Phillis Circus: Funhouse"I don't think she's here either," the metallurgist frowned. Wherever Eric's niece was, she really hoped the child was safe and that this whole thing was a misunderstanding. But then again, nothing was ever that easy, especially when it came to the Pride's missions.
The poor man was sobbing and Moira looked like she was about to start yelling again.
On the bright side, Syed's plan was working and the exit was in sight now. Xan gave Eric a comforting tap on the shoulder, "try not to worry. We promised we'd find her and if she's not here, there's a chance she could be somewhere else, right?" She mustered up a smile and hoped he would cheer up a little. "Maybe, she's somewhere, eating cotton candy, right? What do you say? Let's take a deep breath and focus on looking, alright?" She sounded as if she were talking to an upset child and maybe in a sense, she was doing just that. Xan was about to say something else but stopped when they heard a familiar shriek.
Lute? She arched an eyebrow at the frightened virtuoso. Xan took a step towards where Moira and Syed were but recoiled when she noticed what was going on. There were so many animals. Lute was surrounded by them too. She backed up a little, a mixture of concern and fear evident in her expression. "Lute...don't make any sudden movements."
These were circus animals. They were trained, so it'd be okay...right? Well, if things got out of hand then Moira could handle it, hopefully.
Phillis Circus: Horror TrainEh? Before he could say more Trixie and Lute just up and left.
The summoner feigned hurt and crossed his arms over his chest like an upset child. "Fine, I'm not sharing the ice cream with any of you. See how you guys like that." He spent a few moments sulking before he walked off on his own. Hm, maybe he'd go look for the others.
He stopped by an ice cream booth and ordered a chocolate twirl. Ah, it almost felt like they were on vacation. But oh yeah, they had to keep their eyes peeled for the missing people, yeah? He narrowed his eyes into slits and looked around for anything suspicious, though at this point he was looking pretty suspicious himself.
"Pssst," he stood by a lamp post and managed to catch a little boy's attention.
Lucien looked right and left as if he were a detective in some book and then he motioned for the child to approach. The little boy looked at him warily but eventually made his way towards the summoner. The child titled his head to the side, "um, do you need anything, mister?"
"Yeah, yeah, do you come here often, kid?"
"I'm not supposed to talk to strangers." He twiddled his thumbs.
Lucien shrugged then gave the child a grin. "It'll only take a minute, so you come here often, yeah?"
The child bobbed his head up and down.
"Have you seen anything suspicious--" Lucien froze when he felt a tap on his shoulder and he spun around to see an angry looking woman with a scowl on her face. "Uh...hey there, I was just asking the kid here about the several attractions..."
He didn't even have time to finish his sentence. The woman seized the child by his hand and began stomping away. "How many times have I told you, Johnny, don't go around talking to strangers, especially ones who look so suspicious."
The summoner deflated. He looked suspicious? How dare she! He was cute and innocent looking for as far as he knew! He puffed out his cheeks in annoyance then stomped away. "Yeah, well...you're pretty scary yourself, lady."