AVID

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

"Avid!" A feminine voice called out from behind him,

Avid stumbles forward, the sudden sound genuinely startled him. He lets out a yelp, tripping over his own feet and falling face first on the ground.

"My bad," She chuckled, placing her hands on her hips

"Yes but-" she seemed rather excited to talk about medicine, "I've been working on a way to dilute the petals into a kind of tea! Then I'll mix them in with some painkillers and then mix that with some lotion so all of that combined makes a paste!"

Avid forced a slightly uncomfortable smile. She knew a lot about this topic. A concerning amount, even. At least—by his standards, she was.. what was it? A doctor? An apocothary? Yeah, that. Maybe it was normal for them to know all this. He wouldn’t know.

"Mhm!" Adenine nodded, "If it works, of course, right now it's just an idea. Once we get the stuff I'll probably test it on myself with snake venom and if it doesn't work then I'll motify it" she explained, brushing off the whole 'testing on herself' thing.

a woman wanders the forest near the crypt. Trying not to appear lost. She wears the simple practical clothes of a nurse or doctor. She notices avid stumbling around and rushes over to see if she can help in anyway. “oh my! Are you ok??”

she kneels down and holds her hands up to show she means no harm. Her voice is soft and reassuring.

He nods. "Yeah. Yeah— I- I know."

the woman clearly hadn’t noticed or registered what actually ailed the boy and was trying to hide her shock. she silently assessed the injury from where she was. “Well you’re up and talking to me and that’s half the battle. So I’d say yes.”

as soon as he said he didn’t mind the woman was at his side. Had he blinked? She hadn’t been far from him initially but now she was next to him and the distance had been covered much to quick. Or maybe he was imagining things? He was in shock after all. The woman was already looking at his chest, leaning closer to get a better look. As she did she spoke to him again.

Avid almost jumped. Gosh, she was fast. Either that or he was actually dead. He wouldn’t be surprised. Was he hallucinating? When was the last time you drank water.. ate something? You don’t need either of those and you know it, Avid. Or.. do you? Everything was so confusing. God, how long had it been..

"Oakhurst. Well, not in Oakhurst. The area around it. What— uh.. is that?" And then Avid got flashbanged . Ack, that was bright.

Avid recoiled. There is a stake probably in his heart that would hurt I think. "Yeah.. I, uh. A lot." Were doctors all like this? Well, he wouldn’t know. Avid hadn’t been to many doctors, and Legundo didn’t like him very much.

Avid’s small smile dropped. Wonder what happened, where they went. They couldn’t have died, right? Of course not. They were vampires. He was a vampire too. Or.. was he? Was he even still a vampire? He didn’t know anymore.

recognition flashed in her eyes for a brief moment and she leaned back. She looked him over head to toe assessing him in a different way than she had before. She hoped he was too wrapped up in his own thought to notice her scrutiny.

Avid’s eyes widened. He shuffled through about 50 expressions, eventually landing on relief. Ohh. So he wouldn’t have to repeat the last time he spoke about vampires to someone. Thank goodness.

Elizabeth felt anger burn in her chest. no vampire should ever hurt another. Their kind had enough to deal with without worrying about betrayals. She sighed softly and reached out to put a hand on his shoulder.

"I— uhm.. I don't know." He’d been saying that a lot lately. Maybe start with getting the stake out of his chest?

she watched the young ex vampire seem to shrink in on him self and her heart ached to help in some way.

Avid nodded, rather relieved she was so calm about this. He sat down on the grass, glancing uncomfortably at the doctor before laying down. This was weird. He hadn’t been to a doctor in who knows how long, gods, Legundo really didn’t like him. The thought sent a shiver of longing up his spine. He missed his friends.

he laid down in the grass and for the first time Elizabeth noticed a tail attached to his body. How had she missed that?? She shook her head to refocus. She needed to be at the top of her game for what was going to happen next. she took a deep breath, and though she didn’t need it it helped steady her hands. With him laying down it gave her a better look at the situation. Her prodding earlier had told her the wooden stake was stuck in and would be hard for any human to remove. Luckily she was no human. she reached back into her mind to access her vampiric abilities. (She was very glad she’d eaten that pig before entering Oakhursts woods) She pulled on her Vampiric strength and made sure her speed was on standby. she wrapped her hands around the wood and with one last steading breath

Oh that hurt a little bit.

