Runaway Children

[sensiblesusan.livejournal.com]

((Backdated to this.))

To lose one child can be regarded as bad luck; to lose both smacks of carelessness.

It was with this aggravating thought that Susan stormed off into the park, seeking both Pearl and Calvin, or at least news of either. She was worried for Pearl, of course, the girl being new and all; but more than that, the attachment to Calvin that she hadn't quite realised she'd developed was tugging fiercely at her, and though she wouldn't admit it if asked, she was really worried that she'd deeply upset him, and wondered how exactly this could be fixed.

After a moment's pause at the statue, she picked a direction more or less at random and struck out for Fantasyland. Anyone who met her would probably note that she seemed much, much more irritable than usual.

((Feel free to help, hinder, or reassure. I figure Calvin will let himself be found when he's good and ready. ^_^))

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[dog-of-madness.livejournal.com]

For a second, Barnabas thought he was going crazy. Even if any of the other siblings - especially that one, whom he'd never actually met personally but knew just as well if not better than most living creatures - he would have heard it over the PA system, right?

Right?

All he knew was that the woman that had just strode past him smelt - well, sort of right but not-really-although-close-enough.

Having nothing better to do than wait until Leon cleared his joining the police force with Carrot, curiousity got the better of him and he trotted off to follow Susan. "Excuse me, ma'am? What's wrong?"

[sensiblesusan.livejournal.com]

Unlike most people back home on the Disc, Susan didn't react to a talking dog with the automatic human "dogs don't talk, therefore this one can't be talking" subroutine. So when Barnabas addressed her, she pulled up short.

"You haven't seen two children, have you? A little blond boy, with a toy tiger, and a small girl, a little taller?"

[dog-of-madness.livejournal.com]

"I think I saw a small figure headed in that direction early, ma'am." The dog nodded the general direction, roughly south-east. "Couldn't tell what colour hair they had though, sorry. The boy's Calvin, right? I've seen him around...Think it might have been the girl I saw. No stripes. If it helps, she wasn't running."

[sensiblesusan.livejournal.com]

Susan looked off in the direction the dog had indicated. "Yes -- thank you. The girl's name is Pearl. And if you happen to see Calvin, can you let him know I'm looking for him?"