reloves | ooc ♀ mailbox for hollyheights

[ .. Why is she getting these messages all of a sudden.. but Minako does take it seriously for once, mostly since she's been more on edge ever since the murders in October, even if she hasn't been showing it. ]

I don't. How did you hear about this, Sena-kun? [ She's already half-ready to jump into action.. ]

[Because she's one of the two people to whom he would ask for help regarding this place.]

The kid sent a text over the network about being in a closet for almost eight hours and was asking for help. When I texted her she didn't remember much besides being taken to the Pleasure Gate and seeing a sign on the closet that said Miss Molly or Miss Holly.

[Aka he's being fooled by a little kid, that's what happens for being gullible. Though in his defence the last months' happenings don't help.]

And instead of helping the kid out, you're sitting here and texting me?! Sena-kun, I expect you at the entrance to district with all the cafes and other places in five minutes!

[ Never mind the fact she herself isn't there yet either, she's about ready to run over there right away. ]

I'm already at the entrance. But I thought maybe you would know where to go exactly. I'll wait for you. Thanks.

[Did you really think he sat down and texted you just like that?]

[ .. Oh. Huh. You actually surprised her, Sena, she really did think that is just what he did. But that's only incentive for her to hurry up even more, so without replying she's already getting her coat and running out of the house all the way to the entrance. Minako noticably seems more on edge than she did the other times they met, but she still waves as she approaches him, at least. ]

Sena-kun..!

[Sena doesn't even have a coat, and he's regretting it but he refuses to go and get one while Miu may be in danger. Maybe he's blowing this out of proportions but... He really can't help it. Minako really isn't the only one on edge here, though Sena looks more panicked than anything else.]

Minako-sama! Thank you for coming, s-sorry for bothering you. I have checked the contact lists, but no one seems to have a name similar to Molly or Holly, m-maybe it's a pseudonym?

Come on, Sena-kun. Calm down. [ Since she's being more serious, she slips back into leader mode more easily too. It's why she puts a hand on the guy's shoulder for a moment as if to steady him since she can hear his stammering, and then she hooks her arm through his to drag (slightly more gently than usually) him into the Pleasure Gate area. ]

There's no houses here, so I figured it wasn't necessarily about a person. There's a few places here named after this place, so I thought maybe she just saw the name of that place in there. There's a casino, an opera and a theater all named "Holly". [ She's being surprisingly helpful for once, huh. Probably since she isn't messing around. ] ... And another place, but I doubt we'd find a kid there..

Oh! That could be it!

[It makes sense, he assumed at first that maybe it was someone who worked there but even so, Minako's idea makes more sense.]

Uhm... Since Miu was taken maybe she's not in a place where kids would go, though I can't see a casino, an opera or a theater being used to hide a kidnapped kid either.

[If he had to choose one, though...]

Should we start with the theater?

[ Yeah, but there's still a difference from hiding a girl in a casino and hiding one in a stripper club, Sena.. although Minako has the decency to not say that out loud in a serious situation. Instead she gives him a nod. ]

It sounds like a good idea. Hopefully they don't have too many closets there..

Oh... Maybe it's a closet used for scenes rather than one with the costumes for the characters?

N.. now you're just bringing up more possibilities of closets! Let's just go already and see just how hopeless the task is, got it?!

[ Not like she means she'll give up though when she says it's "hopeless" - Minako's not the type. She's just exaggerating for dramatic effect. ]

S-Sorry! I was just trying to think of where I would hide something if I used a closet in a theater.

[Anyway he obeys, leading the way quickly to the theater. Though he will stop at the entrance and look at it nervously.]

Should we ask for permission? To search their closets...

...

[ For a moment she actually seriously considers it, judging by the look in her eyes, but then it drops again and she just shrugs. ]

No way. If they kidnapped that kid here, then they're sure not going to let us look with permission. We have to do this by ourselves, Sena-kun, even if it means breaking the law! [ Talk about taking it to extremes. ]

Y-You're right. Who knows what they want to do with he, maybe they plan to dissect her and sell her organs!

[There he goes with his imagination. Anyway it actually helps him to charge forward.]

[ Off they got into the building at least! Minako will just completely unsubtly and impolitely drag open every closet door she sees. Hopefully nobody will ask them about this. At least she does talk to Sena though while she's working on looking around-- ]

Found anything yet?

[He's looking at the screen of his phone when Minako asks, he has been a bit more shy about checking closets but he hasn't let anything go unchecked either. Still he has kept checking the phone in case Miu could give new information, as well as just in case Yozora contacted him to say that the girl was fine and safe at home finally because someone else found her.]

Uhm... No, but... Miu says she hears muffled voices. And Yozora says that Miu tricked me.

[And he's quite confused about it all now.]

[ ... What's even.. going on here. She turns towards Sena, still looking pretty serious but a little confused at the same time since she doesn't even know what he's trying to talk about here. All she knows is that it sounds weird. ]

Hey, what's going on here?

[Sena doesn't look much better regarding confusion, actually. And in his confusion he's starting to panic again.]

I... I don't know.

Miu is the kid that sent a text saying that she was locked in a closet and had been there for awhile. When she told me she had seen something about Miss Holly or Miss Molly I texted you and Yozora... Yozora lives with Miu so I wanted to warn her in case someone else found Miu first and sent her home.

[He even checks the texts sent and received to make sure he hasn't missed anything.]

And... And now Miu sent a text saying she's hearing voices outside. But... Yozora said that Miu has tricked me. So... I... I'm not sure what's going on.

If she tricked you, then she probably wasn't locked up anywhere to begin with.. [ And that does sound likely if someone from her own household is saying it. Minako lets out a sigh. ]

So we came out here all the way for nothing, since she won't be hiding anywhere. She's probably just sitting at home laughing at us for falling for it.

[ Although technically it's not Minako's fault.. ]

[He's still not convinced, but the following texts from Yozora reaffirm it more and more. Which means he bothered Minako for nothing, made her come all the way here for just a prank.]

I... I'm sorry! I really thought... I thought it was true... A-After last month I just thought the worst. I'm really sorry, Minako-sama!

.. Geez.. [ She lets out a sigh, although at least she doesn't seem angry or anything. At least, not at the guy standing next to her. ]

What a rotten kid. If my child ever ends up like that, I'm going to keep them in the daycare forever. [ Minako pats him on the shoulder. ] It's fine, it's fine, Sena-kun. You were just worried, right?

Y-yeah, but... It's my fault, you came all the way here to help, and it was all just a lie. I'm sorry, I'll make it up for you somehow!

[Even if she doesn't seem angry at him he still feels guilty, which is natural since it was really his fault.]

Se~na~kun!

[ Bopping him on the head. Lightly, though, like she's just trying to get him to stop apologizing and listen to her most of all. Usually Minako is all for taking advantage of stuff like this, but if he keeps apologizing then it just seems sort of sad instead.. ]

You didn't do anything bad, okay? So there's no need to go apologize to me.. if anything, that girl should apologize!

O-Okay...

[Silence and then.]

I-It's really a joke, right? Yozora insists it is but... No, she is probably right. You should go then, since there's nothing to do. I mean, you must have something to do so...

[He said that "she" should go. Even with Yozora's words, even if he believes her, and all, he still plans to look for the girl. Just in case.]

[ She hears that nuance there, Sena. Or maybe it's that she's slowly starting to understand what the other boy is like, so she's already grabbing his arm, hooking it with her own. ]

Sure, I'm going. But you're going as well.

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