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. more info . 5'1. 14 . megaman legends . male . tags: kirimegami & rei.

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dreams weren't something that rock ever encountered. perhaps he could feel that something was off if he was used to this kind of reality, but to him he was stranded in a beautiful paradise. yet, he spoke just one word to a child and it was all over. the boy woke up lying flat down on his back surrounded by a veil of fog, clenching his teeth as his body stuttered with pain when he tried to move his arms and legs. blinking his eyes open, rock felt a shutter from the chilling fog, his gaze following up the crooked and darker treetops. the sheer bad energy coming from his surroundings made his pull himself off from the dried grass and dirt floor, almost stumbling when attempting to stand. a surprisingly calming breeze drifted through the area, yet the ominous fog didn't vanish. rock tried to calm his mind but there was just an annoying buzz of, where am i? where is everyone? do i recognize this place? trying to tame his thoughts, the boy checked his upgrades, confirming his weapon arm and skates, not that either was activated, he still had two regular hands coated in blue armor. rock was troubled about navigating the smeary forest, as usually when he entered an area like this roll was there to guide him via radio signal.
his shoes made their iconic treading sound as rock couldn't help but start moving, he wanted to call out names, or just for anyone, but before he would attempt anything two shapes had materialized far away anterior to him. instinctively dashing towards them without really thinking, a duo of girls would come into sight, each of them giving off a mystical vibe that probably went right over his head. slowly trotting towards, being cautious in case they were hostile and he'd need to make an escape. one was very tall with pale hair and odd, crimson, splattered markings crawling up her arm. she wasn't dressed too formally, but the style of clothing wasn't something he recognized or had seen before. the one that was more his height was wearing a traditional gown with odd tails and ears, her features seemed almost feral, throwing him off for a moment, but surely they were fake. stalling for a moment and just peering at them with kind of a blank stare, rock opened his mouth to try and say something. "um, i'm sorry but i just woke up here and i'm kind of lost." right, getting straight to the point, even if his voice was pretty low and unsure of what it was he even saying. maybe introducing himself was a good start? usually he would forget about his name and wouldn't think about it until someone asked him for it. "my names rock volnutt, uh, i'm not sure what island this is, and i've been separated from my partners.." he trailed off, with out the flutter, how would he even get off of this island? even without roll, usually rock would at least be accompanied by data, but he hadn't see the dancing monkey when he woke up, which was defiantly a bad sign. gazing at the two with a dumbfounded look on his face, he hope that they would be able to direct him somehow.

[Reiji]

• Hanzo ` 28 ` Male ` ML ` Tags, Kayn


Hanzo patiently listened to Kayn's introduction and his explanation of how everything went for them. More or less, they were in the same situation- so would that make them allies? Hanzo wasn't very fond of being in groups, he had only depended on one person for his safety and to be his companion. You may not trust them but it's best we do not make rash decisions, Hanzo. Kage's voice soothed him, his shoulders starting to rest as he considered everything and judging the options that they had. "Trapped? You mean that you're not in there by your free will?" Hanzo questioned as he recalled what Kayn had said. Hanekage willingly choose to be more connected to Hanzo, to both eat more freely and eventually, form a bond. They were stronger that way so Hanzo didn't mind, although, he could feel that Kage had harbored a different form of affection for him.

Suddenly, he felt a familiar sensation. The feeling of emptyness. Hunger creeping up onto him. He needed to feast on more. Removing the mask that covered his mouth, Hanzo drooled the excessive blood from his last meal, his still human body rejecting the blood. He spit what didn't pour out, coughing and dropping his sword to the ground, using a nearby tree as support. "...What you said about this place being off." Hanzo recovered, wiping off the blood from his mouth. "The beast we just ate did not taste very good. It was something corrupted- and I've digested plenty of things to know that." He told them, slipping his mask back on and picking up Ame no Habakiri off the ground. "Will you two agree to form a group with us or will you go by yourselves?" Kage asked them without Hanzo having a say. He never really had a choice once the demon set on a decision.

