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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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[ He has a good point with the whole 'infinite number of rooms' statement. Sometimes, she forgets the mansion just never seems to end. Probably because she gave up on exploring it entirely a while ago.

His introduction reminds her that she didn't introduce herself. Wow, she must really be turned around because of this missing materia mess. ]

Well, Philip, it's nice to meet you. I had no idea anyone was living in the basement. [ Basements aren't cute, and she's not going down there, okay? Unless it's necessary. ] If you do happen to find my materia down there, I'll be forever grateful. [ Pause, and she looks thoughtful. ] Maybe I should offer a reward of some kind. It might turn up faster, who knows.

It's not a popular spot. And, erm, there aren't actually that many rooms down here to begin with. But a few of them--

[ ...do have people living in them would probably stretching the truth a little, to be honest he's not entirely sure who or what he's sharing that floor with and sometimes he thinks that doing his best not to find out is actually a good call. ]

...are occupied.

[ And speaking of good calls: ]

Anyway, I'd go with the reward. Beats betting on charity.

[ For all he knows whoever finds the thing will hold it ransom anyway, or try to figure out what it does before returning it, if they return it at all. ]

[ Huh. Aerith shouldn't be so surprised to hear about anyone actually living down there - after all, she's met a friend in the last basement she ventured in to. Granted, he was in a coffin.

It was an interesting day. ]

A reward does tend to inspire people, doesn't it? [ She has her fair share of greedy friends (cough cough Yuffie cough), so she can understand that. If it does end up in someone's hands, they'll be super disappointed so she's not worried about someone causing some trouble with it. ] Not sure what I can offer as a reward, though, when we can just grab anything we want or need from a closet. Any ideas?

Uhhhh...

[ He blinks, because that's a follow-up question he didn't expect, and one he never really thought about either. So far he's never exactly wanted anything he couldn't get from the closets, or from the vendors in exchange for some of the few trinkets he still brought from home. ]

I, uh, I guess that depends on what you've got to offer, I mean-- Can you do anything? Wonderland's all right on the goods, not so much on the services. [ Because, come to think of it, he does remember an incident that might apply. ] Few years back I'd have swapped something for a decent barber. Or music lessons.

[ He's personally lost interest in both since, but the idea's a start. ]

I do have a few abilities, but they're limited to healing. I'll have to think on that one. [ Really, what special skills does she have? It's something to ponder, at least. Where would she be if she didn't have her powers? ]

If anything, I can just make them several daisy chains or flower crowns. A perfect reward for all that hard work, right? [ She's smiling, because Aerith's certain the only people who would consider that a reward are her and that's about the end of the list. ] I didn't think about offering any kind of services, though, thank you for the idea. It's a good one!

[ A forced smile that should tell her that he understands. About the flower crowns, anyway. Healing always comes in handy, though using life-saving servies as a bargain doesn't strike him as being entirely up Aerith's alley, from all he can tell from one conversation. ]

Sure, no problem.

[ ...Which, incidentally, sounds like he could wrap it up just about now. ]

Anyway, erm, good luck finding your-- [ ...thing with the name he's already forgotten. ] Good luck.

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