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"Um. Just... wanted to check up on you. Was uh..kinda worried you could say. You look pretty beaten up. Feeling alright there..?" he asked while peering through the window, tilting his head a bit. It hadn't really hit him yet that she probably wouldn't recognize his face seeing how he had only run into her as a golem.

"...No... N-no it isn't," Deryk said before his face fell. He frowned and actually cringed a bit when she blamed him for being here. Well. yes, it was partially his fault. He felt nervous, but it wasn't because of Mitsu. There wasn't really anything she could do to him right now aside from pry at his morality crisis. He glanced over at the labtech in the room briefly, then looked back at her.

"Wasn't exactly intention to get anyone captured while running around Halloween doing other things.." he murmured quietly, "But.. you're here now. And.. Look. You're a really nice girl. Don't know what they have planned but.. don't fight it. Please? It'll make things harder for yourself."

Quite frankly, he felt kind of horrible. He didn't want to kidnap kids. He thought Candace was going to talk her to come willingly not... actually snatch her away.

Deryk glanced away at that. Ugh. He was a horrible. Horrible. Horrible person. Tooley was trying to soothe him with her song, but it wasn't helping him all that much right now.

"Meela's fine. Been taking care of her like I said I would. Take her out for walks now and then, 'n ball too," he said with a faint smile. However, that quickly vanished with her request.

Uuuuugggghhh. Why him.

"I.. .I can't do that. N-Not my call," he murmured.

Maybe checking up on her was a bad idea. It was making him feel worse about a lot of things right now, but then again, he had come in here expecting that she had come willingly and... just an accident happened along the way.

"Um. Don't have to answer this.. but. W-what happened?"

Fiance!? Wasn't one of the requirements that they didn't have strong connections or something like that? Deryk groaned inwardly and just sort of slumped down a bit at that. He didn't have anything to say in response right now either. Frowning, he just slowly retreated out of there.

((Exit))

Mitsu was feeling...about the same really. Not a lot of healing had happened since the day before leaving her tired and unwilling to move. Even as the door cracked open Mitsu was intent to lay with her back to it until she heard the warning of a happy bark and turned in time to have paws all over her.

"Ah! M-Meela? Meela!" Mitsu actually managed a smile, weak arms holding the ghost dog as she climbed into her bed happily, tail wagging and excited. She didn't appear to be unhappy and she looked really good. It was a relief to say the least though Mitsu could tell there was a bit of pent up energy.

If Candace hadn't spoken Mitsu never would have realized she was there. Her face fell for a moment as she turned toward the Hunter her hands coming up to barely catch the ball in time. She fumbled with it a bit before she clutched it close to her chest, Meela instantly circling around in front of her excitedly. The ghost dog knew what the ball meant. It was play time.

Mitsu stared at Meela for a long moment almost apologetically before she looked to Candace and got up to chuck the ball as hard as she could back in her direction. Immediately after she came lunging, though the Hunter wouldn't find the lycan hard to subdue.

Her reflexes just weren't there. Mitsu could see what was happening with her eyes but had no way to react in time. Instead she smacked against the wall with an 'oof' only to have her arms pinned behind her and her front pushed against the wall to keep her in place. A deep growl left her throat, her teeth bared like she was ready to fight but the energy to do so just wasn't there.

"You beat my friends and Shun senseless before bringing me back to shove me in a cage." Mitsu retorted. Some entertainment. "I don't want your pretend kindness or your food." Though her growling stomach said otherwise. The lycan was rather used to eating and being weak with injuries her body was craving an additional source of FEAR.

Tail twitching unhappily, Mitsu's ears were folded back as she turned her head enough to look at Candace with those wolfish eyes. "I might die...I might not. I'll never know until I try." Mitsu began to struggle again but the effort proved too much. Her body sagged against the wall as she began to breath heavily trying to summon up anything she had to transform. "I swear to Jack I will bite your head off.." She hissed. If only she could transform. She could feel the need to change there but her body just couldn't go through the motion.

"Let me go! I don't want to listen to anything you have to say you....you.." Okay Mitsu wasn't good with insults but for once one came to mind and she spat it out with all the hate she could muster. "Old Hag!"

"I can just leave, you watch me." Mitsu growled.

And then there was the clicking of a lock as Candace put the collar in place. Mitsu could feel the device flush against her throat, forcing her to hold her form in place. Her eyes grew wide, a little more than unsettled by this new development. "W..what is..."

As Candace explained Mitsu didn't feel any better about it. Her hope for escape was diminishing to nothing. Before she didn't have her strength but in her true form she at least had her size. It was possible she could have barreled through people and made it out but now...now she was trapped in the form of a weak little ghoul who barely had the energy to stay on her feet.

As soon as Candace let go of her Mitsu began to sway, leaning against the wall for support as the Hunter took her leave. She turned her head to see her leaving and Mitsu rushed as fast as she could toward the door to grab the handle but the lock sounded just as she reached for it. In a futile effort Mitsu jerked and tugged on the handle to make it open but it was unwilling to yield. After several minutes she finally gave up letting out a scream of frustration before she began to tear at the collar around her throat instead.

Despite her claws digging into flesh it didn't seem like she was going to give up, staggering across the room as she fought against the runic collar. She finally stumbled and fell across the bed, her hands releasing the collar to brace herself against the hard mattress. Her breathing was already ragged from all the effort her eyes brimming with tears once again. Meela was beside her, she could feel the ghost dog nudging at her arm but for the moment she paid her no mind. Instead she began to claw at her bed since it was the only thing she could take her anger out on that would give, punching and tearing at it until she finally slide off onto the floor to sit beside the tattered remains of foam and sheets.

Meela tried to nudge Mitsu again, dropping the ball she had in her lap before licking her face. It seemed she was fairly certain playing ball would make her feel better. It was ball, how could it not make anyone feel better?

"Meela..." Mitsu wrapped her arms around the ghost dog's neck, burying her face out of view. "I want to go home, Meela." As she continued to hold onto the ghost dog Mitsu's shoulder's began to shake. "I'm scared, Meela." She whispered. Crying seemed to be the only escape at the moment and Mitsu just let loose, sobbing loudly without a care as to who would hear.