• Shun Kakei ` 17 ` Male ` Eyeshield 21 ` Tags, Arthur, Evan, Alistair


Small sticks and dry grass crunched under Kakei's steps as he idly just walked to one direction, hoping that his memory recollection was right and he didn't send them off to a dead end or even worse, get lost. Last thing he wanted to be was to not contribute anything, especially with his hurt arm and all. Lost in his thoughts, his head almost hit a tree if it wasn't for Arthur suddenly appearing by his side, saying something about three members of the party being kings. His eye grew wide for a moment, sighing at his sudden tendency to get lost in his head. This whole thing really is getting to him. Kakei just shrugged his shoulders. He had thought about it and felt out of place but the only thing that really bothered him is how useless he could be among them. "Yeah." Kakei absentmindedly said, even though what he said didn't even answer what Arthur had said. He went quite, unsure what else to say. "Thanks for the help back there." He had to say it twice as the first one was barely even a whisper, only his mouth moving. He's not sure why his voice won't come out when he speak. It could be that he was weak from the shock and sudden blood loss. He didn't say anything else, just continuing to walk ahead. Though, his steps became slower until it ceased entirely when he heard running water. He was unsure where it came from, however.

• Ezreal ` 17 ` Male ` LoL ` Tags, Ahri, Lux


Ezreal just nodded along Lux's suggestion, happy that they both had the same idea. Ezreal glanced at the flying fox that was mentioned by Lux. He had seen flances of it and only had a clear view when Ahri used it to fight the rhino thing earlier but to know it has a name is pretty cute. Though, his attention was really on Lux right now. He may be acting confident and shamelessly flirty but in truth, the butterflies in his stomach is fluttering to get out. "Yep, exploring and adventuring is fun! Plus, you've got me, soooo we'll have absolutely no problem, at all. Totally." Ezreal said in his usual cheery, without a care in the world tone. He looked at both of them, his gaze lingerin on Lux for a few more seconds than it was necessary. He began walking into one direction, before turning around to face Ahri. "And I promise no rhinos this time, my dear star guardian- vastayan- lady." He joked and then signalled for them to follow him, as for him, he had the best decision making and trapped in an unfamiliar place experience. He barely managed to not walk face first into a tree upon walking backwards but that was beside the point.

[AcetheKidd]

||Jack||
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Male// 1// SPN//Tags: Lucifer,Iah,Jaiver

Jack didn't say anything for a moment, taking a glance at the ocean again. The boy's golden eyes had shifted back to their normal color. Great...he was chill again. Jack didn't want to make a mistake again and hurt someone because he lost his temper. He wanted to prove he was nothing like his father..although when he did mange to tell people, they quickly judge him. Both angels and demons either wanted to catch the poor kid, or kill him. However, his family...they wasn't going to let that happen. To be honest it was kinda surprising that people wanted to protect the son of the devil and speaking of the devil..."You was? but..that's not possible. Micheal is trapped in the cage, My father, Gabriel, and Raphael. You couldn't be otherworld Micheal..hes inside dean...so who in the world are you?" Jack started to get really concerned and his anxiety started to go through the roof now

His attention shifted towards the boy who called his-self Lucemon? Iah? Jack wasn't sure what to call him, but he was just going to go with Iah because Lucemon just sounded really odd to him. Anyway,Iah wasn't a angel, but he had the wings of one. Just like Lucifer's , his wings where white and he had six. Jack was told that angel's true forms had more the two wings, some of them." The same thing happened to me. I woke up on the beach and i don't really remember anything." Besides being in the bunker talking to cas. " Also.." out the corner of his eyes, Jack noticed someone else was coming their way, another older fellow. He sure was right about one thing..they needed to work together rather then fighting. Jack didn't want to use his powers to harm others, so he rather avoid bumping heads with anyone

||Gilhunder||
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Male// 21// TSDS//Tags: Tiki

Now Gilthunder understand how her power worked. He was oddly satisfied at the information he gained..was that strange? " I see, that stone is very important to you, so if you do end up losing it, i'll do anything i can to help you get it back."the holy knight gave her charming smile. " What happens if you draw to much power. I'm really sorry for the questions, i'm normally not this curious." As Gilthunder made his was up the cliff, he started to realized his suit of armor was slowing him down. He was use to wearing it where ever he went, but still..he could move much easier if he was to take it out. Yep, it sounded like a good idea and once they reached the top of the cliff, Gilthunder thought about taking it off. Thankfully he had something under it. A thin shirt and pants. He didn't know where to put it, maybe under a tree or something. He was pretty sure that no one would touch it.

