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[bunnypassingby]

Does anyone have any tips on tracking people? I've been hired on a missing person mission and I don't actually know much about finding people - the last time I had to find someone, I managed to come across them by accident, but I don't think that's going to work this time.

- Mikuru

[Those on the third floor might come across Mikuru, stalking about with a notebook she occasionally refers to, or poking around the headmaster's office with plastic gloves on...]

Comments

[rewritethis]

Real professional of you. But apart from the generalities, what do you know about THEM?

[bunnypassingby]

I'm hoping that if a client's going to hire me specifically instead of asking for someone with know-how and experience, they won't mind my asking around for some help... [You get what you pay for.]

Getting elderly but not retired (I've got reports from their closest coworkers already), likes children but no kids of their own. They hadn't said anything to anyone about going away and they are the type who tells people.

[om_nom_namur]

Usually just sniff em out. Probly not gunna work for you.

Really tho the way ya go bout trackin em down depends on how they left. Kidnappeds difrent from ran away cuz if their on the run yur looking for them but if they was kidnapped yur lookin for who dun it. Make sense?

[bunnypassingby]

No, I definitely couldn't sniff someone out.

That makes a lot of sense! But what if you're not sure?

[om_nom_namur]

Go with yur gut. Start talkin ta peepul that know the person. See if they been actin funny or if they got enemies. Problem is if ya aint real good at knowing when peepuls whaleshittin ya or not ya might get lied to. Gotta be kind of both trustin everywon and trustin no one all at once

[bunnypassingby]

I think that will be my main problem... My friends have told me I'm too trusting.

[rewritethis]

[...That's an interesting description.

Then again, missing people are only to be expected when a world seems to be going to hell. Yeah, it's nothing.]

That's where to start. Retrace their steps. Get into their head. And if nobody saw it coming, don't assume anyone "close" has a better picture of it than you.

[bunnypassingby]

Okay. Thank you very much! Especially for that last part - I think I was approaching it with that assumption.