Swamped

Right now, words won't cut it. You head over to Strings and give her a hug.

"Hope you can get this mess sorted out," you say with a sigh. "Oh, yeah, Rider's going around doing his best to look like a ghost. Maybe it'll help things if you can clear up that rumor once you're gone."

"Oh, so, that's why the costume trunk was out."

"Yeah, well, we got a little impatient," you say apologetically. "Guess I'll try and get the news to Rider."

"Good luck."

"You too."

You can't remember ever liking a human this much. You'll miss her, but you miss your team more.

For now, though, you need to find Rider and tell him the book's gone. You crawl under the floor again, and try to think about how you're going to track him down.