" I agree. Maybe there's some kind of clearing in the forest we can find. Or we could settle down near the beach." Oh, note to self. Don't climb cliff with a suit of armor on." As for fresh water...that might be kinda hard to find. Let's hope we can spot a source of fresh water near by." drinking ocean water was a no go, so finding water was really important right now. Finding food shouldn't be a problem either and making shelter, easy. They where all set, doing this wouldn't be a problem for them. " At least we are getting something done here...it's all we can do for now. I really do hope we can find something answers soon." a soft sigh could faintly be heard coming form the man. All he could do was do whatever he could at the moment. Survive

||Lux||
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Female// 17// LoL//Tags: Ezreal, Ahri

" Oh come on! we won't die~ there is three of us here, no way any of us is gonna get killed.." well, she was very sure of her self. She had to be, being negative was a big no no for her." Wait..a rhino. Seriously?" Lux tried to picture the creature they had faced, but the only thing that came in mind was a normal ol rhino eating some grass in a field of some sort. " Well, if we end up running into one, we'll blast em' away." Also, they seem to like her idea of exploring. That was awesome! the young girl patted Ezreal on the shoulder, smiling brightly."That's the spirit buddy! no matter what dangers lies ahead at this point..we can face them together." Lux's eyes started to sparkle as she spoke and started to move forward. She had all these feeling bottled inside her, but the one she was feeling the most was excitement. Yeah she was freaking nervous, but it wasn't going to stop her.

"Now my friends, let's go!." Lux started to walk ahead, only two steps or so before stopping. She rubbed the back of her head,before turning back towards the two." So umm..where are we headed first?" oops..she didn't really have a thought out plan.
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||Kayn||
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Male// ???// LoL//Form: Normal//Tags: Hanzo



" Correct. I was sealed in this weapon and the only was out..well, Kayn knows.". Rhaast stayed silent, waiting for Kayn to reply. " The only way he gets free is for him to take over my body, which i won't allow." Well, unless Kayn has to. If it was the case, Kayn would be trapped inside the scythe with no control at all. Oh, it has happened and it was a miracle that he manged to gain control of his body again. Maybe because he was weak form battle, but it took alot of people to weaken his the monster.." Theres no need to worry about anything, I'll keep Rhaast under control. Trust me..hes a pain to deal witj." the last part was whispered." Work together you say?" Was this a good idea? working with these two? " What do you think about this Rhaast? should we?"

The Darkin didn't say anything for a moment, thinking."I don't trust these two, but...they could be useful. Lets stick with them for a while.". Rhaast's voice echoed through his head. " Um, well i guess we could stick together for now. Also, what my dear friend means, there are some unusual people or creatures here. We both can feel some odd presences here." Kayn explained."Anyway, where to first?"

[Fortune's Fool]

-- Ryoji Mochizuki
---- 16 :: Male :: Persona 3 :: Tagged- Ren
He wasn't entirely sure when he'd ended up separated from Zelda, really. One moment he'd thought she'd been right behind him and the next she was gone. The forest certainly seemed more... imposing, now that he was on his own again. It was making him nervous actually. He'd had something else to focus on before, but now he was just alone, in a forest, and getting progressively more uncomfortable with that fact. He tugged his scarf up to cover a bit more of his face as he walked, not of any real desire to cover his face or because he was cold. It was really more a habit given that it was November and getting colder. Had been November? He didn't really know any more.
Continuing to wander had seemed like his best bet, given the alternative was to sit there in the forest awkwardly with nothing to do. His persistence payed off eventually even -- a figure taking shape in the distance moving through the trees as well. "Ah... hello?" He called out as he moved closer and confirmed that it was definitely a person. They were dressed a bit oddly -- like they were going to a masquerade, maybe? -- but otherwise seemed fairly normal. "Are you lost here too?"

