[Audio, locked from hostiles.]

[hctiwknip]

Um, H-hello everyone.

I'm sorry to bother you but I've gotten really worried, my friend has been missing for a little over a week and even though she's pretty capable...I-I would just like to know if anyone's seen her.

Her name is Luna Lovegood, she's a witch and her partner is a Labramon.

[Attached: Photo of Luna with her Specterscopes on her forehead]

If anyone knows anything please, I would be very grateful.

Comments

Re: [locked to Kat]

[scrapperzen.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling. I've already been doing some digging. But... sadly, if someone isn't found within the first 48 hours, the odds of finding them all right are... slim, to say the least.

On the other hand, I know she's not dead. I keep tabs on all of my students, as much as I can without violating their privacy.

I'm planning to attempt to divine her location soon, but... I'm going to need a little time to set up the spell.

Re: [locked to Kat]

[apwbbumblebee.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Perhaps I ought to consider something similar.

I would be glad to assist you, if you need it.

Might I suggest for the future some sort of tracking spell, however. Not something too intrusive, no; perhaps a latent spell on a pendant or piece of jewelery that they might activate when in danger. I would prefer to think that students had a way of sending for help that was less obvious than the D-Comms, in this climate.

Re: [locked to Kat]

[scrapperzen.livejournal.com]

Ironically, Albus? That's not that far off from what I had in mind. M.A.G.I. has a variety of charms and spells woven into the guild insignias back home.

Unfortunately... I'm not craftsman, and neither do I have the materials I need to perform those sorts of spells. I've been pondering it for a while now, but it's been a low priority.

Which... I'm coming to regret, now.

Re: [locked to Kat]

[apwbbumblebee.livejournal.com]

Ah, but that is where I might be of assistance, as our spells are more akin to ... imbuing objects, for lack of a better word. I would not need much in the way of materials, except perhaps some sort of scry to attach the spelled objects to so we may know who has activated their tracker and why--it would be rather like a ward, I suppose you might say.

It may be prudent to go so far as spelling them for teleportation. We call them 'portkeys'--objects which are spelled to transport a person from one place to another, predetermined one near instantaneously, and can be triggered by time or by password. In truth I had already been looking into it, but I would need more time to determine whether such a spell would be safe to use within the constraints of the digital world. Thus far apparition appears to be safe enough, but the theory behind portkeys is somewhat different, and if we desire the location to be warded as well, or to combine too many spells onto the relevant object, it may make a difference. *theorist mode*

Re: [locked to Kat]

[scrapperzen.livejournal.com]

No kidding, the teleportation thing isn't easy... I know several people have been working on investigating teleportation in the digital world. As far as my own theories go, we'd need to find a way to tap into the lightpost network in order to really get something failsafe. And... it would still be complex.

But it is something I'd like to see. I've really missed the Medicom network back home... It lets people teleport directly to hospitals when their health is in danger for whatever reason. It's expensive, but it's saved a LOT of lives.

Re: [locked to Kat]

[apwbbumblebee.livejournal.com]

Yes, portkeys rely rather a lot on energy the digital world has difficulty adapting to. Even solo apparition feels rather different to how it did, and I required some experimentation to perform it safely. I may be able to use it as a basis for something which does not require the lightposts, but that would take time. In any case, it is a project worth investigating, particularly a medical network such as that.

But as you have confirmed such a project would be difficult, I suppose we will have to be satisfied with simple tracking and alarm spells for the moment.

Re: [locked to Kat]

[scrapperzen.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm never satisfied.

But your point is well taken. I'm going to speak to the other professors, and some of my contacts, see what we can work out...

It's not been a good month for M.A.G.I. it seems...

Re: [locked to Kat]

[apwbbumblebee.livejournal.com]

Of course. And as the theory behind portkeys and apparition may be different enough to your current research to provide some new insight, I will send it to you also. At the very least, the fact that apparition is indeed possible is encouraging.

Meanwhile, I shall see to creating some innocuous tracking and warning devices; the students shall have that much, at least. An insignia, perhaps, or some kind of necklace or brooch ...

Re: [locked to Kat]

[scrapperzen.livejournal.com]

Ah! I do look forward to receiving it. It should present some promising new avenues to my research.

I recommend a badge AND a card that can fit in a wallet. Redundant systems, in case on is rendered unusable for whatever reason.

Re: [locked to Kat]

[apwbbumblebee.livejournal.com]

Of course, of course. I would be quite curious to see your theories as well.

Yes, that is prudent, although perhaps not a card--after all, it is rather difficult to find something in one's wallet when one is in danger, and wallets are, alas, the most common victim of petty theft. A single pocketed coin, perhaps, instead ...