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[splitthebaby]

[Today, there is a knock at your door! But it's not that usual vampire brat standing there once the door opens. Instead, it's a teen girl with white hair, also known as the Rat King going around as a human.]



Good afternoon. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about the supernatural?

[It's survey time....]

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[strike_you_out]

[When she finishes speaking with Susan and turns to leave, she'll find a boy standing behind her, watching her curiously.]

What kind of questions?

[splitthebaby]

[Yes, these are creepy vibes. He is a rat, after all. Scared of....stuff.]

N-No....nothing, really.

[strike_you_out]

You wanted to know about the supernatural. [a tilt of his head]

Why?

[splitthebaby]

For various reasons. Nothing special.

[strike_you_out]

What do you know about it?

[splitthebaby]

I know various things...

[strike_you_out]

[Grinning, he takes a step closer.]

Like what?

[splitthebaby]

[Step back. She's getting close to skittering away.]

Nothing important, I said.

[strike_you_out]

[Another step forward. He's entirely convinced that she's a frightened human.]

Are you scared of monsters?

[splitthebaby]

Possibly...

[strike_you_out]

Have you ever seen one?

[splitthebaby]

I've seen many.

[strike_you_out]

[He doesn't come any closer. Rather, he seems more curious now than anything else.]

Really? ...What were they like?

[splitthebaby]

I don't think I want to talk about it.

[strike_you_out]

[So. The girl refused to talk. Slugger is almost as disappointed as he is pleased about scaring her. But if he couldn't get one thing, he would focus more heavily on the other.

For the moment, he merely stares at her in silence.]

[splitthebaby]

[Yeah, she's trying to beat a retreat.]

[strike_you_out]

[Except she'll find that he's suddenly blocking her path as she tries to leave. There's no possible way he could have moved so quickly, no natural way, at least. Slugger gives her an exceptionally toothy grin.]

[splitthebaby]

[He turns into the white rat that he is and tries to scamper away.]

[strike_you_out]

[Slugger blinks in surprise as he watches the rat scurry away. Was the girl disguising herself as a rat or had the rat disguised itself as a girl? He considers catching it but decides to let it go instead.]