[Orb post, 3rd day]

[whatmuttiforgot]

[The picture should be an amusing one; a young man tripping over the long ball gown he's for some reason wearing, dainty tiara barely hanging in his hair. The amusement is dampened by the faint red staining one sleeve and the worried expression on his face.]

Kisa? Dende? D-dean? Are any of you here? Are you okay?

[He gulps]

Please, has as anyone seen a little girl?

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[whatmuttiforgot]

I don't know, I just woke up in the dress. And I'm a guy.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan cocks his head to one side, considering the situation and comparing it to things that he knows]

Too much drinking?

[whatmuttiforgot]

No! I don't do that and it wouldn't even be a good time. I don't know why I have a dress.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Even more considering] Bad friends?

[whatmuttiforgot]

No, I have really great friends. They wouldn't pull a prank like that.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Yet more long considering looks before he brightens]

You need new clothes!

[whatmuttiforgot]

Yeah. [He won't disagree. He's already ruined the dress with the blood anyway.] But I have to find my cousin and her friends first.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Cousin is here? [Considering everything, this is doubtful even though Hawk is here with him] Shouldn't bleed too much. Attracts hunters.

[whatmuttiforgot]

Maybe. I haven't seen her yet, but I hope she is.

Hunters?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Hunters. [His eyes shift to focus on the blood on Momiji's sleeve] That want to eat you.

[whatmuttiforgot]

What? There's cannibalism here?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan scowls] No!

[He struggles with words, not quite liking this method of communication. But at least he can't smell Momiji]

Not Person hunters!

[whatmuttiforgot]

Then what kind?

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Scowl scowl are you making fun of me?]

ANIMAL kind!

[whatmuttiforgot]

[He holds up the hand of the uninjured arm in a placating gesture.]

I'm sorry. I'm just not used to having things like that around. The last place I as in didn't even have animals.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[No animals? You now get shock and disbelief, strange human male in female clothing.]

[whatmuttiforgot]

[He takes that as a cue to continue.]

There wasn't many living things there. It was mostly machines. Only a few people and plants were left.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Not here. [Emphatic answer]

Here squirrels. [He likes squirrels]
And rabbits.
And foxes.
And bears.
And [and if you don't stop him he'll keep going]

[whatmuttiforgot]

It's more like home then.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan had opened his mouth to continue, but now shuts it with an almost audible click. He eyes you suspiciously again.]

Just said no animals. [There is a definite amount of "Make up your mind" in his tone]

[whatmuttiforgot]

Where I've been wasn't my home. I was taken from my home some time ago. The place I was born in had lots of animals but the city S.A.M.M. sent me to didn't.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

Stolen twice? [This is obviously just too much for Faolan to think about all at once.]

[There's a pause.]

Hungry?

[whatmuttiforgot]

Yeah. [It's not something a kids should be thinking about, in his opinion, so the subject change is welcomed.] A little.

[greatsquirrelhunter]

[Faolan brightens a little] Hawk has food. Went hunting. Cooked yesterday.

[whatmuttiforgot]

Who's Hawk?