[ the first two days, Bucky had knocked on his neighbour's door to see if she was there. it didn't alarm him then because Liz had gotten used to going out and visiting with other people. even still, he kept his eye out for her. she'd been there before the town got split up and separated. but it worried him by day 3.

now, Mathias had its way of playing around and it wasn't in a kind way. it would take people for several days and bring them back, but he also knew that she wasn't with the group that he was in when the chasm closed and the western part of town opened up. so, before he'd let himself get too concerned, he decided to get out and look. maybe it was just a case of her staying somewhere because that's where she felt safest.

he travels up and down the roads, stopping at all the stores in between before heading towards the grey gull before and finishing his search by walking the length of the beach. when nothing turns up, he resigns himself to the simple fact that Liz is the latest person to be claimed by the Mathias township. ]