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[blackshadow]

If you feel like you're being followed today, go inside as soon as possible.

Don't let your guard slip. Stay armed.

Avoid the woods.

Those things have been here before and they're not as harmless as they look.

[ And Tyr will be hiding out in the beach house with his staff. It doesn't exactly feel like paranoia after what happened last time he saw slenderman. ]

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[negativegate]

[She trusts him when he says they're bad news. And they're really creepy]

Yeah. It sounds like they're appearing anywhere...

[blackshadow]

[ He takes a deep breath to try to calm himself. ]

...We should stay on the first floor. In case we need to run...

[negativegate]

...All right. [There's no reason to argue, though she worries about him.] It'll be easier to use our spells outside, anyway.

[blackshadow]

Right... And if we made a barrier, it'd have to be outside.

[ Because it'd be a burning one. ]

[negativegate]

A barrier blastia would useful at these times...

[But they use so much energy...]

[blackshadow]

The City will probably break it before it could really help...

[negativegate]

Ugh...you're probably right. All we can do today is keep an eye open.

[blackshadow]

It's safer like this anyway. If we let our guard down... [ No way... ]

[negativegate]

[She shakes her head. She'll do her best to try to keep him from thinking about what would happen to them.]

That's not going to happen. It won't sneak up on us.

[blackshadow]

[ Tyr looks over at her blankly. He doubts Rita can really guarantee that... ]

If it does, I won't let it take you alone.

[negativegate]

[She just needs to pay attention and cast quickly, she thinks.]

It's not taking either of us.

[blackshadow]

[ Tyr thinks Rita is being too optimistic for once. ]

You need to think about other possibilities, Rita.

[negativegate]

[Whereas she thinks Tyr's being too pessimistic. Of course, the reality is that they need to be careful, but she still has some confidence in their abilities.]

I'm thinking about not worrying ourselves to death before anything even happens.

[blackshadow]

[ That's the main difference between them. Tyr knows he isn't strong enough. ]

You're not worried about what could happen already?

[negativegate]

[Rita hasn't had to face it, though. She understands why Tyr's worried after what happened to him in Hell, but she thinks they can keep it from happening a second time.]

Of course! But that's not the same as expecting to lose, you know.

[blackshadow]

[ Tyr wants to keep it from happening... ]

I'm not expecting to lose--that's why I want to be prepared!

[negativegate]

[So does Rita.]

And we will be!

[blackshadow]

Then stop fighting with me and help me think!

[negativegate]

I am helping!

[blackshadow]

Then what do you want to do?!

[negativegate]

I just want us to keep an eye out, okay? But we can do it without panicking!

[blackshadow]

I'm not panicking... And keeping an eye out isn't a plan. We're already doing that. What will we do if we can't get away?

[negativegate]

--All right, you're not. [Not completely. Anyway, she takes a breath and crosses her arms.]

If it comes after us, we can blast it away together as soon as we're out of the house. We can use our big spells out there.

[blackshadow]

[ Tyr opens his mouth to speak but bites his tongue a second later. He wants to protest, but he feels like that'd just prove her point that he's panicking. ]

The force might be enough to send it reeling...

[negativegate]

Our spells might even damage it together.

[She watches him closely and stands straight, confident.]

The two of us have a better chance than one of us alone.