Setsuna's going to go looking for Duzell-kitty, Sara, Kira & Pearl

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[[If Pearl's still staying with them. And write a lot of letters. x___X Also, I know some people are on hiatus, so don't worry about responding until you have time. I'm not expecting immediate answers. And I am SO SORRY this caused the kid to flip out. x___X]]

After nearly a year of being there in that twisted Disneyland, Setsuna had grown far too accustomed to the sense of everyone's auras mixed together, to the point he didn't even realize he felt them. He couldn't tell anyone apart unless they were close by, though.

Still, everyone just seemed to meld in like a big space of warmth in a large cavern of nothing -- like a family huddled together from the cold. When several little flames went out all at once, Setsuna noticed, this time.

Just like that...there was something missing, and the worst feeling for the over-emotional teen was not knowing who those people might be.

At once he called out, "Hey, Little Rascal, where are you? Here kitty-kitty!" searching for their newest addition -- he still needed to introduce that little guy to Pearl, now that he thought of it. Maybe she would like cats. And once he had the kitten, he wanted to find Sara and hold her, very, very tightly. And Kira had to be found, too, and Pearl. And...there was a rather big list going on in the blond's head. Eventually, it became a string of letters.


Hey, Cayce....

How are you doing right now? Feeling all right? I was going to tell you about some of our new additions, but I noticed in your paper you covered them. I am reading your papers, by the way. I think they're great, even if Crowley's sarcasm in the first one was so superior. It's actually funny, if you don't take him seriously.

Oh! And Demyx is still around. He got back to me some time ago, and is apparently getting really messed up here. Not that I blame him. It's disorientating.

Just let me know how things are going.

- Setsuna



Hey, stingy alcohol prat,

You're still here? Right? I mean, what would this place BE without someone hogging all the booze. I can't imagine someone like you vanishing anyhow. Just let me know you're still here to piss us off.

- Setsuna



Duzell,

I wanted to know how you were doing. It only seems right to check up on you after the blood and make sure it was satiating for you. You meeting nice people, I hope? I've met some...well, jackasses, and some okay people, myself.

Drop me a line when you get a chance, okay? Take care.

- Setsuna



Hey, Fell, Aziraphale whichever,

You're still around and doing all right, right? And I was thinking maybe I could go look and see if you have any books on angels. Mainly, the angel Michael, and his brother, and stuff like that. The really in depth, detailed stuff. Let me know of a good time to stop by.

- Setsuna



Hey, Rukia,

You and Ichigo are still around, right? Doing well and all that? You better be.

- Setsuna



Hey, Raphael,

I know you and Michael just got here, so this would be really fucking stupid if it happened but...you are STILL HERE, right? I don't even know why I care since you two seem to upset Senpai with just your mere presence...but.... I don't know. You don't seem that bad.

- Setsuna



Fay!

You and Kurogane are still around, right? How are things going? Doing any business lately?

- Setsuna



Susan,

You doing okay? Any luck finding the brat? I mean...Calvin? Pearl seems to be doing well. She's a good kid, and a cook, on top of that. Quite a wonderful person to have around. I'll be sad to see her go, but I'm sure she'll be better off with you.

- Setsuna



John and Daniel,

I've still not even tried your moonshine. Shame on me. I'll give you a full report of the effects and complain to you about the taste in full when I do, though. In the meantime, you guys are still around, right?

...I have no idea why I'm writing a letter to you both....
-Setsuna



Hey, Leon,

So...I'll just ignore the stuff from the newspaper, for now. I think that's best, since I've got other worries on my mind. You're still around, at least, right? And...did you ever get any alcohol? I don't remember if I told you where you could get some from or not, I just remember it being obvious from your radio show you wanted to be shitfaced.

- Setsuna



Butterfly,

Hey, how are things going lately? You've been meeting any of the new people? Some of them are pretty interesting. Some of them are just plain odd. Oh well.

I just wanted to check up with you and see how you were doing. Make sure you were still here. Maybe we should get together at Fay's with Sara and Kira-senpai, and we can introduce you to Pearl. She's such an adorable delight.

