text | @poker - late afternoon of may 5th

[stonehearts]

Ratio's missing.

And not just in the "they've left this world" way people tend to go missing, someone took him. And if I find out that it's one of you--

I'm finding him and there is nothing on this backwater dying planet that will keep me from destroying whatever is between me and him. That's your one and final warning.

Comments

[gimu]

that’s strange. have you consulted locals in the area at the time? if his disappearance was by unnatural means, someone may have felt it, particularly if it was rift-related.

[busternaut]

I haven't yet, but that's definitely the next step we should take.

Also, here:

[He sends Choso the same file he sent Raidou. It's an official blueprint of the hotel that's been really thoroughly marked up by Dearka himself: locations of security cameras are highlighted, estimated blind spots in security are noted, and a dotted line indicates the apparent path that Ratio took.

He's scribbled his own notes in the margins too, detailing what he saw on the footage: "elevator apparently out of service? he took the stairs instead." "this is the last camera Doc shows up on. For some reason he looks directly at the camera before stepping off-screen into the blindspot at the east end of that hall." "checked the footage on all other feeds at the timestamp which would match with when he stepped out of view at xx:xx. Nothing out of the ordinary other than the power flickering on floor x for about x.x seconds."

It's VERY thorough. Despite how unserious he is most of the time, apparently Dearka can whip out some really top-notch investigative reports when the need arises. Almost like he's a genetically enhanced professional intelligence officer or something.]

In case you were planning on meeting up with Raidou to keep looking, you might as well both have a copy.