looking for someone.

[motiv8]

Hey, Retrospec.

Bit of an odd question, I know, but does anyone happen to know where Raina Schwarzer lives? She posts here under the username Queen.

Kind of a last resort before I go for desperate measures, here, so if anyone has any information at all, that'd be great. Thanks.

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[motiv8]

You're a livesaver, Yuuki.

When would be a good time for you?

[sleepingknight]

I can meet you after class at 2?

[motiv8]

I'll be in the Student Union.

Thank you so much.

>Action

[sleepingknight]

np!

[And sure enough, she'll head to the Student Union building once her class lets out. She's got her long hair tucked into a hat along with her ears, and a pair of shades to cover the red. Fairy, what fairy.

Alright Rean where you at]

[motiv8]

[Rean's parked himself in a chair for the time being, flipping through something on his phone and occasionally looking up to see if Yuuki's there. Which, lo and behold, this time, she is!

He raises a hand in greeting, standing up and making his way over to her.]

Hey... thanks again for all this.

[And then he pauses.]

...People still aren't used to the change?

[sleepingknight]

[She waves back with a grin, walking to meet him halfway.]

It's really no problem! I thought something was weird about her living alone in a neighborhood like that, but...

[The only one she could really bring that up with was Raina, and well.]

And yeah, not yet. It's almost been a month, but people still give me weird looks. [Perhaps self-consciously, a hand goes up to her ear.] The ears are probably the worst part, though.

[motiv8]

..."Neighborhood like that?" Jeez...

[He rubs at the back of his neck.]

Getting the feeling I know why she hid where she was from us, then.

[She gets a bit of a head tilt as he leads the two of them toward the door. There is no time to waste on Rainadventure.]

The ears? ...You know, come to think of it, I don't think I've seen you without a hat since the change.

[He has no idea what they look like.]

[sleepingknight]

[And she'll walk with him, beginning to lead the way! Though at his question, she gives a soft sigh before lifting just a bit of her hat, careful not to let her hair spill down because it already takes so much effort just to stuff it in there in the first place.

That is a distinctly elfish looking ear, yup. After a moment, she tucks it back under her hat.]

The hair, and even the eyes aren't too bad? I'm used to stuff like that because of conventions and stuff, but...

The ears are way weird.

[The other two at least can be explained through cosmetics. The ears, as flesh and blood? Not so much.]

[motiv8]

[Ah! Elf ears! Rean blinks owlishly at them for just a moment.]

Ah... yeah, I can see what you mean.

[And then, because he's Rean and he can never not shove his foot directly into his mouth:]

Kind of a shame, though. They're kind of cute, actually.

[sleepingknight]

[Rean, please! She laughs, embarrassed, but not so much that she can't fire back:]

Aren't you supposed to save words like that for dates?

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[motiv8]

Huh...?

[...Oh. It just now occurred to him that what he said could be taken as flirting, and he blushes and holds up his hands protectively.]

Ah— I didn't mean it like that!

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[motiv8]

Besides... I'm kind of out for the count when it comes to that sort of thing, anyway.

[sleepingknight]

Oh? You found someone?

[HELLO, HI, PLEASE DISPENSE DEETS.]

[motiv8]

Ahaha... yeah.

[He rubs sheepishly at the back of his neck.]

Crow, actually. Which... probably isn't that surprising.

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[sleepingknight]

Oh, Crow?

[She leans back slightly, grinning. Yeah, Crow is cool people. She can approve of this.]

I had no idea! [She hasn't been around nearly long enough to see how shmoopy they are honestly.]

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[sleepingknight]

But wait, then what was he doing trying to hook you up with other people?

[motiv8]

[She should fix that. Let her tease them all the time.]

Being an idiot, I guess. I don't know, really, but it sure as hell threw me for a loop.

[Sigh! Being in love with a moron is exhausting, Yuuki. Don't follow in his footsteps.]

[sleepingknight]

[Just you wait, you guys are going to get all the teasing later.

She just laughs again, smiling brightly.]

I'm glad it worked out... eventually? [What even, you two.] I'll have to bug him next time I see him!

[motiv8]

[He'll chuckle, too. Hard not to feed off her enthusiasm!]

Yeah. Me, too. And please do, he deserves it.

[...]

So, how'd you wind up crashing into my sister's window, anyway?

[sleepingknight]

I was practicing flying when I first got my wings.

[Ahahaha...]

I was able to get some distance that time, but my maneuvering wasn't so great, so I ended up running into her window. Luckily she let me in before I fell, but she had like, a hatchet from a costume for self-defense.

[You know, in case someone manages to sneak up to the sixth floor window.]

[motiv8]

[Rean's quiet for a long moment before bringing his hand to his face with a soft laugh.]

...and she calls me the nerd. Lord.

I'm glad you didn't wind up falling, though.

[sleepingknight]

[And here her expression turns serious, because this question's been bothering her since she found out the identity of Raina's brother.]

So if you're siblings, does that mean...

She's one of us?

[She means a weeb.]

[motiv8]

[And that earns a laugh for real.]

You know, she'd probably kill me for telling you? But, whatever, I'm in the doghouse enough as it is for dragging this public.

Yeah, she is, she just tries to hide it. She's the one who got me into some of the stuff I really like now.

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[sleepingknight]

[She just smiles impishly back. Thought so!]

That's too bad! I asked her about it, but she insisted she wasn't really into it at all- it'd be nice to have more friends around here who are into the same stuff, you know?

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[sleepingknight]

[But then, on a more seriously serious note:]

...Hey. I get it if you don't want to talk about it, but...

What happened, anyway?

[The little she does know is pretty concerning, least of all because she's turning now onto a street that will lead them to a rougher part of town.]