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After certain things go not at all as planned, Ryoji is a little bit exhausted. That's not as emotionally and physically draining as going to the Underworld would have been, but he's certainly in no shape to try after that or he may very well get stuck down there. Which would be very, very bad.

He is actually going to look for whatever might make people more 'real,' even if he's got no clue what that actually means. He knows something's off, can feel he's forgetting something, but for the life of him he can't figure out what it is or if it's even relevant to the current issue. There's some vague wanderings to the park, and he stops by the coffee shop for a desperately needed pick-me-up, and he goes to the library to get in touch with the Twilight Network. Looks like no one has a clue what he saw, but at least some people offered to keep an eye out for him.

Wherever you find him, though, there's one constant. He looks exhausted.

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[notachickenhawk]

"Yeah, that's true." He sits down again, tugging his jacket around himself. "Sorry for freaking out, it's just... you're a decent person. I don't want you to get hurt."

There's not enough decent people around. Having one fewer would be a major loss.

[dangerouslyinlove]

"No, it's ok. It's kind of nice that you did, actually..." Shows he cares. That's always nice. "...How are you doing?"

[notachickenhawk]

It's... nice that he did? Huh... something to think about. "... I'm doing okay. I've sort of... there's this little girl who I ran into. She's... weird. I don't really know what she is... but I'm looking out for her. So I've been trying to step up and get a little more money so she can get a good coat or something like that."

[dangerouslyinlove]

Considering Ryoji's run into a little girl recently too... "This might be weird, but is she about nine years old with dark hair?" Because if so, Ryoji knows who and what she is. They just had to do a bit of an information exchange to get there.

[notachickenhawk]

"Yeah. Kind of clueless about how things work around here, for... whatever reason?" Because why wouldn't she know how things work in Hex? There's nothing other than Hex.

[dangerouslyinlove]

Ryoji nods. "Yeah, I know here. She's... got her reasons, for not knowing things. You can ask her, but she'll probably want to ask some things in return. That's the only reason I know." He can try and give hints if Tobias wants them, but Ebru probably doesn't want him spreading that kind of information. "But she's a nice kid."

[notachickenhawk]

"Yeah. She's been asking me questions, but I've been trying not to pry. She'll tell me when she's ready, I guess." He can't help but feel bad for a kid who doesn't have anyone. He didn't have anyone at her age, either. "She's been getting food on her own, so I've just been checking that she has other things."

[dangerouslyinlove]

She might not ever tell him, but Ryoji decides maybe he shouldn't say that. "Yeah, she seems pretty resourceful. I just hope she doesn't get herself into any trouble."

[notachickenhawk]

"Well, she's got my number if she needs help. I can get places pretty quickly... I can fly if I really have to." Even though that's... a pretty obvious thing and not something he should do if he wants to stay hidden at all.

[dangerouslyinlove]

"She's got mine, too. Hopefully she won't need it." Or if she does need it, will know to ask for it.

[notachickenhawk]

"Hopefully."

He smiles a little and nods at Ryoji. "You should probably lie down though, at least for a few minutes. I'll make sure no one shows up."

[dangerouslyinlove]

"Alright. Thanks." He could probably make it home just fine, but... this works just as well. He'll abandon his coffee for the moment and lie down, closing his eyes to get a bit of rest.