She pulled out the stake and immediately moved to grab her supplies, discarding the stake to free up her hands. when she turned to face him again a split second later she froze, the tools hovering in the air above him. She had no idea what she was looking at…

Avid chuckles quietly to himself. She was panicking. Over him leaning against a tree. Must be a doctor thing. Aside from a stabbing pain that felt like being repeatedly punched by the devil itself in the stomach, he was okay.

She watched him pull himself to standing and winced in sympathy. The smile he gave her was more of a grimace and she decided that no. He would in fact Not be walking

She frowns at him from over her shoulder. The first “negative” emotion she’d expressed towards him. seeing him upright and moving on his own she relents standing up to face him again.

Avid.. in fact, did not know what doctors orders meant. He assumed they were just.. you know, orders. But special. Because they’re from a doctor. He honestly hadn’t been to many doctors, and the ones he had been to hadn't helped much.

she chuckled softly at his antics, stepping out of the way of his tail as he moved. She really wanted to figure out how that worked, biologically. Now was not the time for that however. She looked around the forest. All the trees still looked the same to her. She had no idea where she was or which way to go. She turned back to him carefully keeping watch on his movements and breathing to insure he didn’t seem tired. “I’ll need you to lead or direct us. The only reason I found you in the first place is because I got so lost. I’m glad for it now but it doesn’t help us get somewhere safe.”

Elizabeth smiled after him, watching his tail wag slightly as he seemed to debate which way to go. She was relieved to hear him more upbeat, almost happy. She hadn’t heard that emotion from the boy since she’d met him and she was very glad he was feeling better. she followed him before he got to far, letting him lead her through the trees.

"There’s a castle here. All my friends lived there, I'd quite like to find them." There was lotsa stuff in the castle. Scott had tons of chests just brimming with items, maybe there’ll be some herbs. Or.. you know, just regular painkillers. If not that, theres surely some stuff on the way there. Ohhh Avid is absolutely ecstatic. He is bursting with excitement. Grown man btw

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

A Shadow lurked between the trees, silent and watchful. They weren’t exactly surprised to see him there, though they did consider it rather foolish for him—the most vocal ‘vampire safety’ enforcer—to be walking alone in the woods.

Avid quite literally shrieked. He immediately stopped walking, freezing in his spot like a deer in headlights. He glanced at the path. Yeah, that was.. indeed, a low branch. His head whipped around, left and right, where did that come from?? God?

Ama approached him calmly, her footsteps barely making any noise as she moved over the forest floor. Even the fluttering of her green cloak was hardly audible.

The tension in Avid's shoulders visibly decreased. Thank god, not a vampire. He breathed an audible sigh of relief as his hand slowly dropped from the stake. She was so quiet—how was she so quiet??

“Nothing much,” Ama answered calmly. “Simply taking a walk, enjoying the sun and the fresh air.”

Just taking a walk. It was so… normal. He liked that. "Oh—I came out here to.. walk. And uh. Think." Avid scratched nervously at the back of his neck.

“Well, the forests are a good place to think and to unwind,” she stated calmly, her gaze swooping over the trees, lingering in the deep shadows.

A distinct look of discomfort flashes across his face. Wolves. He’d heard that there were 'wolves migrating through the forest', but he hadn’t seen any. Avid shifted in his spot, taking a quick glance at the space around him. Yeah, sure, he doubted there were any wolves here, but you gotta be safe. Right?

With her gaze roaming through the forest, Ama either didn’t notice Avid’s new uneasiness or simply did not care. She took a few silent steps before stopping again.

"Ah—oh, hahhhhYEAH. Uhhuh. Yeah, I am, thanks!" Avid forces a discomforted smile, slowly sidestepping back onto the path. He suddenly.. really wanted to return home.

Ama did nothing to stop him from getting away. Why would she? She had no reason to want to restrain him, at least in this situation. However they were both going in the same direction, so she did proceed to somewhat follow him, still giving him the space she thought he might need.

Something about her put him on edge. Maybe it was soundless steps, or the way she appears seemingly out of nowhere, or maybe the way she spoke—perhaps it was all of it. Avid couldn't place it, and he didn’t care much to. What he cared about was getting out of the forest. To shelter, as Ama had suggested.

