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Nah, it's cool...

[He is a little worried now that he'll do something that will get them hurt.]

I just wanna make sure we get through this, y'know? We don't even know what kinda demons we're dealin' with yet.

[ Aww, no ... Quick, think of a way to help him feel better!

... And without thinking, she takes his hand into hers and squeezes it gently. Okay, well, that was ... Probably a more awkward move than it should have been, but now we're here and we've got to commit to it. ]

I'm sure we'll be fine. We're both capable fighters, and with you having some experience with demons this should hopefully not be too bad.

[Ah...

That's oddly comforting. He hadn't expected it even with how psychically affectionate Kohaku tends to be, but it doesn't bother him in the least.]

Hopefully. I wish we had more to go on but we'll just have to do our best with what we've got.

[ Oh. Oh, good. He's not rejecting the comfort. But now it'd just be awkward if she let go of his hand ... And she kind of doesn't want to. It was helping him, and seeing him calm down made her feel better, so, she keeps a hold on his hand and smiles at him happily, tugging on his arm a little. ]

The sooner we see what we're up against, the sooner we can figure out how to deal with it, right?

[He grew up without friends, but thankfully Shiro made up for a lot of the lacking physical affection he would have otherwise received. He's not not repulsed by it even if sometimes it is surprising when others do it without prompting from him.]

Yeah. I figure we can move towards the forest to start. That's where most of these things hang out, so we'll know pretty soon if there's anythin' around.

Excellent. We have a plan, then. Kind of.

[ Still holding his hand, she begins walking toward the door so they could get going with this quest. ]

Ha. Yeah. A plan.

[Sure, let's go with calling it that. It's a plan and not "wander until we maybe find something".

But they're out the door, leaving Ayame behind and... maybe getting a quest out of the way.]

[ y'know, for as much as she realizes this is a job and not just a casual walk in the forest, she's oddly happy about this whole situation. It's not something she quite understands herself, but she's not going to question the good mood she's in. ]

Sooo ... what are some general things I should know about demons?

Mmmmm...

[You're asking Rin to think.

It's going to be a moment.]

... actually.

[Something... worrying came to mind.]

That whole uh spear.... thing you told me about? [Spirune, dear.]Your heart? Like you uh... got that all back, right?

Spirune? Yeah, I did. Right before being dropped here. Why?

[ What does this have to do with her spirune? Hasn't it caused enough problems? ]

Okay, good.

[A breath of relief.]

Demons target people with 'weak hearts'. I know that really means more emotional weakness, but I didn't wanna get you in to somethin' that could fuck with what you just got fixed.

Oh. Yeah, I guess that would be a concern ...

[ Huh. Kohaku wasn't too worried, though. She was pretty strong-willed, even with an incomplete spirune. ]

I'll be fine, though. I guess it makes sense that demons would look for a weakness to exploit.

[Good.]

Yeah. Hell, even I've given in to some low level jerks before. They didn't fully possess me but they had me actin' pretty crazy.

[He won't say how, though. That entire scene was just... awful.]

So, yeah, you should be okay from that. They can be pretty tricky even without the whole possession thing.

I guess it wouldn't be the first time I've been possessed ...

[ Though the person possessing her was kind of a welcome guest in her spirune. ]

[It's a good thing she's explained that to him before, because otherwise he would be very concerned.]

Yeah, but that was different. You really don't want a demon possessin' you.

What sort of things can happen with a demon possession?

[ She's actually kind of curious about this. ]

You lose complete control of yourself. Like there may be moments where you're fine but as soon as the demon takes over you're gone. You don't act at all like yourself, though I guess if you're under their control long enough you probably wouldn't remember anythin' either.

Oh ... That sounds kind of scary.

When Richea took over, I was aware of everything going on at least. She also never took over my body unless she had to.

Actually, she had never really done it until recently ... And that was because I asked her to.

[ Creed had taken Shing over ... And was hurting their friends. She remembered begging Richea to come out and talk to him, because that was what Creed wanted. Richea didn't want to give in to those demands, but Kohaku was desperate to make him stop hurting everybody ... ]

Yeah, it ain't pleasant, but it tends to happen to people who have a lotta negative emotions more than anyone else.

[Much different than what Kohaku has already experienced.]

I think we'll be okay. Whatever we find I doubt it'll be anythin' high level.

I guess we'll be safe as long as our negative emotions are kept in check.

[ Or, that's what she's been made to understand. ]

That's the idea!

[He gives an affirmative nod and leads Kohaku to the forest since that was where he had figured it to be the best starting point.]

... I hate goin' in here, but I haven't picked up any signs that they're in town.

I don't think I've ever actually been in here before. I never had a reason to go.

[ It's a little creepy, isn't it? ]

[So creepy...]

Be glad for that.

[There is a scent he's picking up now. Distant, faint, likely not something that Kohaku would catch yet.]

C'mon...

[In they go.]

I take it you've been here before.

[ At least one of them has. She stays close by him, trying to keep alert for anything odd. ]

Yeah. Like I said, not my favorite place in Chroma...

[Is it anyone's? They did do that camping trip, but it wasn't in this area specifically where all the "fun" stuff comes from.]

I'm definitely pickin' up a scent, though.

[And some noises. Is that... giggling?]

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