3rd Howl - Zombie Wolf

[fatefullfriend]

[Action - Monday Evening - 945 Beulah]

[Arf has been dutifully guarding the house from the zombie hoard. She'd wanted to get a call out to rally Sanguinius' group, but Vivio was there now. Between her, Fate and Mindy, she had to stay and defend the house. Defend her territory

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[ Action - 945 Beulah ]

[withavividheart]

[ Vivio has been getting increasingly worried. She knows there are zombies out there and knows everyone is in trouble. And more than anything, she really wants to help. But without her adult body, Vivio knows even her Strike Arts aren't going to be useful. She'd just cause more trouble and put more people in danger when they tried to protect her.

So she's trusting Arf and doing her best to support her. By, at this moment, bringing her some snacks as a treat. ]

Arf! [ She announces her presence first, because she doesn't want to startle her. ] Arf, I brought you some treats and water! Is this a good time?

[fatefullfriend]

[Arf's head raises and she stops upon hearing Vivio's voice.]

For now. Don't stay out long.

[But something smells good, so the wolf pads over.]

[withavividheart]

I know, I know...

[ Vivio instantly regrets the tone she just took... but she hates being so helpless like this. ]

Here. I got some cookies and stuff. You're doing a good job, so... [ a pause. ] ... Does it seem like it might end soon?

[fatefullfriend]

[Arf's ears droop a bit at that tone. She knows Vivio wants to help, but she doesn't have her magic back yet and the girl's short stature won't do anything against zombies without it.]

You'll get your chance eventually. Just, for now, let me do what a familiar is supposed to do - take care of her master and her master's family.

[She sniffs the cookies and tilts her head a bit. That wasn't what she'd been smelling. Was some idiot outside barbecuing during a zombie invasion?]

We're in a bit of a lull. I don't know when more will come or if it's over. Just listen to the phones. That will tell you better than me.

[Action - Evening]

[thunder_ace]

[Fate may have felt safe with Arf guarding the house, but there was no way she was just going to hide in the house while her familiar did all the work. She did know her limits though; nearly all of her magic was sealed outside of Bardiche's default form and her Barrier Jacket, so as much as she wants to go run off and check on other people, who knows how many zombies are out there. Best to stay where she won't be overwhelmed.

So here she is, standing on the front lawn with her familiar, Barrier Jacket active and Bardiche at the ready.]

Arf... are you okay?

[Silly question, but Fate can easily sense her uneasiness.]

[Action - Evening]

[fatefullfriend]

[Any other time and Arf would've felt a bit nostalgic standing side-by-side with her master like this. It'd been a long time since she and Fate had fought together. But the gnawing feeling in her gut and the way Fate SMELLED was making it impossible for Arf to enjoy any aspect of this.]

Be thankful you don't have a wolf's nose.

[Action - Evening]

[thunder_ace]

I think I'm beginning to... [Those things smelled bad to her normally. She can't imagine what Arf's going through.] I'm sorry. I wish there was a way to block out that smell a bit...

[Action - Evening]

[fatefullfriend]

[That's one way to interpret that...]

I hope Vivio doesn't come out again. I know she wants to help, but... staying inside is safer.

[Night]

[notawhale]

[Guess who's stalking around gathering data? She's yet to encountered any special zombies, so after a day of pushing them around quite easily with rakes and mapping out various high grounds and safe zones, Naze's gotten a bit more adventerous in how far she's willing to stroll. She only sleeps 3-4 hours a day, so that leaves her with a lot of free time at night...]

[fatefullfriend]

[The wolf stops and raises her head, catching the scent of warm flesh. Slipping to the side of the road, Arf moved silently toward that delicious smell.

...she hopes it's a bad person. She won't feel as bad about giving in if it's someone that should die. Like the Major.]

[notawhale]

[As much as Naze pretends to be a bad person and straddle the line of immorality... she's really not. Arf doesn't have to know that though. Just like Naze doesn't even know that she's being stalked. The zombies she's met are generally pretty easy to hear coming.]

[fatefullfriend]

[When the wolf gets close, she finally manages to identify the specifics of the scent. Normally, she would've walked away, but Naze had been involved in the kind of research and experimentation Arf didn't stand for because of Project Fate.

So, most of her didn't care that it was Naze she was steadily closing in on. Most of her.]