Third--[Action]

[there_were_none]

[Mayfield Elementary Playground]

Like this, like this?

[Walking past the playground today will reveal the expected, really; two kids playing on it, clambering all over, and so on.

What’s probably not so expected is the huge scratches clawed into the paint. Closer examination will reveal only surface damage; the metal underneath is relatively

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[thug_disease]

Hey, hey! Come over here and try on a tree!

I bet your claws would work better!

[Yamame plops down from her webbing, scampering over to the nearest tree and pointing at it.]

[there_were_none]

[Flandre's brief, stunned moment from both skidding backwards to land on the ground (not far) and the noise her claws made (very loud) evaporated! Mostly. She did wobble a bit getting up to follow after her new friend that she met like five minutes ago with no hesitation.]

Okay!

[She still has a few bits of mulch stuck to her clothes but she pays them no mind. There is a tree! And it looks much more climbing-friendly, as it is not shiny. Shiny things were horrible climbing surfaces.]

[thug_disease]

Yea! Just use your claws on the tree and I bet you will grab on much better than using them on metal!

Trees are squishy and soft compared to rock or metal!

[With only the grace a Tsuchigumo would have, Yamame then begins scaling the tree.]

[there_were_none]

[After a moment, Flandre attempts to follow! She's not nearly as graceful, but she is persistent.

And she does have better luck on this structure. Tree! Though the bark scrapes her arms a bit, she's not sliding backwards.]

It's not slippery!

[Though she wouldn't exactly call it soft. More like prickly.]

[pants_yourmove]

[[Screeching of metal got the coyote's attention.

He checked it out only to see kids and claws.

Freezing in place, now wishing he didn't investigate.]]

[there_were_none]

[Some movement catches her eye, Flandre turns a bit and--oh! A puppy!]

Hello, dog!

[Talking to normally improbable things with the full expectation they will understand perfectly and talk back is par for the course with this vampire.]

[thug_disease]

[Alerted to the presence of the coyote by Flandre, Yamame stops to look as well.]

Awwww what a cute puppy!

[Yamame makes no move to approach the animal, but she still takes time to admire it either way.]

[pants_yourmove]

[[Kids like puppies. Aaron is not going to do anything to suggest otherwise considering he has no clue what is going on.

Aaron just gives them a yip like bark in response.]]

[burnmycapital]

[damagign school property? The new janitor will try to pick up two little girls by their necks before they can get to it again.]

[there_were_none]

[Flandre is easily grabbed! Being on the ground and all.

She does squawk about it though! And flail. Mostly flailing.]

[thug_disease]

Wah! Leave Yamame alone!

[Yamame's a little surprised and begins to flail. If the man in question doesn't identify himself pretty soon he's going to either end up very sick or very pummeled with danmaku.]

[burnmycapital]

Little children should not damage their toys, yes? Damaging toys can mean that you will not be allowed to use them again in the future.

[He's smiling, but his voice is ...too happy.]

[redtogold]

[Doot doot doot. Going to the playground sounds like a wonderful idea- MY GOD.]

O-OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU?! [Gash is currently curled up on the ground BECAUSE HIS EARS WHY]

[there_were_none]

Oh, hello!

[...did she do something wrong?

Nah, couldn't be.]

Why are you on the ground?

[redtogold]

[O-oh. There's someone trying to talk to him. Just give him a second to rub away the constant ringing.]

I-It's... Uuuu. There was this really, really loud noise!

[there_were_none]

Oh, that was me! I fell. But, I'm better now!

[>The point

>Flandre's head]

[isolationbox]

[WHAT IS THAT NOISE]

[there_were_none]

[Oh, just some little girls climbing things!

...or failing to, in this one's case.]

Ow!

[That made her fingers sting and now she lets go to drop the very short distance onto the mulch. Hanging by your fingernails was hard!]

[isolationbox]

[...Did she just -- fingernails -- AHHHHHHH

Only that is entirely internal and he's just. Staring.]

[there_were_none]

[Am I being watched?

...I am being watched!

Hi there!]

Hello! What is it?

[Her head is tilted way back to look over her shoulder at this new person.]