Chapter 24: Code 006

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Within the police station, Gabby was sitting at her desk and writing down on a little slip of paper while an Inkling girl sat across from her.

Gabby: Mhm....*scribble scribble*...one last question.

Inkling girl: y-yes?....

Gabby: when did he exactly go missing?

Inkling girl:......4 days ago....I haven't seen him since.

Gabby: *scribble* I see....well....just give us a couple of days and we'll see what we can do-

Inkling girl: a couple of days?.........a couple....of days?

Gabby stood up and pinned the piece of paper to her wall while giving the Inkling girl a nod.

Gabby: yes. We'll search for your boyfriend as soon as we can.

The Inkling girl stood up and grabbed Gabby by her uniform, holding back tears and trembling a little.

Inkling girl: t-then start today!! Please!! I miss him!!

Gabby:....*sigh*....

Gabby grabbed the girl's hands and gently moved them from off of her. Gabby gestured the Inkling to sit back down, so she did so, sniffling and rubbing her eyes. The Inkling girl saw Gabby sit back down herself and slide a box of tissues in front of her, allowing her to take some.

Gabby: listen....I feel bad for you...I really do...

Inkling girl:.....*looks away*....

Gabby: but you're not the only one experiencing these problems.

Gabby pointed to the wall where she pinned up the Inkling girl's note, showing her a BUNCH of different notes.

Gabby: Octolings have been going missing lately, and I've been busy trying to solve these cases.

Inkling girl:....I....I understand.....

Gabby: good. But I promise that we'll find him as soon as we can, alright?

The Inkling girl nodded and stood up from the chair, walking towards the door and opening it.

Inkling girl: thank you for your time....

The Inkling left, and Gabby let out a very long groan, slouching down in her chair and covering her face with her hands.

Gabby: what the hell is going on?....

Cynthia: yo, Gabs.

Gabby uncovered her face and saw Cynthia standing in front of her. Cynthia placed down a bento box and a coffee beside it, giving the girl a little smirk while putting one of her hands in her hoodie pocket.

Cynthia: brought ya lunch.

Gabby:...thanks....I could use it right now.

Gabby opened her bento box and began to eat slowly while looking as grumpy as ever, but she loosened up when she felt one of Cynthia's hands touch the top of her head.

Cynthia: don't work yourself too hard, Gabs.

Gabby: I know....*sigh*....

Cynthia: got any leads?

Gabby: *nom* all I know is whatever is taking these Octolings isn't that big of a threat.....possibly

Cynthia: Mhm.

Gabby: after Coraline told me about that weird voice message....whoever, or whatever sent that message, is sending it to a lot of Octolings. The Octolings don't seem to be hostile when it controls them though...so that's good at least.

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