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"...Y'wanna say anything 'bout what happened last month?" Margaret asks the creature buried inside, which had been oddly quiet for a while now. Even during feedings, the demon would eat her fill before handing over the wheel almost immediately and coiling away inside. It was unusual behavior for a being that was often so confident and sure of herself.

Even now, in the privacy of her apartment... the Rabbit was dead quiet.

"...Fo' fuckssake, can ya give me some kind of sign? Like, a lil bit of fuckin' info to gimmie an idea ov' what's goin' on?? I'm feelin' around in th' dark 'ere, meanwhile y' hitman's on our fuckin' heels! So what's ya fuckin' damage, Shade?!"

She waits... and she waits... and she waits. Eventually, Margaret gives a growl of frustration, pressing the palms of her fists against her face.

"UGGHH come ON!! Are ya seriously gonna be this way?! I need to know what we're up against and you're not helping!"

"Because it's pointless." The Yokai finally answered, flatly.

"Pointless? Th' fuck you mean pointless?"

"Whether you know or don't know, it will not change our outcome. He will find us, and we will be consumed."

"An' how do ya know dat? Who is this?? Why's it after you??"

"Because I took something from him that was promised. And now he's come to reclaim it. He will not stop and do whatever it takes, however long it takes."

"... So y' took somethin' from this guy an' he's been afta ya dis long?"

"He is patient."

"What'd you take?"

"A piece of himself, which had been taken by someone else before me. Under his command I was told to retrieve it. And instead I took it for myself."

"So whaddya scared of 'im for? If he's weak we can fuckin' take 'im!"

"Do not be so sure. You can see clearly that even in his current state, he still pursues us. That... and he can call upon spirits under his command. I used to be one of them."

"So we jus' gonna lie down n' accept death or some shit? Ain'tchu th' one who's always 'predator dis, prey dat'. Y' sure fallin' back t' ya prey mindset real quick."

"And you are not understanding the level of danger he poses."

"I don't fuckin' care. Far as I'm concerned, I ain't sign up fo dis shit. I didn't ask t' have you an' I didn't ask t' get chased around by fuckin' 'woodland animals' dat wanna kill me. Next time I see 'em, we hittin' back twice as hard."

"...Is that so?~" The Yokai coos, amused by Margaret's show of defiance. Always so ready to make bloodshed if it meant that her survival was on the line. It was what the Yokai liked about this vessel. And where she once asked herself how to overcome the Fox... came a new idea that she had never considered before. Until now.

"Then perhaps... there may be something we can do about that. My power has grown, and admittedly, the arrival of an old foe uprooted an old fear.

Perhaps... not all is futile, as you say."

"...Wait, whaddya mean y' power's grown?

...Hello???"

She was alone in her head once more. Shade had withdrawn, and Margaret was alone with her thoughts. Left to ponder what she meant about her power...