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

A Shadow lurked between the trees, silent and watchful. They weren’t exactly surprised to see him there, though they did consider it rather foolish for him—the most vocal ‘vampire safety’ enforcer—to be walking alone in the woods.

Avid quite literally shrieked. He immediately stopped walking, freezing in his spot like a deer in headlights. He glanced at the path. Yeah, that was.. indeed, a low branch. His head whipped around, left and right, where did that come from?? God?

Ama approached him calmly, her footsteps barely making any noise as she moved over the forest floor. Even the fluttering of her green cloak was hardly audible.

The tension in Avid's shoulders visibly decreased. Thank god, not a vampire. He breathed an audible sigh of relief as his hand slowly dropped from the stake. She was so quiet—how was she so quiet??

“Nothing much,” Ama answered calmly. “Simply taking a walk, enjoying the sun and the fresh air.”

Just taking a walk. It was so… normal. He liked that. "Oh—I came out here to.. walk. And uh. Think." Avid scratched nervously at the back of his neck.

“Well, the forests are a good place to think and to unwind,” she stated calmly, her gaze swooping over the trees, lingering in the deep shadows.

A distinct look of discomfort flashes across his face. Wolves. He’d heard that there were 'wolves migrating through the forest', but he hadn’t seen any. Avid shifted in his spot, taking a quick glance at the space around him. Yeah, sure, he doubted there were any wolves here, but you gotta be safe. Right?

With her gaze roaming through the forest, Ama either didn’t notice Avid’s new uneasiness or simply did not care. She took a few silent steps before stopping again.

"Ah—oh, hahhhhYEAH. Uhhuh. Yeah, I am, thanks!" Avid forces a discomforted smile, slowly sidestepping back onto the path. He suddenly.. really wanted to return home.

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

A Shadow lurked between the trees, silent and watchful. They weren’t exactly surprised to see him there, though they did consider it rather foolish for him—the most vocal ‘vampire safety’ enforcer—to be walking alone in the woods.

Avid quite literally shrieked. He immediately stopped walking, freezing in his spot like a deer in headlights. He glanced at the path. Yeah, that was.. indeed, a low branch. His head whipped around, left and right, where did that come from?? God?

Ama approached him calmly, her footsteps barely making any noise as she moved over the forest floor. Even the fluttering of her green cloak was hardly audible.

The tension in Avid's shoulders visibly decreased. Thank god, not a vampire. He breathed an audible sigh of relief as his hand slowly dropped from the stake. She was so quiet—how was she so quiet??

“Nothing much,” Ama answered calmly. “Simply taking a walk, enjoying the sun and the fresh air.”

Just taking a walk. It was so… normal. He liked that. "Oh—I came out here to.. walk. And uh. Think." Avid scratched nervously at the back of his neck.

“Well, the forests are a good place to think and to unwind,” she stated calmly, her gaze swooping over the trees, lingering in the deep shadows.

A distinct look of discomfort flashes across his face. Wolves. He’d heard that there were 'wolves migrating through the forest', but he hadn’t seen any. Avid shifted in his spot, taking a quick glance at the space around him. Yeah, sure, he doubted there were any wolves here, but you gotta be safe. Right?

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

"Avid!" A feminine voice called out from behind him,

Avid stumbles forward, the sudden sound genuinely startled him. He lets out a yelp, tripping over his own feet and falling face first on the ground.

"My bad," She chuckled, placing her hands on her hips

"Yes but-" she seemed rather excited to talk about medicine, "I've been working on a way to dilute the petals into a kind of tea! Then I'll mix them in with some painkillers and then mix that with some lotion so all of that combined makes a paste!"

Avid forced a slightly uncomfortable smile. She knew a lot about this topic. A concerning amount, even. At least—by his standards, she was.. what was it? A doctor? An apocothary? Yeah, that. Maybe it was normal for them to know all this. He wouldn’t know.

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

Grian hurts.

Avid's thinking was immediately interrupted by a— what the fuck is that. He immediately jumped backwards, staring down at him with nothing but concern and confusion in him eyes. Looked like a person, but people don’t have wings. Normal people don’t have wings. He couldn’t be a vampire, because they don’t have feathers. Or maybe they do. Who knows, definitely not Avid. He looked like he was in pain. Like that sparrow that hit his window and went into shock, or the birds that he and Elle would find sometimes. They used sticks as splints.

