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 was patrolling... I cannot sit idly by while we are being besieged.

[Or sleep, for that matter. Sleeping is, like, a second priority currently.

Yusuke glances down to the meat he dropped before looking to his face, his furrowed brows betraying more than a bit of concern.] And you?

[passio]

…

[ dextera knows it looks suspicious, but he didn’t expect to be caught red-handed (though blood has lost its color) while dragging an animal carcass through the woods. his coat is soaked, as is the front of his shirt. ]

…feeding them.

[ the answer is slow, but honest. ]

[bufudyne]

Feeding--?

[Yusuke's eyes pop open wide...]

Is that... I feel as though that is the most dangerous thing one can be doing. [Rather than suspicious, he's concerned for Dextera and also wondering at him. He doesn't know him very well yet, but he's surprised he would go to such lengths.]

[passio]

[ it is dangerous. dextera knows, but he doesn’t know what else he can do to help except to put himself in the line of fire, for the wolves. he’s reckless, however, not confident. ]

I don’t mind.

[ maybe that isn’t the issue though??? ]

[bufudyne]

[Dextera no...]

More than you not minding doing so, what is it that has compelled you to take this particular route? Furthermore, hunting animals makes you smell very much like them too.

[As if they weren't appetizing enough, anyway. Delicious people.]

[passio]

[ mmm, people ]

It seems right.

[ it’s not that he’s doing it for shits and giggles, though it may certainly look that way—it’s just that, more than anything else, it feels like he can help the people who have changed not to attack others.

…there’s no helping that he does smell like an animal, though. ]

[bufudyne]

[At the very least, Yusuke is giving him the benefit of the doubt as for his reasoning behind his actions... though he wonders at choosing this one over others.]

Seems right?

How so?

[passio]

Danger is OK for me.

[ getting bitten is one highly unpleasant possibility, but he’s died enough times that it’s made him a bit desensitized to the fear of death—though pain never stops hurting. ]

Killing is also OK for me. Necessary.

[ what a brutal answer from an unassuming face. he does mean killing like this, though, so he gestures to the bloodstains on his coat and hands. ]

[bufudyne]

[Okay, yeah, his eyes absolutely pop open wider, puzzled because yeah he didn't expect to hear something like killing being necessary for Dextera.]

...If you must, just exercise caution? I would not want for you to be hurt.

[passio]

[ man… sorry, yusuke. ]

Thank you.

[ that said, he knows that if yusuke is out here, he’s putting himself in danger too—dextera is probably in relatively more danger considering he reeks of animal blood and fear, but yusuke is just a guy in a costume. ]

What about you?

[bufudyne]

Hm? Me?

[...Oh, right.]

I had never mentioned, but I have experience with fighting. I also possess certain supernatural abilities as well.

[passio]

[ that… is an unexpected answer. it shouldn’t be, considering many people here have much more power than they appear to at first, but yusuke seemed so unassuming. dextera was even willing to attribute the costume to just being a weird thing he likes to do. ]

Supernatural?

[bufudyne]

Yes. I am able to call upon a... Persona.

[He's not certain if Dextera would've heard the term but he'll use it anyway considering there are quite a few of Persona-users here and it's not outside of the realm of possibility.]

Along with that, I am able to harness ice abilities and skills.

[passio]

[ dextera doesn’t know what a persona is in this context, even if he’s aware of all its various meanings. that said, if yusuke is using the word “summon,” it probably means a monster or creature of some sort. that’s enough for dextera to accept it. ]

Does it hurt you?

[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.]

[passio]

[ it doesn’t make perfect sense, but dextera wouldn’t expect anyone to understand the intricacies of his powers, either—and it’s not like they have much time to talk about this in detail, anyway. a branch snaps somewhere in the distance, and dextera flinches. ]

Whenever?

[ they might need it soon. ]

[bufudyne]

[Yusuke is instantly on the alert, shifting to step out--in Dextera's direction but in front of him, gloved fingers hovering over his mask.]

Yes. Whenever.

[So he's got you, Dextera.]

[passio]

[ as if on cue, the sound suddenly stops, leaving silence—and then it just as suddenly gets louder, faster, until a wolf, drawn by the smell of blood and the sound of voices, leaps from the trees with its claws out. ]

Ggh—!

[ it’s really a given that he would stumble back, hiding under yusuke’s protection. ]

[bufudyne]

Kamu Susano-o!

[Yusuke shouts, his hand ripping the mask off of his face as a figure appears in lashing blue flame overhead.

When Yusuke gestures, so too does the figure swing its sword down, a sheer wall of ice bursting into existence immediately before them. Not the nicest thing to slam into if you're a lunging werewolf, really.]

[passio]

[ dextera jumps back even further at the wall of ice, out of the way even if it’s really already clear for him. ]

Ah…

[ that’s incredible. the werewolf hits it with a solid thunk and a whimper, and dextera would feel bad for it if it weren’t trying to kill them. ]

[bufudyne]

Let us go.

[Yusuke says it over one shoulder as he whisks his hand from side to side, leaving a solid nigh-on encasement of ice all around them. It gives them the room to go, at least.

He doesn't want to see Dextera get hurt, hence why he's turning, gesturing and starting to walk quickly.]

[passio]

[ dextera’s attention is caught mostly by the ice all around them, but it’s protective in any case. he follows yusuke willingly, amazed that such a mild artist with a pet lobster could do something like this.

it’s “magic,” he supposes. what did he say the power was? a persona? ]

…thank you.

[bufudyne]

You're welcome.

[His response is absentminded, distracted by glancing over his shoulder as though making certain the ice will hold. It looks good, though, so he relaxes the further they get from the werewolf.]

It's a little safer further in... though overall it's best to remain indoors.