She was slowly, very slowly mind you, getting used to NiGHTS. After the initial shock she realized this wasn't much weirder than anything else she'd dealt with. The bonus was this was one of the few weird things that DIDN'T try to kill her. "Is Hades known to frequent this place? Did he have any connection to Yuna," she knew she was asking a lot of questions, but she needed to know these things if she was going to be of any help.

NiGHTS thought for a moment. "I don't think so," he replied, "but I know he had a party here." With a chuckle, he added, "that's why they're rebuilding." NiGHTS would have been amused (and maybe a little insulted) by Karrin's thoughts - but as it was, he wasn't a mind reader, and thus didn't care. "And I don't know if he has any connections to Yuna, but she's a friend of Auron's or something, and that's who Hades is really after, from what I've gathered." Really, using a hostage was so boring. Wasn't anybody original any more?

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