"What— stop that!" Grian snapped before wincing. "What kind of person goes around poking hurt people with a stick!"

"Sorry, sorry!" Avid takes a few steps back, setting the stick back on the ground and kicking it aside. He squinted at the unfamiliar.. person in from of him. Wings. He had wings. He had feathers. Just.. bird features in general. Aside from that he didn’t look.. too weird. Like a guy you’d see on the train or buying food.

"I'm Grian," he answered, slowly unwinding from his defensive posture. "I'm searching for my friends and I sort of... crash-landed here."

Grian. Thats a funny name.. then again—nobody here had a normal name. There was a man named Sausage, maybe Grian wasn’t so weird. "..Crash landed?" Avid squints, tilting his head. Not right now.. he looked on the verge of death. That was an exaggeration.

"Right," Grian heaved himself to his feet, stumbling a step before regaining his balance. "Thank you."

Avid glanced down the path below him, gears slowly turning in his head while he contemplated what to do. How could he get Grian through town unnoticed? The wings weren’t exactly subtle. Seems he didn’t have enough time to decide what, he didn’t go as far as he thought he did.

"Uh, what?" Grian says before the implications actually click in his mind. "Wait... people would react badly to my wings? Are hybrids not a thing here?"

"Hhybrids?" Avid paused, tilting his head and slowly blinking at Grian. He hadn’t heard of any hybrids. Ever. This was the first time he had seen someone with wings, let alone a.. hybrid. He assumed that was what Grian was, why else would he ask?

a woman wanders the forest near the crypt. Trying not to appear lost. She wears the simple practical clothes of a nurse or doctor. She notices avid stumbling around and rushes over to see if she can help in anyway. “oh my! Are you ok??”

she kneels down and holds her hands up to show she means no harm. Her voice is soft and reassuring.

He nods. "Yeah. Yeah— I- I know."

the woman clearly hadn’t noticed or registered what actually ailed the boy and was trying to hide her shock. she silently assessed the injury from where she was. “Well you’re up and talking to me and that’s half the battle. So I’d say yes.”

as soon as he said he didn’t mind the woman was at his side. Had he blinked? She hadn’t been far from him initially but now she was next to him and the distance had been covered much to quick. Or maybe he was imagining things? He was in shock after all. The woman was already looking at his chest, leaning closer to get a better look. As she did she spoke to him again.

Avid almost jumped. Gosh, she was fast. Either that or he was actually dead. He wouldn’t be surprised. Was he hallucinating? When was the last time you drank water.. ate something? You don’t need either of those and you know it, Avid. Or.. do you? Everything was so confusing. God, how long had it been..

"Oakhurst. Well, not in Oakhurst. The area around it. What— uh.. is that?" And then Avid got flashbanged . Ack, that was bright.

Avid recoiled. There is a stake probably in his heart that would hurt I think. "Yeah.. I, uh. A lot." Were doctors all like this? Well, he wouldn’t know. Avid hadn’t been to many doctors, and Legundo didn’t like him very much.

Avid’s small smile dropped. Wonder what happened, where they went. They couldn’t have died, right? Of course not. They were vampires. He was a vampire too. Or.. was he? Was he even still a vampire? He didn’t know anymore.

recognition flashed in her eyes for a brief moment and she leaned back. She looked him over head to toe assessing him in a different way than she had before. She hoped he was too wrapped up in his own thought to notice her scrutiny.

Avid’s eyes widened. He shuffled through about 50 expressions, eventually landing on relief. Ohh. So he wouldn’t have to repeat the last time he spoke about vampires to someone. Thank goodness.

Elizabeth felt anger burn in her chest. no vampire should ever hurt another. Their kind had enough to deal with without worrying about betrayals. She sighed softly and reached out to put a hand on his shoulder.

"I— uhm.. I don't know." He’d been saying that a lot lately. Maybe start with getting the stake out of his chest?

she watched the young ex vampire seem to shrink in on him self and her heart ached to help in some way.