[Go!Go!Zeppeli!]

caѕтer (тaмaмo)
----- Tags: Open --------
Tamamo stretched as she woke up from her dream. Ah, the forest was so pretty and the weather was gorgeous, she just wanted to stay there forever. Well, she should probably get up and going eventually. She was quite a bit startled when she opened her eyes though. What in the world happened to this forest?! After getting up and looking around for a bit, it seemed pretty similar to the forest that appeared in her dream. She didn't even have a master here either, so she would have to be self-sufficient when it came to mana, although for some reason she felt like that wouldn't be a problem. She also still had her mirror floating around her. However, Tamamo really didn't like how creepy this place was. She decided that staying in one spot wasn't the best idea and started wandering around.

joĸer (ren)
----- Tags: Ryoji --------
Yeesh, this forest was like a maze. All the trees were starting to look the same, and he hadn't even found any paths. In a way, it was somewhat like Mementos, but at least you could tell where you were going in Mementos. He hadn't even encountered anything, but he wasn't too sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing, given that he was currently lost in a forest and could probably use a little help. Why did he think going in this forest was a good idea again?
Ren had continued wandering for a bit until he heard someone calling out to him. He looked over to the source of the voice and saw a person moving towards him, and they seemed to be wearing... a yellow scarf? A little odd color for a scarf, but alright. After the person moved closer towards him he could see them better, and confirming that he was indeed wearing a yellow scarf. He also some pieces of hair sticking up above his forehead, not unlike one of the protagonists of a defense attorney game Futaba had showed him. They asked him if he was also lost, and while he would not like to admit it, he was indeed lost. "Yeah." Ren admitted. After a bit, he finally thought of asking what this guy's name was. "So... what's your name? For me, you can call me Joker or Ren, whichever you prefer."

[Matreats]

𝔏𝔲𝔠𝔦𝔣𝔢𝔯 𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔯
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「 5000+ 》Male 》Lucifer 》Tags: Jack, Iah, Javier 」


spacerLucifer knew that this winged creature was not one of his siblings, but oh did he know how to push his buttons like he was. Personally, Lucifer wasn't one for self-control. He was pretty much a stout advocate for doing what you wanted, following your will and desires while disregarding what the consequences could be. He wasn't good at hiding things and was generally easy to read when it came to the subject, which is why he struggled at that moment to stop himself from taking a swing at the horrendous, beastly little thing. It— he was a combination of two things that he loathed; angels and children, and this boy happened to be both all at the same time. Lucifer very well might have had his anger get the better of him if it hadn't been for what Jack had said in response to his own answer. He practically had to rip his eyes and attention away from the boy hovering before him to instead focus on what the other kid had said.

spacer"You what?" Aside from being (and sounding) incredibly offended that someone would compare himself to or mistake him for any of his family, Lucifer was again surprised by this boy's knowledge of celestials and how he seemed to know they existed. He also could have sworn that he had seen Jack's eyes change color, but he figured it was probably just a trick of the light. "My siblings? No- no, no, that's absurd—" he said with a slight laugh, "I can assure you that I am most definitely not any of my brothers." He paused, giving Jack a look that seemed to be a mix of curiosity, doubt, and worry. However, Lucifer didn't get the chance to question the kid any further, as the other more annoying and irritable one, unfortunately, started to speak again. Jack pitched in to confirm that the same had happened to him.

spacer"Oh, lovely, so you both are clueless about what's happening. Fantastic." 'Iah', as he had called himself, seemed to like to throw passive-aggressive comments into the conversation, something Lucifer was happy to challenge; two could play at that game. "And I suppose your high and mighty righteous self knows what's going on then?" He shot a glare up at the boy as if daring him to retaliate with a similar spirited comment, his arms now crossed against his chest. As soon as he met the other's eyes, however, he found himself quickly looking away. There was something about him that unnerved Lucifer, something that he couldn't place, but the longer the kid stared at him the more bothered he was getting.

spacerRight on time, another person's voice carried over to the small group, and Lucifer turned around to see another man he had never seen approaching them. As he turned, Lucifer shifted away from his uncomfortably close proximity with Iah, using every excuse to put some distance between them. Oh, yes, why not add another variable to the problem? The newcomer was also an adult, though Lucifer couldn't help but notice his absolute mess of what could be called his hair and beard. Not to mention that he was wielding a bat, which...was a bit random, but no less strange than anything else on the beach. At least the man seemed to be the most normal looking of them all, even if he did look like he had been tossed around one too many times. He also seemed to be taking this fairly well, though his attempts at trying to convince Lucifer that teamwork was the best option weren't getting through.

spacer"Yes," he sighed sharply, "well, I suppose you don't know what all of this is about either. And frankly, I don't do 'working together', at least not when there are children involved." He gestured to Jack and Iah behind him with his head, still deciding whether or not this man was someone he didn't care for or someone that could be considered a threat. Lucifer still hadn't made his mind up on the other two, but he knew for certain that most definitely did not like Iah.