We need more kids around here.

- Setsuna


He didn't write to Rae, Demyx or Adam, but that was because he planned to visit them as soon as possible.

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Leon,

Fuck, are you serious? I KNOW I was sober that day. What the Hell.... Well, glad you took my advice, anyhow. It's better than just being pissed at Crowley all the time.

SHIT! You really do have the mind of a detective. Shit.

...I don't know yet?

- Setsuna

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Setsuna,

Well, that's odd. I wonder if the park's finally getting to you. How long have you been here?

... You don't know? Well, if you find anything out, let me know. I realize you might be busy right now, but if you get a free moment, can we meet?

-Leon

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Leon,

About a year. Has to be.... The Fourth of July just passed, and we should have gotten here about a month and a half after that last year. So yeah...either it is a year, or it's gonna be, or it's already past. Something like that. It's been a damn long time.

...Sure. Will do. And, yeah we could. I'll let you know when I've got a free moment.

- Setsuna

[[Could we skip ahead a couple of days, then? So I don't get forget or get too bogged down or something? Best we cover this now. XD]]

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((XDD Sure. I really wish Leon would stop being so paranoid and just talk in letters. XDD;; ))

Setsuna,

That's brutal. I've only been here for about half a year myself. Not entirely sure how long, but around there, I'd imagine. I've had six moon phases, at least.

Great. See you then.

-Leon

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[[Okay. This letter is coming a couple of days later, then.]]

Leon,

...the moon IS going through phases? So I wasn't imagining that? Damn. I need to pay better attention.

And I've got time now. Where should we meet?

-Setsuna

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Setsuna,

Yep, sure is.

You can meet me at the police station HQ. Uhm... the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. In, say, half an hour?

-Leon

He went to the station shortly after sending off the letter, and waited at the desk that Carrot had placed in front of the prisons for Setsuna.

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"...?!" Feeling that was an odd meeting place, the kid's nerves started to twist and writhe. He felt like he should tell Kira where he was going, but didn't as he headed out.

When he got the ride, he searched out Leon at once.

"So...what is this about?" Cops. They were even cops off duty, weren't they? Tsk.

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"Just some questions, nothing serious," Leon said. "I'd offer you something to drink, but we don't have much of anything set up here. I do have water and coke though, if you'd like? They might be a little warm."

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"Nah, it's fine," Setsuna said, one hand raised. "I don't need anything. I just wanna know what's up for you to call me out here."

To get comfortable, he shifted all his weight to one foot, wishing he had a wall to lean against.

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"Do you want a seat?" asked Leon, standing up from his own seat and leaning against the desk. That's what they needed. He should probably get another couple of chairs.

"I'm just not entirely comfortable trading information over the post," said Leon. "I've got reason to believe," see: no reason at all other than paranoia and someone finding out that Alice was missing, "that Mickey's monitoring the letters. Or someone is, at least.

"Have you found out who went missing yet?"

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"I guess...." Setsuna realized himself there weren't many seats, so he decided to see if the desk could hold his skinny frame by sitting on it and gesturing to the chair again. "I'm fine like this. You keep your seat."

The kid's mouth twisted at mention of the post, and he nodded his head. "Well, that makes sense. We have no idea how the letters get delivered."

To the last question, Setsuna shook his head. "No idea. I figure maybe they were people I didn't know. I figure maybe people who know them will go around asking. Perhaps Cayce should put up a missing section in her paper," Setsuna considered, getting increasingly worried.

Was it, though, selfish to be relieved they weren't people he knew?

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"Thanks," he said, sitting back in his chair and lighting up a smoke. It wasn't as though he was interrogating the kid, so he didn't really mind being lower than him. "And Thanks for the smokes.

"I can launch an investigation with... all three of the officers on the force," he muttered. "But if you don't know who they are, what makes you think that people have gone missing?"

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"No problem," Setsuna said with a shrug. They hadn't been his, after all, so he didn't mind. Kira still had his pack, so everything was okay.

