Search & Rescue || Orvanca
The end of summer seemed to signal a change in the town. Miss Bianca had only ever known Swynlake in summer - she had arrived at the end of a snow storm, apparently, and ever since the days had been bright and cheerful, save for that minor setback in the middle there. She had conducted her business in keeping with the summer; she had gone to the university, interviewed the professors whilst the halls were still quiet and classes had yet to be scheduled. Now the students were drifting back into the classrooms, and the town was becoming quieter, as people got back to their routine.
And that meant it was time for Bianca to move on in her investigation.
Which was what she was trying to do today. Or at least, what she was planning on planning today. She couldn't take a trip to the woods before she got herself some more practical clothes; she hadn't thought she would be trampling through the forest when she had first arrived in Swynlake, and so her wardrobe consisted mostly of nice coats and heels. She had asked the Director to send her some things. Going out and buying a new wardrobe would only arouse suspicion.
She was just going to pick her parcel up when she spotted someone on the other side of the road, a figure she thought she recognised for a moment. Miss Bianca had been in town long enough now to know a few people, though - maybe she just recognised him from around town. But the feeling niggled at the back of her mind, until she looked again, and for a second, her breath caught in her throat.
Try to make it look natural. She ducked into a shop front, pretended to look at the wares on offer. She browsed for a few moments, watching from her periphery as the figure retreated. Five seconds, ten seconds, twenty, and then she was off, her pace measured as he followed him, sticking to the opposite side of the street. She would hang back, for now. See where he went. It was important that she didn't move too quickly, but she was quite nicely on his tail.
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