Avid nodded, rather relieved she was so calm about this. He sat down on the grass, glancing uncomfortably at the doctor before laying down. This was weird. He hadn’t been to a doctor in who knows how long, gods, Legundo really didn’t like him. The thought sent a shiver of longing up his spine. He missed his friends.

he laid down in the grass and for the first time Elizabeth noticed a tail attached to his body. How had she missed that?? She shook her head to refocus. She needed to be at the top of her game for what was going to happen next. she took a deep breath, and though she didn’t need it it helped steady her hands. With him laying down it gave her a better look at the situation. Her prodding earlier had told her the wooden stake was stuck in and would be hard for any human to remove. Luckily she was no human. she reached back into her mind to access her vampiric abilities. (She was very glad she’d eaten that pig before entering Oakhursts woods) She pulled on her Vampiric strength and made sure her speed was on standby. she wrapped her hands around the wood and with one last steading breath

Oh that hurt a little bit.

She pulled out the stake and immediately moved to grab her supplies, discarding the stake to free up her hands. when she turned to face him again a split second later she froze, the tools hovering in the air above him. She had no idea what she was looking at…

Avid chuckles quietly to himself. She was panicking. Over him leaning against a tree. Must be a doctor thing. Aside from a stabbing pain that felt like being repeatedly punched by the devil itself in the stomach, he was okay.

She watched him pull himself to standing and winced in sympathy. The smile he gave her was more of a grimace and she decided that no. He would in fact Not be walking

She frowns at him from over her shoulder. The first “negative” emotion she’d expressed towards him. seeing him upright and moving on his own she relents standing up to face him again.

Avid.. in fact, did not know what doctors orders meant. He assumed they were just.. you know, orders. But special. Because they’re from a doctor. He honestly hadn’t been to many doctors, and the ones he had been to hadn't helped much.

she chuckled softly at his antics, stepping out of the way of his tail as he moved. She really wanted to figure out how that worked, biologically. Now was not the time for that however. She looked around the forest. All the trees still looked the same to her. She had no idea where she was or which way to go. She turned back to him carefully keeping watch on his movements and breathing to insure he didn’t seem tired. “I’ll need you to lead or direct us. The only reason I found you in the first place is because I got so lost. I’m glad for it now but it doesn’t help us get somewhere safe.”

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

Grian hurts.

Avid's thinking was immediately interrupted by a— what the fuck is that. He immediately jumped backwards, staring down at him with nothing but concern and confusion in him eyes. Looked like a person, but people don’t have wings. Normal people don’t have wings. He couldn’t be a vampire, because they don’t have feathers. Or maybe they do. Who knows, definitely not Avid. He looked like he was in pain. Like that sparrow that hit his window and went into shock, or the birds that he and Elle would find sometimes. They used sticks as splints.

"What— stop that!" Grian snapped before wincing. "What kind of person goes around poking hurt people with a stick!"

"Sorry, sorry!" Avid takes a few steps back, setting the stick back on the ground and kicking it aside. He squinted at the unfamiliar.. person in from of him. Wings. He had wings. He had feathers. Just.. bird features in general. Aside from that he didn’t look.. too weird. Like a guy you’d see on the train or buying food.

"I'm Grian," he answered, slowly unwinding from his defensive posture. "I'm searching for my friends and I sort of... crash-landed here."

Grian. Thats a funny name.. then again—nobody here had a normal name. There was a man named Sausage, maybe Grian wasn’t so weird. "..Crash landed?" Avid squints, tilting his head. Not right now.. he looked on the verge of death. That was an exaggeration.

"Right," Grian heaved himself to his feet, stumbling a step before regaining his balance. "Thank you."

Avid glanced down the path below him, gears slowly turning in his head while he contemplated what to do. How could he get Grian through town unnoticed? The wings weren’t exactly subtle. Seems he didn’t have enough time to decide what, he didn’t go as far as he thought he did.

a woman wanders the forest near the crypt. Trying not to appear lost. She wears the simple practical clothes of a nurse or doctor. She notices avid stumbling around and rushes over to see if she can help in anyway. “oh my! Are you ok??”

she kneels down and holds her hands up to show she means no harm. Her voice is soft and reassuring.

He nods. "Yeah. Yeah— I- I know."

the woman clearly hadn’t noticed or registered what actually ailed the boy and was trying to hide her shock. she silently assessed the injury from where she was. “Well you’re up and talking to me and that’s half the battle. So I’d say yes.”

as soon as he said he didn’t mind the woman was at his side. Had he blinked? She hadn’t been far from him initially but now she was next to him and the distance had been covered much to quick. Or maybe he was imagining things? He was in shock after all. The woman was already looking at his chest, leaning closer to get a better look. As she did she spoke to him again.

