The Perk, Tuesday Late Afternoon

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The past few weeks had reintroduced him to the concept of 'peace and quiet', and Cable had kind of grown used to having the opportunity. Which is why he was seated near the back of the Perk, quietly reading a newspaper while he sipped his coffee.

It was not a local newspaper.

[ cable's here for one, but open for all your non-cabley afternoon perkly neeeeds ]

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[the_merriest]

Rikku was wandering through town, because it was nice to walk around when your mind wanted to be all thinky on you, and she spotted her boss in the Perk. Oooooh, her boss probably knew about the one stupid thing she shouldn't be worrying about. Right? Right.

So she bounced up to him and grabbed a seat. "Hiya!" she said. "How's the ... harness thing?"

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"It was mismailed," Cable offered, glancing up and away from his newspaper. He took a sip. "And we need a new door."

[the_merriest]

"You ... broke the door?" she asked. "Um. Bad day?"

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"I had to throw someone through it," he said, by way of explanation. "It was alright." And smirked.

[the_merriest]

She grinned. "You get that kinda problem a lot? Throwing people through doors and all that?"

She chewed her lip. "So, uh, where did Deadpool take off to, anyway?"

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"More often than you'd think," Cable deadpanned. And-- yes. After hearing the radio last night, he hadn't been as certain of his original assessment of that. "I don't know," he said, simply. "It might be a problem."

[the_merriest]

"It ..." Rikku stopped cold, staring at him. "You ... you mean something ... bad happened?"

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"It's a theory," Cable said, mildly, "But only one of many. Give it a day." Not that he would, probably. The issue had bumped up to mid-range priority on the list after the broadcast.

[the_merriest]

"But if ..." She shook her head quickly. "What theory? He wasn't in class and now you're saying something bad might've happened? Is he hurt? I have to ..."

Do something. Do anything.

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"Let's not take that as our first assumption." It hadn't been his, but it was, by now, his second. In most cases... He cocked his head at her. "Keep your ear to the ground about any other unplanned absences," Cable said, finally, "Better to be safe than sorry. Let me know if you do."

[the_merriest]

Rikku nodded quickly. "It was ... Turtle, on radio, wasn't there. And they were hanging out in the park. Her and Deadpool, I mean. Maybe it was some sort of minion thing? Secret training mission?"

She felt calmer, somewhat. Cable wasn't too nervous - although Cable probably wouldn't panic no matter what. Still.

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"Could be," Cable said, easily. "Stay aware, and we'll hope for the best." While he prepared for the worst.

[the_merriest]

She nodded again. "Okay. Keeping my eyes open. And ... Deadpool can take care of himself, right?"

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"That's one way of putting it," he smirked back.