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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. ]

Comments

[culpa]

I. . need clothes, if you're not gonna scram. It's cold without furr.

[ gonna keep on walking. ]

[befouled]

[ ...unfastens his big dumb stupid cape? ]

[culpa]

I have my own clothes.

[ a bit further into the forest, there's--a small camp. a few articles of clothes on top of an old, wool blanket, and a few bones. ]

[befouled]

This is where you live?

[culpa]

Maybe.

[ throwing on a hoodie over his head, and tugging jeans on after. ]

[befouled]

It seems dangerous.

[culpa]

So're you.

[befouled]

I know that.

[culpa]

No one used to come out here anyway, 'cept the kids.

[befouled]

It must be lonely.

[culpa]

I don't need people to be around.

[befouled]

I find that hard to believe.

[culpa]

Wolves don't need packs.

[befouled]

I never said anything about that, way to give yourself away.

[culpa]

Oh.

[befouled]

...It's okay, though. I don't have anyone, either.

[ reaches out.... to try to pat his head....??? ]

[culpa]

[ okay. but just this once. he can pat his head just this one time. his tail definitely isnt wagging, either. ]

Vampires only care about blood.

[befouled]

They should, yeah.

[ this feels nice. pet pet pet.... ]

[culpa]

[ tail wags intensify. ]

What's that supposed to mean?

[befouled]

Don't worry about it.

[culpa]

. . but I guess you can stay here for a little while, as long as you're not an asshole.

[befouled]

...Thanks.

[ though, this is a little dangerous. eventually, he's going to be looked for... ]

[culpa]

Just don't touch my kids. And I have really good hearing! So don't think you can sneak over and mess with them!

[befouled]

I was only going to because I was hungry. I'm fine now.

[culpa]

Yeah, but don't.

[ moves his hands to run his fingers through his hair. ]