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[oncedevil]

Saaaay, I know I've been pretty quiet lately but with all the garbage between the doppelgangers and everything I kinda needed a break, you know? Anyway, has anyone seen a sword wandering around?

Y'know, big, metal, sharp, has skulls on the handle?

[He holds up a rough sketch of this for the camera.]

Darn thing just up and left, who would've thought? And I already checked the refrigerator so don't even ask. Apparently that's where we're keeping swords these days.

[He puts on a slightly disapproving frown, but at this point it's fruitless to argue it.]

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[chalicejoker]

At least you'd be getting the highest-quality spoon food.

[He's somewhat distracted by the energies he's sensing.]

Here. This way. It's...kind of faint. I guess that means the scent or whatever is fading away?

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[oncedevil]

That's true, I would have that to look forward to.

[Tony just waits, watching with interest. He does't know what his energy feels like, it just feels like him to himself. Does that make sense? Hell if he knows, either way it's kind of curious.]

Scent? Alright, well let's follow while we can?

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[chalicejoker]

[There's another antenna twitch.]

This way.

[Bugman parade! Everyone follow the Lord of the Bugmen! Better hope no one's really out doing anything right now.]

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[oncedevil]

[Tony salutes, flashing a silly grin.]

After you, buglord.

[Hey he's not complaining. If the neighbors complain that's a different story entirely, but they're welcome to he doesn't care.]

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[chalicejoker]

[He'll growl at anyone who stares too long, anyway.]

This way...

[And there's a bit of running, a bit of running...oh, look, there's an alley.]

...I think I lost it.

[Here. In this alley. This nondescript alley.]

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[oncedevil]

[Good bug.]

[Tony keeps up with ease, hot on Hajime's heels while they run. He travels like this most of the time anymore.]

[Aaand then they're stopped, in the middle of an alley. Tony frowns in annoyance, looking up at the side of the building.]

Tch, of course. If it was my copy [And he's pretty sure at this point.] he probably took to the rooftops. We won't be able to track him up there.

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[chalicejoker]

Yeah, I might be pretty strong and pretty fast, but I don't think I'm agile enough to be doing rooftop running to track him. Probably end up falling through a ceiling and traumatizing some old lady...

[He growls in frustration. So close, yet so far...]

And if it was your copy, I wouldn't sense him--he'd feel too much like you for me to notice like this.

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[oncedevil]

I could follow if the trail weren't cold, damn.

[He kicks at the ground in frustration, huffing and jamming his hands in his pockets for a lack of anything better to do with them. No use chasing a dead lead right now.]

Yeah, wouldn't want that. Thanks for trying, at any rate. Maybe we should try going after him directly sometime later, instead?