Guinevere decided it was best to scan the entire house before thinking about rest or taking watch. Rather than overturn every piece of furniture to look for the slime-woman, the huntress would give a seemingly-cursory glace everywhere she could think of, not making much small talk whenever she let herself into a room unannounced. The house seemed clear, even the creepy basement with naught but a metal shelf and a few cans of beans.
Scorpio circled the outside of the house, looking for any trace of the creature.
Although Sinistra was deep underground at this point, a few feet away from the door when you entered you might notice a black, tar like substance on the floor. There were only droplets.
Nevihata sat back down on the floor in his previous spot. What was Sinistra doing back here? What did it want? He took out some of his weapons and began cleaning some of them.
Foxglove and Trouble bounded to their feet, swords in hand. They clearly shared Stardew's love of a good fight, and they were freshly rested.
Stardew made a series of subtle gestures, and they responded in the same graceful style. This seemed to bring them up to speed, and they both exited the house after they pulled on the heavy woolen coats they had stored in their backpacks.
Meanwhile, Stardew crouched down, having noticed the drops in her scan of the room. How they had caught her eye, she didn't know; it was just second nature for her to treat unusual happenings like it was a static crime scene waiting to unveil their secrets to her.
She glanced over to Nevihata. "These drops weren't here before. Do you think this was a part of her – it – whatever?"
“I don’t like being around here with that thing on the loose. Bye grounders. Don’t get yourself killed searching for it.” Scorpio flapped his powerful dragon-like wings, and flew off into the sky, searching for a better place to rest his wings.
Nevihata paused. He seemed to think for a moment.
"Maybe. Does it look like the same substance it vanished into?"
Sinistra resurfaced outside of the house, staying low to the ground. Silently, she moved towards Aiday, who was the closest to her at the moment. "Hello." She spoke quietly.
"Who are you?" she said. "Give me a reason not to call them to kill you."
"I'm the one from before. I thought that perhaps we could make peace. However, I'm feeling a little bit wary right now, going near them, considering my last encounter."
"I do not trust you," she whispered, "Why do they seek your life?"
"I am not sure. Do you know why they were so aggressive to me, outright? Do you?"
"I'm sorry," Raven interrupted. "But what are you?"
"Me?" Sinistra shifted. "I'm what some people like to name an Eldritch Abomination, or if you prefer it simple, an inter-dimensional monster. Although the word 'monster' is rather subjective."
"Why are you here? Why don't you go back to where you came from?"
"I'm here because I want to make friends. Isn't that what functioning members of society do? They make friends?"
"Did you not have any where you came from?" she asked. She tilted her head, "Where did you come from?"
"I come from a different reality. That is all I will tell you. I have more information, but to explain it would take a very long time."
"Why don't you live there anymore?"
“I just got bored of living there. I wanted a place where I could learn different languages and learn so much more, and that’s what I did; I left.”
"But please," she pleaded, "please leave before there is more trouble for all of us. You included."
(Bump, to make sure y'all are still alive!)
(Suuup)
((Thankfully my March break is here, so i should have more responding time))
Sinistra seemed to form into one spot, but did not turn back into her humanoid form just yet. "Trouble? What do you mean by trouble?"
"Umm…" Aiday sighed, "They want to kill you. And I can't trust that they are wrong."
Stardew appeared, and stiffened a bit when she saw Sinistra. Her hand instinctively went to her sword, but she carefully removed it. "What's all this?"
(Sorry I'm so late, I couldn't find the chat for a bit)
"NO. VIOLENCE!" Raven interrupted, looking at Stardew.
Stardew bowed her head briefly before straightening. "Duly noted. I only brought out my sword out of habit. I've been in more battles than I could count on my hands, and I like having a weapon at my side. But I am generally not a violent Alnaschari."
“Killing me is a tricky task. Many have tried to kill me, and most, if not all, have failed. I don’t think they’d be able to come close to killing me; maybe wound me, however.” Sinistra seemed to move back a little bit.
Nevihata exited the house, and hung back a little bit, watching from a distance.
"Will you please find somewhere else to go?" Aiday asked timidly. "It would cause far less conflict."
Stardew glanced briefly over to Sinistra. "I won't try to harm you if you don't attack me."