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[All past history considered, it probably isn't supposed to come as a surprise to anyone over the Network that Trowa is speaking without any real emotion in his voice whatsoever. And two years ago, it likely wouldn't have. But he's learned to recognize, understand, and even display hints of some of them since then. Makes a habit of it when he can, so he can become familiar with them.]

[So. Why now?]

I have never taken care of a shark before. This was not how I planned to start.

[A brief pause.]

Bakura. We need to talk.

The rest of the tenth floor, too.

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I have papers that belong to you.

Papers? [[utterly clueless/confused now]] Did I leave something behind?

[[since he's pretty sure Aries only takes keys... and he hadn't seen the rat around lately, come to think of it... Huh]]

No.

Hiruma did.

[[looong pause. There's something...]]

Something he didn't deliver to the right room?

[[that was all it was, right? Simple botched delivery that Hiruma was too "eh, fuck it," to correct himself, right?]]

He knew where we lived. The floor is not that big.

U-- un, but you know how Hiruma-kun can be!

[[you're messing with his attempt to avoid dealing with the situation, Trowa]]

I was just about ready to head out, but I can stop on by right now to pick up whatever it is, if that's all right!

Fine.

Come to his apartment. The door's open.

[[oh he does not like the sound of this at all...]]

I'll be right there.

[[and less than a minute later he's very timidly looking at said unhinged door. Not liking this at all...]]

Don't worry about that. I'll fix it.

[[not quite sure why Trowa is telling him that since it's Hiruma who'd be pissed. And he's not entertaining any notions that that wouldn't be the case.]] What happened?

I broke it.

[[He got that much, Trowa.]]

Not to the door, I mean... [[it's too anxious in the morning to play "ask the proper question"]]

...He was here. Then he wasn't.

His trail stops in the middle of the floor. I checked.

He-- he didn't just transform and fly away....?

I would have smelled that.

We-- we should... should still try and make sure. Some-- sometimes...

[[and he just trails off, unable to finish.]]

[[it's going to take him a moment. He's trying not to have a small breakdown over this. Deep breath. Settle emotions. Like Ben taught you. You can do this, Bakura Ryou.]]

Should make sure it's-- that it's really that. Not something that-- that just looks like it.

Like what?

[[He's tried that. Only without the remember part. He's not so good at that part. And everyone keeps telling him repression’s no good.]]

Like-- like when Safegaurd looked like he'd been 'ported out, but someone'd made off with him... If someone who could teleport or something like that caught him by surprise or just showed up and they went somewhere.... [[falters a little because really, neither seemed likely.]]

Go look, then.

I will wait here.

[[nods.

Not that he has any idea where to even start, however, but...

He'll be back a miserable 4 hours later looking very tired. That shell of projected normally he always tries to keep up? Utterly gone. He doesn't even say anything, just looks in to see if Trowa is still there like he said he'd be]]

[[he doesn't. He just goes over to a chair and all but crumples as he sits, hiding his face in his hands.

Really, that's answer enough]]

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