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((OOC: Bump to keep it alive while I wait to sort out this thing with EG.))

((OOC: Some stuff about the last Ocean Child. I guess I can stick a super-short post in here in the meantime.))

Tianara's eyes rose briefly to Mac. "You're going to work?" she demanded. "We need to find..." She trailed off, her eyes going dreamy and dark as her attention turned inward. She'd found the trail again.

"One more," she said, her voice growing huskier and a touch deeper. "She's very close. Let's go. Hurry."

Tianara followed him right in, apparently not hearing his words. She walked on past him, made a sharp turn, and went into a room marked Staff Only, as uncaring about the sign as anything else when she was in this state.

Inside, there was a young woman (probably not much older than Tianara) who was tapping away at a keyboard, seemingly unaware of the world around her. She was wearing headphones over her dyed, misty-green hair and humming along to whatever she was listening to. When Tianara stopped just behind her, she lifted off the headphones and slung them around her neck, looking over her shoulder. She smiled a little, looking at the girl. "Hey," she said. "I thought I heard you coming."

Tianara smiled slowly as the darkness died out of her eyes. "You're the last one I need to talk to," she said softly. "But I bet you knew that. It's good to know you're here."

The girl chuckled. "I bet. Where's the rest of your group?"

Tianara glanced back. "Oh. I guess I must have left them behind."

((OOC: Bump while I wait for Lucky to catch up.))

((OOC: Bump, dammit. >.<))

Enjoying herself, Tianara took the opposite seat, facing the girl. "So you already know why I'm here?" she asked softly, smiling a little. The girl nodded, brushing back her misty-green hair as she thought deeply. She quickly typed in a few more words on whatever she had been working on, saved it, and gave the brunette a lazy grin.

"Yeah," she said with a sad smile. "I think I know. It's not a good thing to know, but I think I do." They both knew that she knew, and Tianara didn't have to explain. So instead, she asked, "What's your name?"

The girl smiled, widely. "Remisa," she replied. "And Kiro called me - you're his sister, right? Tianara."

Tianara only nodded briefly. Looking back when she heard someone speak, she called through the door, "It's okay, Joshua. You can come in."

Tianara's grin was unmistakable when Joshua came in. She knew she'd caught him off guard, and she was amused by it. It wasn't a particularly mean sort of amusement - she was just entertained. "Hi, Joshua," she and Remisa chorused, before looking at one another and giggling.

The green-haired girl took over the explanation with a cheerful grin. "I'm Remisa. Tianara tells me that she's already reached everyone else." Her smile lessened, and she examined Joshua with wide, curious eyes as a small frown formed. "You're not one of us. Is he, Tianara?"

"No, he's not," said Tianara with a shrug. "But he's on our side. He's our friend. He's all right."

Remisa nodded briefly, but it wasn't clear whether she actually believed the other girl or if she just wanted to dismiss the subject. "So it's time," she muttered. "I was kind of afraid of this."