'Cause he gone daddy gone [video]

[schrodingerscatalyst]

Okay, I know I shouldn't panic yet because my father runs off more than a toddler on a sugar high but... [And he mops his face with one hand]

Has anyone seen Walter lately?

[[ooc: please pretend this was on-time ;; stupid illness]]

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[timesbureaucrat]

The lab has been pleasantly quiet and subdued lately.

So no, I haven't seen your father.

[schrodingerscatalyst]

Don't strain yourself caring too much, Narvin.

Did he mention anything he might have been working on?

[timesbureaucrat]

Caring isn't part of my job description.

I know he had a great interest in the spawners. In truth, he had a great interest in seeming everything, but the spawners in particular seemed to catch his attention.

[schrodingerscatalyst]

[He nods, ignoring that first part]

Yeah, that'd make sense. Looks like he took his work home with him this time.

Which isn't entirely unusual for Walter.

[timesbureaucrat]

Is it possible he went off to do fieldwork? We're supposed to take a guide, but he seems the sort who thinks of rules as optional.

[schrodingerscatalyst]

No kidding.

I think that's entirely possible. Which is exactly what I'm afraid of.

[timesbureaucrat]

[He huffs.]

When you find him, you should embed a tracking device in his neck. I volunteer to hold him down for you.

I can try to compile a record of known native spawners in the area. It might be a place to start.

[schrodingerscatalyst]

[He's nodding.]

Would you believe we actually tried that before? The tracking device, I mean.

[timesbureaucrat]

What happened? Did he play rough with too many electronics and short the thing out?

[schrodingerscatalyst]

He didn't have enough time. Someone... removed it. [And remembering all that, now Peter's looking a little more worried. What if Walter didn't just wander off? What if he was taken by someone?]

[timesbureaucrat]

Kidnapping? I should think it would have been more aggravation than the worth of it.

[Although he wouldn't put it past the Orions. If they did, perhaps his associates in the Black Sun Syndicate would know. He decides that he'll quietly make some inquires to see.]