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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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I guess not. [ She misses that little spastic dork. ] I'm sure that's just her way of trying to get you to be social.

[ Actually, Aerith's pretty sure it's Yuffie's way of annoying Vincent in a manner she can claim was 'helpful'. ]

You could always get her back, you know. [ Thoughtful pause - he could totally give Yuffie's number out as a local pizza place. But then... ] Maybe that isn't such a good idea. When Yuffie feels like there's a challenge, she goes all out in retaliation, doesn't she?

Hn. Exactly.

... besides... nothing annoys her more than simply ignoring her...

That's very true. You really have her pinned, don't you?

[ A fact she's tickled with. She wants all her friends to be close with each other, and she knows how much of a pill Yuffie can be at times. It says a lot about Vincent's patience, too. ]

You better be careful, or you'll find yourself stripped of all your materia and probably a few other things. She's wily.

... her many hobbies have included bothering Nanaki and bothering me. ... I had plenty of opportunity to learn...

[ When she wasn't being motion sick, of course. ]

She knows better than to steal from me now, however...

Yuffie may be a little too willing to pick some pockets, but she's always been smart. [ Aerith knows the girl, while she enjoys giving Vincent a hard time, is not going to invite his wrath. She has a knack for knowing just how far to push it. ] Maybe we'll get luck, and she'll show up in Wonderland.

[ Aerith smiles to herself, because that would actually be wonderful. For her, anyway. ]

[ He smiles a little, though Aerith can't see it. He has a feeling she'd enjoy Yuffie's company more than he would, but he wouldn't begrudge Aerith the company. And who knows? Maybe it might be kind of nice. Make this place a bit less boring. ]

Maybe. ... we'll see, I suppose.

We will. [ And there's a sigh on her end as she thinks back to her original goal before he called - finding her materia. ] I should start searching again.

[ Funny enough, talking to Vincent has calmed her down a little, taken her mind off the worry, even for a few minutes. ]

I'll talk to you later, let you know how it goes.

Mm. ... good luck.

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