Before you continue on into the city, you make an observation. "Has anyone seen Velvet?" Mako puts a finger on her chin, and a spark comes between her antenna. "You know, I don't think I have. She didn't call us back at all when we were in that school..." "Strange", Edgie remarks, "Usually the halls of the council are well fitted with Synth-compatible communication relays?" You feel like you should ask them to repeat that, but in English - you then realize that you speak Townfolk, and that English doesn't exist where you are now. The mage catches on to your facial expression, though. "The students of On High would require great efforts to allow person-to-person communication via magical influence. Most commonly, they are given Wires by their guardians." Toby Raised an eyebrow, peering down at Edgie. "You know, do you have to talk like that?" Edgie merely fluffs their robe. "I do not naturally speak your language. Natively, I speak Astral. Apologies if I do not properly speak in the same tongues you do." You shake your head. You're getting off track a bit. "Look, I'll just call Velvet, and maybe we can have them meet up with us." You reach into your pocket, pulling out your personal Wire that Mako gave to you. You're not very good with these kinds of things - by comparison, someone might assume you had existed for many more aeons than you have, due to your inability to use a touch screen. Eventually, you punch in the correct combination to reach Velvet's personal wire. A tone. Another tone. Someone speaks on the other end. "We're sorry, but we were unable to pass along your call." You check your nails. "No, that's okay." They continue. "If you would like to leave a message, please leave it after the beep." Mako snatches the Wire out of your hands. "Look, I know you're new to technology and all, sweetie, but that's not a real person." "Ah.", you reply. "So no Vel?" "No Vel", explains your partner. So, you're at the same impasse as before. Where are you going? And, something to keep in mind, where is Velvet? Are they alright? ### -> Take the [[Streets]] ### -> Take the [[Tunnels]]