Blood is Thicker ((31))

[amanika]

Tantomile's pace was rapid as she made her way to Macavity's office, hoping he would be there still and not in the penthouse, she needed to seem him urgently, damnit.

She had spent the last few days with a nagging feeling something was wrong, but she'd done her best to push it aside, telling herself it was stupid to rely on such feelings. Finally, today she'd given in to it, and had gone to her brother's office at the courthouse, telling herself it wasn't like she didn't have files to pass on to him anyway. By the time she left there after finding the office door locked and a clerk to tell her that the ADA hadn't been in to his office for several days, she knew something was up.

She'd come straight to the Demoniaque, files still in hand, and after finding her brother absent from his office there as well and no signs of life from his room, had decided to stop wasting time looking and instead ask Macavity what in hell's name was going on. Maybe she wasn't supposed to care, but somehow, now felt like a stupid time to ignore her emotions for their ongoing feud.

She didn't wait to find out if Macavity was in the office, neither listening for him to call her in at the sound of her footsteps, or pausing to knock, but walking straight in and slamming the door closed behind her with a heel.

[victoriousscarf]

Mac glanced up at that incursion. A map of the city was spread over his desk and he had been forcing reports from henches the last several hours since lunch. "Hello," he said slowly, on her entrance. "Somethin' you need?"

[amanika]

Tantomile took a brief second to take stock of the room, making sure there was no one in there but her and Macavity, and not failing to take note of what he was doing. Upon seeing the map, she swallowed slightly, biting back her inital question.

"I came to ask you about my brother's whereabouts, but," she paused, shaking her head at him, "you've got no more idea than I do, do you?" she came over, putting the files she was still carrying down on the desk, her eyes seeking Macavity's and wanting a truthful answer, "What happened?"

[victoriousscarf]

Mac blinked tired eyes at her for a moment. "Could be missin' another hench," he said, though clearly didn't mean it. "But yeah, he said he would be back two nights ago and hasn't been seen since. He went with some backup and they haven't been heard from either."

[amanika]

Tantomile sat down somewhat heavily in the chair in front of the desk, the news was inevitable really, given what she'd already worked out, but she still hadn't wanted to hear it. "Something's happened then." she said shortly, it wasn't a question.

[victoriousscarf]

Mac nodded. "Yeah. No idea what, no idea if he's still even..."

[amanika]

She shook her head at him, her next words coming out as more of a murmur, "Don't say it Mac. I don't want to think about it, I'm holding on to the fact right now that on some level, I'd think I'd know if he was. Don't let me start thinking about how unfounded that idea is."

[victoriousscarf]

He nodded, not much inclined to say it aloud himself. "We're still searchin'," he said. "And it's early enough still."

[amanika]

Tantomile tried to keep the rise of emotion out of her voice, "Two nights is early days?"

[victoriousscarf]

"I thought we were tryin' ta look at this hopefully?" he said, voice strained.

[amanika]

"Is that why you didn't let me know?"

[victoriousscarf]

One of Mac's ears flickered. "Partly. I was also ta busy tryin' ta... if I hadn't heard anythin' by tomorrow I would have told you."

[amanika]

Tantomile nodded, this wasn't the time to be picking a fight over it. "You say you've got cats out looking for him?"

[victoriousscarf]

He nodded, not willing to admit that he'd pulled cats off other duties to do it.

[amanika]

"When are you due to hear back?"