Armored Core: The Final Push (Paused)

[Randomly Gone Insane]

Kelly began to wail loudly, embracing Irish back as she cried into his shoulder.  

[Zahzi]

"There there....Let's go back home...." Irish said, taking them back home.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"What about Jarid though?" Kelly whimpered, resting her head now over Irish's shoulder.

"He has no home, no place to go. We can't just leave him."  

[Zahzi]

"Well...He ran off again...We'll look for him when we get back home, okay..?" Irish asked, looking at her.

Meanwhile, Jarid was inside the mechanic's shop.

"So...How much will it cost to repair?" he asked, looking at the man.

Who just stared back.
"How much do you have?"

Jarid thought for a moment.
"Well, I-" he said before being interrupted.

"I don't care about the amount. Just give me all you have, and I'll be able to coax myself into even being near that disgrace of human engineering." the man growled, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Jarid with a look of disgust.

"...But if I spend all the money here, I won't be able to find a room."

"Not my problem. Pay up or get out." the Mechanic growled.

Jaird gave a sigh, nodding.

A few moments later, he exited the shop and walked out into the alleyways.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"No, Dad." Kelly said firmly, pushing herself from him and looking right at Irish.

"The rest of the city isn't like you and I. Jarid will be lucky is someone doesn't kill him. We need to find him now."  

[Zahzi]

"I know, but we don't know where to look." Irish said with a sigh.  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"He couldn't have gone far. He's gotta be near the hanger." Kelly said, already beginning to look around.

"He seemed concerned about his suit's condition? Maybe he's looking for someone who will actually repair it for him?"  

[Zahzi]

"...Yes, because promoting his presence to more people is going to end well..."  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"His suit needs repairs, and he doesn't seem like the type to ignore something so important."  

[Zahzi]

"Fiiiine...But let's go home and get you in something warmer. It's going to be freezing soon."  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"Not until we find Jarid. It's not fair to leave him to freeze out here." Kelly growled.  

[Zahzi]

"He has more meat than you, and he has a coat."  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"It doesn't make it right to leave him alone. We should find him now, before something bad happens." Kelly sighed.

"I can stand a bit of cold. I'll be fine."  

[Zahzi]

"How about last year? Where you almost lost all your fingers and toes to frostbite?"  

[Randomly Gone Insane]

"That's because I got lost and was outside for several HOURS. We'll only be a few minutes, an hour at the most."