[ Right now, all Ann really wants to do is just shrink up into oblivion and die. A little, at least. The feeling will pass; but this has taken a huge chunk out of her usual peppiness and ability to think clearly, and she's falling back into her usual habits of closing up and pushing her feelings aside, at least, in the presence of other people.

This isn't Seto's problem, it's hers, and she's not going to push it, or her crappy feelings on him, either. He doesn't deserve that. ]

Yeah, they're gone. I've looked everywhere. [ Her voice is quiet and almost monotone as she just stares holes into the wall in front of her, frowning. She's going to have to talk to the girls to see where they go next with all of this; she's fortunate at least to have them still. It's just strange, because Ren is the force that had drawn them all together to begin with. He's not just their friend, he's their leader, and she's a little bit at a loss here. Yes, they can function without him; they've all done it in the past and will do so again.

This isn't the end of the world. She just wants to know where he is. Where Akechi is. Are they safe? She hopes they are. Maybe they've gone home somehow. But if that's the case, then Akechi... and how is Ren going to be able to take care of things without his full band of thieves?

She can feel herself starting to panic at the thought, and she has to swallow it down. Not here, she reminds herself. ]

...You don't have to stay, if that's what you're thinking of doing. I'm fine.