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[twiceinhabited]

Who: Amane and open!
Where: The Coral, then onwards
When: Evening, after this
Status: Open.
Style: Actionspam baby

[After texting Cielo about it, she leave the Volo Dorms as quietly and discreetly as she can. She doesn’t want to trouble her dorm mates, especially with what she needs to do to satisfy this Atma-driven hunger. It’s necessary for her to hunt once, but it doesn’t make it any easier.

Eating people is bad.

She head to the Coral, intending on meeting up with Cielo for the hunt. Amane could always do it alone and let her demon handle it, but having someone by her side would make it a little easier.]
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[After the hunt...

She’s still in shock. At how easily satisfied she get from devouring the poor local, and how delicious they taste. Do people always taste that good, or did the Atma change her tastebuds as well? She can’t be sure, but her mind is still reeling from it.

Until she returns to the Volo Dorms, Amane is in a daze and slowly heading back, trying to clean the blood away before she’s there.]

(OOC: Thread with Cielo is closed, but Amane's open after the hunt!)

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[rainbowarch]

[A single curse turned everything upside down. Cielo knew that the Embryon's need to devour couldn't be a secret forever. Someone who wasn't fine with it was bound to find out eventually. He just never expected it to happen like this.

And now he and the others are trying to keep the damage to a minimum. But that's not the only reason he promised to help Amane. The other and more important one is that nobody deserves to have this thrust upon them, and the fact that he knew her beforehand makes it worse. Even if it's only a week, it's a week too long.

It doesn't take him long to reach the coral, which is looking rather bright and glowy tonight. He's brought the claws that were given to him along with the species change. Cielo has never used claws as weapons before, but he's seen Heat use them enough times. This has the potential to go wrong and he's fully prepared to do the hunting and killing himself if he has to. According to Equius, this particular form is well suited for it.]

Evening.

[twiceinhabited]

[Some of the changes this curse brought was harmless. Fun, depending on the change. But for a number of people, it's anything but fun or harmless. It's terrifying.

If she doesn't want to hurt people, she have to hunt. The life of one person compared to many others; it would be logical to pick kill one person to save many people, but it's emotionally hard.

Hearing Cielo's approach and greeting, she looks up at him.]

Good evening.

[rainbowarch]

[It's so normal seeming that one might think that they were just going to hang out and watch movies until early morning. Oh, how he wished that was all they were doing. And even after this week is up, what happens then? What will happen to him and the rest of the Embryon?

He doesn't want to think about the possibilities.

The plaza is a lot emptier at night, though not completely devoid of life. But it was just quiet enough that they could do this quickly and without being seen.]

We'll do this fast.

[twiceinhabited]

[If only they're hanging out and do something fun. Maybe they can do it another time, when this curse will be long since over. But that means handling the aftermath of this curse. Her and others who was given an Atma.]

I know. [Without causing a loud mess or fight. It would be bad if people find out she's doing this. It's worse, since she's also on the Defence Force.] Let's find someone.

[Quick.]

[rainbowarch]

[Yes, quick. And then Amane can be safe. Cielo usually does his hunting from above, but he's not at all unfamiliar with staying on the ground. The first thing they need to do is find somebody alone, and it doesn't take long for him to spot a local wandering around all by himself.]

That one. Do you want to [kill him] or should I?

[twiceinhabited]

[She stare at the local. Cielo's question is on her mind right now. Can she really bring herself to kill a person? Or let Cielo do it, knowing he kills a person for her?]

I...

[Maybe Cielo should do it.]

[rainbowarch]

[He can already tell she's not comfortable with it. Good, she shouldn't be.]

I'll do it.

[And he's off to tail the local, waiting for him to turn down an alleyway or somewhere similarly secluded where he can strike without being seen.]

[twiceinhabited]

[She's still standing, watching him trail after the local. After a while, she quietly follows after Cielo.]