Avid almost jumped. Gosh, she was fast. Either that or he was actually dead. He wouldn’t be surprised. Was he hallucinating? When was the last time you drank water.. ate something? You don’t need either of those and you know it, Avid. Or.. do you? Everything was so confusing. God, how long had it been..

"Oakhurst. Well, not in Oakhurst. The area around it. What— uh.. is that?" And then Avid got flashbanged . Ack, that was bright.

Avid recoiled. There is a stake probably in his heart that would hurt I think. "Yeah.. I, uh. A lot." Were doctors all like this? Well, he wouldn’t know. Avid hadn’t been to many doctors, and Legundo didn’t like him very much.

Avid’s small smile dropped. Wonder what happened, where they went. They couldn’t have died, right? Of course not. They were vampires. He was a vampire too. Or.. was he? Was he even still a vampire? He didn’t know anymore.

recognition flashed in her eyes for a brief moment and she leaned back. She looked him over head to toe assessing him in a different way than she had before. She hoped he was too wrapped up in his own thought to notice her scrutiny.

Avid’s eyes widened. He shuffled through about 50 expressions, eventually landing on relief. Ohh. So he wouldn’t have to repeat the last time he spoke about vampires to someone. Thank goodness.

Elizabeth felt anger burn in her chest. no vampire should ever hurt another. Their kind had enough to deal with without worrying about betrayals. She sighed softly and reached out to put a hand on his shoulder.

"I— uhm.. I don't know." He’d been saying that a lot lately. Maybe start with getting the stake out of his chest?

she watched the young ex vampire seem to shrink in on him self and her heart ached to help in some way.

Avid nodded, rather relieved she was so calm about this. He sat down on the grass, glancing uncomfortably at the doctor before laying down. This was weird. He hadn’t been to a doctor in who knows how long, gods, Legundo really didn’t like him. The thought sent a shiver of longing up his spine. He missed his friends.

he laid down in the grass and for the first time Elizabeth noticed a tail attached to his body. How had she missed that?? She shook her head to refocus. She needed to be at the top of her game for what was going to happen next. she took a deep breath, and though she didn’t need it it helped steady her hands. With him laying down it gave her a better look at the situation. Her prodding earlier had told her the wooden stake was stuck in and would be hard for any human to remove. Luckily she was no human. she reached back into her mind to access her vampiric abilities. (She was very glad she’d eaten that pig before entering Oakhursts woods) She pulled on her Vampiric strength and made sure her speed was on standby. she wrapped her hands around the wood and with one last steading breath

Oh that hurt a little bit.

She pulled out the stake and immediately moved to grab her supplies, discarding the stake to free up her hands. when she turned to face him again a split second later she froze, the tools hovering in the air above him. She had no idea what she was looking at…

Avid chuckles quietly to himself. She was panicking. Over him leaning against a tree. Must be a doctor thing. Aside from a stabbing pain that felt like being repeatedly punched by the devil itself in the stomach, he was okay.

She watched him pull himself to standing and winced in sympathy. The smile he gave her was more of a grimace and she decided that no. He would in fact Not be walking

She frowns at him from over her shoulder. The first “negative” emotion she’d expressed towards him. seeing him upright and moving on his own she relents standing up to face him again.

Avid.. in fact, did not know what doctors orders meant. He assumed they were just.. you know, orders. But special. Because they’re from a doctor. He honestly hadn’t been to many doctors, and the ones he had been to hadn't helped much.

a woman wanders the forest near the crypt. Trying not to appear lost. She wears the simple practical clothes of a nurse or doctor. She notices avid stumbling around and rushes over to see if she can help in anyway. “oh my! Are you ok??”

she kneels down and holds her hands up to show she means no harm. Her voice is soft and reassuring.

He nods. "Yeah. Yeah— I- I know."

the woman clearly hadn’t noticed or registered what actually ailed the boy and was trying to hide her shock. she silently assessed the injury from where she was. “Well you’re up and talking to me and that’s half the battle. So I’d say yes.”

as soon as he said he didn’t mind the woman was at his side. Had he blinked? She hadn’t been far from him initially but now she was next to him and the distance had been covered much to quick. Or maybe he was imagining things? He was in shock after all. The woman was already looking at his chest, leaning closer to get a better look. As she did she spoke to him again.