[Fortune's Fool]

-- Ryoji Mochizuki
---- 16 :: Male :: Persona 3 :: Tagged- Ren
Oh good, it was an actual person. Ryoji laughed weakly at the thought. He wasn't hallucinating probably, a good sign. "Oh of course, that was rather rude of me -- my name is Ryoji Mochizuki. It's nice to meet you, Ren-kun." Now that he was closer they were likely around the same age. Though it was a little hard to tell with the mask and all. He probably would have been a bit put off by it if he weren't just so relieved to have found another person after having been stuck on his own for a while again. He'd come to the definite conclusion that he didn't like being on his own here, he'd felt like he was being watched for a lot of it. Not much fun. "I'm lost too, I think. I was with someone earlier, but we got separated somehow and I've just been kinda..." he waved a hand vaguely at nothing in particular, "wandering aimlessly since."
He paused slightly, then his expression brightened considerably. "But it really is just nice to meet you! It's not just that I'm saying that because I don't want to be alone or anything," Though he... definitely didn't. "If this isn't too rude, may I ask why you're dressed as you are? It's certainly a strange outfit to be out in a forest in."


-- Iah Saihashi
---- 17 :: Male :: Digimon oc :: Tagged- Lucifer, Jack, Javier
Iah was a bit too focused on the man to really see much of what was going on with Jack, but he wasn't shamed enough by how rude he was being to really fix that immediately. "I already stated that I don't know anything about what is going on, and perhaps you would have heard that if your head wasn't so far up your own--" He broke off, less out of politeness and more because he was really inspecting the man who'd just approached the trio. He looked banged up, like he'd been tossed around a whole lot without much of a break. It reminded him a lot of how Minori had looked when he'd met her for the first time -- like she'd had too much stress in her life and not nearly enough sleep. Something gave him the idea that whatever this mans situation had been, there had been a lot more fighting involved than in Minori's. Still... he probably had a point, even if Iah would have loved to continue taking digs at the other winged man present. He rubbed him in exactly the wrong way.
Iah exhaled slowly, sinking to the ground almost in time with it to bow slightly to the new arrival. "You are correct, I apologize. Arguing won't get us any closer to finding out what's going on." If he was just a little bit smug at being the theoretical adult in the situation and stepping down from the argument gracefully, it only showing in a slight smirk that was visible for only a split second. "My name is Iah Saihashi, if you missed that particular bit of information. May I ask what yours is?" His wings still spread out behind him despite that fact that his feet were touching the ground once more, not bothering try and fold them closer in any way. It just ended up being awkward and unwieldy. There was a small pause before he actually spoke again, attention flickering briefly to Jack. "I owe you an apology as well, I believe. For making you have to listen to..." eyes flickered to the winged man one more, "him." Well he wasn't going to entirely back down that easily.

[guar]

𝙹 𝙰 𝚅 𝙸 𝙴 𝚁
| form | male | tagged; jack, lucifer, iah|

Placing his baseball bat on his back, Javier rolled his eyes at the first response that he received, from the other adult that was in the trio. At the very least he was hoping that they would agree with him without a fuss, but instead he insisted that he did "do" working together if there were children in the group. ”They’re hardly children, I’ve managed to work together with younger.” The statements were true, at least in Javier’s opinion. Although, it was hard to find children nowadays in the apocalypse, not children who acted their age at least - they all had to grow up far too quickly once the dead started to roam the streets and kill the living. Gabriel was only fourteen years old, after all, but he had already been through things that ideally nobody his age should - the same applied to Clementine, she even had to care for a baby which couldn’t be easy; Mariana was difficult enough and she was only ten. The thought of his niece darkened Javier’s expression for a brief moment, but he dismissed the thoughts a few seconds afterwards. Now wasn’t the time to think of the past.

