[PRP] Tales of Monsters

[Tori Honoo]

Dove offered a small wave without looking back at Henrietta before she disappeared into the trees altogether.

Jace's brow furrowed, and he tilted his head before Henrietta answered his question instead. Still worried, but a little more at ease with the idea of some of her team being with her, he nodded and looked at Yuri again. "What kinds of monsters are out there?" he asked innocently, stealing a peek into the trees around them.  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

"Nooot exactly," Yuri said to Henrietta. "It's that time when she becomes a monster herself, so nothing out there will mess with her." This said with a smirk as Yuri reached over for a flashlight.

Turning it on below his chin, his face lit up in a dramatic contrast of light and shadow. His attention now turned to Jace.

"Because every month by the light of the full moon, girls turn into Predatory Man-eating Sirens, or PMS for short."  

[Gwennythe]

Henrietta frowned and didn't look very convinced.
She looked back, watching where Dove would have gone, not looking happy that the group was split, whatever Yuri was saying.

Gummy, without a word or movement until the moment he did it, suddenly squirted a Water Gun toward Yuri, and the torch.

Fluffster grumbled in her sleep.  

[Tori Honoo]

Jace's eyes widened. "What's that mean? She looked normal..." he asked, genuinely curious. It was at that moment that Gunmy shot water at Yuri, causing Jace to laugh yet again.

Unfortunately for Yuri, Dove was not yet far enough away for his words to go unheard, and at the comments, her neck bristled. Was he serious?

She turned, moving halfway back toward the camp before stopping behind a tree, just out of sight. Fuming, she would remain here for the time being. It was about time she knew how Yuri really felt when she wasn't around. Irrational or not, she would listen.  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

Yuri was about to answer until his face was assaulted by water. This left him coughing and sputtering for a moment. "Hey!"

After a moment he recovered and turned back to Jace. "Sure they look normal enough, until you lose an arm. They lose all their blood in about a week, and need to find more. So they go after guys to get theirs. If you say the wrong thing, they attack!"  

[Tori Honoo]

She smirked a little from where she stood, then shook her head. Good Gummy.

After a short bout of laughter at the totodile's behavior, Jace, again, shook his head, this time jabbing the fire with his stick until he froze. "All their blood?! Is she gonna die and turn into a vampire?!? Why do they only go after guys?!" he demanded, his little shoulders growing more tense by the second.

As the young boy tensed, Dove did as well, her glare growing even more heated. This was too much, and though it wasn't directly about her, she had half a mind to let Sparky loose on the man.  

[Gwennythe]

Gummy responded to the shout with... Well, it's Gummy; he didn't.
The Totodile just returned his thoughts to whatever had preoccupied them before.
Henrietta didn't bother to scold him.
She looked confused, and a bit annoyed.

"Hey! That's not true!" She stated flatly, frowning, then shook her head, and looked over at Jace.
"He's not telling the truth... No one's gonna die!"  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

"Whoa, hey, I didn't say anything about dying," Yuri said in his defense.

"Naw, she'll be fine and back to her old self after a few days. Just kinda gotta deal with it till then. It's a natural thing."

Repede huffed and peeked back in Doves direction. He knew she was over there.  

[Tori Honoo]

Jace looked a little more reassured at Henrietta's insistence, and nodded at her. "It's a natural thing?" he asked Yuri, looking around at the woods again. "Is she gonna be okay? Is that what's making her mean, other than you?"

Dove's eyes trailed to Repede at the huff, but she shook her head, stepping back into the camp area with purpose. "Seriously, Yuri? Stop. This is ridiculous."

Lovey, who had followed Dove and Sparky, went to Jace quickly, her tail waving behind her as she attempted to calm him a bit.

Jace looked up at Dove, wondering if she was really okay.

Sparky growled lowly at the man, his eyes catching the fire burning between them.  

[Gwennythe]

Henrietta nodded- she was familiar with what was meant, and was keen to refute Yuri's description; it didn't turn people into monsters... unless people had been lying to her for quite a long time...

"It's natural and no one turns into a vampire!" She still wasn't keen to explain though, and was relieved as Dove reappeared.

The talking had woken up Fluffster, who immediately started yipping at everyone; she didn't know what was going on, but it wouldn't be fair if she didn't get to join in.

Winglet peered from around Henrietta's head, pinging the scene with ultrasonic waves; the humans seemed... tense.

Gummy sat where he was and ignored everything.  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

Yuri blinked at Jace. "Me? What did I do?" He had only been trying to be friendly with Dove and got snapped at. How was that his fault? Oh well, it wouldn't be the first time he was blamed for something.

The man just smirked at Hen and went about roasting another marshmallow when Dove walked in.

"I thought it made a good story considering the holiday," he told her. "And nothing wrong with a little education."

Sparky went completely ignored.  

[Tori Honoo]

Jace blinked back at Yuri's confusion, then shook his head. He didn't want to offend him, cause he hadn't really done anything wrong.... "No, no! I mean--"

Then Fluffster was barking, winglett was flitting around, and Lovey left him to go calm her daughter and explain. The added noise wouldn't help the tension.

Jace nodded at Henrietta. She was a girl, and Yuri's story didn't make much sense... He couldn't see Hen turning into a vampire--not a real one anyway-- and Dove wasn't that scary.... Still though, she was acting different.....

Yuri's calmness, while it only confused Jace more and added to his uneasiness--Dove was clearly still really mad...-- that had already piled up, only infuriated Dove in her haze of frustration. "Education? Yuri, you just told an eleven year old that I'm turning into a monster!" it had upset Henrietta, and she felt a stab of guilt when she realized her leaving had worried the girl. Jace was too young to really understand Yuri was joking, even as smart as he was.

Sparky, upon being ignored , stepped closer, stopped only by Lovey as she approached and stood between her girl, the typhlosion and Yuri. This was out of hand, and it was upsetting the children.... Her trainer's temper flared easily, especially under stress, and if she wouldn't calm down, the eevee feared the night might become a terrible memory for them all.  

[TRHQ Yuri Lowell]

Sparky continued to go ignored. Yuri wasn't at all intimidated by the brute who was obviously trying. He then waved his hand at Jace to let him know he wasn't offended, but really Dove was making a big deal over nothing.

He heaved a long sigh. "Well if you think going into detail about a woman's anatomy would be better, I'll let you handle that. Besides you're kinda acting like one."  

[Tori Honoo]

Jace watched Yuri's wave, nodding--again-- as he accepted it. Chester stepped forward and reached out to pat the boy's head then stood nearby for peace of mind.

Dove tensed, and found her fists clenching. He had a point, though he shouldn't have started the entire conversation in the first place. Unable to bite her tongue back any longer, even with Lovey's gentle insistence, she bit back, hearing the words after they left her. "Well hey, it's natural," she snapped. "At least I didn't choose to be a monster"

All at once, her blood turned to ice and the angry red flush in her cheeks paled as she realized what she had said. The attack had fallen from her lips before she understood it herself, and she hadn't meant it. Her expression suddenly changed from anger to fear and dread, and she found herself staring at the man as if clinging to a weak, fraying thread.