* Leopoldo walks into the room up to his father. "Hello dad. I'm home,
but... The reasons aren't the best, are they?"
<Chamelaeon> <<Dante grabs Leo in a hug, half-sobbing.>>
* Leopoldo hugs his father back.
<Chamelaeon> <<He pulls back, eventually, shaking his head.>> "Have
you... have you seen...?"
* Leopoldo nods slowly.
<Leopoldo> I'm... I hope I can do something to get them to stop.
Something's seriously wrong in their heads...
<Chamelaeon> "The police came in, to tell us... your mother was in the
kitchen, I was downstairs fixing ..." <<He shakes his head again.>>
"There was no sign, nothing. They were going shopping! At the mall, just
shopping..."
<Chamelaeon> <<He is, you notice, clutching a datachip.>>
* Leopoldo nods, and glances down at the chip. "I'm trying to find
anything that will help, though. I've already had it told to me,
multilpe times, panicing isn't the answer. We need to fix it as soon and
as reasonably as possible..."
<Chamelaeon> <<Dante looks down.>> "It's music. Her favorite. I wanted
to play it - they wouldn't let us near the site. Said it would be too
bad for our hearts."
<Chamelaeon> "Trish's favorite."
* Leopoldo gulps and nods. "Trish tried to contact me when I got there.
But something was holding her back..."
* Threnody opens his eyes at that, but says nothing.
<Leopoldo> Maybe we could try playing that? Or at least listen to it?
Maybe... Maybe it'll tell us something we never noticed.
<Chamelaeon> "I don't know, son. I'm pretty rattled.. they had to sedate
your poor mother. She was hyperventilating." <<He holds out the chip.>>
* Leopoldo takes the chip, and a deep breath. "I was afraid you got
caught up in it too..."
<Chamelaeon> "I almost wish I had, just to be near her."
<Leopoldo> Yeah, me too... Maybe I could have done something...
<Chamelaeon> <<He hugs Leo again.>> "Go, do what you can. Get her back."
* Leopoldo hugs him back a bit harder (Which might hurt a little,
but...). "I'll bring them both back..." He lets go.
<Chamelaeon> <<Dante sits down again.>>
<Leopoldo> Please, look after Mom...
<Chamelaeon> "I will. I am. Better go before you wake her up."
* Leopoldo forces a smile to his father "Good bye," then walks out the
room.
* Threnody steps up behind Leo, then smiles at Dante. "I believe your
son can do it. We'll bring them back." And then he's gone too before any
questions can be asked.
<Chamelaeon> <<Other roomjoin!>>