”Whether you like it or not, you’re going to need people if you want any chance of figuring, well, any of this out. You'll just have to suck it up and learn how to work with people younger than you.” The baseball player pointed out sternly with the voice he usually reserved for Gabriel being difficult and uncooperative so he wasn’t expecting to use it with a fully grown man. Despite that, he hoped it would at least get his point across. Shifting his gaze from the other adult, Javier’s eyes scanned over the two “children” that were also present. The one with the wings was...certainly something he didn’t see everyday, and he found his gaze lingering on the wings before he averted it elsewhere since he didn’t want to be caught staring in case it made them uncomfortable. They at least were willing to work with him without arguing. It was nice to know he was keeping company with at least one other mature person.

Iah Saihashi. It was a bizarre name, one that Javier had never heard before, nor anything like it. Even so, he bobbed his head politely and offered a warm smile,"The name's Javier García, but people just call me Javi.” He shrugged nonchalantly when he mentioned the nickname. Honestly, he probably heard Javi more than he heard his full name, it didn’t matter who was addressing him, they would usually just say Javi so it seemed like he might as well mention that while introducing himself. Either way, he didn't care much for what people called him, within reason though, of course. He hadn't asked for introductions from the other two that were in the group yet, he was simply assuming that, since Iah and Javier had introduced themselves, that the other two would follow suit and also offer introductions.

After concluding that Iah probably wasn’t going to be as mature as he was hoping after the winged boy apologised for the other adult in the group. There was nothing wrong with apologies, of course, but it seemed like Iah was just using this as another chance to dig at the man again. Sighing softly and shaking his head, Javier spoke up again before another argument got the chance to spark up, ”Standing around on a beach isn’t going to help up get anywhere.” He pointed out, turning to look at the three of them, ”We should move inland. We might be here awhile, so we should aim to figure out what to do about food and shelter.” Javier decided, resting his hands on his hips and nodding towards the treeline. ”If we're lucky, the people from here are friendly and we'll come across some of them - maybe then we could get some questions answered.”

[Go!Go!Zeppeli!]

caѕтer (тaмaмo)
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Tamamo stretched as she woke up from her dream. Ah, the forest was so pretty and the weather was gorgeous, she just wanted to stay there forever. Well, she should probably get up and going eventually. She was quite a bit startled when she opened her eyes though. What in the world happened to this forest?! After getting up and looking around for a bit, it seemed pretty similar to the forest that appeared in her dream. She didn't even have a master here either, so she would have to be self-sufficient when it came to mana, although for some reason she felt like that wouldn't be a problem. She also still had her mirror floating around her. However, Tamamo really didn't like how creepy this place was. She decided that staying in one spot wasn't the best idea and started wandering around.

joĸer (ren)
----- Tags: Ryoji --------
So, his name was Ryoji, huh? That was a pleasant-sounding name. Now that Ren looked a little closer, Ryoji seemed to be around the same age as him. It was a little comforting for him to be with someone around the same age, although he probably just didn't want to be alone in this incredibly creepy forest. When he heard Ryoji talking about how he was with someone earlier but somehow got separated from them, he couldn't help but shiver a little bit. So you could just... lose someone just like that? Well, that was... a little scary, to say the least.
Alright, it seemed like Ryoji definitely didn't want to be alone. And, as to why he was in his Metaverse outfit... that was actually pretty good question. "Well... I'm honestly not too sure." Ren replied.

[Fortune's Fool]

-- Ryoji Mochizuki
---- 16 :: Male :: Persona 3 :: Tagged- Ren
So he'd just woken up in that outfit? That was bound to be an odd situation, at least Ryoji had just woken up wearing his school uniform. He would certainly have been confused if he'd been in some strange costume. "Well, at least you didn't wake up looking ridiculous, it's a bit odd but it suits you," he offered with a quiet laugh. It faded quickly as he started looking around though. There was that feeling again. Like something was there, like he was being watched. A hand moved to his chest as he frowned. Should he mention this to Ren? It only seemed fair to warn him if he thought he was being followed, but for all he knew it was just paranoia. His wariness at mentioning it vanished as all at once he tensed, turning around suddenly. "There's something there!" He'd barely finished his warning when there was a snarl from between the trees where he was looking, multiple forms approaching the two of them.