For All the Wrong Reasons (a dark humor fantasy, accepting)

[Ninya]

Moira hurried after the demon as it flew out into another room, calling after it in fragments of languages, "Bonjour? 您会不会说中文吗？ Español? I'm not great with languages, but surely a demon as powerful as you knows dozens of human languages! Er, Deutsch?" She craned her head up at the crow's new perch, and had to rub her eyes as dust from the chandelier fell around her.

[Kiinotasha]

~Ambrose~

Ambrose listened to the information Sammy was giving him intently, even though it only seemed that he was merely curious. What she had picked up on and heard helped form more details of what, exactly, was going on. He didn't like the idea of people being used as meat, but he knew that other supernatural beings could not live without the flesh of humans and who was he to deny them their right to live? No as long as they manged themselves so it did not cast light into the shadows he would do nothing to stop them. Well he was sure of one thing, he would need Sammy before this was all over.
She was right this could simply be a trap for higher classed supernatural beings, or it could be just what it seemed. Still, she might not believe that she had much in the way of supernatural strength, but her ability to gather information would be more useful then anything else. The problem was what could he offer her? He had gold, yes and jewels as well, but he somehow doubted that Sammy was that sort of a person. Food and shelter was something he could do, and this way she could avoid the trap if there was one, and he could offer her protection from the other supernaturals that were bound to show up. It was all that he had to really offer.
He looked up at Sammy as he sipped at his water, careful not to let her see him. She looked like she hadn't had a good meal or sleep in sometime though she didn't seem to mind either too much and though she was a shifter, he could tell by her scent that she wasn't a pure-blooded one. Had she been thrown out by her family then? There was no real way to tell, and his web of informants didn't come to this territory so he could find out through them. The waitress came over by them then setting their food on the table and asking if there was anything more they would like. He shook his head but looked over at Sammy to see if there was anything else that she would want.

[Paleblood Hunter]

Kyoki snorted as he looked down, intelligent eyes staring at the now deemed 'Annoying' witch. However, listening to her attempting to speak a different languages was too hilarious a chance to pass up, and so he decided to watch her antics. For now. There, behind him, the painting was gone. In place, was a black cat with emerald green eyes, staring viciously at the witch and Kyoki. Kyoki cawed as he looked up at Nigrum, and looked on soundlessly as the cat leapt up in the air, aiming for his throat. Kyoki simply encouraged her by tilting his head to reveal his neck, and squawked in surprised as Nigrum bit him gently, like a mother cat carrying its child, and Kyoki took that as a good sign, other than the fact that his life was in the cat's mouth, again.

Inwardly sighing, Kyoki watched as Nigrum landed down beside the witch on its paws, and gave said witch a proud look and stalked off, skeletal crow in mouth as it went off with its prize, annoyed that the witch nearly got him. Kyoki simply laid there limply, as though dead, and felt his wings sway to the beat of Nigrum's walking. There was a good side in have overprotective female vampires after all. How nice.

[Ninya]

Mouth already half full of hot dog, Sammy told the waitress she had everything she needed. After wolfing down a few more bites, she said, "I guess the part about the meat must be kinda true. I can smell it from here; along with a bunch of other things. Seems like a billboard for maneaters, right? Almost surprised the normal people aren't smelling it. What's your plan, anyway? Sit back and watch? ...You're not here to eat people right?" Sammy was suddenly reminded of the fact that she tasted human half of the time, but figured this guy seemed fine.

"Hey, you!" Moira shouted at the giant cat as it ran off, "You're the one who turned Little Ajax! ... Jerk!" Deciding that chasing the vampire cat and its new pet demon herself seemed like a fruitless endeavor, she went over to a sofa and sat down with an annoyed sigh. Dr. Akin was clearly slacking off, letting absurd things like this pair run around. Since when had that vampire decided to be lazy? Moira fished in her bag and brought out a small notebook and pen. She started scribbling out a pattern, whispering at it as she went. There wasn't time for anything elaborate, but she could at least try to catch the crow-demon's attention. A small imp in the shape of a moray eel wriggled out of the paper, to float in the air, then dart off after the cat.

[Paleblood Hunter]

As they ran out together, well, the cat was doing the running, he heard the witch yell at them,"Hey, you!"She seemed to be yelling at the cat. "You're the one who turned Little Ajax! ... Jerk!" She screeched loudly at poor 'innocent' Nigrum as they soon got out of earshot from her yelling. Well, in all his years of living, Kyoki had never encountered a screechier person like her other than the harpy he had met while trying to steal some eggs. That was a rather fond memory though. Harpy eggs were delicious, no matter how many frowned at it. What could he say? He was a demon after all, and they lived up to their name indeed. Suddenly, he noticed a little sliver of magic catching up rather quickly towards them, suspecting that it belonged to Moria, he frowned and nipped the cat gently, signaling that there was something else there catching up with them.