Avid almost jumped. Gosh, she was fast. Either that or he was actually dead. He wouldn’t be surprised. Was he hallucinating? When was the last time you drank water.. ate something? You don’t need either of those and you know it, Avid. Or.. do you? Everything was so confusing. God, how long had it been..

"Oakhurst. Well, not in Oakhurst. The area around it. What— uh.. is that?" And then Avid got flashbanged . Ack, that was bright.

Avid recoiled. There is a stake probably in his heart that would hurt I think. "Yeah.. I, uh. A lot." Were doctors all like this? Well, he wouldn’t know. Avid hadn’t been to many doctors, and Legundo didn’t like him very much.

Avid’s small smile dropped. Wonder what happened, where they went. They couldn’t have died, right? Of course not. They were vampires. He was a vampire too. Or.. was he? Was he even still a vampire? He didn’t know anymore.

recognition flashed in her eyes for a brief moment and she leaned back. She looked him over head to toe assessing him in a different way than she had before. She hoped he was too wrapped up in his own thought to notice her scrutiny.

Avid’s eyes widened. He shuffled through about 50 expressions, eventually landing on relief. Ohh. So he wouldn’t have to repeat the last time he spoke about vampires to someone. Thank goodness.

Elizabeth felt anger burn in her chest. no vampire should ever hurt another. Their kind had enough to deal with without worrying about betrayals. She sighed softly and reached out to put a hand on his shoulder.

"I— uhm.. I don't know." He’d been saying that a lot lately. Maybe start with getting the stake out of his chest?

she watched the young ex vampire seem to shrink in on him self and her heart ached to help in some way.

Avid nodded, rather relieved she was so calm about this. He sat down on the grass, glancing uncomfortably at the doctor before laying down. This was weird. He hadn’t been to a doctor in who knows how long, gods, Legundo really didn’t like him. The thought sent a shiver of longing up his spine. He missed his friends.

he laid down in the grass and for the first time Elizabeth noticed a tail attached to his body. How had she missed that?? She shook her head to refocus. She needed to be at the top of her game for what was going to happen next. she took a deep breath, and though she didn’t need it it helped steady her hands. With him laying down it gave her a better look at the situation. Her prodding earlier had told her the wooden stake was stuck in and would be hard for any human to remove. Luckily she was no human. she reached back into her mind to access her vampiric abilities. (She was very glad she’d eaten that pig before entering Oakhursts woods) She pulled on her Vampiric strength and made sure her speed was on standby. she wrapped her hands around the wood and with one last steading breath

Oh that hurt a little bit.

She pulled out the stake and immediately moved to grab her supplies, discarding the stake to free up her hands. when she turned to face him again a split second later she froze, the tools hovering in the air above him. She had no idea what she was looking at…

Avid chuckles quietly to himself. She was panicking. Over him leaning against a tree. Must be a doctor thing. Aside from a stabbing pain that felt like being repeatedly punched by the devil itself in the stomach, he was okay.

She watched him pull himself to standing and winced in sympathy. The smile he gave her was more of a grimace and she decided that no. He would in fact Not be walking

She frowns at him from over her shoulder. The first “negative” emotion she’d expressed towards him. seeing him upright and moving on his own she relents standing up to face him again.

Avid moves along the path through the forest, Usually he'd never be alone like this, but so much had been going on. He needed some air.

Grian hurts.

Avid's thinking was immediately interrupted by a— what the fuck is that. He immediately jumped backwards, staring down at him with nothing but concern and confusion in him eyes. Looked like a person, but people don’t have wings. Normal people don’t have wings. He couldn’t be a vampire, because they don’t have feathers. Or maybe they do. Who knows, definitely not Avid. He looked like he was in pain. Like that sparrow that hit his window and went into shock, or the birds that he and Elle would find sometimes. They used sticks as splints.

"What— stop that!" Grian snapped before wincing. "What kind of person goes around poking hurt people with a stick!"

"Sorry, sorry!" Avid takes a few steps back, setting the stick back on the ground and kicking it aside. He squinted at the unfamiliar.. person in from of him. Wings. He had wings. He had feathers. Just.. bird features in general. Aside from that he didn’t look.. too weird. Like a guy you’d see on the train or buying food.

