shellphones | text; sometime after the tentacle rifts have calmed down

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text; sometime after the tentacle rifts have calmed down

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seasaltkeys | Roxas
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Subject: Missing Moogle!
Warnings: N/a; will adjust if necessary

[There's a picture of six moogles standing outside of a little moogle-sized cottage on Hero's Rest. Five of the moogles are regular sized moogles, though one has a pompom that is at a rather concerning angle. In front is a smaller moogle which has been circled in red.]

We got attacked by those tentacles on the island and can't find one of our moogles in the aftermath. His name is Mogwyn and I'm kinda worried about him. Has anyone seen him?

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A moogle, eh? I don't think I've seen one out here, but I can take a look if 'e ended up here.

Please do! He's a little guy, so hopefully he hasn't hid himself too well.

But it makes me worried.

I got an idea! Two eyes are always better than one, right?

[While she's walking out into the Roost itself, she's fiddled with her shellphone to give Roxas a video call. Ring ring! Once he's answered, he'll get a good look at where Mid is, but she's flipped the camera so he can see the area too.]

That work? If you see somethin' while I walk around, I can check it out for ye!

I...I guess? But wouldn't it be four eyes then?

[He's a bit surprised, so it takes a brief moment to wrap his head around the idea and what he's seeing.]

Oh, uh, sure! Though, wouldn't you see it to?

Ah, whatever, ye knew what I meant! And I would, but if I miss it 'cause I'm lookin' too 'ard— that happens sometimes, you know? If you see it, I can take a look!

[She's mainly looking in different places where a moogle pom may be hiding, panning the camera slowly here. ]

If you see somethin' while I'm lookin' somewhere else, just 'oller and I'll look closer for you!

[So far she sees nothing out of the ordinary where she is, but maybe he'll see something?]

Right. Gotcha.

[And his brow starts to furrow as he scrutinizes the screen, looking for anything out of the ordinary or that might belong to a moogle.]

Is there something in that pile over there?

there any place we aint checked on the island?
i can go hunting for him somewhere else if we scoped the whole place out already

I've checked all the major locations I could think of.
But there's still a lot of island, and like forest and and stuff.

Guess we might want to start there

you wanna meet up and split up when we get there?
got a whole lotta forest to cover

yeah, we do.
But that makes sense, so I'll be right there!

aight imma see you there

[Immediately Beat makes his way towards the forest. He waits for Roxas by the forest edge, close to a beaten path that cuts into the woods. When he finally sees the other boy, he waves at him.]

Yo, Checkers! Over here.

[The nickname still makes him smile, even if they're on a bit of a mission today.]

Beat! Seen anything yet?

[Once Roxas is by him, he sticks out his hand for a fist bump. Mission or not, he's still going to greet his friend.]

Naw. Been keepin' an eye out but ain't seen nothin' yet.

[While he doesn't hang out with the moogles that much, he's still worried about Mogwyn's whereabouts.]

D'you think he's still on the island?

[And Roxas doesn't leave him hanging.]

I mean, I hope so? But with the rifts, who knows really?

When I fell into them, I ended up in a bunch of places. I'm really hoping that's not the case for him.

Ain't ever fallen into these rifts 'fore, but I feel ya 'bout bouncin' from one place to another. Can imagine what it's like if the li'l guy was sent for a trip.

[This is his, what, third world now? Not counting how his one reality has two sides of it back home. So he understands a lot more than one might think. Beat wants to find the lost moogle, especially considering he feels beholden to them... since Steven's accident a while back.]

C'mon, I ain't heard or seen anythin' 'round the edge so I'm thinkin' we check inside.

[He starts heading into the brush, following the path until they're able to make it a little deeper.]

Yeah.

[Roxas looks a little concerned about the Woods. Not because he's afraid, mind. He's used to going into dangerous situations.

But it is a lot of Woods.]

Might be the best way to go. Hopefully he's just hiding in a log or something.

Yo, Mogwyn! If you out there, give us a holler!

[Well, that was one way to look for the moogle. And to announce their presence to everything out in the woods. Unfortunately, besides the sound of other woodland critters (there weren't scared away by Beat's loud shouting), they're met with silence.]

Figured it was worth a shot.

What's Mogwyn like anyway? They like some kinda food or somethin'?

[He's not close enough to the moogles, but he figures if they know more, maybe the can use those to bring them out of hiding.]

[Roxas listens for a moment, waiting to hear if there's a response or something. But it looks like they'll have to keep going.]

Yeah, worth a shot.

He's uh...small, but determined. Always trying to prove himself. I think he's a little bit younger than the others.

But I think he likes the same kinda foods as the other moogles. So I guess it's just, what kinda food do moogles like?

[Well, Beat can certainly understand the moogle when it comes to proving himself. Maybe he should hang out with them a bit more when they get this one back, he thinks.]

Can respect 'im for that. Probably tryin' to figure out his own thing, you know?

[Beat rifles through his pockets for something that might help, pulling out a bag of rice cracker snack mix.]

Dunno what they eat, but you think this'll help? Only got this and a coupla riceballs on me.

[Always count on Beat to have food on him, just in case.]

Yeah. I just wish he hadn't done with all these weird things around.

[If it was a test to prove himself, there's better ways to do it. Or so Roxas thinks anyway.]

But, I mean, we could give it a shot? If he's hungry, he might just eat anything.

Ain't his fault he got tossed 'round.

[No one could've seen the tentacles coming. They didn't expect and Beat imagines neither did the moogles. But for now, he rips up the packet, scattering a small handful on the ground.]

Kinda like that storybook. If he follows this, it's gonna lead right to us.

That how it works? You sure we're not gonna get anything else?

[There's other stuff what lives on the island after all.]

If something does, then I'mma use the riceballs. Supposed to be for us but if it helps find Mogwyn, than tha's aight with me.

[Just as he puts down another pile of food a few feet away, there is a rustling off to their side by a nearby bush.]

Hold up. You hear that?

[Roxas shrugs. Works for him, so he's not really going to question it further. But maybe he needs to do a bit more research into moogles and the things they like.

He is immediately alert at the rustling and he can feel the familiar tingle in his fingers to summon his keyblade.]

Yeah. I do. Think we should be ready for anything?

[In turn, Beat shoves the packet back into his pocket, standing to his full height, readying himself.]

Ain't you the one who said there's other stuff out there?

[There's another shuffle of greenery as Beat steps back, making space if something were to attack them. After another rustle, a creature hops into the space... only for it to be a tiny brown rabbit. Its nose wiggles as it smells the food on the ground, shaking off some snow off its back as it looks at the two boys.]

Huh, that's it?

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