Nigrum, looking back, noticed the eel-shaped imp, dropped Kyoki on the floor rather roughly, and hissed at said imp, telling it that Kyoki was hers,hers, and no one's else. Kyoki cawed in annoyance at being so rudely disposed again, and got cuffed on the beak for it, and he shut up immediately, pouting a crow-like pout as they faced the eel thingy. Flapping his skeletal wings, he flew away, leaving the cat alone to confront the creature. Said cat however, took this chance to transform into its more smaller kitty form that Kyoki had first seen upon his arrival. Nigrum's hackles raised angrily as Kyoki watched from a nearby pillar, waiting for the events to be played out.

[Kiinotasha]

~Ambrose~

The stew was a hearty one, though it didn't have enough meat for his taste, and tasted good if a bit bland. He continued to eat on in silence until Sammy spoke up once again. "I guess the part about the meat must be kinda true. I can smell it from here; along with a bunch of other things. Seems like a billboard for man-eaters, right? Almost surprised the normal people aren't smelling it. She was right, where they had been before had smelt heavily of meat, and though he could still smell it here it wasn't as bad. Still the scent of blood seemed to linger just within his sense of smell no matter where they went.
"What's your plan, anyway? Sit back and watch? ...You're not here to eat people right?" Ambrose shook his head, "No I'm not here to eat people, nor do I plan to just watch, though I will do that as well. Hopefully I can find someone I can trust that could help me collect information so that I know exactly what is going on here, and know who all can be called allies of those that show up here. Until then I will do what I can on my own." He let the half offer hang there, seeing if she was at all curious about he could offer in return or if it was something she would be interested in at all.

\Haruki/

Quick steps walked down the street, moving in and out of people in a semi-effortless dance that had become a part of his life. He hated crowds, though he had never really been a fan of them he used to be able to tolerate them. Now? Now he just wished he could melt in some dark shadow and leave all the people behind. Was it hate that made the crowd so insufferable, made him feel like he was being squeezed inside skin that was too small to fit? No. He couldn't hate them, though he did envy them their normal lives, normal families, normal routines. Something he could never have again. Pain laced through his entire body and his step faltered for a split second before he picked up his pace. He needed to find somewhere isolated, somewhere that people tended to avoid. Didn't this town have anything that would allow him cover for the night?!
quickly he pushed the panic down, he couldn't afford it, couldn't afford what it would do, not here out in the open. But he needed to find somewhere and fast. He ducked into an alleyway letting his instincts guide him to where ever they thought would be good, trying to keep his body in one piece as he drifted towards the wall at the back. a meat truck was there but he ignored it (it must have been making deliveries) stopping to glance up at the tall brick wall. Looking around he saw to one side an old abandoned hotel of some sort, and another abandoned building on the other side. Well if either of them had enough space he could be out of sight in no time.
Using the meat truck as a kind of ladder he climbed up to it's roof, jumping towards the stone wall and catching his fingers on the edge and pulling himself up. He still couldn't believe how much had changed about him, and yet how much remained the same. If someone had looked at him he doubted they would think he could pull himself up by his fingers onto the top of a ledge. But then again, no one would be able to know what lurked inside him either. Another surge of pain reminded him why he had climbed the wall in the first place and he glanced around from his perch to see what was around him.
To his left was the old factory (at least that's what he thought it was), and he had been right there was a yard behind it, but it was far from empty. It seemed that a few homeless people had set up there, huddled around a can with a fire going in it. It wasn't that cold, but Haruki knew that the temperature could change, and often did get cooler when the sun set. To his right behind the old hotel seemed to be a medium sized over grown outside area. It wasn't the best of places but it would do. jumping down Haruki hit the ground and rolled, freezing in a crouching position as he looked around, trying to hear or see anything. when nothing happened he moved as fast as he could away from the house and into the thickest bush he could find. His legs buckled under him, making him land on his knees in the dirt as the strongest surge of pain washed over him. There wasn't anyway he could put this off longer, he would just have to trust that no one would come into the high fenced area.
quickly he took off his clothing, least they get torn to shreds, and shoved them into his backpack. He clamped his jaw tight as he felt the pain spread over his body as the changes began. This was the part he hated, the moment where he was the most terrified that someone would find him. The pain of turning into a wolf robbed him of his senses, so that if someone walked up to him right now, he would be helpless to stop them from doing whatever it was they wanted. As soon as he stopped fighting against the changes they sped up, until finally he stood there panting as his mind came back to him. He was much larger then your average wolf and could walk almost as easily on two legs as he could four. Still as stone he stood until his breath evened out, his ears twitching as they caught the muffled sounds of life beyond the walls. He looked upwards at the starry sky and breathed deep, testing out the new scents. Only when he was sure he was completely in control did he move. The wolf in him wanted a good run, something to ease the pent up strength he had since he had pushed his transformation off as much as he could, but his human mind told him to be careful this wasn't a big enough place to go running in and he had no idea what, or who, could be out there.


