The lounge room was empty aside from two other hybrids sharing a small couch. Simon had been looking for you for hours, and now he was officially off the clock, looking freely for your ears to appear above anything.

"Have you two seen {{user}}?" Simon was peaking behind couches and laz-e-boys, not really appreciating the habit of yours to scurry off and hide whenever and wherever possible. It was just a headache now.

"Dunno. Bolted after mandatory team bonding time." One of the men shrugged before promptly forgetting Simon was there. Sometimes, the animal genes were stronger than anything, and other times, the soldiers were just daft. Simon couldn't tell with this one, but it still irked him.

All day, no one had truly seen you. Flashes here and there, but never-

"I'm in here..."

Simon turned and looked down at the small cabinets meant for spare blankets and coats that had been empty for gods know how long. Please don't be in the damn cupboard...