Joe
The early morning hung above the group in a heavy and uncertain presence. The anxiety and stress that had run rapid through the intranet mere hours prior had everyone riled up, except the four kids who had taken it upon themselves to play hero and find Valio. 

Ares who had gathered this small group, stood a decent ways away from the front door he had told everyone to meet him at. His dark eyes scanned for cameras and made sure to avoid them best he could. As he stood, one by one he was joined by the others. Yarimiel came first. Then Finley, and finally Danica. It didn't take long for Ares to shoot into action. 

"Alright, listen up, all of you." He addressed all three of them, yet didnt speak in an angry or loud tone. It seemed he was trying to stay on the low.

"Im not going to say much, since, well..." Ares tilted his head towards the facility with a scowl. "I don't trust *Them,* But I have a few ideas on where we can start. Id also appreciate any ideas *You* Three have." The boy was taller than all of them, standing with his arms crossed in the morning dark. Ready and prepared for what lay ahead.

"I dont know how far they went, but its been hours so I'm going to say *Far*. My first idea was of course the tower. Yknow, the one that took Margo and Mattias? But... That doesn't seem likely. I know Annika is an angel, but if she was hiding inside the facility and no longer has a halo, I doubt she'd wanna walk right back into HQ. Valio too." 

His hands moved when he spoke, and he spoke with purpose. Ares' voice was confident and sure, he had a plan. Not given nearly enough credit for his problem solving skills, Ares was dealing with all of this rather well. Or at least, was fantastic at making it *Appear* As such. 
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"My next idea, is that they are hiding in or out of town in some building or hotel. Who knows, maybe they got on a train and left, but I think searching the city is our best shot right now."

With a nod, Ares surveyed the group in front of him. He had faith in their ability to find Valio and Ares was not going to stop until they did. A small robot buzzed at his feet, awaiting any direction. Haoran had sent it, and Ares knew he was looking at him straight through its mechanical eyes. 

"I doubt we will find her tonight, but we gotta start somewhere. Anything to say before we head on our way?"

Its a starter and ares has a lot to say lmao
Elizabeth
Navy stretched into Indigo across the sky as Finleys feet crunched under the various things under their feet, eyes darting from side to side. Their stomach turned over and over, breath shaking in their throat. 

They approached the group with trembling hands. Finley didn't know Yari, or Danica, or even who they were, but they knew Ares, and that was enough.

"I hope we can find her," They said. They held their hands behind their back, and wringed them together - if nobody could see it, it didn't matter. 

"She's strong. She's okay."

*Right? Right? Please tell me I'm right.*
Doris
She was angry, but she didn't even care why. Over the years she had gotten far better at directing her anger towards specific things. She does not care about any troubles that had happened prior. Her only focus was on finding Valio. That is all she needed, fueled not by sustenance, but bye her sheer unending rage. She said the following as quietly as possible, enough for the other three and *Only* Them to hear. "Alright. I can lay low, I'm good at hiding in crowds, and I can bypass walls or doors by using my shadow warp thing. I can search up any of those places in the area, search around inside, and get out once I'm done, but if it's too large I'm simply going to ask at the front desk, because if they're staying at some sort of motel, hotel, wtahever the fuck, they're sure to have *Paid* For that stay, otherwise they would have gone in unnoticed, which I highly doubt considering Valio, uh, in general." For once, she wasn't acting like some horror child or murder hobo, her more analytical side coming out. "I can't say that my methods would be foolproof or work one-hundred percent of the time, but I think that's good enough."

She went quiet, thinking. Her eyes darted away before looking back at them, at Ares.

"We run if we bump into these angel guys, correct?" She wanted to make sure. While an adult was most likely stronger than her, she wouldn't go down without a fight, that much was blatantly obvious. Her tone had a certain power to it, she wasn't speaking in the high, immature tone anymore, she was actually tapping into her far deeper voice profiles to communicate her point across and to make sure that the others were *Listening* To her, constantly looking betweem them all to make sure of that.
Shane
Last to arrive, Danica stood balanced on her feet, a focused expression pitching her brow. She held a lit cigarette between her fingers, the faint burning glow an orange accent she hadn't seen in a while. She'd butt it down before they left, but for now old habits were returning with flair. The tobacco filled her lungs with a drag. There was little she'd done to prepare, but she was as prepared as she'd ever be. A thin running bag and jacket clung to her confident figure. 

She didn't know Yari, didn't know Fin, but she did know Ares, and he seemed different. He seemed sure. If this made anything clear it was that he thrived when given a motive. People truly needed to give him more credit. Fin seemed anxious, but Yari seemed almost manic. 

Dani listened while they all spoke, blowing smoke into the sky and nodding along. 

"Nope." Nothing to say. 

Listening to Yari gave her ideas. Her little invisibility trick had been one she was practicing. She nodded while each spoke, clearly listening despite being quiet. 

"We should be keeping in touch. No getting lost."

She dropped her cigarette to the ground and patted it out beneath her foot. 

"Let's get going before it gets too bright."