(( OOC heh figured it was time for me to bring my other guy in. and sorry about randomly making an outdoor area in a town. I know its a bit odd, but i figured since the inside looked so old, it had probably been there since before the town/city was a big as it was and could afford to have a nice outdoor area. Let me know if you want me to change it and i can! ))

[Ninya]

[[Woo~ And actually the outdoor space makes a good bit of sense: Achen owns a lot of the land in town, and would have discouraged development around the hotel after it got infected with vampire-pests. No time to post now, but I will later ]]

[Paleblood Hunter]

((Yay~ I can't wait for your post Ninya~!))

[Ninya]

On the couch in the lobby, Moira dug in her bag and grabbed a small vial. She unscrewed the top, and instructed two of her fireflies to take a swim. They darted in, and came back out dripping with her blood. Moira waved her hand dismissively at the pair, and they flew off in opposite directions. They should provide a bit of confusion, should anyone decide to look for her. With them in place and a clove of garlic in her pocket, she expected to be somewhat scent-invisible to the vampires. Probably less-so to the crow, but at this point she had no interest in hiding from him. Moira pulled out her phone and began taking video of the room she was in. Photos worked a lot better than scouts, and if she was to ever make proper use of the building, she would have to know every detail of the layout. Done with that room, she began wandering, filming as she went down a nearby hall. She hoped that the eel was doing its job; though she'd told it what to say, the imp had never been great at following instructions.

The eel undulated slowly in place, ignoring the black cat that was blocking its path. How unlucky! If the imp had been aware of human superstitions and capable of humor, he would have found this very amusing. But, being so dumb that the witch had to tell him every little detail of how to complete the most basic missions, he obviously wasn't smart enough to pick up on anything like this. All he was capable of was following along with orders. "Hey, pigeon!" he hissed up at the larger demon. "I thought only chickens were so scared of little human girls that they'd run away and hide." The witch had totally told him to say something like that, he was pretty sure. Close enough. Nigrum, increasingly annoyed by the eel, swatted out at him with claws spread wide, easily tearing his body in two. However, being little more than mist, the imp dissipated and reformed a few feet away. Still staring up at the demon, he mocked (or would have, had he been intelligent enough for it) "What, won't your pussycat let you come out and play?"

"I could help out a bit, I bet," Sammy said. "If we both wanna figure out who's around here, we should share whatever we learn." She was excited to have found a friend so quickly. "I mean, you noticed I wasn't a dog pretty quick, so it's not like I can be all covert when it comes to non-humans, but if nothing else I can be an extra pair of ears and a nose!" Suddenly, a chill ran up her spine and Sammy sat up straight in her seat. Her ears instinctively began to lengthen and her nose darken, but she quickly caught herself and went back to normal. " 'Scuse me," she said, embarrassed. She rarely had little hiccups like that anymore, and wondered where it could've come from. Indoors, she couldn't properly sense the shifting of the turned-wolf halfway across town.

[Paleblood Hunter]

Kyoki watched in boredom with gem eyes as the imp suddenly spoke. "Hey, pigeon!" It squeaked hissed, causing him to look at it curiously. Me? A pigeon? Well, whatever, he was the only bird here anyway. "I thought only chickens were so scared of little human girls that they'd run away and hide." ....Kyoki cackled in laughter, well, well, what an unexpected message indeed! Few would even dare to tell that to his face anyway. Smirking as he did so, Nigrum struck out with its claws, tearing the little eel into half easily like a knife through soft butter. However, before he could do anything, the imp simply melted into the air and appeared a feet feet out of reach from the vampire cat. It seems that this imp is just a mindless messenger from that StUPid witch.. Kyoki thought quietly as the imp spoke once more with that annoying high pitched voice."What, won't your pussycat let you come out and play?"

......That, was the final straw. Annoyed by the never-ending words the annoyingly stupid imp was saying, Kyoki turned back into his human form, the one Achen had seen before and sulked at the imp. "Hmph. Prattle-tale." He pouted and picked up Nigrum with his arms, ignoring the scratches the cat gave him or the harsh nips as being so 'rude'. Walking up to the imp, he placed a sneaker covered foot on the creature, squashing it to the wooden floor and creating a lovely stain-in his opinion. Hugging Nigrum tightly to his chest, getting another cuff on his bandaged neck making him wince, Kyoki was feeling quite okay, but he sensed a disturbance outside, and it smelt of Wolf. Probably a werewolf, by its scent.