I must have...fallen asleep. {The usually put-together and in-charge Belle sounds dazed.} I certainly wouldn't have chosen this spot to rest. There must have been a spell involved.

{She sighs, a pained edge to it. Every inch of her aches. What else could she expect when she fell asleep on some stones, though?}

Beast, I had a terrible nightmare. I dreamt you...pushed me away. Tell me that wasn't real? {It doesn't even occur to her to lock this. What does she have to hide? A nightmare is harmless, right?}

Lumiere? Cogsworth? Are you alright? {Since... If Beast isn't himself, they would suffer the most.}

I didn't know dogs could get so big. {Guess who else spied a hyena?} I've seen wolves before, but these... {These could rip you apart in no time flat.} Has anyone been hurt? I'm not a healer or a physician, but...I don't mind tending to people...or animals. {She adds in a softer voice.}

{Private to Beast.}

I've been exploring a lot lately. There are so many beautiful places here. {She pauses and gathers her courage.} Would you like to re-visit some of them with me?

{/}

Phillipe? {Belle's voice wavers as if she is close to tears.} Where did you take us, boy? This isn't what I saw at all. Where is...the snow?

{She gasps when she bumps the recorder.} What is this? {Lifting it up, she brushes it off and pauses. This tiny device reminds her so much of her father. Exhaling shakily, Belle holds the recorder to her chest.}

Can anyone hear me? Please! My father won't make it if I don't find him soon! {If the listener has keen hearing, they might notice that her heart is beating faster.} He c-came to rescue me. I can't leave him like that. I w-won't.

WHERE IS SHE?!

[The roar that follows echoes through the domes, reverberating throughout almost half the city from the Western slums. Anyone who listens to the post will find that Beast didn't bother to stop recording it, and will find their ears assaulted with as much power as the journal speakers can muster. The sounds of furniture getting destroyed can also be heard in the background.]

[ooc: Beast's replies are going to have lots of caps, and lots of angry yelling. Just...in case that wasn't painfully obvious. >.>]

[Beast's voice is meek and quiet, very different from the tone most people would be used to hearing from him by now.]

Have...Have any of you seen a man named Cogsworth? He's...been missing for...some time.