"I'm Grian," he answered, slowly unwinding from his defensive posture. "I'm searching for my friends and I sort of... crash-landed here."

Grian. Thats a funny name.. then again—nobody here had a normal name. There was a man named Sausage, maybe Grian wasn’t so weird. "..Crash landed?" Avid squints, tilting his head. Not right now.. he looked on the verge of death. That was an exaggeration.

a woman wanders the forest near the crypt. Trying not to appear lost. She wears the simple practical clothes of a nurse or doctor. She notices avid stumbling around and rushes over to see if she can help in anyway. “oh my! Are you ok??”

she kneels down and holds her hands up to show she means no harm. Her voice is soft and reassuring.

He nods. "Yeah. Yeah— I- I know."

the woman clearly hadn’t noticed or registered what actually ailed the boy and was trying to hide her shock. she silently assessed the injury from where she was. “Well you’re up and talking to me and that’s half the battle. So I’d say yes.”

as soon as he said he didn’t mind the woman was at his side. Had he blinked? She hadn’t been far from him initially but now she was next to him and the distance had been covered much to quick. Or maybe he was imagining things? He was in shock after all. The woman was already looking at his chest, leaning closer to get a better look. As she did she spoke to him again.

Avid almost jumped. Gosh, she was fast. Either that or he was actually dead. He wouldn’t be surprised. Was he hallucinating? When was the last time you drank water.. ate something? You don’t need either of those and you know it, Avid. Or.. do you? Everything was so confusing. God, how long had it been..

"Oakhurst. Well, not in Oakhurst. The area around it. What— uh.. is that?" And then Avid got flashbanged . Ack, that was bright.

Avid recoiled. There is a stake probably in his heart that would hurt I think. "Yeah.. I, uh. A lot." Were doctors all like this? Well, he wouldn’t know. Avid hadn’t been to many doctors, and Legundo didn’t like him very much.

Avid’s small smile dropped. Wonder what happened, where they went. They couldn’t have died, right? Of course not. They were vampires. He was a vampire too. Or.. was he? Was he even still a vampire? He didn’t know anymore.

recognition flashed in her eyes for a brief moment and she leaned back. She looked him over head to toe assessing him in a different way than she had before. She hoped he was too wrapped up in his own thought to notice her scrutiny.

Avid’s eyes widened. He shuffled through about 50 expressions, eventually landing on relief. Ohh. So he wouldn’t have to repeat the last time he spoke about vampires to someone. Thank goodness.

Elizabeth felt anger burn in her chest. no vampire should ever hurt another. Their kind had enough to deal with without worrying about betrayals. She sighed softly and reached out to put a hand on his shoulder.

"I— uhm.. I don't know." He’d been saying that a lot lately. Maybe start with getting the stake out of his chest?

she watched the young ex vampire seem to shrink in on him self and her heart ached to help in some way.

Avid nodded, rather relieved she was so calm about this. He sat down on the grass, glancing uncomfortably at the doctor before laying down. This was weird. He hadn’t been to a doctor in who knows how long, gods, Legundo really didn’t like him. The thought sent a shiver of longing up his spine. He missed his friends.

he laid down in the grass and for the first time Elizabeth noticed a tail attached to his body. How had she missed that?? She shook her head to refocus. She needed to be at the top of her game for what was going to happen next. she took a deep breath, and though she didn’t need it it helped steady her hands. With him laying down it gave her a better look at the situation. Her prodding earlier had told her the wooden stake was stuck in and would be hard for any human to remove. Luckily she was no human. she reached back into her mind to access her vampiric abilities. (She was very glad she’d eaten that pig before entering Oakhursts woods) She pulled on her Vampiric strength and made sure her speed was on standby. she wrapped her hands around the wood and with one last steading breath

Oh that hurt a little bit.

She pulled out the stake and immediately moved to grab her supplies, discarding the stake to free up her hands. when she turned to face him again a split second later she froze, the tools hovering in the air above him. She had no idea what she was looking at…

Avid chuckles quietly to himself. She was panicking. Over him leaning against a tree. Must be a doctor thing. Aside from a stabbing pain that felt like being repeatedly punched by the devil itself in the stomach, he was okay.

She watched him pull himself to standing and winced in sympathy. The smile he gave her was more of a grimace and she decided that no. He would in fact Not be walking