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[bravers]

David Alleyne's gone missing.

He hasn't been back to the dorms for a few days, and his job hasn't seen him either.

If any of you know him, thought I'd let you know.

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[bravers]

He'll probably be back soon. It's fine.

[The statement is brief, disinterested-sounding, but a quick nod, with his unnaturally bright gaze locked onto Hank's own eyes is a direct contrast to the statement. Because yes, he does want to talk about David. And yes, Hank's caution has indicated it's a foolish idea to do so here.

...He'll probably have to change the subject entirely when Zack gets here. It's not as if he's a stupid man. Nothing could be further from the truth. He's just.... not shrewd. And tends to say what's on his mind. A lot.

Anyway.]

...When he's back, I'll tell him to meet up with you at this place he likes opposite the North exit of the park. He should thank you for bringing that thing back. When're you off work? Assuming you work?

[It's. sort of clumsy. But hey. It's a (veiled) offer.]

[sociallychallenged]

[Gold star there for the effort. He nods glumly.]

Yeah. I think I know where you're talking about. And yeah, I work.

[Luckily he's made no secret of what his job is on the network. If Cloud looked into it, it's up front.]

If you see him tell him I'm sorry I didn't get back to him sooner.

[He sounds genuinely disappointed by that. He should have checked in on him sooner. He should have made sure that he was okay.]

[bravers]

[Looking up that'll be interesting. Especially given their different lines of work. Still. It really doesn't matter about any of that. Not when this guy sounds so sad with his last statement.

Gingerly, he walks to the door, giving the dog a last look. ]

I'll let him know. And I'll also tell him to meet you there so you can tell him yourself.

[He holds the door open. Maybe.. he can kill some time until then by looking for the bug Hank seems so concerned about...]

[sociallychallenged]

[He nods glumly. David had known. David had been helping him back when they were trying to figure things out. He knows that there are other technically capable people around, but David deserved the chance to be more than what his genes or other people's designations made him. He needed those chances.]

[Either way, Hank pats Maggie and gets her to follow him.]

[He'll head to the park later that evening, Maggie still in tow just in case. There's been a lot going on, and without Connor around? He's going to need back-up.]