Hakuno forced a smile, not wanting to worry the little familiar, and simply nodded in response.
Finn turned to Ruu, once again affecting the demenor of a military commander, albeit more playfully this time. "Alright, this little lady's the one we're here to help. We're gonna help her watch this marathon, and we're gonna help her watch it good. You ready to rock little buddy?"
He turned to Hakuno, and his smile faded a little. "Hey, you alright over there?" he wispered. "You look a little uncomfortable."
Hakuno forced another smile and shook her head. "I'm fine."
"If you say so. If ya need anything though, I'm right here."
Hakuno smiled in response, this time genuinely, and nodded. She turned towards the television, to begin her magical girl education.
***
Well, that was a waste of time. Well, all I can do for now is go back to what I needed to do before this mess happened. As far as Archer could tell, the most recent drama had ended, and there wasn't much his younger self could do to cause damage. So he marched back to the kitchen, hoping to find Forest there. After all, Hakuno still needed clothes, and now that the kitchen was repaired, he needed to prepare a meal.
***
"There, I think I have it," Archer said with a smile before propelling Rin under the spray to get rinsed off.
Rin let a happy sigh slip out as the pleasantly warm water washed over her, but her comfort was short lived as she heard a familiar voice.
The corrupted Archer chuckled as he heard their Landlady's accented Japanese shout at him. He looked at Rin and asked, "Do you want to play Auntie after we get done here?" He bent forward and kissed the side of her neck. "Not that we're going to rush to get to the kid though."
Rin sighed again, this time with some irritation. "What awful timing. And just when we were getting started again too. I probably need to get out there, he's probably lonely and scared without his parents here." The corners of her lips perked up into a mischievous smile. "Still, I
do need to finish cleaning up. Certain hard to reach places included. I would say we have enough time for that at least, don't you agree?"
***
Standing over the crumpled corpse of her former would-be assailant, the vampire wiped her mouth and turned in the direction her other prey had wandered off to. She had a faint grasp on the girl's scent, the faint scent of tea and spices and a hint of metal. "Not bad sweetie, but make sure you make sure your enemy is actually dead next time, hm? Though I definitely know not to underestimate you so much, that was... oh, a bit close for comfort, if I do say so." She turned to look down at her victim. "Wouldn't you agree?"
The man's eyes just stared up blankly, his mouth still agape in surprise and horror, just like it'd been in his final moments. Stepping over the body, the vampire began to track the wannabe hero, confident that she'd find her soon enough.
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Rebecca stared up at the massive Complex, her expression a bit wistful.
This is it. This is probably where they're staying. And if not, well... Forest should be here, right? She might know where they are.Without a word, Rebecca began to circle the Complex, searching for the entrance.