With Hope showing up at their house, Uendo had checked with the Curti Center staff to see whether they should be expecting anyone else. The answer had turned out to be yes -- and yet, although the sun was already sinking towards the horizon, no one else had showed up.

He remembered all too well how overwhelming it had been, finding himself in a new world with no familiar face in sight. Maybe he should go look for their missing housemate, just to make sure they were alright...

It took him a while to actually track her down. The search hadn't been made any easier by the fact he didn't really know who he was looking for. Still, even if he had the wrong person, he could hardly ignore the kid he found sitting all by herself, watching the sea.

"Hey there." Uendo approached the girl with a gentle smile. "Is everything okay?"