When asked about how Setsuna knew about the disappearing people, though, the kid froze and his eyes looked everywhere but at Leon. He ended up muttering out, "Err..that's classified information?"

But really? What the Hell was he supposed to say? Oh, by the way, the park is full of demons and angels, so I don't know what you humans are thinking.

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"Setsuna, please tell me?" he asked. "Off the record, I won't tell another person, I promise. I just need to know what makes you so sure more people have gone missing if you don't know who any of them are."

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Uncomfortably, the kid shifted his weight on the desk, hugged his arms, and tried to pull himself in.

"I really can't just say that. It's personal." Sure...he told Rukia, but she was someone Setsuna felt close to; he didn't really know Leon all that well. Besides, Leon seemed less likely to believe him. At least Rukia was supernatural herself.

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Leon crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and leaned back in his chair. He took a long drag from his cigarette, breathed out from his nose, and then leaned forward again, opening his eyes.

"I'm afraid I can't look into it unless I know where my information is coming from." This wasn't really true here, especially as he was the chief. Even the police force in LA worked off of anonymous tips, but not all the time because they usually turned out to be a wast of time. Leon had a lot of time to waste here, and he probably would check to see if people were missing, but he did like to know where his information was coming from. Still, he wouldn't force it out of him. Leon would never tell anyone about D's powers, after all.

"You can go back home now, if you want," he said.

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"Well, I was just making sure you were one of the people. I didn't intend for it to be a report and all," Setsuna admitted as he rose from the desk.

"Sorry I couldn't really help," the kid added as he turned to leave.

Too bad he didn't know Leon and Count D knew each other, though. That knowledge might have changed his mind a lot.

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"Ah, Setsuna!" Leon called. "Listen, I'm not sure if anyone's told you yet, but I think the missing people might be turning into ducks. I don't know for sure right now, and I've hit a couple of snags in trying to figure it out for sure, but it seems at least a little likely. If you want to tell people though, do me a favour and don't put it in a letter, okay?"

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"WHAT?!" That got a jolting reaction out of the kid as Setsuna whirled around to stare Leon with his mouth open for a while.

Once he composed himself to at least talk again, Setsuna asked, "What in seven Hells gave you the idea that the people are turning into ducks?" Forget about telling people and letters.

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"Have you ever heard of a place called Hogwarts?" Leon asked.

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Setsuna's eyes went very wide.

"Well...yeah.... I was there before I came here," Setsuna admitted to Leon. If Leon believed in magic, maybe he wasn't the cynic Setsuna had him pinned for after all.

"Why?"

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"Did you?" Leon asked, looking surprised. "Well, then you know about the people who were turning into popcorn then?"

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"Yeah. I heard about that," Setsuna admitted. And suddenly Kira's outburst from so long ago and insisting to stick by Setsuna's side made sense. Even then Kira was scared he was just going to lose Setsuna all over again.

How cruel life was to them.

"But still. What makes you think this time it's ducks?"

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"I've got this friend who works with animals, so he knows a lot about them. He said that the ducks weren't normal. So, I got to thinking, and putting the two ideas together. There are definitely more ducks now than when I first got here, and at the time I hadn't seen any ducklings, so I couldn't see how that was possible." He sighed, and ran his hand through his hair. "I've recently found ducklings though, so now I'm as sure as I had been. But it's still the most likely option, other than them just disappearing into thin air - and even that still leaves what's going on with the ducks unanswered."

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Setsuna's mind processed this, and he went from thinking of one of the ducks out there as Katou, to Katou with a FAMILY of little ducklings waddling behind him.

It took everything in Setsuna's power not to dissolve into a fit of laughter right then and there. Perhaps he was spending way too much time around Kira....

When he was sure he was calm, Setsuna shook his head and said, "Well, if they are turning into ducks, that's not good. It means the people aren't returning to their place after all. That might mean you can't even go home if you disappear. Also, we should definitely take care of the ducks."