Event Six.

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If you see this hairy creature Your first choice should always be to run Otherwise you had better hope You have silver bullets in a gun.

he full moon hangs brightly over the Town, hovering so low that it almost feels as though you could reach out and touch it. It should be comforting. But as the howl of wolves fills the air, it's anything but. There are werewolves on the prowl, and their target is very clear -- the Town won't be able to last without your help. Welcome to Awash's sixth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to start your own posts or logs for this event as well. If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[bufudyne]

I am calm, [Yusuke replies.] I know that I cannot afford to rush blindly in... but I would not want to leave it up too much to chance. I would like to look into every option.

[He glances his way, smiling slightly.]

[bufudyne]

I've searched about halfway through this area, and then the entirety of a small clearing that way.

[He gestures with one of his hands to indicate.]

[bufudyne]

[Yusuke narrows his eyes and pulls out his daggers then, shifting his grip on them, fingers flexing around the hilts.]

Understood. Let us go.

[He breaks away from Keith then, moving soft and quiet.]

[bufudyne]

No. [He shakes his head.]

It is like... he is like a manifestation of my true self. When I first summoned him it was an ordeal, but after the fact I am able to call upon him whenever need arises.

[Yusuke absently, thoughtlessly, rests his fingers against his mask.]

[withwisdom]

[ the flicker doesn't miss her eye, and it dawns on her that this isn't just a normal werewolf. he's one of the cursed ones. still she continues to channel the seal, thinking it may ease his pains. ]

Don't struggle, you're ok now. The seal purifies the dark, but this curse is a strong one.

[whereabout]

...but I do too.

[ So who cares if it sounds sappy? Because he's right there with her on it, for sure. ]

[whereabout]

[ The way his ears flatten a bit, and his tail droops low, give the impression of embarrassment, even if he's quick to keep any hint of it off his face. ]

I don't want us all to run you ragged.

[asano_san]

You're right! They'll just break out of jail! [It doesn't take much to sway him at this point.]

How do we convince the people who are strong enough to do it? [He doesn't think the ones he knows will be easily convinced.]

[heartsteals]

I'm not eating those.

[ he eats them the rest of the time... but he really doesn't want to go in the forest for some reason, it seems. ]

[heartsteals]

[ unsurprisingly, it isn't - or, rather, it almost is. Lupin falls to the ground with a thump, but he pivots where he lands with shocking quickness, dashing after Akechi and shoving his furred hands in the space between door and doorway before it can fully close. He might be strong, but Lupin, with his newly-found bestial strength, is stronger, and he easily throws aside the old wooden door, taking it off one of the hinges in the process.

By now, he's not interested in talking anymore. There's only a heartbeat before he's lunging at his roommate again, swiping at his chest with his claws. ]

[heartsteals]

T-Twelve? Don't tell me that means you've got twelve split personalities, or something...

[ it sounds ridiculous, but so does being attacked by werewolves or summoning demons from your head by shooting yourself? Sorry, Lupin's stuck on this for the moment. ]

[scooptimistic]

Four hours doesn't feel too quick to me, but... I'll take it!!

[messianic]

[... well.]

I guess if it makes you happy too, something's going right.

[Honestly, he's very happy--Estelle's happy, Joshua's improving... it's a good thing.]

So let's work together and do our best--for Joshua-san's sake, too.

[bufudyne]

Better than days, I think.

[Yusuke nods seriously.] However, you must be like me and feel quite stiff from searching around in the grass.

[...right? Is it just him? Maybe it's just him and also all the leaning over your sketchbook you do, Yusuke.]

[scooptimistic]

A little stiff, yeah! But not terrible. I did a lot of crouching and moving around back home.

[messianic]

[Haa... Minato breathes out a soft sigh, eyes fixed on the wolves as they retreat a little.]

... A little too long, honestly. But we have to do what we can.

[They really, really have to do what they can.]

So long as we can fight... we have to, right? People are counting on us.

[bufudyne]

Did you? [Why crouching though?]

[windeity]

I'll do my best. It'll help if we're both on guard, too. [A pause.] Your Persona thing can probably stop them in their tracks for a bit can't it?

[messianic]

[oh my god lupin]

Ah...

[Well that's not...entirely wrong, but...]

I do have a couple [three, which still makes him Weird compared to everyone else's two] of Personas that reflect me in particular, but the rest are more like...

[Hmmm.]

... Huh... this is harder to explain than I expected... [He's never had to before!!]

[swordfucker]

Haha!

[It totally is, and Guren's having too fun with the teasing. It's a great distraction, right? He thinks so.]

The tail has nothing to do with it.

[passio]

[ dextera shakes his head. he’s grateful that joshua’s ears betray more than his face does, since it tells him exactly how joshua is reacting to that kind of comment. he’s not the type to tease, but it stops him before he presses it anyway. ]

Worry about yourself, too. [ is that harsh? he tacks on a quick addition. ] Please.

[heartsteals]

[ he smiles back; it softens in a moment, to something ashamed, but grateful. ]

... Thanks, Maya. I'll pay you back for this when it's all over with. [ he dusts off his hands (his gloves are going to smell like goose now, gross) and turns a little bit. ] I've got some rope at home we can use. Chains... maybe down in Bluo?

[swordfucker]

Hey. You don't get to be picky.

[That's spoken with a point from his free hand now, and some deadeye staring.]

[heartsteals]

[ Lupin tilts his head at Minato as he looks for the words to explain his JRPG magic, waiting patiently, albeit confusedly. A confusion that Minato shares, apparently. His conclusion gets a small laugh out of Lupin. ]

You don't have to strain yourself. As long as you're not about to turn into Mr. Hyde on me, I don't really mind. Magic doesn't make sense on principle, right?

[ otherwise, it'd just be science... ]

[heartsteals]

[ gotta hold onto those gainz, elizabeth ]

... You went outside in all that?

[ his brow immediately furrows in concern. Now, far be it from him to assume a lady is helpless, in spite of all his chivalry - and he did just confirm she had some strength of her own. However, there's a difference between "has a little muscle" and "ready to go outside during the full moon and go toe-to-toe with werewolves." She doesn't look like the fighting type at all. ]