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Well, you found your airship. It had slid to a halt right at the top of the hill overlooking Snaxburg, the bow hanging off the edge. Speaking of Snaxburg though, it looked pretty abandoned, all overgrown and boarded up, it was hard to believe anybody had lived here in years, much less a couple weeks ago when you got the letter from Lizbert. Wambus started tearing the boards off of one of the huts, and you shot Filbo a concerned look. “Where is everyone?” you signed, slowly and unsure. Filbo’s response nearly broke your heart.
“Well, when Lizbert went missing, everyone started to fight, and I couldn’t do anything to keep us all together.” he seemed so sad, you just wanted to hug him. Wait, when Lizbert did what?
“Yeah, buddy. Why did you think I thought you were her when I saw you? I’ve been looking all over for her for weeks now.”
This was shaping up to be an even bigger mystery than you thought. You receive a letter and a video from an explorer about a mysterious phenomena, and by the time you get there she’s been missing for weeks? It was all so strange.
Filbo looked so sad and dejected, you had just the way to cheer him up: “Filbo, can I interview you?” you signed, a grin on your face.
“Are you sure, buddy? I’m not very interesting.” he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. You nodded, determined both to get some information and to get him to cheer up.
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Well, that interview just left you with more questions than answers, you supposed you should interview Wambus as well, since he was around and all. He had already set to work restoring his old farm to what it was before he left. his fur matted with sweat.
“I s’pose I could take a break. Don’t take too long though.”
You figured he’d be the type for a quickie.
Stop that, you have a job to do, and that job does not include getting all hot and bothered for strange old farmers. You couldn’t help it, the work was making him smell earthy and warm and - Grumping christ, get a grip, you didn’t even write down the answer to the question you just asked.
“Sorry, can you repeat that? I missed it.” you tilted your head apologetically.
His laugh rumbled from deep within his gut, and it took all the self control in the world to keep yourself focused on the interview and your mind out of the gutter.
You wandered back over to the center of town, with Filbo looking antsy,
“Hey buddy! I have an idea! Maybe if we got everyone to come back to Snaxburg, it’ll be easier to find Lizbert! And you can get more interviews!”
You nodded, Filbo seemed really intent on getting everyone together. He directed you over to the beach, where two other grumpuses had ran off to.