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[She'd been back on the real side with her memories restored for about an hour... And what a grueling hour it had been. One of the first things that had struck her was that in the past week or so - the entire time she'd spent as a kid and then that, is that she hadn't seen Jane.

Starting in the basement, Darcy had slowly worked her way up to the roof looking for her, the panic she was already feeling from the past week plus getting worse with every minute. By the time she reaches the roof, in the hopes that maybe she'd missed the whole Jabberwocky mess stargazing - something that honestly wouldn't surprise her, is hanging by a thread. When she's greeted with what seems like an empty roof and a bitter cold, whatever that had let her hold onto the little bit of hope that not everything was hitting the fan finally snapped.

There's no tiny astrophysicist to greet her when she gets up there and babble about something she doesn't understand. It feels as though she's had the wind knocked out of her, a debilitating panic starting to take over - she needed help. With shaky hands, she settles on text, not sure if she'd be able to keep herself composed enough for voice or video. Not right now.]

I can't find her. I can't find Jane. Has anyone seen her? Please let me know ASAP

[She needs to keep it check - it's possible that maybe Jane was just taking longer to get back from the other side if she'd been stuck there. Or she'd set up in a completely different area, somewhere a little more secluded. Until someone confirmed the sinking feeling of one of her worst nightmares becoming real, she wasn't going to let it completely destroy her.]

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I don't know. There was so much going on that it's just -

[A reminder that she was being a craptastic intern? No, she couldn't let it get her down that much - not when there was no for sure that she was actually gone.]

I need to find her.

Could you describe her? I'll keep a look out.

[She's gonna do one better - sending off a photo she'd taken when Jane hadn't been paying attention. Little did she ever think it'd be for a makeshift missing poster.]

She spends most of her time on the roof or in the basement.

[Kaneki's grateful for the photo ~~all you Caucasians look the same sob~~. He's going to have to remember these things do attachments.]

I'll keep my eye out for her, I promise.

Are you doing alright, Darcy?

[Other than her friend being missing.]

Thanks.

[And after her first Christmas in Eway, not so much. This isn't the time for it, though. No, that particular meltdown could happen later.]

I'll be fine. [She always was, but she didn't want to talk about her right now.] I hope the crap storm that blew through didn't hit you too hard.

I think I got lucky. Nothing really happened to me at all.

Good. That's good. Could you do me a favor and just keep an eye on the coffee shop for a few days?]

[Because if Jane was really gone, she'd need some time to deal with it.]

Of course. It's not a problem at all.

Thank you. I think it might need some attention after the whole mess with the Jabberwocky.

[Oh god, it must be a disaster area... Unless the mansion did what it does best and cleaned itself up.]

If it looks really bad, just hang a sign up saying it's closed and let me know. I'll swing down to clean it up.

Please don't worry. I can take care of getting things cleaned up.

That's so much more than I could ever ask of you. Seriously, if it's super bad just let me know. I'll find a way to pay you back for helping out.

For now, take care of yourself.

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