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[befouled]

[ there had been a mission out in a town surrounded by woods. these days, with nature taking back what belonged to it before humans had managed, it was hard to travel through anything rural. roads out that way had begun to become non-existent, and the only people who went into the woods were people who went to hide.

mikaela is the one who draws the short straw, and is the one sent to crawl through those woods to see if any wayward children had heard their chopper and fled. ---what he finds, however, is -- a cute black dog with big green eyes. when he leans down to pet it, it---

---promptly bites him. ]

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[culpa]

What you're doing, right?

[befouled]

I don't expect you to understand.

[culpa]

Yeah, I'm just the monster who lives alone in the woods.

[befouled]

You said that you're human when you revert.

[culpa]

I can pass for a little while.

[befouled]

It must be nice, getting a break from being a monster.

[culpa]

It doesn't make me not a monster.

[ tugging hard at mika's wrist, while he takes a step back--towards the shrubbery. ]

[befouled]

[ --ugh, whatever, fine, he lets himself be pulled because at least he isnt getting torn apart this time. ]

[culpa]

[ oh good.

tugging him--back, as far as mika will let him pull. ]

H-have you ever thought about asking first?

[befouled]

I never have time to. They see me and run.

[culpa]

I'm "Yuu".

[ this is good. better? good. yeah. ]

[befouled]

...Mikaela.

[culpa]

Why are you way out here?

[befouled]

[ shrugs ]

Orders.

[culpa]

Orders?

Is there more than one of you?

[befouled]

No. This mission was simple, so I was sent alone.

[culpa]

Oh, okay, good.

[ lets his shoulders slacken a bit, hand still tight around mika's wrist. ]

There're--some humans around here, that have had a vampire with them. I don't. . know where they went, but if you can find them. .

[befouled]

...They were taken underground, probably.

[culpa]

They were--around, for a while.

[befouled]

Around?

[culpa]

Around. There's an empty building, a bit outside of the forest. They'd come in and out of there all the time. . the vampire'd stay behind indoors a lot, but he came outside sometimes.

They left a little while ago, just--before you showed up.

[befouled]

---I was supposed to be sent here for recon, but someone else had been staying here? Hn-

[culpa]

Anyway, they fed him, maybe if you ask they'll feed you. Or if you're really hungry, you can try mine.

[befouled]

----That's-

[ ...a level of kindness he isn't used to. ]

[culpa]

But don't touch my kids.