[rainbowarch]

[Hunting is all about knowing when and where to strike, so even if it does take a bit of time, Cielo is patient. Finally, the local does turn down a dark alleyway and he follows, the claws on the gloves he's wearing extending. Once they're in enough darkness, he pounces, driving the blades into the local for a quick kill.

Even if he has to use a different method than what he usually does, it's still quite clear he's frighteningly skilled at this and that he has, indeed, done this many, many times. Looking down at the body, he realizes that this is the first time in a long while where the hunger doesn't gnaw at him. Where it doesn't threaten to consume everything, including himself.

But he'd gladly take it back if it meant that no one else had to suffer it. There are good people who were cursed with Atma this week, people who have done nothing to deserve it. People who, unlike him, aren't monsters.

He signals to Amane. Time for the hard part.]

[angelphones]

[Katsu is still patrolling around, lack of power or no. He's at least managed to figure out how to hold this thing without hurting himself, which is good, considering his keyblade has spikes on it. he spots Amane and heads over towards her, smiling a little.]

Hey. How are you doing?

[twiceinhabited]

[Startled, Amane looks up at Katsu. She didn't notice him approaching until now.]

Oh... Good evening, Katsu. I'm...fine.

[Physically, her hunger's satisfied for now. But emotionally, it's another matter.]

[angelphones]

That's good.

[The smile turns into a frown as he gets closer.]

... Are you - what happened? You have blood on your face...

[twiceinhabited]

Blood?

[One of her hands move to her face, trying to find the blood and wipe it.]

N-Nothing. Nothing happened.

[Her normally calm, controlled tone of voice isn't there.]

[angelphones]

... Amane. Please don't lie to me. I just want to help you.

[He takes another step closer, and reaches out to wipe the blood off of her cheek.]

[twiceinhabited]

I know, but...

[Can she bring herself to admit it?]

It's...about this curse, and this mark. [The Atma on her right cheek.]

[angelphones]

We're all dealing with strange things... what's going on? I want to make sure you're okay.

[twiceinhabited]

This mark...is an Atma. It means I can transform into a demon, but...

[brbstealingpknm]

Amane!

[Silver's only out this late as he's bored, but seeing Amne with blood on her - He's worried. More so given that he knows about the Atma and the demons, but not about the need to each people.] Did something happen?

[twiceinhabited]

Silver?

[She look up, surprised to see him out late at night. But her surprise turn into horror. Silver didn't know about what the Atma required, right? Or does he? What would he think of her if he knew?]

Nothing...Nothing happened. [Lies.]

[brbstealingpknm]

[Silver would be disgusted, but not with her. She can't help what effect the curses have on them.

He will however raise an eyebrow.] Uh huh. And the blood's nothing?

[twiceinhabited]

...No, it's not. [She can hide the truth, but lying can be hard for her.] It's...someone else's blood.

[brbstealingpknm]

What happened. [It's not a question.] Did someone try to hurt you?

[twiceinhabited]

No one hurt me. [She hesitates, again. Cielo dealt the killing blow for her, but Amane still gave into her hunger.] The Atma...made me hungry. I went out to feed it tonight, but...

[Amane's voice is quieter, the emotions come bubbling up to the surface.]

I turned into a demon and ate someone.

[brbstealingpknm]

[Silver is silent for a long time as he digests the news before nodding. But he;s making a fist at his side, eyes narrowing. Not at her, but at the situation they've found themselves in again. First a curse makes him kill innocents - of which what he remembers makes him sick, but now --

To force Amane to kill and eat someone?

He can't - won't ever condone killing someone, but - He'd be a hypocrite if he turned around and blamed Amane for something she has no control over.] Ain't your fault.

The curse made you do it. [And he'll offer his jacket out to her now.] Here. Let's find you clean clothes.

[twiceinhabited]

[She didn't kill the person. But by asking Cielo to, she might as well be the murderer.

Silver's words makes her feel glad. He doesn't think badly of her, like a part of her feared. Amane reach out and gently take his offered jacket.]

Okay.