Maybe now all looks dark

[areasontohope]

Who; Yin moonlitrequiem & Yuki areasontohope
What; An unexpected discovery
Where; The park
When; After unexpectedly turning into his Rat form after battle
Warnings; None, will change as needed.



He had no idea what happened or now long he'd been running. After the battle with the machines with Miss Aerith, she either hugged him or bumped into him or something and then he realized what had happened. Was it the magic from her? No, it couldn't be. But whatever it was or whatever happened, he realized he had four legs and began scampering, leaving his clothes behind.

And as he ran, he swore he ran past Yin but he kept running because he had to be safe. Now that he was bite sized any cat or anything could come prey on him and there wasn't anything that he could do about it. Finally though, he saw a patch of high grass and ducked in behind it, hoping nothing was on the other side to eat him.

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[areasontohope]

Yuki kept his attention on the way they were going and turned his head after another minute. "Please take a right Miss Yin."

Hus eyes narrowed and allowed his bigger than normal ears to listen for the telltale sounds of the machines. But nothing was heard and he wasn't about to walk her into trouble.

[moonlitrequiem]

Her ears - though not as good as a rat's, of course - were also on alert, but Yin hears nothing abnormal.

Yin's head tilts down at Yuki's voice, and she nods her head before turning right.

"Do you know how much further?" She can keep meters in mind with how far her feet go, usually.

[areasontohope]

Yuki kept his eyes peeled as she turned. Yes, this was definitely the place. "About twenty more feet. If you want, I can go from here."

There was the matter of waiting for his transformation back, which he figured was coming pretty damn soon.

[moonlitrequiem]

"I will take you the rest of the way," Yin insisted. In 20 feet, a lot can happen. A cat could come out of nowhere.

It wasn't like her to get so stubborn or determined, though.

[areasontohope]

He didn't want to overburden her but he really was thankful that she'd been so accommodating in the first place.

"Thank you." It was all he could manage at the moment.

[moonlitrequiem]

To Yin, it's no burden. He is light, and Yuki is...her friend, she thinks. It's still a concept she is learning, continuously, but if she goes by the stipulations so far, Yuki is a friend.

She walks closer and waits for Yuki to tell her to stop walking, when they're to his clothes. Hopefully, with her slow pace, she won't overcome them before he does.

[areasontohope]

"Right here is where they are."

He pointed with his little paw, but realized only her sighted ghost thing might see it. Jumping down, he hurried and dragged his clothes as best he could to a nearby bush. Fortunately he transformed back and did double time to get dressed.

[moonlitrequiem]

When the weight of the little rat is gone from her hands, and to Yuki's words, Yin stops and waits, patiently. Her observation ghost is no longer available without her connection to water, so it can't watch Yuki, either. She does note something is different - she's not sure why she hears the rustling of cloth. A rat couldn't fit in Yuki's clothes.

"Are you you human again?

[areasontohope]

He'd just slid his pants on and nodded with a clear sigh in his tone. "Yes, thankfully." And hopefully whatever the hell that was didn't happen again, like ever.

A few seconds more and he was fully clothed. "Thank you, for getting me here."

Just in the nick of time no less.

[moonlitrequiem]

"You are welcome," Yin tells Yuki. Her voice sounds the usual monotone as she looks in the opposite direction of his voice, unsure if it was appropriate to look now, or not, but there is a softer lilt to it, something subtle and barely there.

She has no reason for why she helped, other than she didn't want Yuki to get eaten by a cat. Maybe someday he will be willing to talk to her about why he turned into a rat, too. And maybe she will explain more about herself.

[areasontohope]

Once he was fully dressed, he dusted himself off and slowly approached her, trying to make enough noise to let her be fully aware of his presence. He lifted his hand, but put it back down immediately. She couldn't see him so he wasn't about to touch her.

"You really saved me back there. What can I do to repay you?"

This really was important. Yin saved his tail and everything else, and he couldn't just let this go without at least offering something in return.

[moonlitrequiem]

Yin shook her head.

"I wanted to help. You don't owe me." Repaying debts was common in the world she comes from, so she's not a stranger to that sort of outlook.

[areasontohope]

He half expected the attitude and still was half surprised. However, he wasn't going to push it. "Alright, but if you think of something, just let me know, okay?"

That way the ball was in her court and there wasn't any pressure or anything.

Wrap and something new this month?

[moonlitrequiem]

It does help if that possibility is in Yin's hands, but she's still confused by it, in a way. No one tells Dolls that in her world. Sure, there was a Contractor in her group that showed her appreciation in the form of a little candy, but beyond that, it was unusual.

Perhaps it's a testament to how much she's formed in the City, or how much she likes Yuki, but Yin nods her head. If she thinks of anything, then.