It took a while, but I finally took our oldest to the police. She thought the police officer was kind of cute. (Officially, I didn’t notice.)
Our oldest, despite being a vampire, is also a teen, which means she is, on occasion, especially after the last fail and lesson, able to set aside her vampirism and wake up early for the chance to hang out with her friends for the day. However, being a teen, she is also prone to lapses in judgement, which is what ultimately led us to the police.
A short time after she left we got a call and our youngest started searching our oldest’s desk. We eventually figured out that she had lost her train pass. This was both an annoyance (as she had to pay each time she entered the station rather than swiping the card) and crisis (as it makes it slightly more difficult for her to get her official train pass when she starts high school which is important to She Who Must Be Obeyed who will go with her).
After our oldest finally came home (late) there was much arguing and, in the end, to preempt more arguing, I decided to take our oldest to the station to fill out a search request and incorporate a short train pass search on the way. (The latter involved flashlights and funny stares from fellow pedestrians.)
As we approached the station, because the card hadn’t been turned in at the station (which is normal for Japan) I suggested we see if it had been turned in to the police. It hadn’t, but our oldest got to fill in–to the best of my knowledge–her first police report. The policewoman on duty was very friendly and our oldest declared her “cute” to She Who Must Be Obeyed after we returned home which earned me suspicious glares even though, officially, I hadn’t noticed the policewoman was cute (albeit a bit heavy for a policewoman).
After the police report we went to the station and, in a surprise twist, was able to cancel the card and get a note that will slightly assist getting the official pass.
If our oldest remembers to take the paper with her when she goes to get her official pass.