SKYPE
AWSTEN + TOM + CALUM + LUKE +
ASHTON + NOAH + MADELAINE +
LANA

AWSTEN:
"OK, it's great I've managed to gather you all here. Thanks, by the way. Normally, I wouldn't be as formal as this, but considering one of our own has been screwed over by... whatever this is, I'm more than a little spooked."

MADELAINE:
"That makes sense. Just to recap, Michael thought he found something out, Mantra went after him, and now he's gone. Whether it was by force or his decision, he still disappeared."

CALUM:
"I'm sorry. I should have stopped him. I could have helped him."

TOM:
"Calum, I thought you were asleep?"

CALUM:
"I was, but... You've all seen the video, right?"

LANA:
"I haven't watched it, but I know what it was."

CALUM:
"It was me on there, and that's not supposed to be some sort of revelation, because it's obvious. But I insisted on it."

TOM:
"You insisted on the video? The two of you being recorded?"

CALUM:
"Y-Yeah."

[ Luke and Ashton appear on Calum's screen. Luke looks as though he hasn't slept; there are scratches all over his face. Ashton seems like he's been crying. ]

LUKE:
"Is this about Mikey?"

TOM:
"Yeah. What's wrong with your face?"

LUKE:
"He used to disappear to the forest when he was stressed. I-I've been looking for him. It's stupid, I know, but I have to keep hoping."

[ The whole group all fall silent; nobody can top that. ]

NOAH:
"I know a girl on the police force. She's from a different district, but I can call her, get her to help look. Maybe she can help with finding out about the actual account; she isn't famous, so they won't go for her."

AWSTEN:
"That would... actually help, a lot."

[ They all stop, and there's a sense of accomplishment in the air. There's a development, and maybe this could be their breakthrough. ]