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[ Aerith pops on screen looking a little winded, and maybe just a tiny bit frantic.

See, she has this Materia - a tiny little ball of glowy magic, courtesy of her mother - and she's managed to lose it.

There's no telling where the thing is. Usually, she tucks it up tightly in her ribbon, but recently she's been pretty distracted with the arrival of some of her favorite people, and maybe she's let her routine slide just the tiniest bit.

Whatever the reason, it's now gone and after she's turned her room upside down in her search, she figures she'll put out a message on the network in case anyone's found it. ]

I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I've lost something of mine. It's green and about this size. [ And she props her little device on a side table, so she can stand back and make a shape with her hands. ] It's not big enough to really stand out, but it's not small enough to fall through any cracks or vents.

[ She picks up her device again, sighing. In all the time she's had her mother's Materia on her, she hasn't lost it. Not like this. Especially not in a mansion that likes to throw monsters and tricks their way. ]

I'm going to look more through the mansion, but if anyone comes across it, give me a heads up?

[OOC: Just a heads up - she won't be finding it anytime soon, but everyone is welcome to help her. Also, feel free to run into her anywhere - she'll be searching high and low and through the grounds. ]

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Thanks, Zack.

[ And she'll make her merry way to the library. She wasn't too far from it, anyway - today it seems to be on the second floor, and she's just finished with the clinic. She's standing out in the hallway, fiddling with the bracelet Annie made for her out of nervous habit. ]

[ He'll be there a few minutes later, a faint smile touching his lips when he sees her. She's really upset about this -- understandably so.

He walks up to her, concerned but not overly showing it. They have to find her materia (he knows they will), but fretting won't do any good. ]

Hey.

[ He covers her hand gently with his -- a reassuring gesture. ]

[ She squeezes his hand, the gesture steadying her. Zack's presence calms her, and she can focus a little bit better than before. She's not really sure how he does it just by showing up, but she's grateful. ]

Hi. We're probably going to be here a while, the library's pretty big.

[ As she says that she pushes open the door, stepping through with a small sigh. She's only been here a handful of times, but she won't leave a stone unturned or in this case - a bookshelf unchecked. ]

[ He doesn't know how he does it, either; it's just one of those things that comes naturally.

He squeezes her hand lightly in turn and smiles. ]

Leave no bookshelf unturned, right?

[ He very well may mean that literally, too. He can lift quite a bit. ]

I think we can manage it.

That's the idea!

[ She probably wouldn't have him actually turn any bookshelves over at this point, but who knows, maybe she'll keep it in mind. ]

You know, people keep mentioning the idea of someone taking it. You don't really think someone would do that here, do you?

[ She's not naive, and she's not out of touch with how people truly are, but it just seems so wrong. More than normal, since they're all basically in a prison painted pretty and cute. ]

[ He thumps his chest lightly. ]

You can count on me.

[ As much energy as he has, he doesn't think it'll take too long. ]

I'm not sure.

[ After hallucinating all those terrible things for no known reason, he wouldn't put anything past anyone here. Still, it does seem a little odd when very few people would actually know the value of what they were stealing. ]

There aren't a lot of people here who know what Materia is.

That's why I don't think someone would just take it. Not that it really has magic, anyway, but even if it did I'm sure someone wouldn't look twice at it.

[ And she's poking at a nearby book case, leaning over so she a drag a hand underneath in the space between the case and the floor. ]

I am a little sad I didn't carry more on me. At least to show some people how magic works in our world. I've run into a few people who say they don't even have it where they come from.

[ Peering around corners and under tables and chair, Zack makes a thought, noncommittal sound. He's not really sure if he should tell Aerith her material is magical or not -- it certainly wouldn't do much to assuage her worry so maybe...he shouldn't. ]

I have a couple.

[ Nothing super fancy, sadly -- just basic elementals, healing, and defense. ]

The summons I had didn't come with me, though.

[ He looks at her quizzically. ]

There are really worlds without magic, huh?

That's probably a good thing. I'm not sure how well summons would do here.

[ Or if they would even show up. She's gotten a little distracted, pulling a book off a shelf and flipping through it when he asks his question. She'll just...slyly put it back, no big deal, and start searching again. ]

There are. Or if they do have magic, they don't know about it. I get the feeling a few places keep things like that a secret from most of the public.

[ Aerith can understand why, just a little. If it keeps people from being so destructive...but she doubts that will ever be a possibility on any world. ]

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