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[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ Some will recognize the purple-haired woman shown in the mirror. Though why she's wearing one of those white shifts given to new arrivals might be a bit odd. Wasn't she a "regular" here? ] Eh? Where....?

[ Looking down at herself, and then around, she stood and walked to the edge of the clearing where she had spotted her clothes. Rather than pick up any one piece of her training uniform she just grabs her necklace and hangs it around her neck. ] Mach Caliber, are you there?

«I am active.» [ Comes the reply of a synthesized female voice, coming right from the necklace's teal gem. ]

Where are we?

«Central arrival position.»

[ That might not be a difficult deduction to make, given the surroundings, but still, it's rather odd how confused the woman seems about this. ] Do you detect anyone in range? Caro, Signum, Nanoha, Fate, Erio, ... Tohma? [ Though the latter are male names, and it's there that she laughs a little. ] No. They wouldn't be here at all, would they? [ Oh good. Seems she really does seem to remember this place. And that means the sight of the Vine recording her isn't all that unusual. She bounds on over. ] Hi everyone! It seems I've gone missing for a while. Can someone tell me the date and... maybe... give me a sound-off?

[ Calmer than a moment ago, she sits down in the grass. ] We don't have to talk long. I just want to make sure that everyone's all right.


(( OOC: And we're back! Though just with Subaru for now, and with a bit of a canon update. For those who would have noticed, she disappeared shortly after the start of the new year. o/ ))

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[grandtheftmecha]

...February 17.

[ ...Tohma's a guy name as far as she can remember.

More pertinent though is. Subaru. Being here. In the flesh, with Mach Caliber and everything. ]

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Katina! [ Yeah the volume might be a little high on that. As is the sound of obvious relief. ] Oh god, I'm glad to see.... you...

Wait. [ Rewind. ] It's been that long?? [ Oh no. ]

[grandtheftmecha]

[ Ouch. Definitely a Subaru reaction. ]

I'm glad to see you too, and yeah, you've been gone for ages, so where are you right now?

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Huh. I expected it to feel like longer, since what happened with Akiha... [ Disappearing for a few weeks, but claiming to have experienced over a year back home. ] It's only been a few weeks back home, for me. Things are getting clearer now that I think about it.

[grandtheftmecha]

...tch. I guess it's nothing consistent like that.

[ Do you see her frowny face? ]

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ She does! And this is not quite the happy reunion she envisioned. ] Did I come in the middle of something? [ One of the semi-regular "incidents" with the Queen, or some outsiders? ]

[grandtheftmecha]

[ She waves her hand a bit. ]

Akiha. Now she's not here.

[ Katina huffs, shoving that aside. ]

Where are you? I wanna come see you.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Oh. [ The word is like a lead weight dropped right on top of her momentary happiness. She knows what that means, even though some small part of her is... relieved. Happy?

Here for two minutes and her feelings are already warring. This is just great. ] Ah, I'm just in the place where we all arrive, but I was going to change and head to the mansion. [ A pause. ] If it's still there, I mean.

[grandtheftmecha]

[ It sure simplifies things? It sure simplified things having Subaru and Kris gone, just Katina, and Akiha on the brink of trying to destroy everything. ]

...for at least a little longer, I imagine. I'll meet you there.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Wait, where are you if you're not there? I'll go to you. [ She'll be faster!

Though now that Subaru thinks about it, maybe hanging around there would have been too painful if people had been missing. She'll ask about Kris later. Much as she saw the girl hanging around the mansion, contact was sparse, and she wasn't such a priority at the moment. Let's stick with one potential emotional crisis at once, eh? ]

[grandtheftmecha]

Didn't feel like staying. I set up a little house near the onsen, but I'm out for a walk.

[ Oh right, no Kris either. No a lot of people. Things have kinda sucked since Subaru disappeared. ]

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ The onsen is going to be easy enough to find. It's a little cold out, but not enough to deter her from hopping on her Wing Road.

Well. In a moment. ] Okay. I'll find you. [ She takes a few shallow breaths to brace herself and then she taps the mirror off, so that she can't be seen changing out of the shift and into her uniform. ]

Mach Caliber!

«Stand by, ready.»

Set up!

[ You know the drill. Look up! ]

[grandtheftmecha]

You'll be easy enough to spot...

[ She always is. Stopping, a little ways away from anything noteworthy in the gardens, Katina stares up, looking for the shine of Subaru's approach.

Katina waves when she spots it, finally smiling again. ]

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[fionna_time]

[Fionna, who has been feeling a little sullen for awhile, suddenly perks up when she spots someone all too familiar. She bursts out of the tree fort and RUNS. The moment she sees Subaru, despite being out of breath, the girl will literally be tackled now].

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ Only because Subaru had calmed down after the call did she get caught unaware. With the air thoroughly knocked out of her, both of them tumble to the ground, Subaru's hands and knees absorbing the impact. ] ACK!

[fionna_time]

[You are just going to have to deal with an enthused rabbit girl wrapped around your person, Subaru. These things happen].

You're back! I'm so happy! I thought you'd be gone forever!

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ Well that's just fine. She can recover from that soon enough. She takes a few deep breaths and then laughs as she gets her bearing. ] Huh? Haha, Fionna! Hi to you, too!

[fionna_time]

[The bunny girl could only shake her head in disbelief]. Man, I thought I was gonna lose it if you were gone for good! I'm real glad to see you!

[of_the_highest_caliber]

It's good to see you again, too, Fionna... but do you think I could get just a little more air? [ She's superhuman, but she has her limits! Plus she's wired and tired from training which doesn't help. ]

[fionna_time]

Oh, sure, of course Sorry about that!

[She let her go, grinning sheepishly].

So how long were you gone, you think?

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Eheh, thank you. [ Subaru sits herself upright and catches her breath. ] Huh? Oh. I don't know. What's the day today? It still feels like winter so it can't be all that long... right?

[fionna_time]

It's been a few days, but I was kinda down. I thought you were gone for good, so that made me sad. I sorta wondered how long before this place went and took all the dudes I care about away.

[of_the_highest_caliber]

Only a few days...? [ Ignore her momentary insensitivity, but that leaves her scratching her head. ] I had no idea it was so short. I've been gone a little over a week, counting the time back home.

[fionna_time]

Maybe its been that long? Sorry, I sorta lose track of time. So you weren't back home that long, were you?

[of_the_highest_caliber]

[ The lack of solid timeframe is inconvenient, but she doesn't think about it for now. ] Not really. I did manage to tie up a few loose ends, so in a way, the timing was better for coming back. [ Furrowing her brow. ] I wasn't thinking about this place while I was home... I don't think I could have remembered if I wanted to.

«The data was omitted.»

[ She nodded. ] It was the same for Mach Caliber. How weird.